The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-09

brought by then government against
the Northern Securities company, a
step he had taken in the face OF the
opposition Of the politicians, who said
to do as he proposed would cause his
political death. He had persevered
and all knew the results. At his in
stance action was also brought against
the beef trust and so far the govern
ment had been successful in every
step taken in that litigation still pend
ing final decision.
Because of his unalterable stand
taken in the matter Of enforcing the
laws against the trusts, Wall street
had decreed that he should be de-
feated should he come up for cleo
ton. The democratic party, as the
ally of trusts and monopolies, took
up the cry against Roosevelt that ne
vas an unsafe" man and gave the
nomination to Alton B. Parker, a
"safe" man, in other words, one who
could be handled by August Belmont
and the others allied with him.
Getting nearer home the speaker
took up the criticism of the Montana
democrats directed against the pres!-
dent for his failure to order federal
troops into Colorado. This was UNI
fair and unjust, and those making it
knew it, said the speaker. Under our
form of dual government it was
beyond the power and authority OF
the president to interfere in state
government except when some federal
law was violated. No such violation
had been brought to his notice n
the president very properly had re-
Trained from interfering.
While as a rule opposed to en-
grating new fads onto the body of the
republican party, Mr. Dixon said he
had concluded that the time was at
hand when the initiative and referen-
dunn could be properly made n OF
the institutions of the state. The
complaints of o%vercharges and dis
ordinations made by the shippers OF
the state against the railroads de-
manded recognition. Therefore he
was in accord with the decision OF
the party for a law creating a railroad
commission. He also referred to a
primary election law as one of the
things demanded by the people. Par
ticularly strong for such a law come
the demand from the democrats, who
asked to be protected against the
Vaccinations OF the wicked men II
their own party. If they were really
as helpless in that respect as the
claimed, he believed the republicans
could afford to be generous enough
to help them out Of their trouble.
Mr.. Dixon closed by speaking o
. the benefits the state would deriv
!, from the. opening of Indian reserve
tons and the operations OF the ma
tional irrigation law, which wa
bound to increase the population Q
Montana to an astonishing degre;
, during the next few years by n II
: ducements held out to settlers an
those DESTROYS of establishing home
for themselves. Under the las
named law Montana was bound to b
benefited above all other states, b.
cause of the abundance of it's nature
water supply.
After again predicting victory IL
the party this fall, Mr.. Dixon retire
. amidst thunderous applause an
. cheers. AS he was leaving the pla
form a member of the Lewis al
Clarke delegation proposed cheers al
= a tiger for Montana's next congress
). man. They were given with a hear
!, ness that made the building trembl
It was now within a few minutes
- o'clock, and a motion was ma
20 that the convention adjourn until
o'clock, when it was said the comm
tee on platform and resolutions wou
positively hand in its report.