The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-09
DIXON AND LINDSAY
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nositions on all matters of public in
terest.
Senator Carter Speaks.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Mantle's
sneech loud calls were made for for
mer Senator Carter. In response thas
! gentleman assembled the platform
made one of his characteristic
speeches. The republican party, he
said, was opposed to the party that
gave the presidential nomination to 4
mystery. Without knowing how he
stood on a single issue the democrats
had nominated Judge Parker and only
after his nomination had he broken
his silence by sending the telegram
that caused Bryan and many other
prominent democrats to say that they
had been deceived and that Parker
had been nominated by fraud. NO
one knew how Parker stood on humid
reds of important public questions,
while every child in the nation knew
where Roosevelt stood, stood with
both feet.
Mr.. Carter spoke of the excellent
services rendered the state by the
| Honorable Joseph NJ. Dixon and the
recognition given him at Washington
by his appointment to important-com-
rajttees. He had participated in legis-
lation the Importance Of which history
would record by the side of the great
events connected with the growth OF
he nation.
The "oId Warhorse."
When Mr.. Carter had finished, Colo
mel Sanders complied with the ur
gently manifested wish of the audi
ence for a speech by him. He was
introduced by the chairman as "the
friend of all of us, the war horse OF
Montana republicanism." After a few
words in a predatory way, Colone
Sanders began to dwell upon nationa
issues and the candidacy OF Alton b
Parker. Theoretically and in the alb
stract the theory of free trade be
tween nations was unanswerable, bu
where put into practice proved to OF
an utter fallacy, he said. Experience
established the fact that only unde
protection could the people OF tn
United States hope to prosper an
advance. The wool growers of Nor
tana until the democratic theory OF
tariff was made operative had new
been compelled to part with a slngl
sheep through the process OF court
and the law. But the Wilson bill ha
not long found a place on the nation
laws before sales of sheep in whic
the sheriff officiated became pain
fully frequent.
The democratic cry of "imperla
!. lism' was next taken up and the sopl
istry of the democratic leaders in thi
h regard exposed. Bryan, who had gon
to Washington and pleaded with tn
democratic senators to ratify tt
y treaty with Spain, was one OF II
loudest to denounce the republica
party for it's alleged imperialism
The United States owed a duty
+ the world and the islands themselvs
N and to surrender them now would
%disgraceful of the nation. To comp
with the democratic demand for wit
9 drawal from the archipelago wou
q be to give the Filipinos over to a
archy, to permit one tribe to wa
lie war against another, and leave the
" open for seizure by some Europe'
C. power.
The same charges made by t
to democrats against Roosevelt we
ia made against Lincoln, whom they h
h. denounced as a tyrant, a usurper.
te. yiolator of the constitution. Yet L
re. coin had been proved to be right
nd every instance, and now the der
en- Gratis were lauding him as one of I
ct nations greatest and pest men, Y
of it's grandest patriots.
re- Colonel Sanders related the histt
OF of the first republican meeting h
60 in Montana, when Is delegates asse
Dlnd and formed a party organizat.
ed and took the first step in the direct
it's Of ultimately bringing Montana
line with the party which was tt
fighting under Grant, Sherman {
ha. other patriotic men to preserve
ill nation and keep all Of the states
der M flag.
t When Colonel Sanders concluded
motion PREVAILED that the convent
adjourn until 10 o'clock Thurs
in morning.
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