The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-31
PLAIN TRUTHS
PLAINLY TOLD.
STRONG REPUBLICAN ARGU.
MENTs BY ABLE SPEAKERS.
MANTLE GIVES The FACTS
Former Senator Discusses National
and State Issues in Unusually
Convincing Manner.
from Thursdays Daily Gazette.

Both the speakers and the republi-
cans OF the city and county have rea-
son to feel proud of the magnificent
turnout of last night. The parade
was one of the largest and most I'M
posing ever witnessed in Billings and
the audience one of the biggest and
most enthusiastic
| After the parade had wended it's
way through the principal streets of
! the downtown part of the city, filling
the air with music and the glare of
torches and brilliantly multi-colored
| lights of countless roman candles and
| other fireworks, it disbanded and the
! marchers filed into the opera house.
They found so many there already
that all could not find seats and were
compelled to stand.
On the stage were DR.. Prickett,
! chairman of the county committee,
who presided, Judge Goss, the Hon.
O. f. Goddard, G. c. Bever, j. NJ
Fish, Christian Yegen S. K Deverill
and the two speakers, Senator Mantle
and County Attorney Hathhorn.
Mr.. Hathhorn was briefly introduc-
ed and after referring to national sub
jects in general devoted some very
striking remarks to the policy of re-
publican protection for home mark
cts and producers. He said that when
chnorYror roooiuo1 r%c
for their wool it was quite certain
that others would receive some bene-
fits. It was the republican tariff, he
said, that had made Billings the great
wool market it is and added so ma
terially to the growth and prosperity
of the city. Some of the democratic
candidates declared they were in fa-
vor of tariff on wool, but if so they
were traitors to their party, as the
first plank in their state platform was
reafirmation of allegiance to the
Kansas City platform, which stands
for free trade
After calling attention to the friend
ship of President Roosevelt for the
west and the regard he has shown for
Montana and the other western states
by working for the irrigation law Mr..
Hathhorn spoke OF the presidents
interest in the welfare of the laboring
man. He compared his attitude in the
anthracite strike with that of Cleve-
land in the railroad strikes of 1894.
Cleveland had not tried to get the
contending parties together and set
tie the strike, but instead had called
out the regulars to shoot the strikers.
The conclusion of Mr.. Hathhorn's
speech was devoted to the county
ticket and county affairs and he made
strong plea for support of all the can
didates. He said that aside from be-
ing good men and thoroughly quail
fed to fill the respective positions
for which they were nominated they
stood for political principles that were
right and should prevail.
Senator Mantle was then introduc-
ed and after expressing astonishment
and pleasure at the growth of the city
since his last visit he devoted him
self to political matters. He said
he made no pretensions to oratorical
ability and would not by trick of
speech or jugglery of words attempt |
to deceive or charm his audience. He
was there as one of the people to
speak on subjects in which they were
interested equally with himself. While
in the course of his remarks he might
make some severe structures on the
democratic and affiliated parties of the
state they would not be applied in a
personal way. He believed the major
ity of the people, regardless of their
politics, were honest, conscientious
and patriotic. Difference of opinion
made parties and were there no such
difference there would be no need of
political millennium
would be here something all knew,
in view of the events going on did not
exist in Montana. If only national
issues were to be discussed there
would be no occasion for the meeting
he was addressing, he said All were
familiar with events and changes
since 1897 The democrats were
afraid to discuss local issues because
Of their record and therefore talked
Of the tariff, trusts and the Philip