Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-10-26

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administration. He has always been Il
firm believer in high wages. for it has
been his experience that the community
which pays high wages is always the
most generally prosperous. He also
gave an absolute and unequivocal prom
ise that if elected to the Office of gov
ernor, he would gladly sign an eight hour
law passed by the legislature.
The clear and forcible address given
by the Hon T. j. Porter OF Miles City
was none the less a pleasure to listen TO.
He spoke in an easy. unaffected manner
which never fails to please. He referred
in pleasing way to his first visit to Red
Lodge few years ago, when the town
site was laid out much after the manner
Of a crazy quilt and expatiated upon the
wonderful change which has occurred
in Red Lodge since then.
| Mr. Porter declared that the para
mount issue in Montana today is for or
against boodleism. He said that it was
true that the republican party was hope
lessly divided and went down to defeat
four years ago. but when they separated,
they did so with honor and not with the
calling OF each other thieves and corrup.
tionists. His eulogy Of Honest Dave
Folsom evoked the greatest enthusi
asnl. Then he waded into the demo
cratic state convention. He declared
that he had /; good deal of Irish blood III
his veins. but he was sure that his race
would never be held responsible for such
"a Donnybroolz Fair as was the last Mon
tana state convention Of the democratic
party. when they all got out their shllal-
VI ies and pitched out 40 percent OF the
regular delegates 70 that convention.
Then in a very humorous manner Nr.
Porter told how the balance Of that con
vention proceeded lat someone's eX-
; pense,' to give the populist party, also in
, session at that time, 'by some strange
coincidence, dose Of political soothing
syrup ana then they gave the labor
party some Of Mellin,s food for infant po-
litical parties until both of them cried
for more, all of this Aat someone's eN-
5 pensc"
MIR. Porter told the story of the s3O,OOe
a democratic bribe money still in thu
! hands Of Tim Collins, state treasurer
) which he said represents the infamy ans
. disgrace which Has been brought upol
3 the state of Montana by the democratic
d party during the past two years. H
G showed how the consequent disgrace
e Montana has spread even to England, 81
e that a prominent citizen of this stat
}, registered from the National Park rathe
n than to be known AS coming from Mon
q tana
}, The way of the boodler," declare
y Mr.. Porter, like that Of the murderer
o cannot be hid The eternal fiat OF TO
c stands against one who thus attempts t
" debauch the manhood of Montana j
/ K. Toole, once a great man, stands upo
r, the platform today. pointing with prld
n to the record OF W. a. Clark in tn
" senate of the United States, but NJ
Is Toole does not say whether he mean
the record Of W. 4. Clark in getting int
IN said senate or getting out OF it. Ih
id democrats will doubtless claim tn
nt county of Carbon, they may claim tn
to state of Montana for either the Clarkitt
1e or independents, they will probably clail
in the country for Bryan and Aguinald
in but not one Of them will 60 to the sta
he treasurer, answer few questions ar
ut claim that $4,000 bribe money"
re. Mr.. Porter closed his excellent addre
e with an appeal to the voters, not to vo
ut the republican ticket as such, but +
to each and every one to vote this year a
ny cording to the dictates Of conscleno
His mention Of the name Of Mckinl'
nd was wildly cheered Before closing
as explained for the benefit of the ri
lid landers why it was that Hon. .. j. La
on son could not keep his recent appoiE
ur ment here, that gentleman having l
en- quested him SO to do 1t seems that N
ne Larson is in such demand all over Z
en- country that he could only give sev
en- days to Montana. In Duluth he "
to delayed by an accident and that cut hi
MS out of two Montana dates. At the clio
air of the meeting, Chairman Metcalf ca
,en ed for three cheers for Folsom and Pt
of ter and three more for Mckinley Al
ng Roosevelt, all being given with a will.
ley -s
THE COAL STRIKE.