Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-30
DIXON FLAYS
WALSH IN DEBATE
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greatest ana grandest the world ever
saw.
"Mr. Walsh says that the whole
world Is as prosperous as we are.
challenge the truth Of that statement
The papers for the past few months
nave been full Of the woes of the
working classes in England, France.
Germany, Spain, Italy and Russia, If
this prosperity is SO widespread. I
ask, In Gods name, why have 3.OOO.-
OOO emlgrants aocked to our shores
during the past year?"
Mr.. Dixon then cited the wages paid
at present and number Of voices in
the audience corroborated his state
ments.
IF you haven't forgotten 10 years
ago, compare the last Democratic ad-
m1nistration with that today under Re.
publican policies. Then when you do
mat, just contemplate the nerve Of
me man who would tell you to send
Democrats to congress.
The Democrats are asking you to
chase the will-o-the-wisp of bette
tnlngs to come. The panic of '73 was
a panic OF stock gamblers in Wall
street and lasted about six months
The panic of '93 lasted the full four
! duullulSLTdIlOu,
William Mckinley, when elected
had hardly taken his seat before con,
ndence was restored and the panic
subsidized.
My friend Walsh has asked YOU to
vote for him SO that he may have a
chance to vote against Uncle Joe Can
non for speaker of the house. He
wants to elect in his place John Sharp
Williams from Mississippi, state
where labor unions are not tolerated
and children are worked in the cot
ten mills from IL to IA hours a day.
Williams, the leader of the minor
lty in the house, will be the Demo-
cratic caucus nominee and he wants
to elect him in place of that hard
working Uncle Joe Cannon.
Mr.. Walsh tells you how he loves
Roosevelt and tries to hitch his little
go-cart on the back end of the Roose-
welt band wagon. Walsh knows that it
is popular out here in the foothills
of the Rockies to praise Roosevelt,
but I want to tell you, friends, that
the Democrats back east are not do
ing it.
The money power, represented by
Wall street, is plotting his destruction
and the Democratic leaders are as.
saulting him with all the bitterness at
their command. Yet when l came
back home hear a Democrat say that
he wants to go to Washington to help
Roosevelt" CHEERS and cries of Go
it, Joe.D
He catechised Walsh concerning his
attitude on the sugar tariff, and the
wool tariff, and Mr.. Walsh developed
a bad case of "rattles.' Walsh favor
ed the reduction of the sugar tariff
because he had no interest in com
mon with the sugar beet farmers. He
favored keeping the tariff on wool be
cause he is a large sheep owner and
has a band of $4,000 in the Big Belt
! reserve.
when measure gets home to 6
mans pocketbook," said Mr.. Dixon
sit hits him pretty hard. I want tt
ask Mr.. Walsh if he favors a tarif
on hides and tariff on cattle.
should not insist upon an answer if il
prives embarrassing at this time"
In replying to statement made by
Walsh that the Republican party has
accepted huge donations from corpor
ations, Mr.. Dixon declared that it was
had done so.
But here in Montana" said he, "the
Democratic party is worm-eaten ant
rotten with corporation money. Some
times it was one corporation and ther
another; the Democratic party wa!
not insistent enough to stay with an!
one of the big corporations.
"They have in their party man
whom they call their leader, who spen
100000 to get to the senate and WHIT
flooded Montana knee-deep with ten
and twenties. Then they come GU
unabashed and speak of corporation
contributions to the Republican party.
Mr.. Dixon declared that the railwa.
commission bill as passed by the las
legislature was as good law as eve
was framed, but that Governor Tool
killed the measure simply because h
was not allowed to appoint the com
missioners.
Every member of the legislature witt
the exception of two fusion represen
tatives from Silver Bow voted for tn
measure, yet in face of this the gov
ernor had killed railroad legislation Il
Montana for petty reason.
When Mr.. Dixon had finished tn
applause was deafening.
Walsh made short reply and Dlxo
, followed with a four-minute talk.
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