The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-17
Toole and Pemberton Accorded a
Rousing Reception by West
Side People.
On the Trail of 7. n. Carter. Who
is Looking for Votes in the
BIttes Root.
silver Bows TAmmany Club Has an EN-
thusiastic Meeting-IIlegsi Registrs-
ton at Butte.

TOT Ile reception OF JOccpu n lOOic anu
W. Y. Pemberton, whom it was announced
would appear and address the people on
the political issues of the day, at the opera
house this evening. The noted visitors az
rived here to-day at 1 O'Clock and were met
a-delegation of -eftfseAs-st the depot.
Before darkness had fairly settled over the
town the streets were lit up with bontires
and anvils were fred TO notify the people
that the battle was on. PROFESSIONALLY
the most enthusiastic crowd that ever
greeted q political speaker in Missoula
gathered at the hall this evening and
not a soul was disappointed when
the meeting had adjourned. People
came in from the country for miles around
and expressed themselves as well paid Tor
their trip. No two men in Montana enjoy
greater degree of popularity in Missoula
and Missoula county than Messrs. Toole
and Pemberton. Before the speakers had
entered the hall the room was crowded to
overfiOwIng with the best and most sub
stantial people of the community. Fully
one-third of those who desired to hear the
orators were unable to even secure stand
ing room.
The meeting was called to order by John
Bonner, ESQ.,, who announced the object
of the meeting and introduced Hon. Thos.
C. Marshall, who, after q few brief re-
marks, introduced Mr. Toole, whom he
prophesied would be the first governor of
the great state of Montana After paving
the city of Missouls some deserving COM
pliments Mr.. Toole spoke of the import
ance of the present political fight which is
being waged with such bitterness by
both parties. He then spoke briefly of the
constitution soon to be submitted 10 the
people, and commended il to the
favorable consideration Of the voters.
He spoke of the administration OF the
democratic party for nearly twenty years
in Montana, saying il was that party
which had given the people clean and
economical administration. The speaker
then scored the members of the last gen.
eral assembly for their extravagance In
increasing the salaries of the county
officials In the face of public sentiment ard
in defiance of the law. The registration
law he said, should have been entitled an
act to disfrRnchise the voters of the frontier
of Montana. That law, he said, would lay
a burden of from $40, ,0o0 to SIS. 900 on every
county in this territory. The people
were asked to scan the records of
these two parties and see which
was the best calculated TO enlist your sym
pathies and support on the first day of Oc-
tober next The question of the admission
of MoltRns was then referred 70 and the
manner in which the bill introduced IN
1886 for the admission of Montana was
pigeonholed by President Harrison, who
was then chairman of the committee on
territories, and when an amendment was
offered 10 the bill to admit Washington
territory, which was then on its final pass
age, Mr.. Harrison again rose and objected
to il on the ground that it was not wise to
admit two new states at once. So
Mr. Harrison and his party, he said. was
directly responsible for keeping Montana
out of the Union for two long years. Mr..
Toole then told his hearers how New
Mexico was eliminated from the bill by
which the northwest territories were about
to be admitted. Thirteen years before,
when Steven b. Elkins was delegate, the
republicans pledged themselves TO admit
that territory because it was republi-
can and to-day it is democratic.
The platform of the party was then dis
cussed and especially the silver plank. He
told how the republican party in 1873 de-
nOnetized the white metal, Now" said
he, .'if they are such friends of this metal,
why did they stab itP Why did they not
take some steps to restore itp No, my
friends, it remained for Richard p. Bland,
democratic congressman from Missouri.
to introduce bill whereby not less than
two nor more than four million of dollars
might be coined" A glowing tribute was
paid to Major Msginnis, which was met
with sound sfter round OF applause. The
alleged friendship of the repub-
lican party. for the workingman was
again referred TO, reciting the
history of the passage of the Scott exclusion
act, and bow the present attorney general
of the United States had placed such an in
depreciation on it as to practically annul
the act, and allow the Chinese free admis-
sion into this country. After short re-
sumo of the ticket the speaker retired amid
the widest applause.
Hon. W. Y. Pemoerton was next in-
trOdueed aud made one of his characters
TIC and inimitsble speeches, which kept
the house in round of applause. His
thrusts at some of the republican orators Of
this campaign were the source of much
laughter. He spoke at length of the boast
OF Mr. Carter that all the good,
virtue and integrity was to be found In the
republican fold. He paid high tribute TO
the laboring men and showed the fallacy
aF Tho hIfc.,, st.. .sr..
of the labor interests always being under
the especial guidance and protect n Of
that party. He told about how in CO. psny
with Mr. Toole he bad been on the Trail OF
Thos- Henry Carter in Fergus and Mea-
CHER, but ThOs- Henry was very smooth
aud had so far eiuded them, and the last
time they heard of him was In the Bitter
koost valley, ''but we will probably strike
the trail again tomorrow. / understand
be will be here tomorrow night, and
want you TO note and see If be says any
thing about the senate substitute
bill. in which the copper inter.
est is struck in the face
know he will tell you about the Mills bill,
but want you to notice and see how be
gets around that copper corner.- After re-
Il to the faithful consideration Of the peo-
pie, he asked for their support. not only
for himself, but the whole state ticket
glowing tributs was paid to Montana and
the speaker retired amid laundering sp
plsuse-
silver Bow Registration
BUTTE, Sspt- l6.-lSpecIsl to the Inde.
pendent mo further steps have been tn
ken in the matter Of the Illegal registrs
ton OF NJ. J. Rowan, mentioned in thess
dispatches Sunday, and the attempt q
make political capital out Of il will fail
Rowan registered under the fmpres
sion that the naturalization Of hi
father, made him, the son, q citizen
such, probably. was the case, but Rowan
spoiled his record BY declaring his inten
ton 20 become citizen before the clerk Of
the district court, Immediately after BIZ
release on bail He is young man whs
hss resided in Butte for many years, and
his right to vote has hitherto been unques
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