The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-26
Major Maginni. Address.

Ia0lee and gentlemen, tellOW cltlZens OF
! the capital city, or conventlonally speak
ing under q strict construction of the new
constitution, fellow citizens, at least, of the
temporary capital of Montana: L thank
you sincerity for this kind and enthusiastic
| greeting. Coming to you. as Mr.. Toole
and my self do, from a tour OF the territory
We return from the outlying counties,
which L have every reason To believe will
he the scenes of our political triumph5, to
the field OF q glorious and, | hope, success
full struggle for victory in our own county.
Ii would be strange IL the shadows which
for so long have darkened this spot on the
political map of Montana should not be
| driven away by the flames of democratic
enthusiasm that are burning up, like forest
fires, all the withered leaves aud scattered
twigs and worn out and dried up
fallacIes which last years windstorm
piled np in the democratic woods on
the e,,6 west I. side ..,ss Of the ,,d range; Il
triumphs which flush the skies of the cas-
tern counties and the aurora boreals
which lights mp the northern armament,
and the sunshine on the south, should not
Danish republican night and make Lewis
and Clarke bask at last in the MONDAY
beams of democracy. never was so much
mistaken in public sentiment in all my
life, il this is not democratic year. IL
can trust to judgment which has
had the benefit of some experience, the DO
litical tide, whose ebb carried us on the
rocks of defeat last autumn has turned and
is floating the democratic ship into the har-
Dor of success, and leaving the piratical
craft which, under false colors. entered
our ports last year to drift and founder In
the Quicksands of defeat IL began to
come our way when in January our caucus
at Washington decided to admit five new
ststeG it continued when We returned q
democratic majority 10 the constitutional
convention, and it will reach its
food when, on Tuesday next, we ride
safely into port and hang out the gsrlands
of victory from the jiD boom, on which the
governor rides, to the stern post on which
the constable sits. (Applause.l This is
good } ear, my friends, for IL to come
round 10 US. This 10 year when, as the
chairman said, the territory drops the
chains OF political vassalage; this Is the
year when she puts on the robes and
crowns Of state sovereignty, and, linking
hands with her sisters, the other thirty
eight glorious states OF this Union. with
her three new companions, she goes into
that grand company, 70 keep step with
the nation, 10 the drum beat Of her own
sovereignty and the music of her own gov
eminent, forever forward, through ali the
ages upon the road Of happiness. pros
perity and glory, (spplause) and not
withstsnding what has been said from this
platform by people at home and road,
We owe that 20 oW democratic friends
in the senate and house of representatives
al Washington and to the then democratic
delegate. who will be the first governor of
this new state. (Applause.l he will fol
low me and tell you the story IN all Its de-
tails, and, IL you ask for IL, give you line
and proof from the printed records of the
congress itself.
IL myself was an eyewitness sort of
voluntary ally 70 him in the struggle-snd
l can testify TO the truth OF thai which 1
know. might tell you, IL chose to re-
veal the condolences Of hospitality, the con-
versstions Al hich took place across the so
| ciAl board the words that passed In private
conversation, that the sentiment of the
stives, and especially the most OF
| the candidates of the Republican
house for speaker. was dead against the
| admission OF Montana and the other terri
tones in the last congress. They had two
reasons for IL: First they wished tn. glory
u REBOUND TO the republican s1ministra-
ton. sud second, they wished 20 force a
crisis In which the president would be re-
Qulred 70 call an extra session Of Congress
IL was an open secret in Washington that
the whole sentiment of the republican par
y was against the passage of the Omnibus
Dill. and it was whispered the leading
member nom one OF our leading territories
| was the messenger that ran between Indi-
annapolis and Washington TO Instruct the
people there that the bill should not pass
until MI. Harrison came in Zap
very best authority that owing
70 the surprise and disappointment Al
| Indianapolis at the passage OF that bill. the
president was required 20 recast his in
sugural message (Appls1se No. my
lnenas, Ior tnls great boon upon which We
Are ABOUT 70 enter, our gratitude and our
thanks are due 20 the democratic member.
| % MI Springer. and especially 70 Mr. Cox
that great statesman who recently passed
through Helena. spending an evening a.
my house and gave me AL the details OF