The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-25

ing Spain for something she had no
title to and no right to sell, the tyran-
ical republican administration which
by a mistake OF the people was in
stalled in power at Washington was
insistent upon its d%espotism and tyr
amy of a people that should by every
concept and precept Of right and law
be free. To enable it to do this the
masses were being taxed beyond en-
durance to keep up a huge standing
army, ETC., ETC., etc.
The trusts we're assaulted and dis
sected, and, as usual, the protective
tariff was responsible for their exist
ence. The overwhelming love Of the
republican party for such combina-
tions was shown and denial was made
OF the claim that the administration
had succeeded in putting any of them
out of business. A republican attor-
ney general was blamed because the
beef trust had not been satisfied with
the decision of a lower court adverse
to it and for the subsequent appeal
to the supreme court of the United
States and for the refusal OF that tri-
bunal to take up the appeal out OF its
regular order and decide the ques-
ton at issue. Chairman CortelyOu
was charged with using the informa-
ton he secured while secretary OF
commerce and labor to force the
trusts to make prodigious contribu-
tions to the republican campaign
fund. Colorado was dragged upon the
stage and Mr.. Gormley blamed Presi-
dent Roosevelt for not having inter
fered there and stopped the deporta-
ton of men the citizens OF the state
thought they could get along without.
If they elected Parker the citizens
Of the United States need have no
fear of a repetition of like outrages,
for he was one of the nations great
est constitutional lawyers, a man who
knew the constitution ever better
than those who prepared it. A defense
of Bryan was made and he was
shown to be a pure and sanity man
for now supporting Parker and the
platform he only recently declared
was expressive OF nothing to which
the party subscribed and who said
Parker's nomination had been secured
by trickery and fraud. Mr.. Gormley
called him "our peerless leader" al
though it is generally supposed that
the Nebraskan has been deposed
from the leadership and that it is
vested at present in a gentleman
hailing from Esopus.
Having disposed OF national issues
to his eminent and entire satistac-
ton, Mr.. Gormley took a throw at
! state affairs. Salvation was to be
had only in electing the democratic
ticket. The party responsible for it
was dominated by no clique, faction
or person; it abhorred everything
akin to corporations and fairly tainted
at hints OF corporation control. All
the great reforms urged by Governor
Toole two years ago, when the house
was republican and the senate turned
him down" were reviewed, but the
| audience was disappointed because
nothing was said why the use OF the
broom had not been advised when
both houses OF the legislature were OF
the governors party. Insincerity was
| charged to the republicans for de
handing the changes recommended
in their state platform and they were
accused of trying to blind the people
and catch votes. The populists and
laborites, who did not want Office, but
were prompted solely by exalted pa
triotic impulses, had endorsed the
democratic ticket and stood a solid
phalanx for Toole and reform. Flu
sion was gloritied and the fusees
were canonized.
Dixon a Pretender.
Getting right down to the things in
which he was most interested him
self, Mr.. Gormley proceeded to t1ay
Mr.. Dixon. When he got through
with the congressman he stood in a
sorry light before the audience.
nv Norpolov chouod ohSOl1tQlv so
he thought, that Dixon had done
nothing during the two years he has
been in congress, except to draw his
salary. 1t was Senator Clarke, assist
ed a little, possibly, by Senator Glib.
son, who secured opening OF the
Crow reservation-Mr. Dixon simply