The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-05-19
EATON AND POWER
-. choice Of the Republicans Of
Montana to Assist in Naming
the Next President.
THE CONVENTION,

santlv and appropriately decorated fo
.Le occasion. The word "Welcome' ap
/ neared in large letters upon the front o
Z ,bc stage, with the names of the probabl,
Il residential candidates arranged arount
/ he room, commencing with that of Blaine
n the rear Of the stage, followed on the
| rioIt by Sherman, Allison, Edmonds, Ev
.rts and Ingalls,, while to the left appear
tbe names Of Sheridan, Harrison, Gresham
I Dcpey and Lincoln.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Chairman Nc.
CutcI,eon appeared upon the stage and
vas greeted with an outburst of applause
IN the absence of the secretary, he read
be call, after which he addressed the
invention in the following ringing speech,
dch was received with enthusiastic ap-
lallsc
GENTLEMEN or THE CONVENTION Pursuant to
N we have met here to elect delegates to ana
,o,sl convention, which shall select the next
n,ssident Of The United States. In view of the
noIltcal history written during the past four
! r.srs. speak adyisedly when declare my con-
,icons and The convictions of republicans every
,bere throughout the country, that the next
,,osdent of these United States will surely be a
republican
The people have grown tired and restless under
the administration of chief magistrate who has,
diving that period of time, trampled under his
,.o, every solemn promise he had made to them
Even to the mugwumps, who in 1884 had ceased
n worship anything but this political deification
ottheir own admit that they have been sadly dis
H .nnonted for the reason that "civil service re-
farm. in his hands and as he has administered
Il bas become screaming farce. 1t can be easi
h ly demonstrated that every promise made by the
! nresdent and his party four years ago was made
y bu, 10 he broken, and that not a vestige of any
B so-esled reform suggested by them or either of
them can to day be found. "
The reasons will readily suggest themselves to
I every thinking man at all versed in the history
H Of our government and of the political parties
which have from time to time controlled it.
When the government WAS turned over to the
II democratic party, but little less than four years
n aco. there was. no occasion for reform. It had
been conducted upon reform principles during q
period Of twenty four years. Less money had
been lost by defalcatiOns during that time than
4 IN any other like period OF our history. We
were promised in 1884 that the enormous surplus
Il In the treasury should be speedy reduced. The
democratic party had gone out of power in 1860
under suspicious circumstances at best, and this
piomise was undoubtedly made. TO- quiet any pos
sIble fear the people might have that some pos
! s!ble Floyd or Thompson might come in contact
With it, and their cupidity be tempted beyond the
Nwer Of endurance. In their platform of 1884
ae democrats said: "That a change is necessary |
4 s proven by the existing surplus Of more than |
800 OOO0oO which has yearly been collected from
suffering people Unnecessary taxation is un- |
Just taxation.' IN his annual message the presi
dent devoted no inconsiderable space to this sub
5ect, and in the same connection attempted by |
sweeping blow to parayze the industrial pursuits |
OF our people, which had grown to such splendid
proportions under the fostering care of republi-
can administration of the government
The good faith of the president and his demo-
cratic allies in the matter of the reduction of the
Esurplus in the treasury could not have been more
severely tested than it was by republican men,
bers at congress, who proposed to do this by the
abolition OF internal taxes from which the govern
|nen has derived S7O,OOO,OOO more of revenue dur
ng The last eleven years than it had derived from
Customs duties. This proposition has been OPP
posed by the president and nearly every demo-
sN member Of congress. The surplus has
Hsdily increased and is to-day much largar than
iwas in 1881.
The democrats said in their platform of 1884,
We believe in free ballot and fair count If
|'nl was the expression of an honest belief, there
cannot be a clear conscience existing within a
rrmocrat in majority of the states south of
Fhe Mason and Dixon line.
The president said in his letter of acceptance
tpaFyears ago: "The public departments will
'o' De filled with those who conceive 1t to be their
'fs duty to aid the party to which they owe their
pisces instead OF rendering patient and honest
return to the people This is matter over
when he had absolute and unqualified control,
'na yet what have we seen. The departments are
'ne Headquarters of political committees and the
OnceFs in control IN many instances are dragoon-
W. postmastcrs throughout the country into alb
e'' and servile party service to the detrlment of
pubic interests. The navy de partment began its
operations under the new administration by need
essly crushing out the splendid ship building OPP
'a'ions conducted by grand old John Roach. The |
interior department conducted its business upon
pan best calculated to crush ont the lives and
,es'toy the hopes and property of the poor set.
D'S upon the public domain. The postOfce de-
''''meht WAS never so badly conducted, and to-
ny 'nefe comes up from every portion OF the
Oun'ry demand for better postal service. The
y of justice has become the department
A!oooery and the school for scandal.
daut - corIiu mol |
'nclples upon which his administration should \
: conducted that offensive partsanship on the
"' OF public ehicers would not be tolerated
O0n after his administration began he suspended
'hUict Attorney Benton of Missouri and District
,"ofhey Stone of Pennsylvania for an alleged Vi
'a'ioh OF this principle. Benton was the most
'0nounced in his violation, and yet, being dem
rat he was restored to his Office, while Stone,
: 'A republican, was removed. The president
,V declared with reference to employees in the
'Ole service that "merit and competency shall
4 'ecosn@ed instead OF party subserviency or =
.srenler Of honest political belief. Yet
1.-TWO years 5000 faithful and competent
-plo!es found to their sorrow that merit and
,r'Ipe'ency | are rarely found by the present ad-
'"uisIration outside OF the ranks of the demo- |
,f"is. W Hlle IOuE years ueO HC oS VIC, | r
a'ea 10 be much better than his party, the presi-
4' has never failed to be Obsequiously subserv-
'ua -, 10 It's every.behest.
1"e democratic party has never been able to
,'p J, pace with the growth of the country, and
=. a' eiey ought to know to-day they never find :
~ until next week, or until some later period.
N'oh after his nomination Mr.. Cleveland was
,''naded at Albany, n. Y, and in the course OF
'peeeh upon that occasion he declared that
ra,Nes !" may become SO arrogant and careless OF
la interests of the people as to grow needless OF
M responsibilities to their masters, but the !
,ai, .o'hes As certainly as death when the people
an, mem In the balance" This statement
.s. :. ihe soliloquy which might readily sug-
,non 10 democrat in 1894 as he pondered .
so condition OF things as they existed in
xo,d i%'i. II may have been intended as
h,,ts