Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-10

meeting was called to order and the exc
cises OF the evening commenced.
MAJOR MAaINN1s TALKS.
The meeting was called to order by A. c
Turner, chairman Of thecentral committe,
who introduced Major Martin Masinnis.
Major Magginnis said it gave him grea
pleasure to address q people who needed n
protection from any one. From the tim
OF Jubal Cain the miner had been til
pioneer OF all industries. He said he cam
as the spokesman of one of the creates
miners and employers OF miners in the coun
try. Some years ago he went TO the Butt
mining camp and all the miners turned GU
to hear him, and then two wagons haule,
them all. After he was done speakin
Charley De Lorm took him behind O. salool
and told him he had named a horse afte
him. He then related the conversatio,
that ensued which related to the stsyin
qualities of each.
a glowing eulogy was paid to Mr.. Clarke
who he said had done more for Montana
put more bread in the mouths OF working
men and given them employment, than any
man in the Territory. The Utah & North
ern came from Mr.. Gark's mine. Il eav,
an impetus to the Northern Pacific an6
many other industries now in the Terri
tory came from that hole in the ground.
An objection urged against him was that
he was on the ticket with Grover Cleveland
Though Mr.. Clark were twice the able
man he is. it would be an honor for him to
be on the ticket with Grover Cleveland,
the man who had carried the white
BANNER OF REFORM TO SUCCESS.
Major Maginnis spoke of the Republican
party and what it achieved, which would
be written on the pages of history, but it
fell into the hands OF camp followers, who
wanted nothing but appropriations. In his
eulogy OF President Cleveland the speaker
SAID the American people knew how to dis
tlnguish between a hero and q camp fol-
lower.
Abiding to the American navy he said
that Robson ct al, though not allowed to
buiid ships, they would take an old knot
hole, build O. ship around it, and call it q
new ship. The fishery question would
amount to nothing. There would be no war
with our sister country. Our administra-
tlon Woul have no trouble with our sister
nations, but would maintain the dignity of
our country.
Grover Cleveland saw the great and grow.
ing surplus in the treasury, and it was then
he formulated that grand s~entiment-un.
necessary taxation is unjust taxation. He
saw the people comingt to this country, and
they fled here not to be protected, but
to escape the unnecessary and
UNJUST TAXATION
their countries, and to enjoy light taxa.
ton here.
As illustrative OF the way the surplus
has accumulated in the treasury, the
speaker said: Suppose your county com.
we're to levy a tax on you three
lines what is necessary to carry on your
Affairs and lock it up in the treasury and |
refuse to lower the taxes, you would rise in
your wrath and drive them from tbs |
The first thing the Republicans did was
10 cut of the taxes on government bonds. |
income tax, tax on kid gloves, perfumery'
'tc:, to relieve the poor workingman, who
so much surplus of income. In all
heir reduction of taxes, if they ever bene-
the workingman he would like some
me to tell him.
When Grover Cleveland looked along the
lst OF taxes, he saw there were taxes on
lats, coats. glass, tin, knives and forks,
hates, glass in your windows and the tin
ans IN which you buy your sardines, and
hough his election was reasonably assured
said he would jeopardize it, and sent the
aessage he did to Congress, recommending
reduction of taxation, with will leave
ne surplus where it ~belongs-in the
POCKETS OF THE PEOPLE.
The cool-headed Republicans at Wash.
framed a tariff bill which differs very
tile from the Mills bill, just enough to saw
is their measure instead of ours. It re.
llnded him OF a couple of Missourians. one
whom got on the wrong train with q !
lend and said: Jim, these railroads are
eat things. Here / m going to st, Joe {
nd you going to St. Louis, and we are |
9TH riding on the same train" This was t
10 condition OF the Republican party at
le present time. G
Only three things on the tariff bill touched
ontana, and that was lead, copper and
DOL, but he would leave Mr.. Clarke to dis.
1873 that. Speaking Of wool, Major Ma
mis- said that the tax on wool being re. q
Dyed would not affect Montana at all n
people OF Montana had lost $500, 900 fl
being scared into selling their wool be. b
they should, and old Hedges, the Inter a
and the other Republican paners !,
e responsible for it. These shrewd Ros. d
n people who originated the scare abont fl
3 Mills bill reducing the price of wool. m
ZEN in fact it has advanced it, could well -;
ord to put their hands in their pockets :,
d give these Republican papers SIC, 900 %
h. IN
The speaker touched on copper. and ii
owed how syndicates had ATTEMPTED to &c
1T up our mines, but failed because of p
independence Of Mr.. Clark and Marcus -,
ly. ~ y
he election OF Thomas Carter to Con. ne
ss, estimable gentleman as he ia. would ~
ard the admission of Montana into n
ptehood and be q calamity, and he ~
w Mr.. Carter would not like to he NV
as Calamity Carter. on
loRtana would be admitted into the ,N
on this winter, unless the people com. Ie
ted political suicide and elected mn. "
ter, who was young and untried. He s
ted an anecdote about an Indiana wo. s
n who had an ambitious young gobbler ~ VI
wanted to set. Her daughter said, %,
The bird set il he wants to, but the old wi
nan knew the nature OF the fowl and
l'she would try him on cymlins before
spoiled all the eggs in the basket. The
pie OF Montana would try Mr.. Carter VIII
something else. -
he Major closed with a graceful perora. ~"
!. His speech was attentively listened tht
nd frequently a%pplauded. in
III. CLARK ADDRESSED THE MEETING. SIN
William A. Clark was introduced BY he
Turner and received with cheers. He m 10,
he appeared before the people as a 90,
lidate for their suffrages. He had never ~,
d political ~preferment though it was n ,
ambition. He had been dis'
ted by delegates representing every in the
ry. They asked him to be their stand. the
bearer and he said he would try to wifi
t the standard on the hill of victory. he
been accused of having made q dol ord
r two for himself, but he could truth. this
say that every dollar he had earned TIM
imself he had laid mother;earth tribute def
10 more which had been distributed
1g his fellow men.
knew when a man aspired to any b,
C office he would be assailed, but he =, 6
ted to the methods used by some Of
pponents. He wished to say that the peer
ment made by that honorable gentle. poll
Judge Knowles; as sent out in the to q
ing dispatches, was false. In his tain