Great Falls tribune., 1889-09-18

why the People should Elect Marti1
MauInn1s

why the People should Elect Martin
Maginnls.
In his speech here on Friday evening,
Hon. W. Y. Pemberton "went" for 7. Fl.
Carter III good style. Mr.. Pemberton
said:
Mr., Toole told you that we have been
On Mr.. Carter's trail. Well, we have
| tracked him around pretty we'll until he
skunk off and went down the Yellow.
stone. Laughter.] But Mr.. Toole will
be down there after him next week.
heard some strange stories that Thomas
told. Thomas is smooth Ephraim.
I4aughter.] He's slick as creased eel.
| lie. told people over here that # they
elected him every sheep they had in that
country would grow forty pounds OF
WOOL [Laughter.l And he told them
that they would get just as much fortheir
wool as they wanted. Laughter. When
he ~ rot to the mining districts he told
| ihem If they elected him lead would he
| live cents Il pound. Laughter Well,
\ Tommy Carter is q very clever man, and
Il man Of good ability; but how it shall
come about that the election OF Thomas
III. Carter to congress will reverse all the
laws of nature, am not able to discover.
Carter is peculiar man, anyway. lie
changes about once in II while. lie
changes his position. Sometimes he
1 doesn't want anything, and the next day
he wants it's so badly that he can't con
tam himself. Last fall, just before the
convention met At Helena which nomin-
ated Mr.. Carter, l met him in the Butte
court and l said to him, Il hear it re-
ported that you are going to be the nom
inee. Of the republican conventions; is 1t
so?" "No sir" he replied, 'it is not 50.
| won't have 1t. ] can't afford to take it,
can't afford to give up my law practice.
My practice is growing and profitable,
, and can't give it up to go to congress
and then come back and begin all over
again. l can't afford it, told him
< thought he was taking very sensible
J. view Of it myself -.
0 That was at the time when the republi-
S can candidate was not seeking the noml
v nation. Mr.. Clark had been nominated
:, on the democratic ticket, and Tommy
It knew that he would carry all before him
G He didn't want to go to congress, because
! he thought it wasn't a good time to star
is for congress. But he went to Helena
" and they brought some sort OF influence
to bear on him, and he yielded, gave III
g his law practice, gave up his business ant
J. took the nomination. Well, now yol
q know the result of that election. Yot
know that Tommy was elected, to hi
TO his great surprise, because three day
before that election came off, Mr.. Carte
\. had no more idea Of being elected thal
e he had Of being transmogritted into a.
T. angel, [Laughter.l Now it isn't so thi
l. wear. He didn't think he coul'
Ie POSSIBLY he elected last year; bu
le he is dead winner, he's Spokane
l. Laughter He thinks he is going to b
IF elected now with a whoop. You can
st nun him off. You can't get him out 9
% congress now He reminds me Of what at
le heard an Irishman say about calf. IN
N calf was Young, wee bit Of thing, an
ID he could not make it suck, and he SAID n
ID had to pull its ears to make 1t take mol
and had to pull its tail off to make it le
I'd 20. Mr. Carter has got hold, and II 700
ie q good deal of manipulation to make MI
st get hold. The republican leaders had
almost pull his ears off to do II; put n
rot hold, and tell you that on the 1lrs
day of October the democracy OF this tel
ritory will roll up such majority fe
lie Maior Mapinnis that it will jar Thomi
loose. lApplause] And that's the wa
N we're gong to "fotch him." as the niggt
=, said. We believe the the democrats
CT this territory and the people of Montar
We who highly appreciate the past service
Of Major Maginnis in congress will ele
nj him in preference to Thomas Carter,
M untried young man.
lat Major Maginnis has made as falthf,
ow able and efficient representative IN co
,c- cress for Montana for IL years as any a
trict in the United States ever had: la
H X plause.] | tell you, my te!low-cltmlzel m
lis % hat no district in this union was ev
~, H. reprpsented by more faithful publ
.y servant than Major Maginnis: Applaus:
Major Maginnis has proven his devotl'
to this country in fore front OF ma
bloody battles for his countrys flag. NJ
ior Maginnis has served this country
~ congress for II years, and during IN
the time, no man can point to single act
this his that was not in the interest," OF I
ion territory of Montana. Applause. !
ng- man, my fellow-citizens, can point to !
NV time when he ever asked Major Maglnn
fnl while he was in congress, to attend to a
tee business IN the city of Washington IL
he did not Immediately go and 40 90.
Major Maginnis is gentleman Of a6ill
of ohle TO take care of the interests OF Mt
tana in congress as a member of congre
with right to vote with the represen
uld tiyes from every districtin this union, 9
of he is the gentleman we propose to jar
Carter loose with. [Applause.l
edy TICK IT 42758,