The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-25
TELLS WHAT HE WOULD DO IN
CONGRESS.
DIXON DESERVES NO CREDIT
Accomplished None Of Things For
Which Is Credited-ShouId Be
Succeeded.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
"A man from the second largest wool
producing county in the state advo-
eating a democratic tariff before an
audience in the center Of the largest
wool producing county in the state
was the spectacle afforded at the
opera house last night. 1t may be
said that it required nerve to do this,
but A. G. Gormley vas possessed OF
it and, furthermore, was there to ask
the audience to send him to congress
in order that he might do all in his
power to make effective the tariff on
the staple that he advocated.
The meeting was presided over by
Nat G.. Carwile and grouped about
him were several more prominent
members OF the local democracy, who
manifested their approval of Mr..
Gormley's remarks by a%pplauding
them.
Modest Mr.. Kay.
John M. Kay, democratic nominee
for state superintendent of public in
structiOn, was the first speaker intro
duced. He spoke briefly, saying tina:
he would not detain the audience
long, adding that his auditors were
nrncnrf IN ts1ictnn f0 iccl,nCO NJ tho
day. Without mentioning that dis
tinguished democrats name, Mr.. Kay
mildly scored the present state super
intendent for his neglect to prepare
a proper and suitable course of study
for the schools of the state, and
promised that it he succeeded him
the matter would be attended to as
it should. The speaker also said that
he was in favor of revising the exist
ing school laws, particularly in refer
ence to the holdings OF teachers in
%stitutes.
A Native Son.
Mr.. Carwile expressed the pleasure
it gave him to introduce as the next
speaker A. G. Gormley, who wants to
go to congress. Great emphasis was
laid upon the nativity OF the gentle
man, who to the accident OF birth
can claim Montana as his native
state.
While still seated and awaiting his
turn, Mr.. Gormley impressed the au-
dience as a man who had a rather
exalted opinion of himself, an impress.
sion that was further strengthened
ere he had spoke a dozen words. AT
fecting the manner of men who have
gained regulations for the impressive.
ness of their oratory, the son OF Mon.
ana INDUCED in a form of mild calls.
themes throughout the entire deliv.
cry of his little speech that took shape
in constant lettering on heel and toe
which at times threatened to cause
him to lose his balance and fall prone
upon the stage.
After the usual distribution OF YER
bal ~saccherinity anent the beauties
OF the city and intelligence OF it's PEG,
pie that forms the prelude to all cam
paign oratory, Mr.. Gormley took occa
sion to deplore the feeling thai
cropped out in this as well as all other
political contests, and then sailed into
national issues. He spoke OF Jeffer
son, to be sure, and after quoting from
democracy about the powers of gov
eminent being derived from the con
sent of the governed proceeded te
wallop the tiendish republican party
for it's enslavement of the noble Fill
pinos and it's absolute refusal to give
them any promise of ultimate anc
complete independence.
But the name of Jefferson was no
the only one invoked. Lincoln, wht
is dead and consequently Harmless;
to. the democracy, was ~apotheosizet
and MIR. Gormley read an extract
from one of his speeches delivered
during the Lincoln-Douglas campaign
1t caused him real anguish of mint
and torture of soul that the republi
can party of today is no longer thu
party of Lincoln, no, not even that O
Mckinley. Imperialism, militarism
colonialism and several o ism
were strongly played and the peopl'
were warned against the fate o
Rome, whose footsteps Mr.. Gormle!
insisted the present national admins
4ro4ion uac ~stnhh0rNlv and iCk9d