Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-06
DEMOCRATIC PARADE,
The Streets Full of Democrats in Line
Monday Evening.

of enthusiastic Democrats were bearing
torches and marching in line, giving proof
OF their fidelity to the true principles of
their party. The Young Mems Democratic
Club were on the ground early and formed
at the Central School House square and
marched down Park to Main, up Main to
the Clear Grit mine to meet the VAUDEVILLE
and Centerville Clubs, $50 strong. The
Butte Clubs opened their ranks and the
other clubs passed through and the grand
procession was here formed The Emmett
Guard Band leading them. Then came in
carriages the Hon. JOS. K. Toole, Hon. w.
A. Clark, Stephen DeWolf and the Chair
man J. J. Haggerty and a number OF oul
solid men, showing the interest they
take in the building up of y
successful campaign. Then camethe Young
Mems Democratic Club, of VAUDEVILLE, I'm
der the command of Ed. H. Campbell
, This was followed by the CenterviIle dele
cation. The wagon containing the fire
works, under the efficient management o.
Messrs. Petit and Meiklejohn, and the diff
ferent Butte organizations, brought up thu
rear. Tit route of the procession wal
changed somewhat to avoid contact Will
the Republican demonstration, and was Of
, follows: Down Main to Granite, out West
Granite to Montana, down Montana tt
Park, thence by Arizona n Galena tc
, Main, up Main to Granite and thence te
the Pavilion.
Nothing has been seen in the city dur
ing the entire campaign to equal last even
ing's demonstration. There were many
unique caricatures OF the war horse anc
} his previous career, bringing wildly to thu
mind OF the onlooker the many trials anc
l ~:hrpt NM hN 80 nryn - e1n1.r,- A.
Congressional gaol, and the strength of thif
showing tonight proves that he is nc
nearer to the gaol than twenty.one years
ago when he opposed Col. Mccain. San.
ders' struggle for the Montana representa-.
tion is only paralelled by Jim Blaine'e
struggle for the presidency, and will, with.
out a doubt, to-day be consigned to the
same port on salt River"
When the procession arrived at the Pa.
vilion about 500 to 500 ladies and gentle.
men were already comfortably seated and
awaiting the arrival OF the procession.
While the procession begun to disband the
Land" when the paraders began 10 com
fortably fill the immense building,
and it is estimated that upwards OF
1900 people were in the building.
After Mr.. Toole had appeared upon the
platform. and the vast assemblage had set
tied into order, Mr.. Fred Scheurer called for
three cheers for Mr.. Toole. These were
given with a will.
Mr.. W. A. Clark, Chairman OF the Demo-
cratic Territorial Central Committee, then,
in q few very brief remarks, introduced the
speaker OF the evening, the Hon. j. K.
Toole. The gentleman VAS received with
an ovation of applause that Dever before
greeted q political speaker in Montana.
nfvvsfhcfo nain0 a MrNHo rnrovkor -oo
| present and took full notes OF the admir-
able speech Of Delegate Toole, the eloquent
address, OF Col. DeWolfe and the mastery
effort OF Mr.. Clark, the lateness of the hour
at which the meeting closed precludes the
possibility of giving more than the merest
outline OF what was said by these gentle
men.
Mr.. Toole thanked the audience for the
greeting it accorded him. He didn't look
upon it as SO much a compliment to him
self as a recognition OF Democracy as it was
represented in Silver Bow county. The
speaker said he would rather stand where
he was and address the people before him
thar upon the floor of the House Of Repre-
sentatives. (Applause.)
Mr.. Toole stated that he entertained the
%friendliest feelings for Mr.. Sanders and that
his relations with him had always been OF
a pleasant character. They should, he
hoped. continue so, and he declared he
would rather be defeated then to engage in
gross abuse and villification OF his oppon.
ent, but his duty to the people of Montana
and to himself demanded that he should at
least give the public record of the gentle.
man as he finds it and as it is known to
the people OF the Territory. Mr.. Sanders
public acts are public property, and he pro-
posed to deal with Mr.. Sanders "a a public
man The gentleman then reviewed at
great length, Sanders subsidy record, his
pro-Chinese record, his connection with the
Northern Pacific Railroad as it's attorney
and as the agent OF the Northern Pacific
Coal Company. In referring to these mat
q gentleman, but he literally burned up the
hoasted war horse" and there was not a
person present that did not smell the scent
Of a crcmated demagogue in the air.
Touching upon the silver question Mr..
Toole defed the Republican press or
speakers to point to a single instance when
a Democratic Congress had shown hostility
to the silver interests of the west. The
speaker then recited the history of ma
tional legislation concerning silver from
1873 when a Republican House, a Repub-
lican Senate and a Republican President
demonetizied it, tracing it's condition
down to 1878 when Mr.. Bland, a Demo-
crat from Missouri, introduced his bill,
providing for the unlimited coinage of the
metal; how a Republican Senate amended
the bill after it passed the House by restric-
ing the coinage of the metal from So, OOO,-
600 per month to 81, OOO, 900 per month,
and how the House was compelled to ac-
cept the bill in that shape or get nothing.
He contended that the Democratic party
had ever favored the white metal while
the history of the Republican party shows
that it has always opposed it. Mr.. Toole
referred to the action of the Democratic +
State Convention OF Massachusetts and of
the Republican State Convention upon the
question of silver as in evidence of the |
truthfulness of his assertion.
Notwithstanding MIR. Sanders prediction
concerning the metal made when he was |
nominated, and the forecasts OF the Re- |
publican speakers and press at the COM
mencement of this campaign, silver is rap.
idly a~ppreciating in value and will 500 re-
gain it's wonted placein the markets OF the
Mr.. Toole commended that the act of Con-
gress restricting the powers Of Territorial
incorporated provisions iden-
teal with those found in many OF the con-
situations of the States OF the Union. This
restrictive act effectually shut out just
such men as Col. Sanders from pressing
huge railroad subsidy measures through
future legislatures. The gentlemen inferred
it was this fact which melted Mr.. Sanders
opposition to that particular Congressional
The main restrictive sections
the act could be found in the Constitu-
zion for Montana, which has been adopted
BY the people by a nearly unanimous
vote.
Had the act been passed before it would
have shut out Sanders 81, OOO, 600 subsidy
scheme and all his contemplated schemes
fortunately did not mature.
The speaker then briefly referred to the
rules and regulations OF Commits
,ioner Sparks, and stated that only one
in the Territory was affected
oy them. The people, the mines, the mill
men Inc ranchmen cut all the wood they
iced without let or hindrance from any
one. Mr.. Toole stated that it was one
Michael J. HALEY, a Republican, appointed
~ Arthur, who made exaggerated reports
Mr.. Sparks concerning timber depreda-
ions in Montana and Idaho that caused !
The Land Commissioner to issue the rules
md regulations Of which so much
complaint is made. He then repeated
pitiiul and oft-told tale about his
,,Sanders) little blue-eyed boy who was
wandering discOnsOlately around the