Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-29
DELEGATE TOOLE'S SPEECH.

at White Sulphur Springs on the evening
the 23d inst. Whether the report Of tn
speech adheres to it's text in every particu
lar 10 extremely problematical, but ther
are a great many telling points in it whic
We reproduce for the benefit OF those VIII
would like to know just where Mr.. Tool
stands upon certain propositions. Il
speaking OF the silver question Mr.. Toole
reported as saying:
This is not a proper question to be cor
sidered in this campaign, as it is purei
non-poiticeL oPpos d Mr.. Cleveland
policy in this respect, but it does no good
He il an Eastern man, and the entire mat
| ter resolves itself into this-it is the Eas
| against the West. When silver was demon
| cited the Democrats provided the Blan'
act, which has proven q great blessing t
| the people OF the country. The Democrat
represent the West and the Republicans tn
East"
While it is true the silver question ma,
be, under the common acceptation OF tn
term political a n~on-political one, tn
true friends OF silver coinage-the men witt
nave stood by the metal in and out OF Con
gress-are Democrats, while the great mas
of the enemies OF silver are found in tn
Republican party. International platforms
of the two great political parties. adopted
at Chicago in 1884. reflected the views O
each upon the question of silver. Continu
ing Mr.. Toole said:
sCol. Sanders proposes to attack the ad
ministration and the Democratic party a:
responsible for the action OF Sparks. l op
posed the admistration in this matter also
/ have NO .doubt there are those presen,
who remember Carl Schurz and his admins
tration OF the land Office. Well, Sparks
has done just what Schurz did, only not
quite so much so. l worked out a change
in these affairs. and the result is a set o.
rules and regulations issued by that de
partment which are Satisfactory to the
people. A great corporation was found by
Sparks Devastating the public lands,
and he thonsht an outrage up m the public
and he put a stop to it. The people ought
to be thankful for the many things Sparks
has done. and be should be a%pplauded for
it. He has attempted to restore to the
rnblic domain millions OF acres of land
which had teea ~wroDgfullv taken. He
found that there had been 90, 40, 900 acres
OF land taken up by aliens, but they did
get it under the laws OF the United
States. One hundred and n%inety-one mil.
lion acres had been given to railroads by
the Republicans. Mr.. Sparks has restored
40, 600. 900 acres Of this land to the public
domain. The President dealt with this
question in his message"
But our Republican friends are troubled
with mental strabismus and fail to see any
good in Sparks. but anathamatize him for
to enforce some OF the timber
bequeathed to the administra-
ton by the Republicans, and which were
Extensively enforced by Carl Schurz to the
loss o fmany Montanians. While Carl Schurz
was at the head. OF the Int rior Department
when he enforced those obnoxious rules
and regulations Sparks is simply an IN
derstrapper under Secretary Lamar. 1t
must be admitted. however. that Sparks
did a good thing in stopping the Northern
Pacific from devastating our forests for
the purpose OF selling their products out Of
the Territory, and this is the reason why
Col. Sanders. the attorney Of that road.
proposes to pitch into Sparks for thus
curtailing the profits OF "th- best client in
Toole gives Sanders a sharp
rap over the knuckles when he says.
ISLANDERS charges the bill to prevent
legislation in the Territories upon
me. and says it is a thrust at the rights OF
people. cay / did not introduce the bill.
but it is a good law and should meet with
approval. 1t was passed to pre-
vent such scenes az we witnessed here some
years & when an attempt was made to
subsidize the Utah & Northern Railroad,
constitutions, including the con-
adopted for Montana, contain all
Its essential features
Nj. Toole touched upon other matters
IS follows:
SANDERS says votes for me amount to
IN endorsement of the vetoes OF the pen
sion bills by the President. The present
OF Pensions has issued more
than 1000 pension certificates per annum
q excess OF the Number issued by his pre-
II you could have seen the man
Ter in which the Senate did business you
would not wonder at his vetoes. On one
lay, in April, the Senate passed 224, and
N one day in May $50 OF these bills.
Railroads are hard to deal with. The
introduced the Reagan inter
tate Commerce bill to regulate railroad
harges, and all the Democrats in the
louise voted for it. In the Senate it is |
till in the Committee on Conference. l
ave secured the passage of a law taxing
abroad lands, which before we're not tax |
bic. Every year or two new counties are
eing organized. and the expense of so do
lg can be partly met by theincrease drawn
ON this source. The lands will be subject
D taxation as soon as surveyed. There
re 4 ZOO, 900 acres now surveyed.
/ n lan 1ao,pAal kh.. -e A. .
giving to Montana four judges and pro-
iding that the Judge who tries the case in
le District Court shall not sit when the
lse is tried in the Supreme Court. Intro
lced a bill providing for Il bridge across
le Yellowstone and for a bridge across the
issouri river at Benton. These bills are
Nv on the calander.
a bill was also introduced to open the !
lackfoot reservation. and it has advanced
far as to bring about a question between
le Commissioner OF Indian affairs and the
to which the bill was referred.
ID nothing NOR was done about it. But
commission has finally been appointed
I'd We hope for an early solution OF the
| favored artesian wells for the purpose
enabling the Cove rnment to dispose of
desert lands, and finally succeeded in
tting the House Committee to agree to
port $4,000 for that purpose. l also
t the Committee to report $50, 900 for
Iblic buildings at Helena.
The carpet Dagger plank, which has been
the platform of both parties. was viola
4 by Arthur in sending Crosby and Others
the Territory; but President Cleveland
. not done SO. We have a Governor,
and land officers who are resi-
OF Montana, ,
Much is said about the admission OF
skota and Washington Territories to
e rights Of Statehood. Dakota has 34O,. /;
10 Inhabitants. but they were divided,
d cannot complain OF the action of Con-
1t is Republican Territory. and
ashington is probably q Republican Ter
DRY; But there seems to be some doubt !
to the political status of Montana. II
e people OF Montana desire to become a
ate, the only way to gain admission is i
elect the next Legislature entirely Dem
ratio so there will be TO question as to p,
e politics OF the Territory. ] am for
.ntana first, last and all the time out. -,
lie Of all political considerations. ,
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LOCAL NEWS NOTES. I
Died-At Deer Lodge, Friday September
F., infant son OF Peter and Mrs. Walton. /
Yesterday the County Clerk and Recor- I
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