Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-09-20

t"e ace ri lh" .N'fTs q ug-'HLt-u
over Ia, y".r'7 v1t. H...g ,4-
croacfel sumsvhat Du Mr. Taje's
time, the hon. Martin rlosei an px-
cscd nsy raubiIg and asutless
speech with fiDwery rsrerJtiou, ond
withdrew nom the ,t,ge aud the hall.
Mr., Fairfield thea Introduced Mr.
To1le, who came forward and ureued
his ramarks by al Acknowledgement
Of the reception given him, which he
said convinced him that the old-time
democracy Of Custer county was once
more in the saddle. Such a suggestion
brought with II recollections of
Woo ey's Ranch end smile crept
over the audience like a ripple on a
pond. Mr.. Toolt then excused him.
self for falling 10 receive the unterri-
fiet during the day, nn the plea of ex-
cessive fatigue, and lien entered into
discussion of the campaign. He al
luGed 10 the stbtaIn,It made by the
1nter-Mnuntain chsIging that the
democratic ceulral committee had pre-
pared pamphlet attack ug Mr.. Power,
and denied the truth vi il, and said
that Mr.. Power would not be made
the subject Of any personal attack dur
ing the campaign, but during the
course Of his remarks on this subject he
took occasion to make more than one
sly dig at the gentleman that was
worse than an accusation. Following
the Muginuis line Of argument he dug
up the dry bones of prehistoric Mon
tsus and wen, over he same ~. und
that the Major had covered, without
exhuming any new or startling propo.
sitions aud finally reached modern
history ana "the infamous registration
law" which he said Ci.flanchised
more people in Custer county than in
any other county in the territory.
Had he known that Custer county has
registered from 100 TO $50 more votes
than were cast at the last election. he
would probably have not made this
n sertion, tho one cannot look for
much consistency in democratic
stump orator. he said that il ought to
have been called "au act to disfrau-
chise the people Of the frontier" and
urged is hearers to vote for democrat
ic members OF the legislature, who are
pledged TO wipe ii out. he then
drifled into q dissertation on the sill
yer question, end claim, d that in 1873
Il republican administration had dealt
silver the iirsi ard only stab ii had
ever receiSrd-guite overlooking
Grover Clrvelaud'. famous prouunca-
memo, Il recon mend the suspension
uf TIE c'r'pul.ul coinage Of silver
do.lar.." Next lac gave chapter cn
lead and OF course fixed il all right for
the democratic party. Labor received
his attention next aud he ac'uslly be-
came emotional when be dwelt upon
upon the har9shils enforced upou the
laboring mau. Stateio God vas bis next
theme and According 10 his story no
one but himself va cOncerad in the
admission of Montana; tut like Ma
ginnis, he dealt only in generslities
sDd fought shy of facts connected with
the vote, where only 20 democrats
voted for admission and lOl voted
against 1t. After payin some a,ten-
ton TO Russell b. Harrison and Tom
Carter he executed the same remark
able flip-nap that Maginnis had and
landed square on protection platform
with both feet. Ii Is worthy CT note,
however, that he never said wool once,
nd Msginnis but once. He was not
at home on the subject Of protection,
however, aud quickly left it TO tell
how much the people Of Montana
owed the democratic party for the
Louisiana purchase, AN act OF the
party that had made Montana possi-
BILE. He said the democratic party had
been the friend Of the oppressed Of all
nations except at homel aud the
champions Of liberty everywhere lex
cept at home). To conciliste the for
eign vote he jumped into the Know
Nothings," an organization that
passed out OF existence generation
ago, and abused them with much
vigor and wide range Of expletives.
Ii was evident that ne too was wait
ing for the train" and rather anxious
that it should arrive. ~ at ten minutes
10 ten he took advantage OF q freight
engines whistle and drew bis remarks
10 close.
There 10 but one thing to be said Of
the two speeches, and that is that they
utterly failed 10 treat OF facts or REQ
ords. They wsw "full Of sound and
fury sigpifyiUg nothing" and lsft the
audience In very .unt,lled stale. Az
compared with Cartsr's mastery pre-
ssutation Of ths issues Of the cam
paign, they were NJ darkness to day
light. Like a circus. the best part Of
the performances was on the outsiie.
We favor the full and unli.pited coinage
| Of silver as OF gold--Ihe Montana state
Democratic Platform Of 1899.
| IVECOWMENU THE suBPENkION m