Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
DEM0CRAT1C club MEETING.

DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING.
Two Communications Laid Before The
Club-A Spirited Address.
In obedience to the call of the chairman
there was a full attendance at the head
quarters OF the Young Mems Democrat,
Club last evening. It was late when th,
club was called to order by Chairman
O'Farrell.
TWo COMMUNICATIONS
we're read by the chairman. One wa iron
Jas. MeNulty OF Anaconda inviting th,
members OF the club to the Anaconds
Democratic barbecue ON the 18th. Tn,
chairman said he hoped steps would b,
taken to secure full outturn OF the mem
beers at the occasion in question and en-
laIged upon the preparations made to in
sure q good time to all who would attend
The second communication was from
Mrs. w. w. Dixon referring to the fair to b
held this week in aid of the erection OF ths
Sisters school building and stating that
polls were to be opened for votes for the
Congress. That to her had been committed
the duty OF soliciting votes for the Demo
cratic candidate, and asking the assistance
of the club to
Make IT A SUCCESS
Mr.. Kenyon stated. in regard to the Ana
conda invitation, that il a sufficient con
tingent offered to go the Democratic Cen,
trail Committee would engage q band and
they would go down in good shape. He alec
adverted to the entertainment to be pro,
vided on the occasion, when about thirty
beeves would be roasted whole and a reg.
ular old-fashioned jollification would be
held He said the committee would like &c
have q definite idea how many would go. go
as to provide sufficient train room.
After discussion which took in q reference
to the fambeau club Mr.. Heyman is organ.
izing and the provision being made for
torches, it was decided to appoint Messrs.
Vest, Heyman, Eugene Kelly, O'Brien,
George Casey and DR.. tombstone as q com.
mittee to
MAKE THE NECESSARY INQUIRIES
6uu EOOuEu ~ WOuuCb0dy CtCDlEik u6AU q
list Of those willing to go.
It is desirable for all who contemplate
accompanying the party from Butte to
notify one of these gentlemen at the earli-
est moment OF their intention. It will be
necessary to get to Anaconda on Friday,
about half-past IL.
On suggestion of Mr.. Koch, Messrs,
Kriegbaum, Will Clark, Harder, Jerry
and Robert Tanner OF Walkerville
were appointed q committee to visit Walk
Meaderville and South Butte to get
delegations from those places.
The other communication then came I'D
for action, and after several motions and
Messrs. Koch, Vest and H. l..
Frank were appointed a committee to
the communication and solicit
sTIRRI ADDRESSES.
1t was now late and there was little time
left for speaking.
MIR. Macarthur was called upon and made
q brief address eulogistic OF W. A. Clark, as
the Democratic nominee for Congress. His
were SO apparent that he did not
need to enlarge upon him before his hear
ers who knew him as well as he did. Mr..
Clark's interests and those of his hearers
were SO closely interviewer that he could
not iniure them without i~njuring himself
and no man was SO idiotic as to hint that
he would do 80.
Loud calls were made for Mr.. HARDER
who in response began by reference to
the tariff issues to which he had given some
He regretted that he was not
able to discuss the matter as fully as he
lilo fhof ouorsnr NJ C1-k.. IL
to discuss the features of the
Mills bill and to
IMPRESS ON HIS HEARERS
that it was drawn in the interest OF the
Democratic party to place everything on
the free list calculated to injure the people
of the North and to retain the duties on
everything in favor OF the South. He had
instanced placing wool on the free list. But
Mr.. Harder asserted that taking off the
duty on wool would, by admitting wool
to mix with our own in the man
ufactures of this country, increase the
of the domestic article, thus
it's price and furnishing addi-
tional labor to the laboring classes. Mr..
had made the assertion that the
duty On sugar was untouched. There never
w ~ O VR AuC 1OuuCUlOH OIL
sugar was next to that on wool the great
est on the whole list. He declared it was
rot the wool that grows on the backs OF
sheep that the people OF this camp were in.
terested in but the price OF the flannel
WORN ON PEOPLES BACKS.
That was what concerned US. Mr.. Carter
had declared that if Mr.. Clark were sent
to Congress he would be in favor OF free
lead. The absurdity of this statement was
to everyone. Who was more inter-
ested in the price OF lead in this Territory
than Mr.. Clark, and to whom could the
duty of guarding the interests OF the Terri
tory in that article be more safely conf1ded
than to Mr.. Clark? He thought there was
comparison between the two gentlemen.
One was a business man who had devoted
his lifetime to the accumulation. of g.
fortune in mining and other businesses that
aided in the Territory's development. The
other was a lawyer, with no mining inter-
ests, no practice acquaintance with what
formed the of the Territory. The
~ENDEAvoRED TO Make CAPITAL
out OF the fact that Mr.. Clark had fore
closed mortgages. The speaker had NO
knowledge OF the fact that he had, if it was
a fact, but asked what men took mortgages
for-to allow them to lapse when due? Who
of his hearers would expect to mortgage his
house OF his land to another man and not
have it foreclosed if it a not taken up
when due? Mr.. Clark as q business man
protected his own interests, and no
one could point to a single unlawful action
of his in SO doing.
He then passed in review the gentlemen
on the local ticket. and compared them in
diligently with their opponents, showing an
intimate acquaintance with the past records
OF the candidates on the Republican ticket
and ventilating many OF their weak points.
A SHOT AT DNGEvoN.
Before closing he referred to a report OF a
meeting in Centerville 10 the Inter Noun.
tain, il which the candidate for Probate
Judge, Judge Dingevon, had tried to give
Mr.. Clark a black eye on the labor ques.
ton. He had heard Dngevon speak, be.
fore he was a candidate for Office, in terms
OF the highest praise OF MI. Clark as an
employer. Dingevon had been in Clark's
employment and he was sure that he had
never been overworked, il anyone else had.
But he sees defeat staring him
in the face and he wants to
do what L. can do in his petty way to de.
feat some one else. But his puny effort
would be as futile as that OF a fly to hurt
an elephant. Mr.. Harber's remarks were