The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-01

Applauss.l Mayor Mantle then proceeded
TO attnsk tbs record Of Mr.. Cleveland,
who, hs said. had boen nominated
against tho protest OF New York and Tam
many. Unless Tammany has changed its
nature" he said, unless II has traded its
claws for ! pair Of long ears and its tawny
skin Tor that Of an ass, there Is going 70 be
reckoning; and after election day there
will be political ghost dance In the Tam
many wigwaln, and the braves will be Geen
dancing around tho bloody scalp OF the
snge Of nnzzards bay" [Lnuehtor.
Mayor Mantle expressed sympathy for tho
Democratic delegates 70 Chicago. They
nation Of all the far western states;
q sort Of baseball league. With W. A. Clark
lat the bat" and ex-9ov. HRusor ION
dsck." They had demanded everything
and Cotton nothing, not even - base on
balls;" they had then quarreled with the
routes. [LauRhter. In conclusion Mayor
Mantle announced that President Har ison
was "trying to solve the silver question in
the only sensible and feasible way
Judge ]. w. Streveli, Of Miles City.
pointed with rrido at the administrations
presidents. and to the record of MI. Blaine.
and remarked that there was not throne
in En- ops which stood as secure to-day ~
IL did before tho rspublican party took hold
Of this country. He referred TO President
Harrison AZ the man who wrenohod the flag
OF the country from the democrat party
and placed 1t where it belonged. He said
the democratic party would have
several potential factors to aid it
which the republicans would not.
Whenever Grover Cleveland was the
nominee the democratic party could rely
on the free trade leagues Of Europe to aid
it. England knew who her friends were.
ho rokf RI
have and the republican party would not,
was the shotgun. We're it not for that
weapon, every intelligent man knew, many
Of the southern states would 60 republican.
The most msnacing feature of American
politics to-day was: aside from the fact
the additional fact thEt the north yielded
compliance to its existence.
Il. II. Howey remarked that he supposed
he had been selected to clear the hall, but
no hoped the audience would not all 90
until the thing was over. He devoted his
forms of the two parties. He denied that
the force bill was ever advocated by the
republican party or its platform. and de-
clared that the tariff plank in the demo-
cratic platform was not Tor reform in the
tariff" except Ia spots.
Col. A. @. Botkin was the last speaker.
He said that whom Chair man Fassett in his
address to the Minneapolis convention, ran
over the list OF great republieans. he had
named Harrison and Blaine in the same
breath, so that there was no opportunity to
tell which got the most applause. The
friends of both united in the tribute. So,
in the coming campaign, the friends Of
both would pool their energies. and the re-
suit would be cyclyne that would level
the last barricade the democrats had erected
in the pathway of the republican party.
Col. Botkin adverted to the fact that when
Gen. Harrison visited Helena some years
ago and was given a public reception
at the opera house, he (the
speaker) had nominated him for
president of the United States. not thinking
it would come to pass. Though he was one
of those who had hoped for different re-
suit at Minneapolis, he yielded to none in
admiration of the nominee. In discussing
the tariff issue, Col. Botkin advocated the
setting aside of day as O. national a.iI.i-
versary Of the passage of the Mckinley bill.
When the speaking was over, the follow
ing telegram to ex-Secretary Blaine, pre-
pa ed after the suggestion made by Mayor
Mantle during his remarks, was rsad and
ado pted by rising vote:
Hon. james G. Blaine: The republicans
of Montana gathered at their first enthus-
lastic meeting to ratify the nomination
made at Minneapolis and pledge their
united and devoted efforts to crown the
choice of the convention with triumphant
success at the polls, pause in grateful re-
membrance of your past invaluable and
brilliant service to our young common
wealth. and to the whole country. to tender
you their deepest sympathy in your recent
great affiiction.