The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01

COMPANY DIS oOOA as lac
arrived at Helena to begin his legis,
lative duties. 1t was necessary that
the legislature should be republican
if it was desired that national policies
which had proved so beneficent and
had resulted in the unparalleled pros,
perity Of the country was enjoying
should continue.
Will Obey Law Fully.
Of himself MI. White said that he
had been a resident of Yellowstone
county for over 20 years and during
all that time had ~endeavored to so
comport and conduct himself as to
merit the respect of his fellow men.
He believed he had the right to ask
their support at this time, but rather
than resort to %chicanery and trickery
to secure office he would prefer to re
main a respected private citizen than
occupy the highest place in the land.
Mr.. White then read the law defin-
ing the duties of a public officer and
those of treasurer in particular, the
next the oath a public officer is re-
quired to take, in which he swears
ns to use public funds for private
gain, then the plank in the republican
county platform which makes express
declaration pledging it's nominee to
obey the law. 81 know the salary
that attaches to. the Office of county
treasurer" said Mr.. White, land it
is larger than any l have earned in
the county. l will be content wits it
and if elected l will stand on this
plank and consistently subscribe to
the oath / have just read"
The closing statement brought forth
tremendous applause which lasted a
number of seconds.
Mr.. BARS Address.
The Honorable ]. G.. Bair OF Teton
county was the second speaker. He
confined himself principally to the /
discussion of national issues. The
question to be decided a week from
next Tuesday was whether the nation
was to continue the present admins
tration and its policies and resultant
plenty and prosperity for all, or to
return to the unions and garlic of a
Cleveland administration. The demo- /
Gratis were making a general indict-
ment OF the republican party, but
-ook care not to make specific charges, !
merely saying the republicans had y,
been in power long enough and a
change should be made. They de- {
bounced Roosevelt as a dangerous .
nan, but could not name a single in {
stance wherein he was so and when !
contented themselves with e
aging that he might do something to !
'et the country into trouble. They !
lso denounced him as a tyrant be- A
ause he is ambitious to be elected {
D the same position to which he ar =
by chance and charged that if =
e were continued in office for four T.
ears more the American people would y
ave no more civil, religious or politi-
liberty. Last of all, the democrats
aid he was a tyrant because he was a
'yanizing the Filipinoe and refused
promise them independence at this g
me. The same charge had been h
Iade by the same party against Nc W
lnley, yet when he was shot down a
Y the assassin his first words had O,
cen a request that the man be not 81
to be hurt by those who tt
ere trying to get at him. AS much is
sason existed for charging Roosevelt S
18th being a tyrant as existed when if
le same charge was made against ir
is predecessor. Instead of a tyrant, tt
of the rights of the people. tt
o%osevelt vas as jealous of the privi- pl
ges and rights of the humbles man HI
the land a. he was OF his own. ia
The democratic charge of the presi- n,
ent's friendliness to the trusts and 81
being in collision with them was Sc
ken up. Despite all they could say, gi
sainst him on that score the fact re- bl
aimed that he was the first president n;
no had invaded their stronghold and G.
the greatest of all trusts. Sc
18th senators lmploring him to re- CT
ain because of the injury it would re-
rove to be to his political success, tie
%oosevelt had insisted on pursuing n,
lie course he regarded as right and if
i'd his duty to the people. In this he ii
ad shown himself to be a statesman p
nd not a time serving politician. His
ction in the anthracite strike was a!
and used to show hat he W
as not steeled against the masses, a
$ is charged by his democratic OPP S;
S;
Full credit was given the president b.
or his course in the matter of the c.
anama canal, the speaker saying fl
had it not been for the decisive So
OF Roosevelt, instead of now be- Il
IL IN lne course OF actual COnStruc. S
on, many years would still be inter p
ening before the national aspiration 81
an isthmian waterway would be il
a way of being realized. This the e
emocrats knew and also knew that c.
he people were with the president, e.
the people believed he had acted k
'ithin the law and regarded the treaty r
,ade which assured the canals con-
as legal and just, and had c.
cen every treaty entered into by k
ne nation. Il
Roosevelt's understanding of the IT
eeds of the west and his friendship e
Or this section formed an interesting !"
leme. Had it not been because of s.
lis the national irrigation law would t.
be on the statutes of the land. b
When that measure was pending in n