Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-10-26
FOLSOM and PORTER
Red Lodge Gives These Two Distinguished
Gentlemen A Rousing Recep-
tion.

ENTHUSIASM RUNS HIGH
Governor Folsom Nails Lie Put in Circu-
lation by the Infamous Helena
Independent.
One of the best republican meetings
of the campaign was held last evening
in the opera house, being preceded by
another fine torch light parade. The
boisterous elements were responsible for
a somewhat diminished attendance than
has been the case in most of the repub-
lican meetings. But those who attended
felt fully repaid for the Inconvenience
from weather standpoint.
J. A. Metcalf, city editor Of The Picket,
acted as chairman Of the. meeting, and
aftera stirring selection by the Rough
Rider band, he introduced in a few tit
ting words, the next governor of Mon
tana, Hon. David e. Folsom of White
Sulphur Springs, more commonly known
throughout the state as Honest Dave.
The governor was not feeling at all we'll,
and for that reason he retired to the no
tel Us soon as he had completed his short
address. He first declared that even
the democratic papers admit that he is
the poorest stump speaker in the state of
Montana, as far as oratory goes, and he
warned his audience not to expect more
than plain, straightforward presenta
tion Of facts. That IS Just what he pro
ceeded to Give. and the resulting impress
sion with those who attentively listened,
was Of the best.
The governor devoted the most OF his
time to mailing a contemplate canard
A which emanated on Wednesday from a
worthy source for such a lie, the Helena
Independents In its false and libelous
attack, the independent attempted to
show that MI. Folsom IS not 4 friend tc
labor. 1t stated with the reproduction
of a lying letter written by one George
MCGOWAN, that in the Castle mining
camp, in 1891, Mr.. Folsom reduced the
pay Of the smelter men from S3 to SOU
and that when the men struck as a re-
suit and fifty one Of them were arrested
and taken to White Sulphur Springs
MI Folsom attempted to Elk the lur,
which tried them and also attempted t.
keep men from going on the bond OF tht
arrested strikers. Mr.. Folsom, in view
: of his untarnished reputation and well
: known friendly attitude toward labor
: hardly needed to pay the least attention
: to this scurrilous lie, but he certainl.
: completely refuted the foul insinuation
in the following ringing reply:
s 'sThe MCGOWAN letter, published il
{ the Neihart Miner of Oct. %, 1892, AM
E reproduced in the Helena 1ndependen
E of the oath instant, so far as it refers t
Z me, is false ID every particular At tn
{ time the trouble occurred in Castle J
February, 1891. was not an owner J
: any Of the properties claimed by tn
). Cumberland company, having sold OF
my entire interest several months befor
Neither was interested in the manage
7: ment of any of the company's affairs bl
| did not hesitate on several occasions
express an opinion that the compan
]: made a mistake in reducing wages.
!: "When the men were arrested an
!: taken to White Sulphur Springs, | W;
!: in Neihart, forty miles away, and di
not know anything of the transactie
/: until my return to White Sulph,
!: Springs, two or three days after the mt
: had been discharged and all had gol
back to Castle, except one who had bee
!: left behind. So could not have take
!; any part in trying to fix jury or
!: prevent anyone from going on the mer
/: bond. The only part took in the alta
was to look after the man who had be-
I: left behind. and, as he was in need
!: money, paid for his supper, lodgil
and breakfast, and then gave him mon
enough to pay his fare back to Castle.
This very foolish lie was refuted
!: the time it was first published by t
!: affdavits of several of the miners
!: Castle and such prominent democrats
/: White Sulphur Springs as j. I. And'
son, late state senator from our coun
John A. Woodson and others. Most
these affidavits were published in t
Neihart Herald few days after
: MCGOWAN letter appeared, and Mr.. n
!: Gowan sneaked out of town between
days and l am told that he did not I
in an appearance again for several ye'
afterward."
!: In closing his remarks, Mr.. Folsom
solutely assured his audience that
was unhampered in his campaign for
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