The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-10-29
ANOTHER F,ZZLE.
me Democratic Meeting Adtlr. ss-d by
Eat Em-Up Tim" Collins and Would
DE Senator Clark III. Most Dismal
Failure of the CalnDajru

TO secure anything approaching enthu-
slasm at the Smith Matts meeting last
Wednesday the democrats of Livingston
had hoped to recover lost ground bv a
monster reception to their candidate for
governor and the would be United
States Senator w. A. Clark Saturday
night In this they were doomed to
even greater disappointment tn IN on the
previous occasion, Notwithstanding the
TACT that vast amount of pyrotechnics
were wasted in the vain endeavor to col
lect crowd that would equal the dem
onstratlon on the occasion of the visit
to Livingston of Governor Richards.
The failure, however, to secure a larger
attendance is not now the greatest
source of annoyance to the chief fuple-
men, as the fiat failure of Timothy to
demonstrate his fitness to emerge from
"Piacer Gulch to Forum was SO appar-
ent to everyone present that his ability
to lose votes was only limited by the in
ability of the democrats to induce the
people to come out and hear him. From
beginning to end his assassination of the
English language was humiliating to the
small but cultured audience who at
tempted to follow him in his disjointed
efforts to discuss public questions. In
fact, SO annoying were the speaker S fre-
quent covert assaults upon the language
as taught in our public schools, and so
extravagant were the statements made
IN his efforts to handle statistics that al
though Livingston audienc, are pro-
verbal for the patient courtesy extended
TO public speakers, the number of vacant
seats SO marked at the opening OF his
address was largely augmented before
its close.
He began in bungling effort to ad-
minister tatfy by appealing to the local
pride of the people of the Yellowstone
valley. He stated that he was on his
way east to make tour of the Tello W
stone valley; that once before, some
twenty years ago, he started with an ex
pedition to make this same journey
when for some reason, unexplained, he
was called back after having camped
near what is now the present site of
Livingston. And right here it is proper
to state that the democrats OF this city
most heartily wish that he had been
| f,5.lled back" on this occasion by the
central committee before being permit
ted to reach Livingston on his present
pilgrimage down the Yellowstone. He
then proceeded to offer gratuitous in
suit to the preservers of the union by a
statement which when interpreted into
plain English, was to the effect that the
republican party relies for success upon
the gratitude of the freedmen and the
veteran soldiers who are bribed by pen
sions to vote the republican ticket. He
talked learnedlv CT the "area" of pros
perity and enlightenment that marked
the history of democratic administra-
tions, and complained that his party had
always had to contend against the "op-
position of the opposition" In attempt
ing tc discuss national affairs he followed
the line laid down by speakers for the
democratic cause who have preceded
him during the campaign, crediting
Thomas Jetferson-an original protec-
tionist-with everything enjoyed by the
American people. His attempt to dis
cuss state affairs was more interesting
inasmuch as it was terrible arragn-
ment of his own record. He claimed
that Montana is indebted to the demo-
cratic party for it's constitution and wise
laws which have preserved the school
lands OF the state as heritage for the
children, and which also prevents the
importation of paid Pinkerton thugs to
intimidate the workingmen of Montana.
Reference to these matters produced al
most a sensation, and prominent demo-
crats upon the stage were even com
PEELED to retire and seek relief behind
the scenes. The reason for this was the
familiarity of all with the attempt of
! tHo SpedhcI W IOD lie CIllllTeU OI IL DOT-
ton of their rightful heritage by filing
upon school section, an account of
which transaction is given in full in an
other column as related by the River
Press; and the further fact that he is
vice e-president of corporation with
headquarters IN Great Falls against
which thirty-two indictments are now
pending for violation of the law against
the importation of foreign laborers He
is also president of bank at Great Falls
which imported laborers and mechanics
from st. Paul to erect it's building SIM
ply because by SO doing he could avoid
payment of the prevailing scale of wages
in that city. At this point the speaker
was admonished by the restless dispo-
sition of the audience that he had talked
long enough unless he wished to address
! his remarks to vacant chairs and with
out reference to his free wool story as