The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-21

getic and patricticc policy of Theo-
dOre Roosevelt.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Dixon's ad-
dress the SOKM quartette rendered
an original campaign song which took
SO well that an encore wal demanded
after which DR.. Prickett introduced
Senator Meyer Of Carbon county.
The senator began his remarks by
saying that from all he had been able
to see and hear he accepted it as an
augury of republican success in Vel
lowstone county and he assured his
auditors that when the glad message
was sent to Carbon county it would
be responded to by another contain.
ing the same welcome tidings as to
that county.
After saying there were almost in.
Vulnerable reasons why the people
should support the republican party
n giving some Of them, Mr.. Meyer
used some plain language in dealing
with the democratic party as regards
it's responsibility for the d%eplorable
conditions that have existed in Mon
a since the admission to state
hood. He said that although the time
was short, yet in the few years that
had elapsed since that event Mon
tana had on two occasions been de-
prived of it's full represtation in the
federal senate because of democratic
corruption, trickery and deceit. In
1899 the late Marcus DAILY had pre-
vented w. A. Clark from being elect
ed and as a result for two years the
state had had only one senator. In
1895, when the republicans c%ontroll.
ed the legislature, no such scenes and
conditions as had marked democratic
control of that body were to be heard
of at Helena. Without any trouble
or quarrel Mantle and Carter had
been elected and seated. In 1898.
when the democrats again were in
control, Mr.. Clark, by an unlimited
use of money had succeeded in being
chosen, only to be unseated, after an
investigation at Washington that had
caused every resident of Montana to
blush with shame at the exposition
of corruption and rottenness which
that investigation had brought to the
surface. Again for two years the
state had had only one senator. Again
Mr.. Clark had come out as a candidate
and attempted to buy the people of
the state as he had before bought the
legislature and because of the lavish
use of money many had begun to
think that the exercise Of the right
OF voting was not a matter of duty
and good citizenship, but one of pay.
In some of the western towns of the
state the people had become SO ac-
customed to receiving pay for voting
and attending political meetings that
even at this day some of them re-
fused to attend the one or do the 9TH
er unless they saw the color of money.
Speaking of issues" as viewed
from the democratic standpoint, Mr..
Meyer said that at first Mr.. Clark and
his candidacy had been the para
mount" question of the party. That
having been settled their issue now
is the devisement of means and ways
OF how best to secure control of the SUI
cation may be settled in a manner
to some of the democratic
leaders in order that they may Sc
cure possession OF valuable mining
property.
Mr.. Meyers recitation of the accom-
plishments to-be credited to the demo-
cratic representatives in congress
nave been sem from the state
was humorous, singing, but truthful.
He spoke of BILLY" Dixon's inability
catch the speakers eye as that
excuse for having lone
nothing, and next told of the infre-
of A.. j. Campbells visits to
the house SO that the doCrkeeper did
not recognize him as a member and
denied him admittance The demo-
gentleman now representing
state in the lower house was new
heard Of in any way and but few
people OF the state any longer remem-
his name. The speaker pre-
aicted that a change was coming and
said that the republicans would elect
a man who could be relied upon to
catch the speakers eye" and every
body would know that Joe Dixon
was in congress and working for the
best interests of the state of Montana.
AS regards the alleged unfriendli-
ness of Mr.. Dixon to the cause of the
Mr.. Meyer said it was a
lie gotten up by the opposition. He
reminded his audience that it was