Helena weekly herald., 1886-10-28
A WAR OF WORDS.
Democrats Hold a Political Re-
yiyal and TrOt Out the Pill
grim and the Kentucky
Thoroughbred to
Entertain Them.

ting themselves to torture for over three
hours can be expressed by that single
verb Sam Word, of Butte, was advertised
to speak and all the Democrats in town
congregated at the Opera House TO hear
their last and only hope as an orator. This
contingent, reinforced by the Republicans
who came to hear the alleged Democratic
Cicero pretty well filled the Opera House.
At eight o'clock chairman Sullivan and
the vice presidents came on the stage, and
after the band had rendered lively num-
Der
THE FIRST SPEAKER
OF the evening was introduced in the per
son Of j. n. Clements, candidate for Pro-
bate Judge. This young gentleman i'm
mediately launched forth on his carefully
prepared and well committed speech, an
essay on the tariff, or what he knew of it,
Preliminary taffy he distributed by the
yard to the audience and remarked in his
Introductory that "it ought to cause the
feelings of every citizen to swell with
pride to witness such al assemblage"
However, there was no perceptible swell
ing. Gradually the speaker edged away
from remarks of local significance and tack
led the question Of tariff. Ye Gods how
he handled it or attempted to handle it.
Free trade he exalted and protection he
DETAINED. He tried to show the laboring
man that he was the greatest sufferer
under protective tariff, and actually at
tempted to prove that it was to his interest
to have foreign products admitted to our
markets on an equality with home manu-
factures even if it did reduce his wages.
PAUPER LABOR OF EUROPE
was characterized as worthy of advance
ment and encouragement BY the patronage
Of Americans. Laborers of America would
like to open the markets to foreign pro-
ducts because it would help out their
relatives in the old country And
so on. After wrestling with the
tariff for three quarters of an hour, the
speaker was admonished by the chairman
Of the fight Of time Taking the hint in
good part, he closed his remarks speedily,
first paying his compliments to Governor
Carpenter by endeavoring to criticise his
tariff utterances, and passing eulogy on
Cleveland. He defended the latter's mis-
fortune in appointing unworthy officers by
the Biblical illustration that Christ selected
twelve apostles and one of them was Judas.
Ergo how could Cleveland, who had so
many more apostles to choose, select thou
sands of officers without some of them
proving worthless? Here one of his audi
tors, equally as irreverent as the speaker,
tapped a sonorous chestnut gong. Finally
the gentleman wound up his rambling dis
course by pleading not guilty to the charge
of being tenderfoot and bowed his adieus.
WORD TO THE FRONT.
A feeling of relief manifested itself in
the assemblage as the first speaker retired
and after another selection by the band
Chairman Sullivan proceeded to introduce
Hon. Samuel Word, whom he overwhelmed
with the appellation of the Stephen A.
Douglas of Montana politics. The gentle
man came smilingly forward, pulled up his
six feet of figure, threw back his head la
Webster and commenced his address. 1t
was rambling, dislocated and desultOry and
lasted, ye shades of long -winded speakers,
over two hours He began by acknowl-
edging the compliment paid him by the
chairman, and his manner clearly indicated
that, whatever he might say upon the sub
iect, he clearly considered the compliment
properly bestowed. Next he palavered the
audience and felt fattered that such an in
telligent Assem- mblage should congregate to
hear him. He welcomed his Republican
auditors. He admired any man who had
the courage to maintain his convictions.
He would not talk of national issues, but
on local and Territorial matters He would
say nothing about the tariff, for he knew
very little about it. Chestnut cachination.
Despite this grateful assertion, he spent the
next half hour on tariff matters. The pre-
vious speaker had presented some OF the
strongest arguments he had ever heard on
the question. Gradually drifting away
from this point, he next found himself IN
the midst of eulogy on Charles L. Dahler,
the Democratic candidate for county treas
urer, whom he knew in Madison county
and to whose merit he paid high tribute.
Switching from this topic he colllded with
Ex-Governor Carpenters speech. The
Governors eloquent and able harangue
bothers them all He had heard part of
that speech and had read the balance. He
read it twice Ca higher compliment than
any Democratic speech has received) and
on second reading it seemed familiar. he
had heard it before. 1t was the same one
that had been rehashed through New
York that overwhelmed the old gentleman
with 100000 majority. LDeafening chime
of chestnut bells With the red mud OF
New York scarcely off his feet
Mr. CARPENTER HAD PRESUMED
to tell Helena people about Col. Sanders.
Wearing himself out on the ex-Governors
crime of being pilgrim" the impassioned
orator, who had by this time worked him.
self up into an excited state and did half
the talking with his hands, launched forth
on another tack with Sanders in view, and
henceforth for many minutes the war
Horse was the burden of his song. de
would not utter word against Col. San
ders because he was corporation attorney.
And yet his sole reason urged why SAN
ders should not 90 to Congress was be-
cause he tCds attorney for the Northern Pa
cifc In furthering the cause of railroad
development in the past Col. Sanders ana
he had stood shoulder to shoulder.
We wanted all the railroads. But lately
Sanders had deserted him on that issue.
Mr. Hill and the Manitoba road would be
cordially welcomed by mining men. Inc