The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-14
DID HONOR TO DIXON
Continued from First Page)

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for another two years. In the one
term he had served he had accom-
| plished more for Montana tina had
been accomplished by all the demo
Gratis who preceded him. From, per-
sonal knowledge gained at Washing
ton, Mr.. Cunningham said that he
knew it to be a positive fact that the
last democratic representative had
been SO little about the capitol that
for a period of 10 months he had
failed to call at the house p~ostotice for
his mail and the house postmaster had
made inquiries as to who was really
Montana's congressman. This showed
the difference between a democratic
representative and Dixon.
The speaker closed by asking sup
port for the state ticket, which he de-
| clared was nominated Independently
by representatives of the people, and
not at the behest of some corpora
ton.
w. e. Harmon.
The candidate for state superinten-
dent spoke briefly and thanked the
people of Yellowstone county for the
generous support given him four
years ago, when one OF their own
number was running in opposition to
him. He said he would not endeavor
to make a political speech, for he be-
lieved the matter of the supervision
of the states schools should be Kept
out of politics. The schools of Mon
tana we're not receiving the attention
and supervision they should have.
The states system Of schools was a
good one, but it needed some n to
carry it out. For lack of a proper
head there was no uniformity OF
methods, each county, city and coun-
try school had it's system and
method and none received the least
encouragement from the present
state superintendent. The schools OF
the city, perhaps, did MOI miss this
supervision and help so much as did
those of the country districts, for the
former had their heads and could get
along without the help needed by the
separate schools.
MIR. Harmon is himself a teacher,
having for the last Is years been SILL
perintendent of the city schools OF
Bozeman, and knows whereof he
speaks. He said that three counties
were following a course of studies
prepared by him because OF the neg
lect of the state superintendent to
supply them, and he would like to do
for all the other counties what he had
done for those three. Keep politics
out of the schools" said he, land
compare the two men named for state
Superintendent. Vote for the one
whom you regard as best qualified
and who is likely to do the most for
the schools. Let no political preju'
dices or the dictates of friendship
govern you in your decision. Be hon
est and be 1air and vote according to
your convictions"
Mr.. Dixon Talks.
When MI. Dixon arose to address
the audience there was cheering and
applause that seemed never to end
! When he could make himself heard
he made a few complimentary re
marks concerning the audience anf
the people of Billings. The nation
was at peace with all the world ane
. every other nation was it's friends
: and domestic relations were no les!
. pleasing and pleasant for contempla
; ton. Men were employed at goot
j. wages, the different industries wert
. thriving and prospecting and the far
; mer was blessed with an abundance
.. of crops for which he could find sal
. at remunerative prices. "You dom
; hear the democrats of Montana sa,
much any o about the tariff; yo
don't hear them tell people that {
. zen wool is better than 20-cent voc
!. and that four-bit hides are better tina
|. 81 hides. They don't talk that wa
|. any more out here, but in the cas-
!. they are carrying on their old styl
. of campaign. To the manufacture
there they promise free raw products
! a removal Of the duty on wool an
hides, on lead and all the other thing
produced in the west. Out here the
keep quiet on that subject" said tn
speaker. Free silver was also som
s thing on which they kept remarks
: bly, quiet, having learned that the
!. could no longer deceive the people O