The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-28
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
DEMOCRACY ARE ExPoUNDED
SECOND 1ILLMAN IS HEARD
Fiery Texan Brandishes Pitchfork
From Same Stage That Senator
Clark Speaks.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Last night the people of Billings
had the rare opportunity to study
two schools of democracy, that of the
north, which believes in arguments
and discussion, that of the south,
which places it's reliance in the shot
gun, Acknowledgement, the whip and
intimidation to bring about the same
result. The exponent of northern
democracy was the Honorable w. A.
Clark, United States senator from
Montana, the distinguished gentleman
who advocated southern methods
was Captain T. A. Blair, Of Waco,
Texas, but formerly of 18th China,
sah," a typical fire eater of the old
class, who pride themselves on the
superior article of carmine fluid that
courses through their veins and who
have a contempt for all others whose
parentage is no more remotely for
eign than a dozen or two of ancestors.
Mr.. Clark spoke in a quiet, but earn
est manner, the captain ripped,
snorted and raved and revived memo
ries of Petroleum v. Nasby's por-
trayals of the old time whangdoodle.
Stunned the Senator.
After his introduction by Chairman
Carwile Mr.. Clark paid a few compli.
ments to Billings and it's people and
then said he would give an impartial
history of the passage of the bill
opening the Grow reservation. The
story he told was only a repetition of
that so frequently published in his
own newspapers and modestly he
claimed the major portion of the cred
it attaching to those who made sue
cess of the measure possible. He
said that he helped frame it and in
troduced it in the senate; that subse-
quently he had caused it to be held
up in order that he might make some
uSSucu anu Highly CooCAIAOi oAaSAu
ments to it, after which the senate
had passed it and Mr.. Dixon had in
PRODUCED it in the house.
Saying he would now discuss ma
tional issues, the speaker dwelt at
some length upon the conditions x
listing in Colorado and said that if
Parker were elected he would not
permit the governor of a state to do
as Peabody had done in Colorado.
There would be no deportation of citi-
zens and outrages of the constitu'
tional rights.
The mention of Parker's name
evoked some applause, but not to be
compared with the thunderous dem
onstration that ensued when a mo-
ment afterward he had occasion to
mention Theodore Roosevelt. That
name seemed to exercise a wonderful
influence upon the audience and 1t
was several moments before the
speaker could proceed with his dis
course. The %outburst seemed to stun
and surprise him and in a wondering
manner he gazed, first at the audi
ence, and then turning looked at the
gentlemen on the stage.
Senator Clarke admitted that Roose
welt was a man Of wonderful energy
decision and strong character, but be
cause of his impetuosity he was Ii
able to plunge the nation into serious
trouble. The president would brook
no opposition to his will and was de
termined to have his way in all things
AS instances of this he cited the pas
sage of the Cuban reciprocity bill
the promotion of General Wood, AM
lastly the famous pension order No
78. All these Senator Clark de
nounced as usurpation of ~prerogativt
by the president, unwarranted by any
shadow of law or the constitution
The president was censured for thu
part he was alleged to have taken il
the framing of the republican nationa
platform and his insistence upon thu
election of George B. Cortelyou a.
chairman of the national committee
The latter had been selected by hin
because of the knowledge gained b!
the chairman as secretary of the de
partment of labor and commerce II
order that he might be all the NOR
successful as a fiat fryer" Cortelyo'
would prove a good successor to tina
much maligned, but good man, tn
late Senator Hanna" continued MI
Clark, "after' personal acquaintanc
with him l learned that MI. Hann'
Awas q good man."
Roosevelt was charged with beini
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