Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-07-18
Delegate Carter in Town
En- Route 70 the Cheyenne Re-
serve he Pulses for a Few
Hours in Miles CITY.
He Talks About Territorial Poll
tics and Predicts Republican
Successes in the Fall.
AN INTERESTING INTERvIEw.

AN INTERESTING ISTEI,VIEW.
How the Delegate Is Giving his Personal
Attention to Perhaps the LiVcst Question
In Custer County-The Removal OF the
Cheyennes,
Thomas III. Carter, of Helena, dele.
gare to congress from Montana, was IN
town yesterday and spent few hours
on his way in company with Joe Scott
to the CHEYENNE reservation. He ex-
poets to reach Helena again on Sum
day.
The mission of Mr.. Carter to the
reservation is TO investigate person :
ally the ground of complaiut of the
settlers on the reserve, who urge the
removal of the Indians. There will
be number of senators and members
ofcongrrss in the territory during the
summer and fall, and Mr. Carter de-
sires 10 become thoroughly acquainted
with the matter and laying il before
the members Of congress as they pass
along, secure written expression of
opinion In the premises from them In
order II at be might be better able 10
apply for removal of the Indians
when he shall 20 10 " ashington.
a JOURNAL man waited on the del
egate yesterday at the Macqueen, and
asked his opinion of the republican
chances Of success in the coming con-
test in the fall. Mr.. Carter said: al
think the republican party will uu-
doubtedly be successful this fall. The
Issue of free trade or protection is still
the live question which will figure up.
permost in the campaign; besides this
there are now other and local influ-
ences, which will operate favorably y
for the republicans.
"Last fall the republicans mad
from the stump certain promises to
the people, each one Of which has been
faithfully kept, and the conditions
which they declared would exist fol-
lowing republican successes have all
appeared. They declared that the
wool market would be active, and
wool commands good prices. This
year IL brings six cents a pound more
than it brought last year. They said
that the miuers' wages would still
continue good, because with protec-
tion there would still be an active de-
maud for lead. a prediction which has
been fulfilled They said that Mr..
Harrison, If elected President, would
make all his Montana appointments
from Montana citizens, promise
which has been literally regarded
Aside from the protection afforded by
the administrations enforcement NJ
the protective laws, President Harri.
son has shown by his appointments {
full appreciation Of the intelligenc,
and integrity of our people, selecting
citizens of Montana exclusively to I'll
all federal offices in the territory thu
far provided for
"The democratic platform of foul
years ago pledged that party to a lik,
policy. The contrast between tn,
good faith Of the respective parties 1,
very clearly shown between the actor
of Presidents Cleveland and Harrison
Cleveland sends us a governor frou
Kentucky. Harrison gives us on,
from Beaverhead county. Cleveland
gave us a chief justice from Tennessee,
and associate justices from Louisiana
and Texas. Harrison appoints chic
justice from Madison county. Cleve.
land appointed Indian agents from al
over southern and eastern states, Har
rison made every appointment in th,
Indian service. These contrasts car
be continued throughout the Who'll,
range of appointments thus far made
"Another consideration which vii
largely influence votes to the republi
can party is the amount OF influenc,
which republican representative
could have at Washington with a re
publican President and congress
Montana needs appropriations fol
many things, for irrigation, for in,
stance, and many other things and
these could be better obtained by re,
publicans than democrats.
mo-" continued Mr.. Carter, 81
think the republican party beyond
doubt will be successful. The quertior
is, whether the people will ratify tho
course Of the administration In III
strict enforcement Of the tariff laws
To vote the democratic ticket is to in
dicate change Of sentiment on tb,
tariff question.
Speaking OF lead protection, MI
Carter said; Last fall the demo
cratic candidate for delegate 10 con
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