The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-11-01
THE PEOPLES CHOICE

idenced by the Burst of Enthusiasm
rs that Greeted his Appearance in
:, this City Thursday
IS HISTORY OF PARK COUNTY.
=! If there fingered in the mind of an
one doubt that the people of this sec
i ton remain loyal to the principles @
II the republican party and its popula
/ standard bearer, it was surely removed
S by the grand and spontaneous ovation
e that was rendered Thomas. H. Carter OF
Thursday evening. Owing to delay o.
the west bound express Hon. Joseph M
Carey failed to arrive until late in the
evening, but this in no wise dampened
' the ardor or abated the enthusiasm
, clearly showing that the interest OF the
occasion centered IN the present and
: coming congressman from Montana.
The streets were illuminated by the
brilliant display of rockets, Roman can
dies and bonfres during the evening
and until the procession formed in front
of the headquarters of the Park county
} republican club on Park street. Every
: available torch was quickly utilized by
the eager crowd who We'd with each
other in their efforts to assist in honor
ing Montana's peerless representative.
The procession. headed by the Living
ston band and the carriage containing
the orators, proceeded through the prin-
cipal streets to Fowlie's hall, where ev-
cry seat was occupied and the aisles and
all the available standing room literally
packed with the immense crowd assem-
bled. The rush was SO great that it was
with difficulty the speakers and repre-
sentative republicans of the city made
their way to the stage.
The stage was elegantly draped with
American flags and the national colors,
while the following appropriate notices
ere displayed upon the walls: "The
Home Market the Best Market" "Pro-
lection to Manufacturer, Laborer, the
Ballot and Home," "T. H. Carter, the
Champion of Montana's Interests The
stage was occupied by the following per
sons: Hon. James S. Thompson, Hon.
Charles H. Stebbins, VIM. NJ. Wright,
DR.. w. T. Collins, l. Orschel, George H
Wright, Arthur Miles, Allan r. JOY, H.
j. Hoppe, George T. Chambers, A. Z.
French. D. N. Ely, O. E. Lamphear, j.
B. Amin, Charles GARNER, F. a. Krie
ger, George j. Batchelder, James Nc
Cartney and d. P. Ranken.
The meeting was called to order by
S. Deutsch, chairman OF the republican
committee, who in an apt and telling
manner introduced Hon. Thomas H.
Carter as the first speaker of the even
ing. The announcement of Mr. Carter's |
name provoked an outburst of applause
that continued for several minutes, after
which the speaker said:
two years we are assembled to consider
those questions pertaining to govern
mental affairs. And it is in just such
meetings as this that the forces origi-
nate which go to make the laws of our
country. The people of this state are
discerning and reflective as much SO as
in any portion of the Union. The cam
paign of two years ago was evidence of
this. Prior to that time the territory
and the nation had been under demo
cratic control. But during that time the
democratic party had utterly failed to
perform single act affecting the terri
tory Of which we could feel proud. IN
der that administration .our greatest
product silver-had been knocked down
to the lowest point in its history, and
lead had deprecated from S. to $500
per hundred. In this connection the
speaker called attention to the claims of
the democratic party that it was a
friend to free coinage, and clearly por- {
trayed the insincerity of that claim, by
calling attention to the fact that the
party had never attempted to pass any {
legislation favorable to silver. On the G
contrary, Grover Cleveland in his mes 1
sage had recommended the immediate (
of silver coinage, and |
nad appointed secretary of the treas I
lry who was an avowed enemy of that t
metal; that the democratic party in ma '
,ional convention at ST. Louis had unan- \
mously endorsed Cleveland and failed l
% utter single word upon the ques- ?
ion of silver in the platform enunciated. r
It was then that the discernment of the S
people led to the reputation of the dem +
'cratic party, both in Montana and ma "
ionally. p
He next called attention to the OBJ C
truction policy pursued by the demo- v
rats in the session of congress just &
losed, and showed the absolute neces- d
ity of just such man as Thomas B. b
Reed to meet the emergency. The dem le
crats insisted upon anybody but Reed, p
nd revived the cry Of "anything to beat p
irant." They wanted some conciliatory ic
erson as speaker in order to defeat all il
egislation by refusing to vote and then W
aising the question of no quorum. But W
speaker Reed met this attempt of the Il
by noting the presence of te
who were present but failed Ii
0 vote, and thereby secured a neces- di
ary quorum for the transaction Of the fl
atoms business It was then that the pl
musing spectacle was witnessed in the 81
alls of congress of democrats standing in
l their places in the house and protest ro
,g that they were absent, when their tt
resence alone was evidence of the false 81
tatement they uttered. C
He then proceeded to the considera- tt
on of the tariff and. taking the item IF M