Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
CHOTEAU rs ALL RIGHT.
NORTH MONTANA DEMOCRATS HAVE
A ROUSING MEETING.

Fort Benton Alive With Earnest Friends
of Clark and the Entire Democratic
Brilliantly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ma
ginnis Makes Rattling Good Speech.
FoRT BENTON, Mont, October 15.-
Especial to the Miner by the Rocky Noun
tain Telegraph Line. 1.-The Democracy of
Northern Montana paid glowing tribute
to their territorial standard bearer, this
evening, and the demonstration in his
honor was the largest ever witnessed in
this the banner Democratic county OF the
territory. Delegations were present from
Dupuyer, Cypress, Marias, and many
other points within a radius of seventy
miles of this city, to do honor to the occa-
sion, and their efforts resulted in magnii.
cent and enthusiastic rally.
The local committees had been actively
at work for the past few days, and all the
prominent business houses and public
buildings we're handsomely decorated and
brilliantly illuminated. Happy effects
were produced by liberal displays of
Chinese lanterns in conjunction with elec-
trio lights, and
MoNTANA's WATERWAY CITY
an appearance OF gaiety never
before equalled in her history.
The special train arrived at 6 O'Clock,
having on board a large contingent OF visi-
tors from Great Falls, Helena and other
points, numbering some $50 persons, and
they were met by the local reception COM
mittee and escorted to the town. 1t was
then announced that Mr.. Clark was con-
fined to his bed by sickness at Great Falls.
and was not able to be present. This
caused some disappointment to those who
had long been anticipating the pleasure of
listening to their representative in Con-
press, but it was not allowed to dampen
their enthusiasm in doing him honor.
The opening feature OF the demonstration
consisted OF
A FINE PROCESSION,
in which about 6OU persons Gook par1,
headed by a brass band and provided with
torches, transparencies and
other emblems appropriate to the occasion.
MIR. Chas. e. Conrad presided over the
meeting at the court house and at once in
troduced Major Maginnis to the audience.
In his opening remarks Major Maginnis re-
ferred, with regret, to the illness OF Mr..
Clark, which, it was hoped, would be only
of a. temporary nature, and he announced
that, previous to election day, arrange
ments would be made Tor Mr.. Clark to
carry out his projected visit to his Choteau
county constituents. This pledge compen-
sated, in some slight measure, for the dis
appointment experienced at the earlier
stage of the proceedings.
The sneaker then passed on to caustiC
criticism of things under Republican ad.
ministration, referring among other things,
to the abuses in connection with the
INDIAN CONTRACT SYSTEM
during early days, a reminiscence which
seemed quite familiar to many of the old
time citizens.
A comparison was made between the Re-
publican system OF donating large grants OF
public lands to railroad corporations, and
the Democratic policy Of reserving them
for settlers.
Tho nuils of building up privi!edged
classes at the expense VI UtIU Inonses Were
ably discussed and the conclusion was
forcibly drawn that large proportion OF
the immigration to this country was
caused by the desire to escape being taxed
to death to support an oppressive arls-
tocracy. They came to land thatis free,
not to benefit by high protective tarif
A review OF Republican tariff legislation
| went to show that it all tended to remit
the taxes paid by the richer classes, while
the Democratic idea was to reduce those
hearing on the necessities OF life. The
heavy duty on steel rails was referred to
as detrimental to enterprises in railroad
construction in Montana by enhancing its
| cost.
After referring to the Mills tariff bill as
affecting
LEAD. COPPER AND WOOL,
and exposing the sophistries INDUCED IN
by the opposition in criticising this meas
ure, the Major declared that the issue ot
the campaign that is OF the most interest
TO Montana, is that OF being admitted as q
State.
| The concluding portion OF the speech
| consisted of g. brief sketch ~ Mr.. ClarK
| career as miner, business IN, banker
and as one whose life has been identified
with those industries which have given
Montana a name to the outside world, and
the the mayor heartily commended him a te
their suffrages on election day. Chotear
county must give him the old time ma
iority. o,,o 60,
flowed. and the meFt; =: :: CTT9d at q lat'
hour.