Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-03-02
The Band Played Dixie.
a Thirt Dollar Reminescence Of
the Confeoeracy the Principal
Feature ;fYesterday's
Blew. Out.
In the Evening the Democrats
Run up Against two Repub.
lican Snags and Get
Wrecked.
DIR. REDD WELCOMED.
Myers aud Middleton Orate, DIR. Red.
speaks and Mr.. Dear Explains.

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Myers and Middleton Orate, DIR. Redd
speaks and Mr.. Dear Explains.
Tn. hand played "Dixi".n Why II,
il hat ihu democrats always demand
this ulr, southern air when circun-
stances have rut IN. IN IN The control
ofs brass band, isa question mat j.
worthy If some consideration, but ".
d'smis. it here and now, as opening
too " ihe "A field for the present limit {
nur SPACE. Bot. nevertheless, the
band played "D'xie," and the occa.
sion was tine return of DIR. Redd from
the Pacific cosst. A number of ladies
and gentlemen were on h.nd To give
ecldt to the occasion, and a the Attain
tie express rolled into the depot with
it, precious freight, the bard played
I'D Xie." Just why this demonStra.
tion was made is MT, and perhaps
never will b., cl"ar tn the people who
engaged in il. q "m, sold citizens OF
Mills City are con.ran'ly returning
home after Wits t. the Pacific and
Atlapiic coast, without being well
coined by thirty dollar rendition Of
Dixie" or any other tune. IL may
have been, however. on account Of DR.
Redd's reputsd correction with the
late legislature. 1t il true that he
was elected to represent the people of
Custer county In the senste Of the state
of Montana, that he took the oath of
Office rs such senstor. and upon one
occasion, the breach having been
opened by more daring statesmen, he
lifted up hi, v,ice IN the seDats
chamDer and called for the ayes and
nays on some u,stion thea pending.
His Request was graci ipu-Iy acced-d TO
bv the presiding officer and call OF
the hou-e ordered, but when the nam.
of Clusters senator was reached aud
called he WIS n dumb ~ the r.
verbal oyster. His fir.t effort hal
apparently exhausted him, aud there
aftr the walls OF the sen lie chamber
ech ed no more TO his resonant elo-
quence. If this was the moving cause
of demonstration # Yesterday fnre
neon and evening, we submit that 1t
was all lily conceived. as II was abor-
tive. but IL il "A well known axiom IN
the politics II this country that the
democratic patty can srfely lie relied
upon TO do the wrong thing at the
right time. and the faithful In Custer
county are no exception 10 the PARTY
at large.
Having received their d stingui-hed
guest, there was then hurrying TO
and fro of self constituted Committee
of arrangements to prepare for grand
demonstration 10 the evening. The
expense Of hiring the band had already
been incurred and there renisined the
necessity of incurring still further
liability for hall, and finds mutt be
raised. The afternoon Was spent in
s,lic.tiug contribusions to drfray the
expenses of the reception with-wesre
told-very Indifferent success. II re-
qulring something more than the soul
stirring strains Of "Dixie" to loosen
the purse strings Of many Of the lead.
ing democrats who held fixed ideas ~
20 the propriety Of the whole proceed.
ings, but there beinga gentleman ut
the head of the affair whose financial
responsibility was unquestioued. aud
as he doubtless gave his pers NAL guar
au,ee for all liabilities incurred. the
program proceeded by easy stages to Z
very unssii.tactory climax last night.
AT THE RINK.
As the time for the evening exer-
cIses at the Rink approached, the
crowd began 10 RatneS 10 the SPACIOUS
auditorium and when the proceedings
began there were about $50 people In
the house. some ffty Of whom were
ladies and more than half Of the re-
mainder good, stalwart republicans,
who % good citizens had accepted the
invitation ITO hear the other side"
The proceedings were opsued BY Mr.
L. G. Dear. who stated thst the meet
Ing was called mot that We were
dem ccnts," which statement wss
supernuous, % The majority prsent
were republicans, "but 10 show the
other sids ri the question and throw
some light on precinct No. 81" The
stygian darknsps Of precinct No. "a
pssmsd to trouble NJ. Dear greatly. =
hs excessively introduosd saoh
speaker with thaa formula. and finally
kook thu iob IN han6 hinneo1f. Tho