The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-10-20
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and the meeting was called to order by
Judge Savage, chairman of the demo-
e cratic central committee On the plat
d form were Judge Savage, Hon. VIM.
IS Field, Judge L. A. Luce, Hon. Robert
Smith and Attorney J. H. Elder
$ Judge Savage said that the meeting
had been called to discuss the political
issues of the day. He then introduced
Attorney J. H. Elder, who spoke for
about ten minutes on the fact that the
democrats had nominated Grover Cleve-
r land and the republicans Benjamin Har-
rison, and the similarity of the election
contest to the battle of Waterloo. He
predicted that the imperial guard, so to
speak, which was, as he claimed, free
whisky and legislation for corporations,
would fail the republican party OH the
sixth day of November, as did Napoleon's
imperial guard on that fatal field of
Waterloo. Mr. Elders speech was not
one of argument, but of assertions such as
are made in democratic papers every day
of the year. He then delivered pane
/ gyric on VIM. A. Clark, the democratic
nominee, making much capital out of the
fact that Mr.. Clark came into the terri
tory as hundreds of our most worthy clti-
zens had done in the early days of the
trail and the freight road. Mr. Elder
then gave the audience chapter of an
clent history in connection with the
the candidacy of Allen G. Thurman,
| which the audience seemed to think very
| appropriate. The speech as whole was
we'll received by the audience, and Mr..
Elder sat down amid a round of applause.
Hon. Vim. Field was then introduced
to the audience and was received with
great enthusiasm. Mr.. Field told the
audience that he was no relative of De-
mosthencs, but was a laboring man who
worked for his livelihood and was no
orator, but he would say few words to
those WHO were present in regard to the
right of each citizen to cast free and in
dependent ballot He them made shot
speech saying that he wished to put him.
self on record as not in favor of free trade,
He said that the republican party had
freed the slaves but had put 40,OO0,OOC
workingmen as slaves in their places He
then SAID that the democratic party had
strlven to reduce the tariff so that the
workingman could obtain his goods
cheaper. Mr. Field then attacked the
capitalists who, he said, were taking the
bread from the mouths of the working
men. MIR. Field then gave several rea-
sons why he thought the Irish should vote
for Grover Cleveland. Stated that all
the Legislators should not be lawyers;
that they should be drawn from the
ranks of all classes, delivered high
encomium on the character of w. A. Clark
and Paid a glowing tribute to the rail-
road element in Livingston. He then
SAID that On his return from Georgia he
found that paper published here had
come out and attacked him and a nomi-
nee on the opposition ticket as creatures
Of corporation. He emphatically de-
MED that the railroad had any influence
over him more than giving him employ
ment at the present time. Mr. Field
then took up the county ticket and
praised each one as highly as his language
would allow. He then said few words
in conclusion, asking for the support of
the voters of Park county, and sat down
amid storm of applause.
The band then played selection. after
which Judge Savage introduced Judge
Luce to the audience as the .'Old demo-
cratic war horse of Gallatin county,
Judge Luce made a few facetious
'emarks which pleased the audience
nightly and put them in good humor.
lie bestowed few friendly pats upon the
'acks of the Livingston people as peo-
Die and as town. He then started in on
he tariff and talked about forty five min
ates, bringing up confusing arrays of fig
1res with great rapidity and with pleas
ng jocularity which kept the audience in
smile all through his speech. The Judge
8 we'll known speaker and his cavort-
ngs always amuse a crowd.
He was followed by District Attorney
Robert Smith, who was introduced by the
hartman, and who was received with APP
'lause. Mr.. Smith then started in by stating
hat the republican party was living ON its
raditions and had been waving the ''ensan-
uined garment for the past twenty
ears. unjust taxation is unnt cessary
axation" was the burden of Mr.. Smiths
peech. The surplus came in for its
hare of abuse. The Mills bill then oc-
upied his attention and he rehearsed the
urrent democratic arguments in an at
'active and taking manner which held
le close attention of the audience.
Mr. Smith brought his sneech tn n con-