Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-16
Bourbon Buncombe.
The Smith Elder Middleton
Combination Discuss Tariff in
a Democratic Way.
But 20 An Audience Largely
Composed of Good Republi-
can Citizens.
DEMOCRATIC DOGMAs.

DEMOCRATIC DoGMAs.
Miles City Listens to Partisan Harangue
by Two of the Elect.
1t WAS an unresponsive audience
that gathered at the Rink last night
to listen TO the dogmas of democracy
rs expounded by Messrs. Elder and
Smith. This is no doubt readily &C.
counted for by the fact that fully one
half Of the two hundred people pres
ent were republicans, whose geueros.
lty prompted them to give to stran-
gers some semblance of q welcome to
the town. The proceedings were in.
augurated by that staunch democrat,
c. X. Middleton, who two years ago
bolted the convention and did his beet
to defeat the regular nominee OF the
party. His sin. however, seems to
have been forgiven, and he is once
more one of the ticket. Mr.. Middle
ton in opening the meeting consider.
ately informed his auditors that he did
not intend to make speech, but evil
IDENTIFY forgot himself and started in on
q harangue until he ran up against the
tariff. This subject proving rather
cumbrous, he pulled up, and after as
suring those present that at some fu-
ture period in the campaign he would
be heard, he concluded by introduc
ing Mr.. John H. Elder. OF Livings ton.
Mr.. Elder. who is an inoffensivs look
ing gentleman with Sunday school
delivery, approached the front Of the
stage and gravely announ ,ed that We
were on the verge of another presi-
Dental election, and bis audience hav-
ing survived this startling announce
ment be followed it up by stating that
the question at issue was whether
Grover Cleveland should remain In
the White House, or whether the veto
power should be delegated to General
Harrison. As the exer else Of the veto
power is the most distinguished fea.
ture of Cleveland's administration,
this mark, d allusion TO IL was certainly
proper but we DOUBT It's efficacy as an
argument with the old soldiers in the
audience. Ambling along at an easy
pace the speaker proceeded to arraign
the republican party and charged that
because there happened to be repub-
licsn president In the White House
during the war that the party AFRO.
gated to themselves the honor Of hav-
ing carried the fortunes Of The repub-
lie through to victory but neglected to
say what might have been the fate OF
the republic had the democratic reign
of James Buchanan been perpetusted
by the election Of Breckenridge. AS
suming that the war for the Union
hsd proven q success and that the
democratic party were entitled TO a
share Of the honor resulting tberefrom
he asserted that early in the war when
Gen'l Mcclellan was within seven
miles Of Richmond be was prevented
from capturing the rebel citadel by
the diversion OF McDowell's corps on
u wild goose chase. hut again conven.
ieDtly neglected to refer to the cam,
paigu Of 1864, when Gen'l Mcclellan
WAS the democratic candidate for pres
ident on a platform, the main plank o.
which was. "The war for the Union ID
a failure" Like Silas Wegg, Mr.
Elder took frequent occasion to ''droI
into poetry" and In one Of his selec.
tions referring TO the boys In blue
be oomforted himself with the belle
that goodly portion of the Grand
Army were democrats. There may
be, and no doubt Is, as during the dark
days of the rebellion, there was noble
following known as "war democrats, y
who shouldered their guns and did
yoeman service 10 the good cause, bat
Cleveland was not among there and
the majority OF his administrative
acts have shown that he has no sym.
pstby for them; they may be demo.
Gratis, but they are not Cleveland men.
The tariff next occupied his attention
and the first thing that he grabbed
hold Of was the surplus in the treasury
which he said was standing menace
TO prodigsl legislation. He probably
didn't mean 10 say this, but he did.
He then said that the democrats were
bound to reduce this surplus but failed
to outline the program, and rs th,
only effort 10 that end thus far mad,
by the present administration is tn,
losnlny Of II 20 some favored banks, q
In 10 be presumed that that IL tn,
scheme Of reduction. In considering
the doctrine Of free trade Mr.. Eide
thought Il would be y godsend II for
eigu manufacturers could come In an,
undersell the home market, for thei