Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-27
A ROusing Democratic Meeting
There Last Night.
LOCAL HITS WELL STATED
The Echoes Aroused With the
Hearty Cheers.
MORE DEMOCRATS MADE

L
h II Burlington, as the Republicans say, is
rs Republican camp ,iast night Democratic
trally at that place was the cause OF resur-
recting number OF old-line adherents OF
Democracy whose existence was unknown,
as more enthusiastic and better attended
meeting has not taken place in the county
during the present campaign. Another
thing it also did, it made more Democrats.
The meeting was held at the school house
and the larae room was packed. Leo
Marcus, president of the Burlington Demo-
cratic club presided. The first speaker
was
1 J. F. FORBIS,
| who delivered ringing address and made
a most excellent impression upon the
audience. He addrs ssed. them as working
men, and said that notwithstanding the
claims of the Republican party as being the
friend of the laboring man, it has notproved
itself as SUCH and brought the question
right home to his auditors as he compared
the two'county tickets and asked them upon
which the laboripg element was represented.
| The convention that nominated the Demo-
cratic ticket, he said, had not been clique
nor representative OF a faction, but had
| been a purely peoples convention, governed
by the desires of the majority, and the
| majority being represented
BY THE LABoRINGMEN;
| they were given the majority of the Offices.
1t was the duty OF the laboring men OF the
county who constituted nine-tenths OF the
population, to elect the ticket, and if it
| should be defeated the workingmen them
selves would be to blame and not the
Democratic party. He assured his hear
ers that the remaining elements OF the
party would support the ticket, and would
do everything possible for it's success, but
| that without the assistance OF the laboring
| classes success could not be attained. ''If
you want the ticket elected" the speaker
said, ut @evoiJes upon you to see that 1t ls
PROPERLY SUPPORTED.
| The business and professional men are
in the minority, and unaided cannot
achieve victory. You have all the repre-
sentation you asked for, and even more,
and the work is yours TO do. We will do
our share, and if J ou do yours great and
glorious victory will be ours. 1t is q labor
ingman's ticket and it's election will be to
your glory and it's defeat to your shame.
| Embrace the opportunity and you will
have share in the management OF this
country's affairs"
Mr.. Forbis then referred to Mr.. Clark
aud paid that gentleman
GLOWING TRIBUTE
which evoked the heartiest applause. The
speaker stated that he did not appeal to
the sympathy or prejudice of his auditors
and would not assail nor defame any man
on the other ticket, but simply asked for
| the support OF the Democratic candidates
| because they were entitled to it and worthy
| from the head TO the bottom OF the ticket.
| All were representative men he said and all
capable and honest. The candidates
represented every calling and profession
and in this particular was eminei tly
peoples ticket.
He then touched upon the tariff question
and advanced many and strong arguments
| why the tariff should be reduced and a
reformation inaugurated according to
Democratic ideas. The speaker was
| frequently applauded and closed amidst
| the greatest applause and enthusiasm.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
CO.. Macarthur, the candidate for Sheriff
was the next speaker and being miner
and working man, he said it would be un-
| reasonable to expect a lengthy or brilliant
speech from him. He then reviewed the
| ticket, and as he dwelt on each candidate
presented his claims to the audience and
gave reasons why they should support
him.
l Mr.. McArthur's style OF speaking, and
his directness pleased the audience as he
was libarally aDplauded.
| W. P. Forbis, candidate for treasurer,
was called for, and in very brief and terse
speech presented the merits OF the ticket
and gave good sound reasons why it should
be supported, especially by the laboring
men. He excused himself for not being
able to entertain his hearers better, on the
grounds that he was a miner and not a
| speaker.
| Other short addresses were made by
John j. Haggerty, candidate for assessor;
il. Fl. McQueeny, the next county commits
sioner; J. W. Murphy, candidate for public
l administrator, and Thomas Doyle, candi-
date Tor constable. All spoke plainly and
| to the point and made many friends, not
only for themselves but for the entire ticket.
Being Iaboring men and addressing labor
ing men,
SYMPATHY EXISTED
between them and their audience that would
have been absent had they represented
other walks in life. They were Justify
cheered and applauded.
| Mr.. Courtney, nominee for representa-
| tive, also briefly addressed the audience on
| the questions involved in the present cam
paign, and pledged himself, if elected, to
legislate not for any class or section, but
| for all parties and localities to the best OF
his ability and judgment. He was loudly
applauded.
| w. J. Penrose was the last speaker and
but few moments were required to place
himself in full sympathy with his audience.
He explained the workings OF. the present
high protective tariff by local application
and advanced the most convincing argu-
ment why the tariff should be reduced,
backing up his statements with facts and
figures that carried conviction with them.
He also showed up the hypocrisy of the Re
publican party in posing as the friend OF
the laboring man, inasmuch as all OF its
| legislation had been
| FAVORABLE TO THE RICH MEN
and monopolists and aimed against the
working or poorer classes. The Republican
press without exception. he said, was in
variably opposed to the laboring element
and labor organizations and that whenever
a mining superintendent was found who
compelled the men under him to patronize
company stores, board at company board
ling-house or worship at company churches,
it was always also found that he was a
Republican. The speaker then referred to
the labor troubles that occurred in this
camp year and half ago, and read COM
ments upon the same from Republican
papers, all of which were favorable to the
capitalists and denunciatory of the Miners
Union, which insisted upon
A MAINTENANCE OF STANDARD WAGES.
Even the Inter Mountain" the speaker
said, endorsed the structures OF the outside
press and yet to-day theowner Of the paper,
Lee Mantle, was candidateon the Repub-
lican ticket and was asking the support OF
the workingman, claiming as Republican