Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-18
The People of Missoula Turn
Out En-Masse to Hear
Them Speak.

| oAo oo"h on0 otToose wore h0 up Win DOr
fires, and anvils were fred to notify th
people that the battle Was on.
Unquestionably the most enthusiast
crowd that ever greeted political speake
in Missula gathered at the hall this evenin
and not soul was disappointed when tn
meeting had adjourned. People came il
from the country for miles around and ex
pressed themselves as we'll paid for thei
trip. No two men in Montana enjoy
greater degree OF popularity in Missoul.
and Missouls county than Messrs. Tool
and Pemberton. Before the speakers hat
entered the hall the room was crowded. tt
overflow with the best and most substan
tial people OF the community. Fully one
third OF those who desired to hear the ora
tors were unable to even secure standin,
room.
The meeting was called to order BY Johr
Bonner, Esq, who announced the object O
OF the meeting and introduced Hon. Thoi
c. Marshall, who, after few brief remarks
introduced Mr.. Toole whom he prophesied
would be the first governor OF the great
state of Montana.
After paying the city of Miseoula some
deserving compliments Mr.. Toole spoke o.
the inpt rtance Of the present political
fight, which was being waged with such bit
terness by both parties. He then spoke
briefly Of the constitution soon to be sub
mitted to the people, and c..mmended it to
the favorable consideration OF the voters
He spoke OF the administration OF the
Democratic party fer nearly twenty years
in Montana, saying it was that party who
had given the people clean and economi.
cal administration. The speaker then
scored the members of the last general as.
sembly for their extravagance in increasing
the salary Of the county officials in theface
OF public sentiment and in defiance OF the
law.
'The registration law" he said, 'sheuld
have been entitled an act to disfranchise the
voters Of the frontier OF Montana. That
law, he said, would lay burden OF from
ten to fifteen million dollars on every
county in this territory. The people were
asked to secure records OF the two parties
and see which one was most calculated to
enlist your sympathies and support on the
first day OF October next.
The question OF the admission OF Mon.
tana was then referred to, and the manner
in which the bill introduced in 1886 for the
admission OF Montana was pigeon-holed
by President Harrison, who was then
chairman Of the committee on terri.
tories and when an amendment
was offered TO the bill to admit Washing
inston territory, which was then on it's
final .passage. Mr.. Harrison again arose
and objected to it on the ground that it
was not wise to admit two new states at
once. So Mr.. Harriso1 and his party was
directly responsible for keeping Montana
>,ut OF the uLion for two long years. He
then told his hearers how New Mexico was
in the bill by which the north
west territories were about to be admitted
when thirteen years before, when Stephen
B. Elkins was delegate, the Republicans
pledged themselves to admit that territory
because it was Republican. and to-day it is
The platform Of the party was then dis.
cussed. and especially the silver plank.
He told how the Republican party, in
1873, demoralized the white metal. "Now,
said he, 'if they are such friends OF this
metal why did they stab it, why::did they
not take some steps to restore it? No,
my friends, it remained for Richard Bland,
q Democratic congressman from Missouri,
to introduce bill whereby not less than
two, or more than four million dollars.
might be coined.
Allowing tribute was paid to Major Ma
ginnis which was met with round altar
round OF applause. The alleged friendships
OF the Republican party was here referred
to, reciting the history OF the passage OF
the Scott exclusion act and how the pres.
ent attorney-general OF the United States
had placed such an Interpretation upon
that as to practically annul the act and
allow the Chinese free admission into the
country. After q short resume OF the
ticket the speaker submitted the floor amid
the widest applause.
Hon. W. Y. Pemberton was next intro.
duced and made one Of his characteristic
and iniuitable speeches which kept the
house in rounds OF applause. His thrusts
at some OF the Republican orators OF this
were the source OF much laugh.
ter.
He spoke at length upon tho boast of Mr..
Carter that all the good, virtue and integ-
rity was to be found in the Republi-
eau fold. He paid the highest OF
tributes to the laboring men and showed
The iallaey Of the republican argument OF
The question of the labor interests always
being under the especial guidance and pro. |
seetion Of that party. He told about how
ae in company with Mr.. Toole, had been
On the trail Of Thomas Henry Coates in
Fergus and Meagher, bnt that Thomas
Henry being very smooth, had SO far eluded
Them, and the last time heard from was in
The Bitter Root valley, but We will proba- |
9ly strike tbs trail again tomorrow.
understand he will be here tomorrow |
night and want you to note and see il he
aays any thing about the senate substitute
n which the copper interests struck in the
all. know he will tell you about the |
Mills bill, but want you to notice and see |
low he gets. around that copper corner.
After referring hrieay to the ticket and
,ommsading il to theiaithiul confederation
If the people, he asked for their support,
Tot only for himself, but the vhols state
,icket. Allowing tribute waspaid to Nom |
ANA, and the speaker retired amid
applause.