The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-10-13

Greeted Governor Montague
so~u MONDAY
Might.

ntkgll.
Va Monday night 81 this w..l
Governor A. J. Montague aud Hon
j. 7. Bnilitt addressed c.ows.d
. ball at the school house. The crowd
vas the largest that has ever he,n
present At = politiesl speaking in
that house. ="
. lie speaking commenced n s.45
. when Hen. Y T. Irvine intro.lored
: Mr. Bnllitt. the first speaker
Nv Beliist bcgsn by saving tina,
ne had not made many speeches
since 1876; that he bad not been IN
sceord with the panty on the money
! question. but that he hal alwavs
b voted the Democratic ticket. that m.
Impression with some that he b.5
changed his politics was untrue. that
IA person changed his politics be.
cause Of some plank in the platform
ne did not like. be would be cbany-
ing every four years. il mattered no,
TO what patty he belonged. lie said
,hst there was only two LEADING ro.
n,'eai parties in this country. that
whenever another party sprung m II I
was soon wiped oct and disappeared 1
an" that since the settlement of this I
country the same thing had existed
Here Mr.. Bullitt drew an insp;riny
contrast between republic Ike oyrs
and the governments Of the ol5 60.
iies' saying that in al countries the
sp'Fit OF liberty existed. lie said tia,
thr tendencies Of the old Federal mar.
W IN TINS country. A. well a. It's snc.
eessor, the Republican party. had Al.
ways been toward despotic govern
meui, that 1t believed in special n,;v-
"rges Tor the few, whereas the Dem
oefatic party had always believed in
equal night 10 all men, and that tbis !
was the party he represented. and je.
SIRED 70 speak about. lie sand that =
ne did not envy the man who accpm.
Mated riches by bis own ability I'm, :,
INA, he did not believed any man n
'onid accumulate millions Of dollars a
,i'hont the assistance Of the law
nat those who were accnmulati,,
asi fortunes were accorded spe,i.i ~
SVofs and was doing so at the inn
'oYerishmeut Of the many. He s,ilI ~
nat me Democratic party was op- +,
o-ed 20 such a state Of things. ana ~.
'ould eventually win. D'
Mr.. bu'iitt. al this point took u, ~
he t'uh question. aud discussed tbsf
'bJect pa q mastery way. lie said
he tafih was an important one.ti,n
'u one that many did not under
and but that II was question ch
'H' everyone must learn about soon l'
"' i'tfr. lie explained the differ. pa'
zee between protective tsria and IL hei
ilu Ton revenue only. lie said tia, uu'
wac good Tor nations 20 trade Win, uo
Gu other the same AZ individual. la.
Al the conclusion OF cha. subject s..
Ter having spoken one hour M elm
'iiit' introduced Governor Mont. end
"e' who was loudly spplauded rai
'ea Ice sivsr o. speak. che
GOVERNOR MONTAGUE ent
1oecfnor Montague. who /. .,. .eiari,
best public speaker. boz che .,,t. Ten
act in abe whole country. conn coui
"eea 10y comphmeuung NJ. Ioi- iucr
upon his splendid speech He..ail men
IL he hsd not iuteudcd to sr,,k a., was
place, bus that it had t.., bcr
snged that hc could do b, ..sIthc
i he was glad he wa. hcrs u,Iare
le"el tho struggle boz thi- count,, and
colonial times and discussed ,L.. a
Tory OF the two great palti.. sine. year
organisation 90 this government appo
showed clearly that the K.,,lI. cIeu
party had alwsy, favored srsc.,l che o
ieges ani that the psmor,at.. oud
y believed aud couteuie8 f,. this
81 nights 20 all men. he said tbs, couls
party stayed in power SO lon. eoiu.
IL believed that the interest. -, Ji0u
party we've the interests of 1.. atrea
ie' and % soon commenced ,o Aud
.'a'e 300 The interest. not orl, .. sccon
party, out oi those who sure.,, per 81,
control o. rorti.
explained the different INV. ,. coilcc
% the government had fo,....l tle G.
men and corporations. and ,cor. siona
'e president Tor creating the dee Chur
ne"s oi commerce aud labor with lncluU
intention OF inNesticat,ng I. |tr.ct's
DDS Of the Trusts and Cornor, missi,
B ana That when this had been encou
Instead OF making the inv,.t,- trict.
"s public ss he had promised uouiu
Eel % Tor political purposes. ~. bcncs,
N' Costelyou. whom the rre.i. ing en-
bad appointed head ofthe a.. 10 TN
lent OF commerce and lsb,r l.,.l dressc,
'ea TO become chairman of tbs
'hean National Committee. thar q
: using the information DE had ~
{" while investigating the trusts ~
. .','.s money Tor tic heFabh- = n