The Western news., 1904-10-05
MR.. DIXON IS
NoNpLUsED
EVADES EVERY QUESTION ASKED
BY THE WESTERN NEWS.
HAS NOT IMPROVED AS A SPEAKER
Aaron COnnor Tires the Audience
A Spiritless and Puerile De-
fense of Republican Policies.

The republican meeting held in this
city last Friday evening can hardly be
considered a success. Mr.. Harlan,
| who was assigned to relieve Mr.. Dixon
of the embarrassment of answering
the questions propounded by the Wes-
tern News failed to offer any explana-
ton whatever, with the single excep-
| ton of the validating Of titles to cer-
| tain lands in the Bitter Root valley
which MIR. Harlan would like to have
| understood as bill for the relief of
numerous residents of the county.
With d great deal of abuse Of the
Western News, and after an explana.
ton which explained that, with few
exceptions, the titles validated were
those in which the A. G. M. Co. was
directly interested by reason of pur-
chase, MIR. Harlan reached the conclu-
sion that the A. c. Nj. Co. is highly
honora BILE and benevolent institution
and that it should be bowed down to
and worshipped because he loves it
and it, presumably, loves him.
Mr. Harlan made no effort to an
swer any other question propounded
by this paper.
MIR. Aaron Connor, in the speech
following, which i'll the matter of
length was doubtless Intended to be
the principal effort of the evening,
in assuming that he 'knew thing or
two' succeeded in convincing the
audience that he was entirely mistaken
/ in wholly unwarranted assumption.
Mr.. Dixon, thanking Mr.. Harlan
for championing his cause entered
upon an explanation of the "real sit
uation" IN contrast with the coudi-
tions which could be assumed to exist
were not the questions proposed by
the Western News answered. His
expla nation extended, however, only
to the extent of admitting having
taken as his private secretary an EN-
ploye of the A. G. M. mill office at
Hamilton.
The appointment of Mr.. Sherman,
the McGinty protege, was not dis
cussed, nor was the audience enlight
ened regarding the A. C. M. Flatheaa
Reservation bill
Mr.. Dixon may, if he likes, conten
that the appointment of an ernplo. !.
of the A. c. M, Co. was merely acci-
dental. He may go further and COZ
tend that the fact of his bill perfectins.
| titles to certain lands in the Bite,
for few residents also perfects it'll.
to large body of land for the A. c.
M. Co., is merely coincidence. Blu
when it comes to the appointment OF
Mr.. Sherman, d most useful adheren
of the A. c. M. Co., as timber in
spector and to the Flathead Reserva-
tion bill placing all the timber thereon
at the disposal of the A. c. NJ. Co., it
begins 10 look to much like habit.
Since Mr.. Dixon started out to ar
swer the questions propounded by tha
Western News it is to be regretted
that he did not answer, or at least at
tempt to answer, all of them; and tie
only conclusion to be reached is that
he did make a pretense of answering
the ones to which any semblance of an
answer could be given. But when it
came to the Sherman appointment
and the Flathead Reservation bill =
both relief measures for the A. G. NJ
Co.-not even the pretense of an ex-
cuse or explanation could be given.
Mr.. Dixon's experience in congr. SIS
seems not to have improved him as a.
speaker to the extent his friends ana
admirers have hoped for; but since IL
was generally understood that his ap
pearance in this county was lereelse
for the purpose of getting li,tl,>
practice in speech making, and tina
the Bitter Rooter "don't know no be, :
ter nohow,' it may be that he wi i
create better impression elsewhere,
| Notes
If stranger had been present II
could have stayed the entire eyenin :.
and gone away without learning thaE
there is such a person as Thomas L.
Carter. Not a speaker had the nerv !.
to mention the Hon. Thomas-not "a
"cheep" about him. It looks as thous
the $4,000 amalgamated attorney r.