The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-11-04

tlon. Mr.. Ford was heartily applauded
curing his remarks. and at their close he
introduced as the next speaker the Hon
George W. Taylor.
Mr.. Taylor said that he had been un-
cXpectedly called upon at late hour to
come To the gathering he addressed. and
that ne mad not expected to make
speech. but that his love of the principles
of democracy and his loyalty to ITS stand.
ard bearers prompted him to respond
with no preparation aside from the zen
eral knowledge he possessed of the great
party to which he belonged and of its
candidates for Office. 1T was great dis
appointment to him that Mr.. Collins.
the next governor of Montana. was not
present aud he felt equally certain that
the feeling of disappointment was
shared by Mr.. Collins himself. All
who know Mr. Collins know the feel
ing of kindness he entertains toward
the city of his home. Mr.. Tayior
said he came to the meeting to talk of
L. f.. Collins. lie was proud Of his fel-
low townsman. whom the democracy of
the state had selected as the candidate
for governor. At years Of age Mr.. Col
Inns came to America, and at l. he was
found teaching IN the public schools: in
the pioneer days of Montana he enlisted
IN the occupation OF wage-earpcr in the
placer mines Of Alder gulch. Last Chance
and Confederate gulches. lie told of his
selection by the miners to represent them
in the legislature. and of his services as
| county clerk and recorder and probate
Judge in Meagher county. and traced
his career as a successful busl-
ness man. During all these years
he has proven steadfast and true. His
name Is synonym for honesty
and integrity and it will make him in
vincble against any man whom the OPP o.
sitlon parties may choose to put against
him. And the people Of Great Falls
should feel proud of their candidate for
governor, for as much to him as to any
one else is due the prosperity Of this
city. He aided the late Colonel Broad
water and Paris Gibson in the creation
OF Cascade county, and he has been un
swerving in his fealty to Great Falls.
In closing his remarks. which were
greeted wlth frequent applause. MIR.
Taylor made the most telling point yet
made in the campaign against the re
( publican candidate for governor. lie
/ sand he had no desire to detract from
] I /
! against his character. but from the same
| platform hc had listened 10 Mr.
| Richards speech IN accepting the nom
! ination. That gentleman had said when
he accented the nomination that he did
not want his friends to make any apOiD
gics for his official acts in tie consJitu.
tOnal convention or IN the council. and
yet Mr.. richards goes about the state
| l,j, l. ,I.a, L.,
plantations of his official actions. If II
Was unnecessary for Mr.. Richards friends
to apologize, why was it necessary fol
the gentleman himself to enter int
these explanations. This saying Of .Mr
Taylor brought forth yocifcrous ap
plaus"
After selections by the Glee club anC
the band Mr.. Ford introduced Governor
Toolc, who was given AL ovation. H'
said that he shared with the audience il
the evident disappointment they felt II
not being able to hear Mr. Collins. The
gentleman was unavOldab!y detained
lie was travelling over the state anC
wherever he has gone h'sarguments hay,
carried force and conviction. 1t Was
natural the audience should be disap
pointed. As illustrating his position the
governor told now John g. Carlisle anC
Roger q. Mills were announced to spea'
in New York. but the former gentleman
was taken sick and the latter gentleman
missed the train. The people cXpecte,
them and filled the large AUDITORIUM
where the speaking was to be held. But
they were compelled to listen To an al
dress "by a distinguished gentleman
from Mississippi and in the present
case the governor said he WAS like tn,
Mississippi orator who filed the ap
pointment of the distinguished gentle
men from kentucky and Texas.
He had not delivered an address of an,
character during the campaign. ana haO
attended but one meeting before. AM
tnat was one in Helena addressed 10y Mr.
Miller, Il distinguished gentleman frou
! Utah, and the gentleman who now uccG-
pies seat in the Cnlt"h States senate
from Montana Colonel sanders. Iii
listened TO their addresses. bat .carH",
little Of the real issues Of the day. !ncl
language was tiOwery and eloquent. LAE'
the travelling shOwmen who amused ou'
for an hour, they drew from theirmoutht
oratorical ribbons. and culoGized th'
prominent republicans. the soldier lrrurs
but rcfraincd from Il mention ut equally
prominent and equally deserving tcuo
Gratis.
| The Importance Of tn" coming election
| cannot b" Overastimated. Montana wi.
for the first time, have voice ia IL,
election OF president. II now .iuud
upon AN equal footing with H." mos
favored state IN the union. lie then re
counted tn" manner Of the faudulcn
election Of United States senators in tht
last legislative body of the state anC
urged the democrats to do their duty il
supporting the party nominees and thus
prevent the possibility of the repetition
of SO great an outrage. In 1880 ther,
was ii great public meeting held IN Hell
ena and w. w. Dixon was nominateC
for Office. He was elected In the pres
ent campaign there are three men be
fore the people who aided in the per
petration OF a great wrong. They dr.,
the candidate for governor, j. f. Rick
ards, the candidate for chief justice. II
y. Blake, and the candidate for presi
dental elector, w. f.. Hall. They art
before the people for the first time since