The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-08

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ttlat atate, trusting that yonr meeting may @
10 one of tho highest pleasure, and sT,rofter~ a
ing you III behalf of The resident Inenbors M
of this organization and IN behalf ot the
people Of Holsna III general, their happisst
greetings and sincerest Welcome
tI he report Df Treasurer Hershfsld showed
that the society owed about S300, and hs ~
recommended that steps bo taken ~ pay si
tho debt. A constitution was adopted, and
members OF the constitutional conventions
OF 1884 made honorary members OF the n
pressnt society. s S5 sSf8#
Public addresses and general business
was put off until the afternoon melting.
Tho first address wna by Harry Knippell-
Dead The only death thai has occurred
among the neInbers OF tile convention LID
that Or Aaron q. Witter,S and Mr.. xnippen-&
berg's refnarks had especial reference to 4
that eensheman itss
to- each ot us to-day by his character, byt
| his life. Ihia character asks for no fnuiss
/ llaudation- wonld detract rather than
adj to IT.. His life will stand tho search
to Mr. Wittsr % q good husband, d loving
father, a true citizen and m honest poli-s3#
|ticlan. IF you measure the character Of
Aaron G. Witter by the standard OF lear1l-Bt
ing " vealth, then his life was q 4 failure
rneasnre that character by his hopeful dis-
position, hi his gympathstic heart, by
\ lis honesty iii the discharge Of hin
duty, BY his loyalty to principle as he I'M
deratood 1T, by his high ideal Of honor, and
/ principle that all mon .re bosrl free and
/ equal then Aaron G. Witter was n great
1 man, Notwithstanding his alnoat unknown
land humble position il Life, tie was true
70 duty. Ae was intellgently loyal To
principle. HI was broad III charity. Every
position he Allied for the public he filled 90 n
we'll there Gan bs found no stain on his pub
lie record. From u political standpoint no
4 was d republican, and 4 republican from
4 principle. He was always able and ready
hope ID By within him.,' I'VE hear tic cry M 81
4 penbern , ~ further on. II would prefer 4
4 thousand times more educated camp paiRners.
\ Here, III this fair land Of onrs, every man III
born a king and every woman q Queen. His
sEballot (and wish I could say her BALLOT IA
A his gceptre, his Intelligence his throne and
his home his holy Of holies. 1t is the ig-H
a norant clement in our government that
4 furnishes tho foundation for unprincipled
and noodle, which often results II tho rob
\ binp and overthrow Of the will Of the
A people, and 40 places in power an
clement dangerous to the highest
II good Of our state and nations
ginning with the cradle; in the school; in
i the church. Think OF it. We are told that
in our state we have u saloon to ev0ryB SIXTY
inhabitants to edncate our soma. Would at
were sixty school houses to every one in
Il habitant! No wonder that every political
convention first feels the pulse Of the a. 4 "
I loon power, and cares but little for the
power of tho home of the 5Bchool and Of
/; the church. Let the political thermometer
rise high. Let us not keep il down /, A. A.
II nh 1o fEiIia Snfnkry STnJIEk hA nnnETnttA1t
+ by intelligence, united with honesty. M hen.
i we reach the day when every ballo Sdepoa-
I tied shall be the Representative of the in;5
\ telligent conviction at the voter, then aha Il
absolute security IN In conclusion Mr.
4 Knlppenberg aaid: NV B cannot forget the
drsary days of our states fancy, tho dark
ana stormy days Of onr first egialature. ~
was ia those days Aaron g. Witter proved
towards ali. He wrote: The democrats
think they are right and We think We are
N right | still hope the matter will be
settled honorably to ali, and that At last
\ TIE right viii win Ne harsh words, noS
accusations. acesn are found here against
A the men who differed from him.
In our country We will always
have two principal political parties. They
differ upon questions Of policy. each be-
lieving the highest good to the nation WILL
result from their administration Of affairs.
Here then ID field 50 large that the press
81 can never hope to van4uish either party.
4 Il it not sad then that we find this great
agent often engaged. in no higher warfare
than simply to blaoken and destroy mems
\ characters? Is Is. r.. White, is Joseph *.
4 Toole, il Wilbur T. Sanders, is Martin Ma
: ginnis, is Thomas H. Carter. is William w
n Dixon, is Henry n Blake, is William A.
Clark, is Hiram Knowles, is John y. Rick
!, ards-are these the dangerous, corrupt and
= Jfcho that FGamHfln13H
:. taught to believe they are? Are these the
men who are seeking to destroy the happl-.s
ness and liberties of our common WeAlthY
Are these the men who are seeking ~ slayI
ple's treasure? No. These men are the
, glory OF our state. the pride of onr com "
! : monWealth They are the men that III g
king the people-have honored and will H
honor A= A588 |
Judge Il. 4. Luce, ot Bozeman, followed '
IN able exposition of the formation and
, composition Of q alegislative body.a and the
a law making power. He adhered to the
doctrine that the three different depart
monts Of the governments were coordinate
, and altogether independent Of each other.
#strhe safety of our form Of governments de-
ponds in u large degree on the honest and
conscientious exercise of the power granted
/ to tho three several departments N be said,
"and these departments should ench
i. EGfupui0uHty &T3EhEu skuc$ Aiat IAhAbaS fttAA
powers OF one another and TO this end the
citizen should inform himself az to those
J, powers and their several limitations.N
, After an exhaustive revieWsof the legisla-
tive rights granted to congress- under the
q constitution, and those reserved by the
states. Judge Luce continued: III has been
, comparatively but a few yenrs IN the his
, tory of the world since the people ha We had
any right Of suffrage or any voice IN their
|, government or public affairs, or since the
!. courts Of Justice were open to them. M
: since the people have been secure III their
i persons, papers, homes and effects Iia
!, but Il short time ago, As history ls made.
, ana time ID accordingly measured, since the
/ world, the Civilized world, so-callsa, was
q governed by czars, en- mperors kings queens,
: sultaus and tho like, who were the
4 only law making power and Il IL
!. whom sovereignty reposed, and who
: oast the votes, :, and some 4, of
: these potentatesnro still loft. Vet, in tho
: advance Of civilization, a little over Goo
! years ago, there appeared king John and
i hia disoontented barons. The lntter, by
' their warm persuasion secured, or az some
o writer's perhaps unkindly put IT, vrnEg
4 from him by foroe of arms ut Runnylneue,
& the proat charter Of English liberties, ho
q called. Notwithstanding that In truth
i Magma Charta was but q compact between
4 the king and his baroils, and almost exclu
i siyely for the benefit Of the latter IT was
/ d wonderful stride toward tho liberties pf
i The people, referring lateh on to tha
. Legislature OF Montana. the speaker said
. aT,at This fundamental and most powerful