The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-08

5ouI Most WORTHY HOvtTnOI 70 oOHhlucE hHu
discuss 4 subject which IL filing to-day q
lnrge place In the minds Of the people. and
is challenging the best thought of our
nbleat Statesmen. / don't believe IL ig ok
pecting too much Of you to say that this
convention, made up As it is of tho best
citizens. will mark the opening ef = new
era in the development Of orr grand state.
am prond 10 be u citizen OF Montana. /
enjoy very much seeing the coming to-
gether OF such a body OF men from all parts
OF tho state. and enjoy gesinp
them come together to DISCUSS and deliber-
ate upon such mOmentous questions as will
come before you. enjoy more than can
ind words to express witnessing on the eve
Of great political struggle men coming to-
gethor, Of all political compilations, not to
discuss political questions, but each yieing
with tho other and actuated by public i'm
terests. to render tho best service to this
state shs nod q haze sondsnse Va % II
remember TINT when Mr.. Gould was before
q senate committee the question was nsked
him, What are your politicsY Mr.. Gould
answered, Whom am in a democratic dis
trict | am q democrat; when am in a re-
publican district | am republican, and
whom ! am in doubtful districS l am
doubtful but | am always an Erie man.
SO that say have confidence In this body
for you would not have come here at the
call OF the chief magistrate If you were not
first and all tho time Montanians. Loud
applause.
nitude of the questions that will come be-
fore you and the object of this convention.
1t Is not my purpose to attempt any discus
sion OF the subjsct. am sure, however,
that in deliberating you will forget ali
partisan discussion and that there will be q
uAanimity Of purpose to advance the mate
rial interests of the grand state of Mon
tana.
Now. believe 1t is expected of me to
speak few words of welcome. I scarcely
know how to do this. However, I will say
that inasmuch as the excellent and popular
mayor of the city has turned over the keys
of the city. 80 il is fit and proper for me to
turn over the Keys of the executive man
sion and capitol buildings-that is If you
can find them. Loud laughter and mp.
plause. And in the true western style
elevate your feet on the table. There are
no cuspidores on the floor to embarrAas
you. Il / could, would like to turn over
to You the combination Of the state treasury
safe, bat the state treasurer is an excellent
and good -natured gentlemen who will do
anything ne can for you. Now. in behalf
of the great state of Montana Of which we
arc all proud citizens, welcome Won to the
capital. and invoke for you at the close OF
from grateful constituency. say, again,
welcome" Hearty applause greeted the
lieutenant governors remarks.
Ex-Gov. Hauser next introduced Mayor
Kleinschmidt, who extended the freedom Of
the city. Gentlemen of the irrigation
congress, it is not often in the history of
one SO situated as myself to have the priv
ilege Of extending a welcome to a city of
which we are residents. extend hearty
welcome to you, gentlemen. and can add
but very little to that which has been said
by the lieutenant-governor on the sub
ject for which you are assembled,
the question vital to the interests Of
vast territory that only requires the labor
Of husbandry to make it productive. and
more productive than any other state, we
can appreciate the task of this congress to
develop and submit something for the, poo
pie for them to act on, and for the benefit to
be derived from such action. I say it is a
proud privilege to extend to you a hearty
welcome to our city. The lieutenant gov
ernor says he will turn over the keys if you
can find the capitol buildings. will go
farther. This city has no keys; the gates
are wide open.
Gov. Hauser said he expected to be made
temporary chairman and had called on Mr..
Irvine, who had promised to make q speech
for him. Mr.. Irvine made short address.
which he began by some humorous re-
marks on irrigation. He believed the
business of the convention was one of great
importance. Inc members OF CAe COnVen-
tion from Silver Bow had come to Helena
as lay mombers rather than active ones.
The irrigation question involves collateral
ones, such as the cutting of timber on the
public domain and the forestry question.
We do not want agents sent here from the
east, who i'll many cases do not know a
tamarao monarch of the forest from q bull
pine. People talk about preserving the
American forests. This question should
also be turned over to the state. We are
interested in the proposition to turn over
the arid lands to the state, and all kindred
questions with it.
When Irwin concluded, the counties wera
called for the naming of committee on
credentials, and the following were up
pointed on that committee: Choteau, j. M.
Patterson; Mlssonla, o. O. Cooper; Park,
w. A. Harrison; Silver Bow B. #. IIeggatt;
Cascade. J.. A. Harris; Jefferson. B. G.
Brooke; Beaverhead, j. A. Brown; Custer,
w. B. s. Higgins; Gallatin, A. l.. Corbley;
Meagher, w. H. Sutherlin; Dawson. j. G.
Auld Deer Lodge, Peter Leavingood: Lewis
and Clarke, r. d. Weed; Madison, II. 0.
Hiokman; Yellowstone, B. f. Shuart; Fer
gus. II. L. Fisher.
Immediately after the appointment of the
committee an adjournment was had until
two r. m.