Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-18
had 7HB RIGHT RING.
Speeches Such as Please the
True Democrats and Arouse
Their Enthusiasm.
Speakers Who Preached the
Real Old Democracy With
the Bark Or.

what might be called ga bird" OF a meetin
last night at the Democratic headquarters
The hall was Gro ded and the audienc
listened a~ttentively to the speakers. whit
were continually interrupted by applause
The meeting was called to order BY
ChairmanP P. ]. Giliigan, who opened will
a few appropriate remarks, urging thos,
present to do their duty at the comins
election and vote the straight Democratic
ticket. He then introduced Hon. II. L.
Frank, who urged the club to consider the
Importance OF having the w~orkingmen rep.
resented in the next legislature and con.
gress. He said that the reputation Of Mar.
tin Maginnis was well known. That he had
represented the people Of the territory at
Washington for years, and Was a man who
had anational reputation, and could al.
ways be counted upon to look after the
workingman's best interests, and also to
see that the gold monopolists OF Wal
street were foiled in their efforts to iniure
the silver interests. He concluded by
showing that the Democratic ticket was
made up OF men who had only the best in
terests of the state and county at heart,
and urged the people to do their duty at
the coming election.
Hon. John F. Baldwin was the next zen.
tleman who addressed the meeting. He
gave a comprehensive historical review OF
the Democratic and Republican parties,
and showed how the Democratic policy
had ever been in the inter est OF the work
ingmen. He showed in q clear manner
that Grover Cleveland's administration
was the best since that of the immortal
Lincoln's, and stated that il the
people had had their way
Cleveland would be president to-day. He
also spoke OF the money that was expended
by the Republicans to elect the present in
cumbent OF the presidential chair, and also
the fine work of Matt Quay and other shin
ing lights of the Republican party.
He then entered upon an able discussion
OF the tariff question, and showed in q clear
mi that the Democratic position on
that subject was not free trade, al is repre-.
sented by the Republican politicians and
press, but a reform reducing the tariff on
the necessaries OF life and increasing it on
tie luxuries. He showed that the only i'm
portant issues OF the day were tariff reform
and the rule of the people. He next briefly
referred to the Republican samples OF
craftsmanship such as the whisky Ring"
'Star Route Frauds, Pauper Labor Con-
tracts" etc. He said he could not see how
the celebrated WAR Horse of the Republi.
can Party" wen his name unless it was
like the war horse Of the age OF chivalry
who scented danger from afar. Here, he
said, was a man the Republicans were put
ting up for an important Office who had
been defeated so often that he must be
possessed OF the cheek OF a government
mule to aspire to represent this part OF the
country at Washington, and he had no
doubt that the Democrats would send him
to the wall October LIST. He then showed
in a clear manner why the citizens who had
the good OF the state at heart should unite
in supporting Hon. J. K. Toole for gov
ernor on account OF his being a man OF
great experience in l~egislating, and one who
understood the power to veto, and
although he Republican candidate, Tom
Powers, was a thorough business man, yet
he was a rich autocrat, and would not act
in the interest of the working class, and
therefore unfit to hold the responsible
position OF governor. He briefly mentioned
Hon. Martin Maginnis, the Democratic can.
COhSEC56Iuhu, duu 6uOW6U GUdUu6
represented the best interests
OF the people. Then the balance
of the Democratic candidates were
and shown to be capable
men who would do their duty at all
hazards, and again he urged all true Demo-
Gratis to do their futy or October 1 and
everlastinely wipe out the corrupt Repub.
1t had always been the history
OF every great victory, he said, that con-
was one OF the most important
therefore he desired the people to
act together and predicted q great victory
in the coming election il they did. He
with a few remarks on the ~registra. |
tion law, and said that every citizen should
consider himself a committee Of one to
gee that there was no fraudulent reqistra-
tlon, and asked the club to make q study
Of the "Australian" system Of voting.
Hon. Thos. F. Courtney was the next
He said that be was DESTROYS OF
explaining the Dmocratic position on the
law. He said that the Re-
press had represented the Demo- |
81 opposed to it. This they knew
was false, as the Democratic party did not
oppose the law but desired it modified for |
it's present form it had many objection.
able features. az any other new law was
liable to have. He said the only desire of
The Democratic party was to remove all
mpediments to voting, as that was the
right OF an American citizen. He
also showed how the Republicans had mis- |
the Democratic position on
chat question as we'll as well as on the 1
voting system. He stated
that should he be elected to the legislature |
his position would be for the purity of the |
Hot 10 a~-otrlol h. ~.ol.-- Il
glorious Democratic victory the first OF
october and thought there could be no
ioubt but Montana would enter the union |
rs a Democratic state.
Hon. Charles j. Rogers was then intro |
1uced. He said that though he had only |
been in Montana a short time, he IVES as |
much interested as anyone in witnessing |
he success of the Democratic party. He |
that the Democratic platform |
avored the free coinage of silver, while
hat oil the Republican party opposed it,
stated that it was a w~ell-known fact |
hat free coinage helped the miner by Civ. |
ng him higher wages. He also showed in q |
manner that the Democratic party |
las always been the champion of the |
.yorkingman, and ever the friend OF the op-
He next briefly mentioned the |
act that the Democrats were the real
riends OF the Irish, and that the attempt
II the Republican managers to secure their
rotes by putting up Power and Carter !
would prove fruitlsss, as Irishmen could |
lot be caught in that way. |
Chairman Gilligan then made a few re. !
aarks. and the meeting closed with three |
heers for the Democratic party. |
Park County Democrats. |
Livingston special to the Independent OF
september IS: The Democrats OF this city |