Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-03
GOV. JOSEPH K. TooLE
Delivered an interesting and In
structive Address 70 Packed
House Last Night.


One of the largest and most enthusi-
astic rallys that has been held in For
syth since the opening of the cam
paign, occurred Wednesday evening,
when Governor Toole addressed a
packed house at the Alexander hall. r
The governor and party arrived on
NJ. 2, which was several hours late,
not reaching Forsyth until 8 O'Clock.
A large delegation Of citizens gave the
distinguished guest hearty welcome
upon his arrival, aand as the hour was
late went Immediately to the hall.
Messrs. T. J. Thompson, Paul School
kopf, W. E. Johnson and captain ].
T. Brown, together with Miles Rom
ney, democratic candidate for secre-
tary of state, and Finley McRae, nom-
inee for clerk Of the supreme court,
were seated on the stage. Captain
Brown, who is to be our next represen-
tative from Rosebud county, introduced
Gov. Toole.
During the entire speech the closest
attention Of the crowd was held and
not a word escaped the eager listeners.
Gov. Toole Is not an orator of the
stamp who pictures vain hallucinations
and imp, obable schemes, but one who,
in a candid, unprejudiced, earnest
manner gives to the people clear ex-
PLANTATION of the things of vital import
ance. Neither does he handy about
attempting to put forth a very weak
argument in an attractive and taking
manner, but forges, straight ahead
presenting with clearness and dis
tictness, the naked truth. There is
something to be said and he says it
fearlessly and forcibly.
In opening, the governor spoke of
the evils that had taken possession of
both parties and regretted the fact
that they had grown to be indeed "The
madness of many for the gain Of a
few." Concerning the national issues
nothing was said except to comparein
brief way the personality ofthe lead
ers Of the two great political parties.
Judge Parker, "a man of noble and
lofty character, with high ideals and
inspirations-an intellectul giant
versed in the workings of the govern
ment of our land, the constitution and
laws of which he has made life study;
while Roosevelt, although man of
lofty patriotism is still man of vastly
different ideals, of widely different
training, one imbued with the military
spirit, to whose ear the clang of the
sword and the rattle of the guns is
music, one versed in the use of arms
rather than the wisdom of the law.
And to ''those who love peace better
than war, competition better than
monopoly, is given the opportunity to
support the democratic party, which
stands undivided on the eat prlnci-
pies which are embodied in "a govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people. ;"
The speaker then took up the state
issues and explained them in such "a
manner that not d person present but
that could understand. In speaking
first of the control of the primaries,
which exists to greater degree in the
more populous counties of middle and
western Montana, it was shown that
the cor pOr ationS under the present SvS-
tenn absolutely controlled the primary,
regardless of whether the democratic
or the republican party dominates. He
explained how these conventions were
controlled by men all of whose names
might be found OH the pay rolls of one
OF the great corporations. The great
money power has no choice, either
party is equally advantageous when
once in its clutches. "This method
has been pursued until there has been
placed blemish and bar sinister on
the escutcheonof our fair state" There
is plank in the democratic platform
that provides remedy for this evil, a
remedy that aims at the very source,
and one that will destroy it root and
branch. The primary election law
provides for this in distinct and clear
manner. Under the Australian ballot
system that will be employed under the
reform system, the temptation to de-
bauch the citizens and Sul1v their fr, n