Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-10-01

long hair and longer knives. thought.
fully sharpening their knives on their
boots and waiting patiently for the
Bozeman procession to pass along
| that way
THE dope that was dished out TO
those fellows over at Bozeman must
have been something terrific.
while disavowing any desire to
resurect the feelings OF the past. en-
gendered by a civil war fought gen.
GRAFTON ago, for one. cannot approve
the sentiment and feeling in a Dem
ocratic state convention which allows
itself 10 become enthusiastic and jubi-
| liant because of the fact that one OF
its nominees takes great pride In the
| fact and announces to the convention
| that he was named for a famous con.
federate guerilla, who took not pride
in fighting the enemy on the open field
OF battle. but in assassinating the un-
ion soldiers from behind the rocks
and bushes OF Missouri. Surely the
left wing of Prices army must have
been once more In evidence, on that
occasion.
| when read that report ! could
not help thinking that |, too. was a
southerner, and while the accident of
birth and the convictions OF my faith.
er's not in any way rebound TO our
credit, yet the memory of my faith.
er, who. as one OF the union men OF
North Carolina. went through the four
years of the war OF the rebellion
and the hell fire OF reconstruction that
followed. brings more JOY to me today
than that should have been named
for John Morgan, to me, so unsavory
a recollection.
The Hour Has Come.
For one. ] believe that the hour
for which we have so patiently wait
ed, during the long dreary watches
since 1896, has struck. For one,
believe the destiny of Montana. for
decades TO come, may lie In wise &C
tion on your part today. as represen-
tatives of thirty thousand Republican
voters OF this state. and thousands OF
other good men heretofore affiliating
with other parties. but who have not
yet bowed the knee TO these Democrat
Baals.
III the convention today shall in Its
combined wisdom, and laying aside
personal grievances and petty jeal-
ousies that In the past have so sorely
grieved us, select as our standard
bearers. men OF strength and courage
to act. who will fling wide the banner
of Repubicanism In this state. in the
coming campaign, and tell 10 the men
OF Montana. the danger that so sure.
ly threatens them, | as surely believe,
as that know ] stand here. that when
the verdict OF her citizens shall have
been recorded in November. the tele-
graph wires will fash the news wide
spread over this great nation that
Montana at last stands forth redeemed
from the blackness that has so long
enshrouded her. and that she stands
forth once again in the proud posi-.
tion to which she is entitled by every
condition that should bring peace.
prosperity and happiness TO all the
inhabitants that congregate within her
borders.
The Redemption Of Montana.
TO accomplish this purpose, this
convention has only TO nominate men
in whom the people Of this state have
confidence in their integrity and up
rightness Of purpose. Only give us
leaders in this coming campaign who
shall be like unto Caesars wife. above
suspicion. and with no entangling all.
ances with anyone. that would in any
way leave them hampered in their
efforts for the public good and We will
celebrate such q jubilee In Montana
on the night Of the 4th Of November
las will strike terror into the ranks
VI the common enemy, now so happily