Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-03-23

a phenik from her ashes, the choicest
g,rl 1ud- Of his oratOry were hung.
He spike for nearly an hour without
notes, holding his auditors 50 spell.
brund that he was rarely Interrupted
BY applause, but at his conclusion he
wa, greeted by 50 spon;aueou, aud
prolonged an outIurst that the very
walls shook.
The next toast was "The Old Flag,
may It's ever stsr shine A. beacon vi
hope to the oppressed OF every land,
until tyranny, oppression aud wrong
shall be no more" Cumrads w. L.
Sander. Was called to Respond and as
his name was announced willing
hand joined in an spprecistive well
come 10 he sllver-Jougued orator who
We all know 50 we'll. As he stoud be
fore The a-,emblage his impressive air,
and the set EXPIRE, sion. on his couuIe-
nance gave timely notice that sOme-
thing more than ordinary was peud-
ing aud a. tue cadeEces OF bis equislIe-
ly modul ted Voice broke upon tue ear
III revereut uterances OF the flag oi
the free, The promise Was sustained.
Without apparent mental Effort, but
WITH an energy that seemed Irrlsista-
ble IA spoke, aud Ime was unnuled.
Words, llquld and bright as the pur-
ling book, at others tirey and scsth-
lug as wars blast, came from his lips
Us he tod tue history Uf the banner
that has never been lowered to VIC
tonous foe. Gathering new power
and greater elOquence as he progressed
the old nag seemed 10 take increased
brllllaucy from the cOruscation OF bis
inspired eloqueuce, cullimstiug In y
ptrvUraIlou That was sublime. To say
thai Col. Sanders surpassed his hap
piest effort is simply to record his ac-
cnievment on this occasion.
Tue next toast was "To the men,
ory of our Dead.n
On fames Of ernal camping ground
Their silent tents are spreAl,
And Glory guards with solemn round
Tins 49, nrnuE r. M LANDING and I'm
alliance Will. d,.,a,o a ,r,.ra,-
er sounded "tsn.u in sIow and mourn.
ful m.ssurs imnar,ir. IN ,hs .ao,i.
m.ot a d.pr.s of solsmnitv most ~.
fitting.
Th,. n.,t,o.s, vas ..Tha Local roI,,,-
teer: second TO none a. n soIdier or
cltiz-n." C,mr.d. MN. had b..n
.el.,t.a N re.,nnd "a this ,oa., hpt
being compelled ,o leave far b,ms b.-
for. Ihe banou.t his manuscr,nt w..
rurnad ov.r IN R.v NJ sid, v,o
ss hi. substitut. read the r.snous.
N-yt WAS "rb. armv and Navvu IN
wbi,n re-n,ns. WAS m.ds nv rom.
rade Eaton in n snssch ,ns, On sny
other occasion wonId have yons on
ree.rd .s. mo.t t;,,in,ana elo,ns,,
tribute 10 the armed force. Of our g,v-
ernment AMI An In fact II WAS but the
sneaker. who foIlowed G.lhraitb and
Sanders w.ra at . disadv.nt,ys. tha
very acme of or.torial .tf,rt had h.an
reached. IN. ninnscls of sloonsnra
srslad and hnp,blsr sd,r,s hs avsr.o
worthy. lost snmeWhat of thsir Effect
ON Istn.rs strung nm IN snch btyb
tension.
The next toast .B aeon and.Bulle,.
two army essentials, the fret for our.
selves, the second Tor our foes" wa.
responded to by Comrade Wilkinson.
U.s. This response was one of
the undeni.ble "hit,' OF the evening.
The speaker had scarcely entered up-
on tue consideration Of his theme be-
fore he announced that he would deal
only with "tbe business epdn of IL,
utscardtup tbe"bacon',psrt altogether.
This carried him into a dissertation
ON the danyer. that to-dav menace our
government. The danger, of anarchy,
socialism and enmmunism were the
topics 10 he considered and against
winch uuIss. nr,tsct,ve measures are
spe.dily sdontsd tbs "bu-tness eudm
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