The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-10-14
Prominent Speakers Address n Large
.Assemblage on the Political
issues of the Day.
A Brilliant Procession Which Was
Greeted with Hearty Cheers
and Presages Victory.

evening must be taken as an indication
of a glorious democratic victory on cleo
ton day. The meeting was announced
to open at 8 o'clock, but long before that
hour people were thronging there, and
ar audience of hundreds of people gath
when Chairman Prawl rose he addressed
cred to do honor to the nominees of the
democratic party.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the democratic county committee, and
Chairman Gallagher and his assistants
have every reason to feel proud of the
great meeting. At 7:U the Collins
guards left their place of assembly and,
headed by a brass band, marched to the
democratic headquarters, thence to the
Ulm house, where they met the speakers
of the evening in carriages, and the line
of procession was then taken up on Sec
ond avenue, west to Park drive, north to
Central avenue, east on Central avenue
to Third street, and along that thorough
fare to the opera house.
There was enthusiasm all along the
line. The streets along the line of
march were thrUnged with spectators.
The Collins Guards were preceded by
men bearing illuminated transparencies
and a handsome silk banner with the
pictures of Cleveland and Stevenson.
The uniformed guards with their snowy
uniforms. flaming torches and shining
helmets presented an attractive appear
ance. They were supplied with fire
works and the p~yrotechnic display along
the way to the opera house was a pretty
feature of the parade. When the pro-
cession reached Third street an immense
bonfire opposite the opera house was
lighted and it added to the splendor of
the occasion. The procession disbanded
at the entrance to the opera house and
the building was soon filled with people
all anxious to hear the speakers.
The stage was decorated with pictures
of Cleveland. Stevenson and Collins with
a surrounding of flags and bunting.
Among the gentlemen on the stage
were:
Senator Mats, James Donovan, p. b.
Gallagher, s. NJ. Moore. w. NJ. Cockrill,
Judge Huy. II. Z. Atkinson, DIR. Gels
thorpe, Robt. Pontet, j. w. Stanton,
L I'LL 'iDbOl. -. W.. 1uNl, WV tDClIOcu
field, John Il. Smith. Geo. w. Taylor and
A. +. Schmitz.
Immediately after these gentlemen
had taken their places on the platform
the Collins guards filed in and were as
signed to seats reserved for them in the
parquette.
Chairman Prawl in a brief speech said
there was not a democrat in the state
who did not feel the weighty RESPONSE
bilities of the campaign. In every re-
spect it was one of the most important
in the history of the nation. He referred
in fitting terms to the great party leader.
Grover Cleveland. and the announce
ment of his name was the signal for loud
and prolonged applause. He spoke of
the democratic national party being in
favor of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, and this also met with great
demonstrations of approval. lie next
referred to the decentralization of silver
by a republican congress, and said that
in everything that pertained to the in
~terests of the people at large in this
country tie democratic party had shown
itself to be their friend.
James Donovan was the next speaker.
He said that two great issues confronted
the people of America today, and they
were the tariff and silver questions, and
that in his remarks be would devote a
portion of the time allotted him in a his
tory of the action of the democratic
party on the silver question. Mr.. Dono-
van then proceeded to discuss the action
of the democratic party, which he said
aided in founding the republic, in rela-
ton to what had been done by it relative
to silver. and III a comprehensive man
ner he showed most co%nclusively that il
the people of Montana and of the coun-
try at large wanted free silver coinage
they must look to the democratic party
for help, and not to the republican party.
He also contrasted the planks in the
democratic national platform with those
in the platform of the peoples party.
and then explained the hostility OF the
republican party and press to the demo
cratic party and the peoples party.
referring to W. W. Dixon, Mr.. Dono-
van paid a glowing tribute to that gen
tlemau's ability as a lawyer and an up
right man. His action in the last con
gress in securing the introduction of a
bill to restore to the public domain the
mineral lands. included in the grant to
the Northern Pacific was evidence of the
class of work Mr.. Dixon would accom-
llllSIl " NV INpliN VI NN'a
tor Power wanted the government TO
compromise with the railroad company,
Mr.. Dixon did not favor this. but in
sisted that the land ~wrongfully granted
revert 10 the public domain. Mr..
Dixon's~ opponent in the race was the
paid attorney of the Northern Pacific
and when he was nominated it was sug
gested that that corporation would he Of
use to the republican party in the com
ing election, Thus corporate power was
sought to aid in the election Of Il con
gresham.
Referring to Mr.. Collins the speaker
said TIN Collins will I've elected govern.
or of Montana by an overwhelming
majority in November" He then traced
Mr.. Collins career from the time he
came To Montana and worked in the
sluice-boxes in the placer mines. Tie
told Of his industry aud pluck, " how
he Was elected by the ~worklugmeu 10
| represent them in the legislature. aui