The new North-west., 1889-09-27
THE CARTER MEETING.
THE ELEMENTS WERE AGAINST us.
BUT THE CROWD WAS THERE.
Two Foreible, Logical and Convincing
Speeches and Plenty of EnthuslasIn.


IN his able and characteristic manner talked
protection. and Repubicanism for full half
hour lie concluded with All appeal for he
hepublican county ticket, citing The injus-
tlce that has been done Tie ousted officcr,.
The sacrifices they have made in rcluquisl,,ng
other avocations TO enter public service and
The duty the people to reinstate them.
Mr. Catter's introduction was the signal
Tor storm of applause. Without preIlmin-
ary remarks he entered at once upon Ills
arra'gn'nent of the Democracy. And how
he did arraign ii! He reviewed its inconsis-
tencies, derided lis pretenscs and threw hot
shot into the camp of its arrogant leaders.
lie spoke in favor the Constitution, though
calling attention to its several defects. He
thought we could not afford to forego State.
hood for the single reason that the organic
law is imperfect. He referred to Montans's
llmltless resources and enlarged upon the
duty we owe ourselves to protect and de-
velop them. He submitted that the Repub.
lican party was the one organization that
fostered- and ~encopr rsRfhretf w1iat' int 1Jem:
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ton. He held that party responsible for
Celveland's hostility to silver, scored 1t for
its admission of Mexican lead free of duty
under ruling that made the inspection of
the imported metal fraud and farce, re-
feired to Montaua's tremendous loss through
this aid pointed with pride to The
advancing market under the rul-
ing of the present administration
that requires the inspection To be made with
the same care and in the same manner as
practiccd in commercial Transactions. In
this connection he explained how the Cleve-
land administration admitted foreign wool
practically free Of duty by means If a
farcal ruling classifying machine touched
wools MS "wastc." The difference between
the two parties, so far as Montana's resour.
difference between life and blight. Leaving
the subject Of the depressing influence Of
Democratic domination On Moutanas every
natnra! resource, he instituted compari.
son of the present and recently passed ad-
ministrations in the matter of issuing
land pateuts. lie showed how un-
der Gleyeland's reign Montana received
an average Of about six hundred patents per
year "Mark the change, If you please" lie
continued. II have here report Of Acting
Commissioner Stone, dated the 9Th day of
July, when the administration of President
Harrison had been installed but brief time.
We lind from This report Lhey are issuing
patents 70 the people of The United States at
The rate of 800 per day now. The pro rata
for Montana will be G,O00 per annum. Go
over the history of the Democratic party in
its dealing with Montana and you will find
that Its rule was marked by either ignorance
or malice. Knowing these things our people
repudia,ed that party OF the polls last fal by
an unprecedented majority, and our Demo-
cratic friends come forward this year and
say 1--WE ale in favor of protection ourselves
and our party is sorry for its mistakes"
After showing up The claim of the Demo
cratic party TO support this year because
few men to catch votes now assert the party
is really protection party, the speaker pro-
ceedod to explode the Democratic claim for
the credit Of having voluntarily admitted
Montana into the Union in the following
words: at is well known that President
Harrison while III the Senate had given ex-
preston to fervid frendliness for this great
Northwest. 1t was believed tina. he would
in all human probability call and extra ses-
sion of Congress for the purpose of giving to
these Territories the full measure of long
deferred justice. In short the Democrats
could no longer keep the Territories out
Of the Union and from motives of policy, /:
undoubtedly seems, to make virtue of ne
cessity the party leaders determined to ad.
nit thc new States and then under'ake at
the first election TO deceive the people by
making them understand that The new COM
party for their very existence. Forov two
months the party caucused. The party lash
was cracked over The Leads rf refractory
members Of The Democratic party who
would not consent To our admission under
any circumstances. Finally the Omnibus
I'LL was prepared and attached as an amend
ment to the bill which President Harrison
had introduced in the Senate four years
prior for the admission Of Souti, Dakota.,'
Mr. Carter acknow ledgcL the faithful servi-
ces of Mr. Toole for this bill and the friend
ship and support IL received from Messrs
Cox and Springer, but finally disposed of
the Democratic claim to having secured ad-
mission by giving the result of the vote in
the House on the bills howing that, to
quote his own words. ''only 20 Democrats
admission, while l0l Democrats
actually opposed it by their votes and to the
credit of The Republicans be il said not one
single Republican vote was cast on that mo-
mentous day against the admission of Mon
tana."
The speaker then proceeded to consider
the Democratic claim TO support because the
Republicans had passed a registration law,
and made an effective appeal to the voters to
sustain an honest ballot and fair count.
He also dealt at length with the Democratic
claim to credit for having kept Mon.
tana ont Of debt. lie denied it emphatcally
and fronght facts aud figures to support his
dpnia'. lie aisn vigorously defended the
last Legislature against the charge ri tx.z
aud designated the appiop,ia.
tons for Boiler Inspector Mine Inspector
and the Australian law as expenditures en-
'irels just itiablr.
In conclusion he rfnlcd The Democratic
charge That the Republican is the party of
the aris'"crscy, and cited The humble origin
anh early struggles of such men as Ijncoln.