Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-09-30

Operations commenced in the early
afternoon for the raising of the pole,
and under the supervision Of Judge
Schwartz IL was safely planted about
4 O'clock, and u little later 1t was
decorated with the stars an stripes to
which was tackled a piece Of white
muslin bearing the names OF Cleveland
aud Thurman; this was no doubt con-
sidered necessary, the national ensign
having been adopted by the republi-
cans for their campaign banner. Some
how the bandanna and the noble
Roman who brought IL into n%otoriety,
appear to have been eliminated from
the democratic campaign. Shortly
after dark the booming Of An anvil
battery gave notice that the grand
ratification meeting mi about TO con-
vene, and a crowd Of perhaps one hum
dred people gathered at the corner Of
, Main and Seventh streets where the
pole 10 planted. II was evident, how
ever, that there was some hitch In the
proceedings, and the crowd after wait.
ing about an hour for somebody to say
something, began to depart. A little
ripple of excitement was caused by a
republican present making two bets Of
500 each on the election of Harrison,
but "a this was not calculated TO fire
the democratic heart, a messenger was
dispatched summoning c. II. Middle
ton from his cosy flreside, to rally the
unterrified. We refrain from comment
on the singular fact of leading demo-
crat having to be sent for on an occa-
sion of this kind; he came however in
response to the urgent summons and
found SO meagre an assemblage that
he doubted the expediency of attempt
ing an address. Thus matters stood
until the band engaged for the
masquerade st the rink, were secured
to play a tune, which had the effect of
once mor assembling a crowd of per
haps fifty people, the majority of
whom We're republicans. Meanwhile,
Mr.. T. T. ID. Andrews, of Texas, had
been persuaded to make an address,
and abnu; . o'clock Mr.. Middleton,
Mr.. Andrews and DR.. Redd clambered
into q lumber wagon on the corner
and Mr.. Middleton proceeded TO adj
dress 1.-THE people of Custer county" in
q speech of not more than five minutes
duration, winding up by introducing
Mr.. Andrews. We shall not attempt
any extended notice of Mr.. Andrews
speech as we are satisfied the gentle
man spoke under some restraint and
without preparation. Mr.. Andrews
Is a ready aud fluent talker, using
choice language and speaking freely
and without hesitation. His remarks
were characterized by u very evident
desire to do justice to the glorious his
tory of the republican party and
whenever an allusion of this kind was
made, the hearty applause that fol-
lowed showed clearly that the major
ity Of his listeners were republicans.
During the coures of his remarks he
very vaguely sdverted to the tariff,
the surplus and did some little sums in
mental arithmetic TO elucidate the
democratic idea OF these Issues, but
his speech WAS much too tame for the
local democrats and they allowed him
to perorate without applause. One
Missouri democrat in the crowd found
the u Of the reporter, aud into il
grOwled. nm be id II don't like tC
see n man either one thing or the 9th.
er. If that is the kind OF democrats
you got In Montana the party has got
a mighty poor show" Mr.. Andrews
undoubtedly was honest in his
appreciation Of the services Of the re-
publican patty and save hat he per-
mitted himself e make the remark,
able assertion that "Groyer Cleveland
was the grandest political figure thai
ever illuminated the White House" HI
came very rear telling his democratic
hearers tibet they were engaged in 1
hard and useless tussle. With
graceful and flowery allusion to thu
climate of Montana and expressing
the belief that he was quite likely 4
take up his residence here, he closed
was assisted from the i'm provlse'
rostrum, and the great depocrstr
celebration YVES at IN end. A numbe
of prominent democrats were conspic
uous by their absence and the Who'll
affair had the appearance of being Ill
advised and premature.