Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-25
A FALSE

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The "signs" that II bases this doubt.
ing prophecy upon are the '~'encourar-
ing reports" from eastern Montana.
While this kind of talk may 90 d 'wn
In the western portion Of the state,
where ny dint Of highly colored press
notices." the tour NJ the democratic
candidate In the Yellowstone vsllay
has been Tsde 10 appear Rs n con.
tinued ovation, we who live In east
srn Montana know that ifthe esteemed
Miner has no more substantial f'un-
dation on Viii n tn base it's assertions
of democratic success than those
quoted. II will find itself the most
bssaly deceived and hsdly mistaken
p liticsl prophet IN the whole coun-
try. In the first place there is a total
lax of organization snd enthusiasm
or the part Of the local de,nocrats ir
this campaign. Take for example our
own county. Judge Dixon's engage
ment 10 sIesk ere on the 18th # this
month, and which by the wsy was
hi. fSst speech Ia the campaign,
though known to everybody who read
thu papers, excited 50 little interest
that the distinguished candidate was
permitted to slieht from the train at
Miles City at s O'Clock In the morning
without ore democrat in sight or hear
ing to bid h m welcome, and 1t was
not until the sfternoon Of that day
tha' dodgers were circulated giving
notice Of the meeting. His speech
here did him nor harm than good,
ard though he was ~courteously ie-
csived by q fair sudience, he lever
hut once awoke them from the leth.
srgy into which his dry and ultra-legsl
a'yle Of o'atory plunged them. From
here he went 10 Glendive and spoke To-
. small and chilled audience, nor did
be ct Billiogs-where there was sup.
posed to be q feeling OF discomfort
avsinst Carter-Rsin q Joint by bis
own exsrtions, AID whatever might
have been accomplished in that line
by his friends. wss negativsd by his
cold, reserved and thoroughly un-
western manner. Wherever he went
In this section Of the state, he bowed
plainly that be was not 'of the p-o-
ple." 10 this he IL both honest and
unfortunate, but when the Miner or
any other democratic psrer tslks If
enthusissm for Dixon In eastern Mon.
tsps. they are simply drawing drafts
on their Imagination that can never be
b6bored.
Another instance Of democratic
apathy WAS apparent here yesterday
and the day before. Judge DeWclfr
and Bob Vivian were billed to speak
be'e on Thursday night. On Thurs
day morning Judg. Dewolfe arrived
snd found the hall In the possession Of
q Niger show. Being billed for For.
syih one night, the Judge sought to
swap dates and speak at Forsyth
Thursdsy night, returning here for
Friday. He urg, q this change on the
local committee before the wet bound
lin tied express came along, on which
ne desired to go to Forsyth, but the
local committee dissuaded him from
msklDgsuch an esrly stsrt-ten O'Clock
ON the plea that there would be two
or three freight trains going west dur
irR the day. Now, anyone knows
that a freight tram IL about as uncer-
tain a mean of travel as exists in this
country. 1t spends most Of It's time
on convenient side tracks and Is rs
Indifferent to schedule time ~ q vag-
rant school boy. The trains yesterday
were DO exception to the general rule,
and 10 consequence of the reuressei
srdor Of the local committee Judge
DE W spent the day and night in
Miles City aad lost his date a.
Fo-.yth.
We have mentioned these things
With SEINE degree of detail and circum.
st~an:ialit, 10 order to show the Miner
and 0Ahar vesfern damocratic pupors