The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-07-02
, Speaking mt the Meeting
of the Democratic Club
Last Night.
NJ cIub Has Also Fitted Up Reading
Rooms to Which All Are
Invited.
~.,Llicau. Make u Strained Effort
tp~'o''""7
70 Work Up Enthusiasm with
Little Stcress.

Tho meeting of the democratic club in
ron hall Saturday was well attended
very enthusiastic. The meeting
I. called to order by President M. M.
,,or. The minutes of the previous
Letting were read by Secretary Cochran
d approved.
On motion of W. II. Pigott the presi-
.,t amounted "a committee of three on
selection and distribution of cam
ign literature.
IN motion, the president appointed a
~kmittee of three to select speakers
assign them subjects to discuss at
next meeting of the club.
, committee consisting of Messrs.
|,cOtt and Merrill was appointed amid
heat cheering to procure portraits of
President Cleveland and A. Il. Ste
eoson. the nominee for vice president,
md Mace them in the rooms of the club.
The meeting vas then informed that
would have the pleasure of listening
l som good solid doctrine such as
brms the platform of the great party to
Finch they we're proud to owe allegiance.
". n. Fletcher the first speaker.his
t,biqct being "The Young Democracy"
m, Fletcher is a forcible speaker and
Ipd the close attention of his audience
throughout. lie paved his respects to
hose republican orators who can think
nothing to talk about but to villify
ud malign the democratic party and
sl it a party of ''don'ts." He pro
eeded TO show c~onclusively that the
Mon "p,licy Of the democratic party ap-
Sied only to those schemes which would
esult IN the benefit of the capitalists
pd the oppression of the laboring men.
he advanced solid and convincing argu-
lents to show that the democratic party
the friend Of the poor man. and that
is remarks we're appreciated was shown
4 the frequent and hearty applause
ith which they we're received.
RS, Ford was the next speaker and
Tree Silver" was his subject. Mr.. Ford
Isclaimed any %pretension of being Il
public speaker, but nevertheless he sue
eeded in entertaining the assembled
emocrats in a way that brought down
be house with a frequency that must
ave been particularly pleasing to the
peaker. lie did not know much about
he silver question, but he did know
bat the republican party had demone-
fzed the metal and thereby enriched the
%spitalst and millionaire at the expense
the poor workingmen of the country.
he claim was set up by the opponents
free coinage that no money was
E*ded, but he had see the day
Ftl there was too much money in the
f@Etry. The speaker was greeted with
bVnt of applause as he stepped down
hn the platform.
Nm, e. Downing was the next speaker
ld he discussed the iniquitious tariff in
able and convincing manner and after
rslenlng to the arguments advanced by
Nm II is difficult to conceive how any
elslble mar can for a moment believe
hat a duty imposed on all imports is "A
Peaeft to the workingmen, who are the
Pclual consumers. To be sure, the i'm
p"F's pay The import tax, or tarit1, but
hey get their money back with interest
foM those who purchase the goods at
e'sls Frequent applause interrupted
fluded.
Inc president then announced that
ne executive committee of the club
t.oOId hold a business meeting tomorrow
%lleFnoon. He also stated that the
oons across the hall had been engaged
me club and had been fitted up as
prong rooms. The rooms would be
peu DAILY from 8 a. m. to 10 p. IN. and
'sfEbody was invited to visit them. re-
puoneans, mugwumps, democrats, farm
alliance men and Knights of Labor.
~ response to repeated calls James
pvaovan then addressed the meeting in
suort speech which was enthusiastic
!. received. The committee appointed
select speakers for the next meeting
ugh reported as follows:
yslnes Donovan, "Free Silver"
WW'r' Piggott. Labor"
~, ~, u. Schoenfeldt. "The Tariff"
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