The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-10-29
MONSTER DEMONSTRATION !
iHE tREAT REPUBLICAN MEETING
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Stron" Protective Ar.u-


Ties IN tins city has there been a demon
stratlon approaching in enthusiasm or
attendance the reception rendered Hon,
Charles $. Hartman, republican candi-
GATE Tor congress, upon his appearance
at Hefferlln's opera house Tuesday even
ing. Long before the hour for opening
the meeting the streets were ablaze with
enthusiastic demonstration. including a
monster procession bearing torchliynts
ana hambeaus, with accompanying dis
play OF fireworks. \ novel feature of H.
Elimination was the words "Hartman for
Congress" which occupied Park street
between Second and Main, and con
structed of sawdust saturated with oil,
proved brilliant tribute to Montana's
next member of congress. The process
sion. headed by the drum corps and
Clyde Park band, formed at the corner
OF Main and Park streets. The line of
march was west to second street and
back to Main, down which thoroughfare
the long line of torchhearers with Rom an
candles illumined the entire distance to
Clarke Returning they were met at
the intersection of Main and Calendar
streets by the Livingston band which
preceded them to the opera house.
During this unprecedented street dis
play people were thronging from every
portion of the city and before the ap-
pearance OF the speakers upon the plat
form the seating capacity of the opera
house was taxed to its limit, and by the
time the meeting was called to order
there was not even standing room. In
fact so dense was the crowd that those
who still remained upon the street
would have made large overflow meet
ing had any provision been made for
such an emergency. The audience was
as enthusiastic as it was large which
was fully attested by the dea fening
cheers which greeted the speakers.
The opera house had.been charmingly
decorated for the occasion, flags, ban
ners, cut flowers and potted plants deck
ing the stage in profusion. At the rear
OF the stage were banners bearing the
notices Protection and Reciprocity"
"Protection to American Labor" t1anked
on either side with we'll executed paint
ings Of President Harrison and Hon. c..
S. Hartman. Other banners were:
Free Men, Free Ballot and Free Silver
"Wages of Miners in Montana $3.50 per
Day; in Mexico 60c per Day" "Do You
Want Free WOOL and DO You Want
Free Lead" On the platform, IN ad-
diton to the speakers were the follow
ing presidents and candidates: c..
w. Hickman, Frank White, E. II. Tai
colt, Charles Glidden, James H. Smith,
S. L. Holiday, James S. Thompson, Ar
thur Miles, j. G. Villas, M. Fl. Lashorn,
S. M. Parks, Allan r. Joy, A. L. Love,
Sam Schott, Samuel Hosford, S. NJ. Nye,
George Anderson, w. II. Poorman, j. A.
Faulkner, NJ. Anderson, Henri J. Has
kell, H. Bacon, F. w. Wright, George M.
Hatch, w. F. Meyer, p. L. VanCleve, O.
E. Lamphear, H. j. Miller, Judge Frank
Henry, Alvin p. Vinnedge, John Har-
vey, w. L. Shawk and S. Deutsch. The
Livingston Glee Club responded to a
call and in stirring manner that elic-
tied hearty applause sang 'Under Pro-
tection's Flag" and during the inter
missions between speeches favored the
meeting with numerous other we'll rem
dered campaign songs.
Mr.. Deutsch announced as chairman
of the meeting Angus Brown, master
mechanic of the Northern Pacific shops.
When the applause had sufficiently sub
sided Mr.. Brown expressed his gratitica-
ton with the honor conferred upon him
IN being called to preside over SO large
and enthusiastic an audience, especially
as it indicated an endorsement of the
beneticent policy of fprotection. Continu-
ing he made strong argument for the
principles OF republicanism, giving his
personal experiences as mechanic both
in Canada and his adopted home in the
United States to substantiate his claims
| tudU eiio WoIhlISilcu dle liuOh DSeeSA
paid for labor under the protective sys-
tenn of America than in Canada where
only partial protection is enjoyed. He
also devoted some attention to the falla-
cies of the populist, showing by compar-
ison that government control of railroads
would result in impairment of transpor-
tation service and by employing an army
of government operatives entrench the
party in power so etfectually that its de
feat would be almost an impossibillty
His speech throughout was logical, and
was listened to with rapt attention, his
telling points in favor of protection being
greeted with hearty applause.
The next speaker, Senator .. +. God
dard, received hearty welcome. tie
briefly but in pointed manner reviewed