Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-02
WONDERFUL WORDS.
Nothing But Words and Empty
Words ano One Word was
Sly Sam,
And Middleton-He Had the
First Word-Fortunately for
the Other Word.
BOURBON BUSCoMBE.

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Taiy In AIlopathic Doses.
The democratic meeting last night
was something that the party we're not
quite prepared for; il came too soon
, after the Clark demonstration which
with it subsequent consequences rem
dered good many of the faithful a
trifle indifferent to political meetings
for few days at least; on this ac-
c0unt-at least we will be charitable
and presume that 1t was Oh this ac-
cOunt-lhere WAS the smallest audi
ence that honored any meeting In this
city this fall, gathered at the Rink last
night; not more than one hundred
people were present when the speak.
ing began au1 many OF these stole
away before II ended. The stage was
decorated with Messrs. Bullard, Mid
dleton, Allen and Merrill, OF Miles
City, and Sam Word, of Helena. The
ceremonies being opened with Il -elec-
ton by the band, Chairman BullaId
arose and in few words Introd uced
Mr.. G. II. Middleton, announcing that
he would speak on the tariff. Mr..
Middleton ia his opening, TOOK excep.
ton 10 this, on the ground that the
! YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL had said
early IN the campaign that be could
not talk tarll. The audience were
LEFT 10 believe that this assertion of
ihe JOURNAL Was true for The speaker
did uvi attempt TO di,Uuss the merits
VI the faulfgu".tDGH Ia ANY OF his sub
sequsnt remarks. H. uaeE proUeeged
with a birtory Of what the republican
Iariy claimed To- nave done for the
couury, which included the success
fdl prosecution OF ,he war for the
Union, the emancipation ul slaves, aud
the enactment of the protective tariff
This led him up to the war debt,
which hp said was nearly paid, and 10
the surplus, which he said could not
be touched, but the latter statement
was made with such evident regret, rs
TO be almost comical. He then turned
hose on the Tree whiskey business. but
receiving n round of applause from ths
fellows who followed Clark around
Tuesday night, and who evidently
thought free whiskey was not the
worst thing in the world, he dropped
that subject by gravely announcing
that he was not here 20 discuss these
matters. Statehood next received bis
attention aud Ia discussing IL he made
the remarkable statement that Mon
tana would have been admitted two
or three years ago If 1t had not been
for the republicans. In this connection
We shall have TO ask Mr.. Middleton to
produce proof that the republicans in
congress have by any act of theirs
conspired to keep Montana out Of the
Union. Having seen in q recent issue
Of the New York Herald, the state
ment that certain college professors
had united IN the belief that = tariff
WAS wrong, he presented this to hi,
bearers as "A good argument against
protection, when be, ~ well as every
one else, knows that more impracti-
cable set Of men does not exist than
college professors, and that their
opinions are utterly valueless on all
questions of practical import. Adopting
their assertion that tariff was legslized
robbery he again bid adieu to the tariff.
and took up the county ticket. Under
this hoad he brought up w. A CLARK
and eulogized his recent address In a
manner that was too fulsome 10 be
pslatable. He claimed that Clark wa.
gentleman and scholar that he had
worked hard shoveIing something into
a sluiCe box--no--that was in the
speech delivered at the Maoausen-it
was something in that strain, how
ever, and went TO show that Clark had
been good able bodied hand at man
ual labor, had afterwards struck il
rich, and therefore ought to be elected
TO represent Montana In congress.
HAVING disposed OF Sir. Clark. the
speaker said that IN the regular order
OF thngs, the next candidate he would
come 10 would be himself He declared
himself to be too bashful to do the sub
icct full justice, but by dint Of sppllcs-
ton he oyefcame bis bGshfuness, aud
gave himselfa n very excellent send oil.
Taking exception to what the JorH-
NAL had said about the imposslbIiity
OF remedylng the laws he was willing
10 undertake the task but In the next
sentence vecred round to the JouR-
NAILS position that II was impossible
30 do Il In one session. In endeavor-
ing TO strengthen his own candidacy
hs a lawyer, he derided the idea Of
sending N stoclkman 10 the council but