Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-09-20
THE TWO OR0MI0S
Maginnis and Toolc Amusc the Mile,
City People with 4 Song
and Dance.
a Shooting ind a Runaway add their
quota 10 the Interest OF our
Local Columns.
MA1ISNIs & TOOLE.
what They sa d to Our People Last Night

What They ~ Il to Our People Last Night
Yesterday was democrats day in
Miles Ci'y and the local henchmen
worked mufuiIy all day long in
erecting pyramids Of cord wood and
Kerosene barrels 10 The end that the
eye might he pleased aud favorable
imp'es,i N created in the minds OF
those who gstheren in the hall b
listen to the utterances Of the two
great apostles Of democracy, Martin
Mapiunis aud Joe Toole. During the
early evening liberal supply of fire.
works was donated TO the small boys
and as soon as II was dark the bonfires
were ignited and the pageant began.
1t was not until nearly eight o'clock,
however. that the triumphal process
zion started from TIE Macqueen house,
and II Is IN no spirit OF carping criti-
cism that We say tHdI 1t was not in
Keeping with the elaborate street
d display. itcoI SISTED Of the hand fol
lowed hy one carriage In which the
august orators reclined, followed by a
disorderly squad # about doz-n dem
ocratic syn pa hizers on f'of. The
line OF march was enlivensd by the
burning Of the bonfires, the flight OF
rockets end other firew rks and the
booming of anvil-. and in due time the
Rink was reached. Here tue audiences
were quickly seated and rather un-
expected wait followed, the interval
being filed In by the hand. AT the
conclusion of the overture, there filed
onto the stage Messrs. Msginnis and
Toole flsnked by John fairfield and
Geo. II. Milbnrn. Apolh"r selrcticn n
by the band followed aud at its con-
clusion ,,.r. Fairfield took the stag.
and work, of an Irish story on tn,
crowd which fell rather fiat. Reaiiz-
ing Then that his function was to in
tToduce the speakers of the evening h'
I rcceeded to introduce "a. the mex
member of congress irm MopiGna
the Hon. Martin Msgnois.
The Honorable Martin is nothing I
not politician, and he Immediately
proceeded to show This by attempting
TO ingratiate himself into the good
graces Of his auditors by enquiripg-
"Who says Miles City is dead WhC
sGys that il l. dull?" and in hssty con
tradiciion Of whoever might dare q
say "In he referred to the magnificent
demonstration Of the night. But al
no one seemed disposed to take ISSUE
with him Oh these points he passed OF
in his theatrical style and alluded t.
the great light OF victory that wa
burning In the great mining camp be
yond the range. or course every bod,
knew that he alluded 10 Anaconda
where, under Marcus Daly's despotit
rule the votes Of a small army Of EN-
ployees are 10 be delivered in bulk 3
the democratic party and sure enough
in the very next breath, he directed
the attention Of his listeners TO Ana
couda, with a registry OF 1850 vote
and only $50 republican. He pauseI
for the expected salvo Of applause, bU
with the knowledge of the despoti
tyranny there enforced, and the appre
citation that $50 of the vaunted demo
cratic majority were ignorant dagos
none were bold enough to give eveI
the sanction OF encouragement TO sucl
proceeding by applause, and with al
effort the suave Marin gathered him
self together and proceeded, by assur
ing the audience that be expected a
much from the Yellowstone valley
In order to square himself for another
start, he urged his hearers not TO be
llsve the story that the democracy o
Montana had its origin IN the lsf
wing Of Prices army, which proposi
tion be denied most vebemently. B
then entered into an exhaustive dis
quisitIon OF the early days Of Montan'
during which he took occasion 10 sbus'
Col. Sanders roupdly and question hi
bravery, conveniently emitting Z
mention Col.sandcrs' experiences Will
the thugs and murderers Of those days
In which he achieved reputation 10
personal bravery NOT second TO the gal
liant Major Msginnis. He next elec
trified the audience by stating that b
did not come 10 Montana ~ n poliil
clan, but allied himself with the de-
mocscy aftsr his arrival. IL would
have added TO che interest OF the occs
sion n he had told what he did COM
for. ss the people Of Montana certainl
know him In no other field or calling
Perhaps he came here for his health
lie had. he said, maintained his den