Fergus County argus., 1888-09-27
CARTER TAKES THE CAKE.
The Republican Territorial Convention Nom
mates Thomas X. Garter for Congress

The Republican Trrriio orlaI ronvrn-
tion was held in the opera house at
Helena. on Monday sept 18th. TIN,
proceedings were "lnnrd lay II stirring
speech 10y !. j. M.aulrinon.
.Iere Sullivan oi IT. Benton was
elected temporary chairman. and 4. l..
l'abcock. of Billings. secretary.
After theapl,oini mrl,t of he various
committees the convention adjourned
until i::Dp y. IN.
The commit tee on credentials made
its report showing lOl delegates en-
titled 10 seats
B. +. White. of Beaverhead. wa-
made permanent chairman.
At n caucus during the interim. II.
". Garter. of Helena. WAS agreed upon
~ the nominee for delegate to CON
gress.
Hon. Lee Mantle. of Butte. took the
floor and presented the name of Mr..
Carter. in AN eloquent address. which
was followed 10y Others. Mr.. Carter
was nominated by acclamation.
The nominee appeared before the
convention and was received with
wild applause. Following is an ex-
tract from his speech of acceptance:
Individuals pass away: principles
are immutable. In di>charging the
vtrrtu-s ri tiiIis hour w bnt dtis.Karge a
trust which we owe and must iait H.
fully Keep with posterity. II is not
our privilege tn decline. II is not our
privilege To refuse To do for thecominy
generation what generations Of the
past have done for us. (Applause.
The important question is not one
which arrays capital against labor,
but the lsS,le Is. shall we bring about
the supremacy of that line of govern
mental control which willcondemn I he
labOrer to labOrfOrever? lApplause.)
Shall we bring about that state Oi
governmental affairs which will in
crease tn an alarming extent the pres
ent purchasing power of accumulated
capital, while delrcciat,ne I he rewards
o! labor? These are really the impOr-
' 'ou' 'IttS''oiiS upon NIPIl Ifttortt
American citizens have already passed
in two doubtful 81 ates with no doubt
ful expression. (ApplauSe.l AZ ] have
heret ofOre stated. have an absolute
faith IN the intelligence. the integrity
and the political virtue of the people
of this territory. do not believe
that the flesh pot ; Of Egypt will llsw-rve
these people from their duty. ! do
not believe that there is IN the hearts
Of the miners aud the ,attlemen and
the merchants Of Montana u disposi-
lion to forever blast and sacrifice the
wool interests Of Montana. I do not
believe that one interest in this terri
tory can be successfully arrrayed IN
arms to sacrifice the int crests Of the
neighbOring counties. ! believe that
those principles Of repuhlicanism are
prevalent IN Mont which make the
people essentially n nation and all
their Interests independent. Under
this stateOf Affairs. th. miner in Silver
Bow county is in duty bound to have
serious concern for the interests Of In,
sheep her,ler ON the plains and rolling
knobs of Fergus. ] believe that the
in the city Oi Helena and in
tIN' IltIItttt
around this territ Ory. have AN insepa-
rable interest with the man who is
,ielvine in the bowels OF the earth to
bring lOrth lead and copper as a mer-
chant able arii icle, to increase his own
l,ecuniary substance in the first place
and contribute to the general welfare
of the land. lApplause.l tine interest
cannot he arrayed successfully against
another in this territory and yet my
friends, and fellOw-citizens, if We rs
,ititzens Of Montana say to he con
gre>S OF the United States and to the
people Of the eastern states that We
ARE in favor Of sacrificing the wool
interests by placing the sheep men oi
Montana ON par with the sheep
raisers OF Australia.
Ii We say that our people have no
regard for the lead producing interests
Of the territory, by electing to the
congress OF the United STATES a demo
rratn delegate from the territory. We
will be strrnct hening the arms oi the
Tree trade niinions of the Golden club
and directly opposing our hest inter
e>ts. Loud applause
The positionoi the Two great parties
in thiscountry cannot now he doubted.
Who denies the fact, or who brings "a