The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01
REPUBLICAN SPEAKERS ADDRESS
ANOTHER LARGE MEETING.
Mr.. WHITE MAKES A HIT
Reads Law and Oath Of Office and
Will Observe Both-kennedy
Charges Vigorously Denied.
From Saturdays Daily.

instead OF holding last nights /
publican meeting at the court hous
as originally intended and as adve
tised, at the last moment it was co
cluded to hold it at the opera hous
for it became apparent that the a
tendance would be greater than tt
place first selected could accomm
date. When the speaking began tt
wisdom of the change was NANTES
The number that turned out coud M
possibly have been crowded into til
court house.
White Proves a Surprise.
The meeting was presided over b
Fred H. Hathhorn, who in a fe,
words introduced the first speaker
Henry White, candidate for count
treasurer. 1t was that gentleman
first appearance as a campaig:
speaker, and a good one he proved t
be. Although known as a man gifte'
with many accomplishments, none wa,
prepared to hear such an address a!
ne delivered. Without any pretenst
TO oratory and in a calm,
tional tone he made one of the mos
convincing and logical arguments thus
Tar heard in the campaign. Not fol
a moment was he at a loss for a word
and the readiness of his flow of laug.
uage and the cogency of his argument
were truly remarkable,
Mr.. White devoted himself largely
to national issues. 1t was the duty
all, he said, whether democrat or
republican, to do their part toward
: the maintenance of the government.
Different parties had different plat
forms, but the thinking people de-
manded something more than prom
1ses, they wanted and demanded exc
cfcutlDn and deeds. The republican
platform of 1904 spoke of things done
ana acts accomplished and upon it's
pasI performances it asked the con-
ndence OF the people. On the other
nand, the democratic national plat
form viewed with alarm" found fault
ana was the illumination of peevish-
.psss aaa ".scontent. The party had
.iothing to it's credit to which 1t could
point with pride, whereas the record
of the republican party was n OF
brilliant achievements. From Lincoln
down to the present time to it was
die the credit for the many reforms
wrought and the blessings brought to
the nation by wise and patriotic legis-
lation. Establishment Of the gold
standard, rural free delivery, restora-
tion of the protective tariff and max
ing construction of the isthmian canal
an assured fact were enumerated as
some of the things done by the party
since 1896.
From 1893 to 1897 the democratic
party had been in full control of the
national government, having been put
there on the strength of the repeal Of
the Sherman silver bill and the Nc
Kinley tariff. "To give the devil his
due" said Mr.. White, "the democratic
party for once kept its promise, and
we of eastern Montana have special
reason; for remembering the fact.
You know all about 6-cent wool and
the business stagnation that followed
consequent upon the establishment of
the democratic tariff" Mr.. White
said that the first step toward rural
free mail delivery, n of the greatest
gifts to the rural population for which
the government was to be credited,
was taken under the administration of
a republican postmaster general. Wan
namaker, and followed up by his re
publican successor. When he in turn
was succeeded by a democrat it was
permitted to drop as impracticable.
The attitude of the democrats on
the trusts was discussed and it was
shown how the party had refused to
do anything toward their suppression
when it was in a position to give the
people relief. The antitrust law wal
a republican measure. said Mr.. White,
introduced by a republican and passed
by a republican congress. A demo-
cratic attorney general, Olney, had de-
clared it to be unconstitutional and
had refused to attempt prosecution un-
der it's provision. The first president
to enforce it was a republican, Roose-
welt, and the first attorney general to
institute proceedings under it was a
republican, Knox. The majority OF
the United States supreme court that
held the raw to be valid vas republi.
can, while to the minority dissenting
opinion every democratic justice on
the bench had subscribed.
Mr.. White reviewed the administra-
ton of Theodore Roosevelt and put
ting it into a practical way asked
those in the audience who were en-
ployers of men whether they would
discharge a tried and faithful en-
ploye, INT who had served them long
and well, for the mere purpose of CIV
ing employment to a man who simply
promised to do Gust as we'll" He
did not think they would, neither
should the people now discharge hat
faithful hired man in the White house
simpaly to give his place to a man of
NJ Hr0un ovooufiuo nQrif and ohi1ifv
While the democrats were demanding
a change he was satisfied that deep
down in their hearts they were pray
lrg that Roosevelt would be elected.
Tho county ticket was referred to
by the speaker and the work of the
convention that named it was charac-
as having been the independ-
ent action OF men selected by their
party, controlled and dominated by
no faction or clique. Mr.. White