Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-31
BATTLING FOR TRUTH.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONTEST STILL
BEING WARMLY WAGED.

Two Important Meetings Yesterday-Mr
Clark at Livingstone-He and ,Jud.e
PembertOn Speak to an Enthusiasts
Audience - The Hon. Sam Word
Arouses Great Enthusiasm At Mis-
souIa-An Excellent Speech.
LIVINGSTON, M. T., October 27 Especial
10 the Miner. MIR. Clark came in tbi,
evening on a caboose, the timely appearance
Of which saved him from hard drive over
the range. He came in in fine condition.
and was met by Judge Savage and other
local candidates and citizens who gave him
cordial greeting at the Albemarle. No
formal torchlight procession nor pyrotech.
hectic display was attempted, because of
the high wind prevailing. The band was
out, however, driving lungs out against
Boreae.
Asplendid audience had assembled when
MeshTS' Sl''hh A0WuerIou anu Une local
celebrates entered the stage. There was
suppressed applause at first, but when
MR.. CLARK WAS INTRODUCED
by Chairman Savage, there was not only
applause, but cheers. Mr.. Clark, after
having paid a tribute to his audience,
branChed off into the local issues of the
campaign, pledgiug his support and work
Tor the right OF way to secure direct COM
munication with Cooke City by railroad.
He said, if elected, he would represent and
work for every interest of Montana regard
less of party. [Applause.1
The speaker then argued tariff with great
spirit and ability in substance as hereto
fore published. His reference to Cleve-
lands courage in meeting and forcing the
tariff issue was loudly applauded. Taking
up the Republican tariff bill, he showed
that any literature bat the English could
come in free, and he pointed out the alb
surdties OF such features, and suggested
that Halison would be glad to know
THE LITERATURE OF CHINESE
and other things celestial would be free.
[Laughter.l
AS to the Mills bill, his competitor had
claimed he would demand that it be killed,
and would kill it right there. Laughter.
This, Clark said, he would frankly admit
le himself could not covenant to do.
He used strong arguments, showing that
high protection did not protect labor, but
the millionaire manufacturers.
The audience warmly applauded Clark's
argument on the
CONTRACT LABOR SYSTEM
one OF the Republican iniquities repealed
by Democratic administration two years
ago. -az-'~s. .a..as
His argument on the trust business was
one OF the clearest expositions OF that
question yet made in this campaign.
Recurring to the early days of Virginia
City, he recalled the fact that -four had
been $1OO sack, and said thatfact had been
recalled by seeing -four sack on a banner
in the procession there in his own honor.
[Applause.] This, he said, was on the
trust principle Of protection, q feature
much like a snow-storm which blockaded
the camp and left consumers at the mercy
of the speculators. [Great applause.]
At the conclusion OF Clark's speech, War
Horse Pemberton wasintroduced by Judge
Savage.
JUDGE PEMBERToN
warmed himself into favor by biddingg good.
bye to the bloody shirt. He fairly brought
down the house when he said Grover would
get away with Chinese Ben. His next move
Was on the tariff issue. which he handled
in his usual popular and convincing way,
carrying the audience by storm. The
meeting adjourned amid great applause