The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-11-02
THE BURLE1lGH SPEECH.
a Few Facts and Figures
Inteligently Disposed
of in an
E,oo,,ent and Honest Man.
ner by a Gifted Repub-
lican Speaker.

neI ny q 0AAS~
lican Speaker.
As Mr.. Burleigh arose to speak, the
audience was convulsed with loud and
continued cheering. When the cheering
had subsidized, he said:
Mn. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLE
vEs: We have had the pleasure of lis
teuing to very able speech from Judge
Wade, who for nearly 18 years has been
prominent figure in the public life of
Montana. I wish to commend that
sneech to the careful consideration of all
who heard it. He has stated clearly and
/. couvincingly many of the statistical facts
of our history, tending to show the i'm
nregnable position of the republican par
ty and its stand upon the economic ques-
ticns in this campaign.
On Tuesday next the people of the
United States will exercise
THEIR SOVEREIGN RIGHTS.
Every citizen on that day will be king.
No matter how humble his calling or
how plain his clothing, his expression of
opinion at that time, as indicated by his
vote, will be equal in point of determin-
ing the policy Of the government, with
the wisest or the richest citizen of the re-
public. Loud and prolonged applause.]
It therefore behooves you, fellow citi-
zens. to give careful thought to the effect
Of your votes upon the welfare and fn-
ture destiny of our common country.
Our democratic friends tell us we are
CITIZENS OF 4 TERRITORY,
that we cannot vote at a presidential cleo
tion, and for this reason our votes are OF
small importance. While this is strictly
true, we are not in any degree factor
without importance in the body politics.
In point of intelligence and ability to dis
:riminate upon great questions OF na-
tional polity and expediency, we think
we are not behind the
VERY cH1EFEsT
If the American people. Great applause. ]
In this country public sentiment is mold
ed from the returns of the ballot box;
though some of our democratic friends,
notably in Ohio and Indiana, have es-
sayed to stultify this fair expression Of
nnlitical sentiment by methods which ul-
timately must prove as
DISASTROUS TO THEIR OWN
party as they are subversive of the popu-
lar will. The admission of Montana into
the Union is consummation devoutly to
be wished. Our opponents assert that,
to attain that most desirable end, it is i'm
perative upon the people of Montana to
themselves into accord with the demo-
cratic party; in other words, to elect Mr.
Clark, their candidate to congress. Now,
my fellow citizens, can one Of you in
form me how the election of Mr.. Clark
would aid us solitary iota in securing
admission to the Union? Tell me, my
friends,
WHAT MIR. CLARK COULD DO
in that direction. Have we not for foul
years successfully sent Joseph K. Toole
to congress, and has he not had seat IL
the house of representatives, controlled
by the democrats? And what has he
done looking towards the admission o1
r. s,,<wC1roo1 met
bill for this purpose, which, being re
ferred to the proper committee, has re
mained in its hands till this day, and
there it
WILL REMAIN FOREVER.
Has Mr.. Toole ever once raised his voice
in congress to advocate the admission o
Montana? The congressional records
say he has not. And yet they have th'
effrontery to tell us now that, in order t.
bring about this desirable end, we mus
elect VIM. A. Clark! may say to yo'
that it was not Major Maginnis' faul
that, during his incumbency as Montana
delegate
HER ADMISSION WAS NOT
attained; but he was certainly at faul
that he never put forth an effort in tina
behalf. Peradventure, also, it is not MI
Toole's fault that Montana was not I'D
mitted while he was delegate; and fo
the very excellent reason that he belong
to party which, for NOR
than thirty years, has bee
OPPOSED TO THE ADMISSION
OF the Northwest Territory or any POI
ton thereof as sovereign states.
1t has been the traditional policy Of til
democratic party, ever since the found;
ton OF the government, to oppose the &C
mission of the states. The same polio
dominates that party today. See! q
our eastern border lies Dakota, in ars
standing third among the states and te
ritories of the federal union. She has
population of 64O,OOO. She has IL scho
domain of 6,0OO, 600 acres of land, wort
$ls,O0O,000. Her assessable property
valued at 320,O0O,0 900; and there are II
oOoOOO of property not included in tn
assessment. She has
MORE MILES OF RAILROAD
within her borders than twenty-ti
states of the union. OF the census