Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-09-24

INDUCED La gs.st NiEht by Republican
NraInTa.

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DraIura.
. Foe r,puh insu bod their inning
lasr IiPEt-HI aglDr r.pua rnr if wa-
Notwithstanding tHo 1uraidl.ugu.pcgt
o. rrg Wrltler aG.acuGceut auiitEcs
assembled ~ gro. tJ. rplhDcau
s5eafr-s. =: uas Unt u"tI mute 3
o'ulork 'ha' tur inspiring srf4ius o.
tlr Fort E-ogh band were hcprd
~ -'l s!.iag tIr crowd of txpert "a,
al'.i'u's {! tie Etab, which wu-
Qlohly q -! &, il. u,nIo,t ,e4tn
cla .ity, Tie stage vps Lu1d .oalAp
decorated ny Tvsio,n.d lag, ana Ch ,
ne-C lanterns, aud IA the band fuished
ita opening sr'rgi1oa Co. sander.
Hon. r. G.. Power, Wm. Ferdon,
Nc. Collins, Capt Harmon, Juig-
-trev'li and DR.. Burlelph entered.
Mr.. Power being the iiis, ,reaker wa
appropriately Introduced 10y Mr.. Col
'ins a the next governor OF Mouta1s.
Mr., Power On beng introduced, ex-
pre- sed hls pleasure n; meeting the
people fMiles CITY IN such Plumbers
and rcufwd TO hls first visit 10 ths
city which wEs made by steamboat. a
husiness IN whicl be had BEEN largely
engaged In the anti-railrogd days Of
~" tarri'or. Since then the city had
Increased vastly in importsnee through
the medium OF the stock industry end
be expressed his bs-t wishes for Il.
continued prosperity. Rsvcrting TO
the all .bsorbing iopicof the campaign
he said that the erspub!icRn convention
at Anaconda had assembled bus with
one purpose, aud that wos 10 d. the.
brs' tl.ey could for the new state Of
Montana. The ticket they had nomi-
ratrd was The result of car,f1l c0nsid-
Grafton, ami in every instance the
oGice hg1 sought the Wsn. Tha nom
L oe- are uat pledged to any c'rp1ra-
iioH rr person and " clertel Will he
the .ervaut' Of he people o! The Who'll.
st6teand they will be in position To do
The pa pie adj the good possible. He
did rot tligk th7 smo could
he soit NJ The nominees oil
the ltmOcrotie party. In the
campaigns Of tho fa-t the dcmoc attic
payty ad accumaht,d votes thgt It
was iml q s,5le 20 cheek NJ, as no one
knew whe-e they came trom but un-
der the wise rcslr'cliUns Of our rev
election lawsthl. was no longer posi-, |
BILE, The coming contest wac reflex
ui the last one which was so nobly con-
tested aud 80 gallaDtly won. The ar.
guments which The republican speak.
ers had to present were the same as
they had presented lsst year aud in
the campalgns preceding, with the ex-
ceptiou II those referring to the sup
port Of The new election laws, which
ore SO great n protection 10 the voters
and which are championed by the re-
publican Iarty. The democrats are
TO these laws and thus far In
the campaign this l. the only issue
they have made that il worthy Of con.
siderstion. After a short discussion
Of the benefits Of the Australian law
aud the registration law, the speaker
excused himself from further occupy
ing valuable time that could be more
acceptably taken up by those who
were to follow, and closed with an ex-
preston OF his sincere qualification Of
the mannerln In which he had been re-
ceived.
Following 4 short selection by the
band. Mr.. Collins presented Mr.. VIM.
Ferdon, the next state senator from
Custer county.
Mr.. Ferdon on saluting the audi
ence, said that he did not intend to
make speech, but that he had desired
% talk to and look into the faces OF his
friends and neighbors. The rapid
succession OF this political contest 10
the last brought with II considera-
tlon OF the same questions that were 80
vital a year ago. Then, one Of the
greatest industries Of Montana, the
wool industry, was threatened with
extinction. Under the apprehension
of adverse legislation. wool hsd fallen
In value 10 IA or l6 cents. The demo-
crats had promised that while under
the provisions Of the Mills bill the
wool grower might not get ~ much
for his clip, a greater benefit would be
reached IN the cheapeping OF NIL
wooden products. Tho republicans
told you thnt the pending legislation
was rulnous 10 the wool interest but
that II II was vetoed by the people. the
ptice Of the wool growers product