The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-10-17

skeptIcal. The gentleman referred TO
the fact that he had often been a candi-
date for delegate to congress, and that
Benton and Choteau county had always
rolled up big majority for him. He
gratefully treasured the memory OF their
kindness and of the confidence they re-
posed in him. This was the
FINEST DEMONSTRATION
he had seen during the campaign, but he
was aware it was intended for another
for Mr.. Clark. That gentleman was lying
i'll at Great Falls, Frustrated for the time
by overwork, but he was under the care
Of skillful physician, and being tough
wiry little miner, he would soon be upon
his feet again leading where the fight was
the hottest The major gave brief out
line of Mr., Clark's career in the territory.
He came here at an early day
A PENNILEss YOUNG NAN.
He graduated in bull-whacking, was
finished mule-skinner and became an ex-
pert in shoveling tailings Mr.. Clark pos
sessed pluck and energy, industrious hab
it's and ambition These qualities carried
him into merchandising, then into bank
ing and finally into mining, where he
won the need of fortune out of ap
parently barren hills. The speaker won
dered why any opposition could be offered
against a man who had provided more la
Dor for the Workingmen of the territory,
hof0 fhnIr
wives and children and had done more to
develop the resources of Montana than
ALI, THE TARIFFS OF THE COUNTRY.
The major confessed he was astonished at
the versatility of the man. He knew he
possessed the patience of bull whacker,
the vim Of the mule skinner, the endur-
ance of the miner and the business quail
fcations of the banker, but he was not
prepared to hear him deliver fine speech
in Missoula county in French, and he
would have made one in Irish II Baron
O'Keefe had been present to interpret it.
THE OBJECTIONS AGAINST Mr.. CLARK
made by the opposition were, first, that
he was a rich man; second, he is on the
ticket with Grover Cleveland, and third,
his wife employs on English butler and a
French maid. The speaker regarded the
charges as trivial, but in reply to them ne
would say that the road which Mr.. Clark
pursued to wealth is open to every man IN
the territory. If a young man possessed
energy, industry, temperate habits and
the courage to hazard his all upon a SIN
gle venture as Mr.. Clark had frequently
done, he could gain wealth. The name OF
Grover Cleveland was the synonym for all
that was good and noble and great IN hu-
man nature, and as good men as ever
lived would feel honored in being upon
the ticket with him.
The major here repeated little OF his
own experience with domestic help. His
wife had a Chinese cook employed.
About that time the major delivered an
old-time, orthodox, anti-Chinese speech
in Helena. When he went home he was
met by his wife with the remark:
"Mr. Maginnis, you have done it. My
cook went to hear you speak this
evening. You made rabid anti-Chlnese
speech. The cook came home, packed up
his things and left. Now, what are we
going to do for breakfasts"
Tt is quite likely, added the speaker
that Mr.. Clark has had some little expe-
rience of the kind himself, and conse-
quently refrains from interfering with
the domestic economy Of his household
The speaker contended that Mr.. Cleve-
land would not be defeated; that having
won the first. he could not be knocked
out in the second round. If Harrison
shall be elected Blaine expects to be pres
ident. while he draws only the salary oi
secretary of state But Harrison will not
be the next president Grover Cleveland
was unanimously nominated by the peo-
pie of the United States, and the conven-
ton which assembled at ST. Louis merely
ratified their choice His election will be
as strongly emphasized by the popular
vote next November as was his nomlna-
ton by the people. He has given the
country the best civil service it ever had
and works day and night in the interest
of the people at large. He occasionally
turns a republican out of office; and why
shouldn't he? The speaker was a dele
gate to congress from Montana for twelve
years. During that time he had taken
many manned and crippled union sol
dier to the several departments at Wash
ington to find place for him, and the
first question asked was, rs he republi-
CAM"
THE SCARED FACE OR EMPTY 81 EEvE
was no passport to the favor OF these IN
tensely partisan heads of departments. 4
he was a republican his appeal was listen
tened to; if he was democrat they hae
no use for him. And now, said the speak
er, don't you think it is about time the