Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-10-31
WILLIAM AND PEN.
Clark Makes a Tiresome Talk
On tue Tariff Butts Eclipsed
BY The
Garrulous Gossip and Gymnastic
Gyrations of His Henchman
and Follower.
FREE TRADE TALK.

Last night was q great night for tn,
democrats Of Miles City. The band
played, bon fires and meagre display
OF fireworks contributed TO the recep-
ton given tow. A. Clark, the present
apostle Of democracy In Montana
The meeting 9. the Rink was con-
vened at $3.50, with Messrs. Bullsrd
Middleton, Milburn, Scheetz and
Thompson seated on the stage flank
ing the guests Of the evening, Messrs.
w. A. Clark and w. Y. Pemberton.
Mr.. Middleton opened the ball by
thanking the audience for being pres
ent, and in reviewing the recent meet
ings held here mentioned the name OF
Thos. III. Carter, which was greeted
with spontaneous burst Of applause
that indicated the presence Of Roodly
number of republicans and for the sub.
sidence of which the speaker waited
rejecting meanwhile on the awkward
coutretemps he had brought about.
Silence being restored, Mr.. Middleton
lost no more time but introduced Mr..
Clark, who came forward and opened
the ball by alluding to his visit Of two
years ago, when, he said, we were
about entering on period Of disaster.
He now found Us much improved in
condition, and on the eve OF restora-
tion # All the acknowledgements
of Two years ago. Tnrs was not quite
the style "a touch Off "A Custer county
audience, as We want no restoration
of disast Gus consequences, aud find
ing that his prologue was not az happy
as u might have been he dropped it
aud trIed"catch as catch can"with the
taiii. 1t was evident from the oUtse;
that he had failed to get a good hold,
as the tariff proved too much for him
st every tu-sle, and Topped him around
in q manner that must have been
amusing TO the audience, who by this
time have gotten to be pretty much at
home on this obtruse question. After
declaring that protection was uncon-
slitutionsl, he announced that the
democratic party was in favor OF pro-
lection. This Is not Henri Waiter.
sons idea, but of course Watterson
knows very little Of the party's posi-
tion on this subject. He found much
TO commend in President Cleveland's
bravery in sending TO congress his ex-
trsordinsry free trade message, which
in the knowledge of the whole coun-
try was all open and palpable bid for
the nomination. He objected to the
country being run by politicians, who
he said, only looked out for them
selves, but offered no remedy except
in the rather strained inference that
he was not one OF that class and
would be blind to his own opportuni-
ties, which bis record in the past Ger.
tainly does not warrant. Going back
to 1917 he reviewed the prosperity Of
the country that existed until 1861,
claiming all the credit for 1t under the
Walker Free Trade bill Of 1916, no
doubt forgetting that this measure
stood condemned by many prominent
democrats Of the day, among whom
was Abrsm s. Hewitt, now mayor Of
New York and still democrat. Mr..
Clark referred to the depression Of
1857 as "a little panic brought about
by the wild cat currency OF the west. I"
which currency was the result OF the
mstured financial wisdom OF the party
OF his choice. Although failing to
prove any of his assertions he clung
manfully to the tariff question until
he brought II up to the war period and
the passage of the Mills bill; then the
period of tax reduction, when he got
into the same rut that was 80 labor
iously traversed by Robert Burns
Smith about two weeks ago In the
presence Of the same audience. When
in speaking of the articles placed on
the free list by the republicans he
came in alphabetical order to Aoorns
be had his little joke on that commo-
dity, and It was confidently expected
that he would touch Altar OF Roses
next, but he caught himself and In.
fused little novely into the pro,eed-
ings by saying Perfumery. Hethought
that he scored great point when he
recited how Roger Q. Mills Of Texas
the greatest wool growing state in tie
Union-was reelected TO Congress
after having introduced his bill for
the reduction of the tariff ou wool, but
In democratic state that gave $4,000
democratic majority, IL Ia hard 10 con-
ceive how II could have been other
wise. His whole speech was made up