Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-16

beef. Then too, the farmer Is such a
dressy chap. that reduction In the
price Of bis clothes seems very essen
tisl-to the democrat. Another re.
markable assertion of this new dlsci-
pie of political economy was, that il
the price Of everything was reduced
one-half, labor could stand TO be re-
duced to fifty cents q day. We have
heard lots of campaign talk about the
enormity Of asking man to work for
one dollar day, but 1t remained for
Mr.. Elder to set the figure at which
life could be sustained at fifty cents a
day. He then said he would "pass"
on protection, and next jumped into
the time-worn topic of Tilden's fail.
ure TO reach the presidency. He in.
formed the audience, confidentislly,
that when he was boy, In youthful
debate he espoused the cause Of that
grand old man, and, quoting perhaps
from his forensic experience Of those
days, he delivered q stilted psuegyric
on 8. J. T. He did not disguise the
fact that closely attendant on the
breaking out of the war the democrats
we're In power, and that shortly after
wards great number Of item went
into the Confederate service. These
be now proposed to snoint with the
''oil Of joy,n whsteve. that lie;
perhaps Brother Smith can find it on
the free list along with altar Of roses.
II certainly ought to be duty free II it
70 10 be used for the benefit Of Confed-
crates; Mr.. Elder then grsvely an.
nounced that both parties had held
their nominating conventions; that
Harrison and Cleveland had been
nominated and that there was going
to lie q Waterloo for Harrison In No
vember. Being apprised that he was
using up good deal Of valuable time,
he apologised and next tackled "Yesst
Powder Bill" introducing him in the
manner that the solitary horseman is
introduced In G. P. r. James novels.
Shortly afterwards he located him
over the hole in the ground that Paul
Mccormick speaks Of and there he left
him to take Up Mr.. Thurman and his
bandanns. Diving into ancient his-
tory for simile he fish ID up Leonidas
at Thermopylse and having rechris.
tened the modest Roman" after this
hero he subsidized. We regret to say
that Mr.. Elders speech was dull ,prosy
and uninteresting; that he failed to
elicit any applause whatever, and al
times he got wofully tangled up.
Mr.. Middleton then claimed the at
tention OF the audience while he in
troduced Mr.. Robt. b. Smith, who he
apoligized for as being lawyer. Mr.
Smith opened his address by a confess
sion of his faith in the existence Of q
Supreme Being, but Immediately de.
stroyed the good opinion such state.
ment might have created, by aunounc.
ing that the defeat of the democratic
party 10 November would shake bis
belief In the existence of God. II he
was truthful in this, we spprehend
that Mr.. Smith viii wake up con-
firmed atheist on "Wednesday, the 9TH
day of November, lssS. Proceeding,
the speaker disclaimed any intention
OF desiring to muddy the waters OF
the political horoscope" feat which
he nor no other live man, is likely to
accomplish. We have yet TO learn
that horoscopes have any aqueous
properties TO be either muddled OF
clarified. Dropping metaphor a,
something OF a two edged tool and
difficult to handle, he promulgated
the stock phrase regarding the mission
of the republican party having ended
with the war. Said that there had
been no real Issue since then unit
Cleveland announced himself for 8
second term; denied that the demo
Gratis were asking for free trade; took
couple Of falls with Jim Blaine anC
opened up on the tariff. Under thil
head he proceeded to erect a number
Of straw men, which he knocked dowt
seriatim with much ease and elocu.
tIonary grace, ard finally fetched ~
on the stupendous ststesmsDship oI
the democratic party in acquiring the
Louisiana purchase; something that
france knew she could not hold and
was glad to get rid Of at . price. In
discussing the immense acquisition OF
territory under democratic rule, Nj.
smith lawyer like, conveniently forgot
to mention the purchase Of Alasks
under a republican administration,
aud he also forgot TO tell, how the
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