Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-13
poUsING DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN
THE NORTHERN SUBURB.

listed loT Vhe war; Inc meeting wa
called to order by VIM. Adams who mr.,
sided throughout and in q happy an
f~eIicitous manner introduced the yariou
sneakers OF the evening.
COL. W. Y. PEMBERToN
was the first speaker, and the wav h
scored the Republican party and called i
to task for its mismanagement OF the gov
eminent, as well as for it's misdeeds. was +,
caution. He assaulted the poor old hull
until every timber in it's rotten platform
fairly squeaked, twisted and swayed, anc
the entire fabric threatened to go 10
pieces. The speaker reviewed the condi
ton Of the country while under Republi
can rule, and then compared it as it now
is, the result OF a brief four years
of Democratic rule. When the
Republican party went into power
the speaker said, no country on the earth
possessed such q dominion as the United
States. This domain, however, he said, has
been wofUlly cut down, and enough OF its
broad acres given away to railroads to
form four states the size OF Montana Terri.
tory, and was attempting to give away
more OF it when Grover Cleveland was put
at the helm and made the railroads return
millions OF acres because they were not en-
IlblOu w ~ UAN "OuNo COIuDol Uu6Lu 10 re-
turn more before he got through with them,
The Republican party, he said, was
FOND OF POSING
as the friend of the workingman, but during
all the years OF it's power it failed to pass a
single law that was for the benefit OF the
laboring class. On the contrary, every act
it passed was calculated to help the rail-
roads and other ~monopolies, and was to
the injury OF the poor man. Harrison, who
now is crying Tor the workingmen's vote,
while in the Senate, voted fourteen times
against the bill for the exclusion of the
Chinese, and by 80 doing voted fourteen
times to turn loose the food gates of
Chinese pauper labor and o%verwhelm the
American workingman with a class
Of labor against which he was
powerIess to compete. Now, as
an excuse, his friends say he did not know
any better and ask the workingmen to en-
dOrse his action and ignorance by their
vote. The California delegation in the Re.
publican national convention opposed his
nomination because OF his record on the
Chinese question, and De Young notified
the convention that if nominated, Harri-
son would be unable to carry the Pacific
coast states, especially California. But be.
cause Blaine could not get the nomination
unanimously it was decided TO nominate
his toy, his watch charm, Benjamin llarri-
sou. Long before Harrison was elected TO
the Senate, the speaker said,
TIE GALLANT OLD RoMAN''
made a speech in that body against unre-
stricted Chinese immigration, and called
attention to the evil which would certainly
result unless such immigration was checked
in time. Cleveland's record, continued
Colonel Pemberton, was clear on the Chi
nese question. He was opposed to Chi.
nese immigration strongly and %unequivo-
calIy. So was the Democratic party, he
said. 1t was a Democratic Congress, the
speaker said, which passed a measure to
stop Chinese immigration completely, and
it was a Democratic Pre- Iident who signed
it, after a Republican Senate was forced to
concur in the measure. This, the speaker
thought, showed plainly which of the two
parties was the real friend Of the working
men-the Republican party, which stands
on record az the friend of the Chinaman, or
the Democratic party, which is opposed
to the Mongol heather. Harrison, as the
FoR A RAILROAD
with a salary OF $40, ZOO a year, says that
a dollar a day is enough for a ~workingman
and to compel the laboring man to accept
this princely reward shouldered his musket
to force him into an acceptance. The
speaker then reviewed the attitude of the
two parties on the tariff question and
showed the beauties OF this high protection
and it's benefits to the laboring men OF the
country. Through it's tariff system the
Republican party has amassed a surplus
of $50, 600, 600 which is locked up in the
national treasury, and o informs the
country shat it is for the eountry's benefit
and prosperity that this vast sum is
boarded aud allowed to remain idle, in
stead of circulating among the people to
when it belongs. Everything the laboring
man uses, the speaker said, Was taxed.
Even the Word OF God was taxed, as a tax
OF 20 per cent. was levied upon Bibles,
while under the same wise system OF taxa
ton playing cards were admitted free OIL
duty. The speaker then reverted to the
TERRITORIAL AND COUNTY TICKETS,
and paid each a high compliment. In speak
ing Of Mr.. Clark he said any praise on his
part would be useless, as his hearers knew
the gentlemen as we'll as he did. Mr.. Clark's
interests. he said, were his auditors inter-
ests, and any measure that he might favor
while in Congress would necessarily be for
their benefit, as Mr.. Clark could not repre-
sent himself without representing them.
Mr.. Clark, all knew, the speaker continued,
came to the Territory d poor man and
through his own unaided exertlons
attained the high stage OF prosperity
he now enjoys, and attained in the very
midst OF the people whose suffrage ne now
asks. Mr.. Clark, he said, was as much a
part OF Montana as the very mountains
and rivers OF the Territory. His every in
terest was conferred here and 1T was but
lust and natural to suppose that he would
not favor any measure calculated to injure
himself. After dwelling atgreater length on
Mr.. Clark's candidacy and his fitness ior
the office, the speaker closed by referring 10
the candidates on the county ticket, all OF
whom, he said, were
ABLE, UPRIGHT N CONSCIENTIOUS
gentlemen, in every respect qualified for the
positions for which they were nominated.
He freely interspersed his remarks with
wit and auecdote which accentuated the
speech and gave it additional vigor and
snice. Throughout the entire discourse he
was followed with rapt attention and was
frequently and loudly applauded and at
the close WAS accorded such q STORM oi
applause and demonstrations OF salts
faction and appreciation as is seldom &C
corded any speaker.
THOMAS COURTNEY,
candidate for Representative, was next in
PRODUCED and received d perfect ovation as
soon as he appeared on the platform
Like the preceding speaker he reviewed the
history OF both parties and gave ms per
sonal experience OF the benefits OF proGe s.
ton to the Iaborirg men. be being a native
of the strongest protected state in thu
Union, Pennsylya1his mia .o In E grs 81 the % ~ap,
workers of that state, and said 80 wei
were they protected as to be on the verge
OF starvation, and yet, the epnhilca
say, they are better off than tb'
workingmen Of foreign countries; Mr.
Courtney spoke at some length a nc
exposed the sophistry 90 oa 20 5 a.
lude the people OF this country INTO I'M
belief that the war tax, s. creation OF al
emergency, was still longer necessary wne d
the emergency which created it a passed
He then paid q glowing eulogy to III
and in a clear and com ,rehensive manne
showed that gentle@an's peculiar mines
for Delegate and called upon his hearers e
accord him their heartiest and unquallhe'