Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-23
COLD STORAGE
CANDIDATE
r. ]. Walsh, the Noted Corporation
Lawyer, Delivers an Interesting
Lecture.
OPERA HOUSE is WELL FILLED
No Real Enthusiasm Displayed
Praise for Roosevelt Wins APP
plause-McClernan Present.

opera mousse FRIDAY night, anu du de-
dience that comfortably filled the hall
assembled to hear T. j. Walsh, the
noted corporation lawyer of Helena
and candate for congress. Prior TO
the meeting, AL Heinicke, the famous
speiler who made the street carnival
famous, with two assistants, Travelled
all over the city in a rig, notifying
the people OF the meeting, and calling
on them to rise en- maSSe and attend.
AIS megaphone efforts were not un-
rewarded, and OF the fine audience
that gathered, probably one-half were
Republicans Prior to the meeting
there was a creditable torchlight pro-
cessiOn, headed by the Cottonwood
brass band, this excellent feature hay
ing been worked up by Mark kimball,
and being under the immediate direc-
ton of Mr.. Arne Dahl
Shortly after O'Clock, the speak
ers, accompanied by the local Demo
cratic leaders, filed on the stage. The
sight of Mr.. Walsh did not provoke
any demonstration as he seated him.
self on the right of Chairman William
A. Gordon, Judge McClernan, OF Butte,
candidate for associate justice Of the
supreme court. occupying the seat at
Mr.. Gordon's left Others on the stage
were Col Thomas j. Stout, NJ. H..
Woodman j. p. Barnes, E. G. Wor-
den, David IIilger. Charles Fase,
Frank Pick, l.. P Slater, E. W. Met
tier, James Blackford and j. b. Ritch.
In opening the meeting, Mr.. Gordon
gave brief and meaty statement on
the rules of precedence, saying that
if Mr.. HaZen We're in town, it would
fall to him to introduce candidates on
the state ticket, but that gentleman S
absence put Mr. Gordon next in line.
He then introduced Mr.. Walsh. The
candidate had enjoyed a day of en-
forced rest at Lombard, owing to his
failure to make connection with the
train for Lewistown Thursday, and
was at his best. 1t is probable that
Mr.. Walsh had not appeared to better
advantage anywhere on his tour than
here, his voice being in fine condi-
ton. Nevertheless, he utterly failed
to awaken anything that could be call
ed enthusiasm. His whole attitude
was that of lecturer, and his speech
was academic. The applause he call
ed forth was just such as could be
heard at a fairly good lecture on any
ordinary SuDJtCi. lie ulu Hihh5 tHC
hit with his audience. Mr.. Worden
or some other old friend had doubtless
informed the Helena gentleman that
the slogan stand by Roosevelt had
solidified sentiment in favor of Mr..
Pray in this county, and TO meet this,
Mr.. Walsh stated that he, too, intended
to stand by the president in his eff
forts to secure effective railway rate
legislation and in his great fight
against the illegal trusts. Mr. WALSH
expressed great pleasure at meeting
with the people of this great and
growing section, and he predicted d
glorious future for Fergus when the
railroads We're completed and strug-
Cling for the mastery in handling the
products of this county. But he wanI-
ed the great wealth represented by
all this to be enjoyed by the people,
instead of being swallowed up by the
few. He then told of the founding
of the government and referred to the
frightful depression and Stagnation in
every line of industrial activity dur
ing the last Cleveland administration.
Defends Cleveland.
This, he commended. was not due 10
Cleveland, or TO the free trade policies
he advocated, but to the failure of
Barring Bros. and other similar causes.
He denied that the present unparallCl-
ed prosperity of the whole country
was due in any measure to the Re-
publican administration or its policies
1t was simply part of the Worldwide
prosperity now being enjoyed every
where, in England and China, and in
the ends of the earth. One of tha
n ~ ~
from to show that England was just
as prosperous as the United States
but no reference was made to til
almost daily parades OF the vast arm
les Of the unemployed in London and
every city Of England displaying the
banners 1--WE Want Work" He de-
MED that the present era of prospe
ity followed the depression of the Will
son tariff act period upon the passage
of the Dingley tariff act. Iie referred
10 the prosperous times beginning in
1919, after the discovery Of gold ia
California but did not allow that his
discovery had had any effect upon con
ditiOns. On the conclusion OF his
portion of his lecture. Mr. Walsh ~li-i
that nothing was further from his
thoughts than to discuss the tariff.
and he wanted no one 10 think he was
attacking the policy of protection
carrying the impression that h
thought protection was most excel
lent. His object was to show that de-
preston under Democratic admins
tratious and prosperity under Repub-
lic&n administrations We're mere coin
cidents. and We're not referable in any
degree to the contrasting policies OF
those parties. He believed the onward
march of this country would continue
without regard to which parry was
in power, and its periods of depression
in the future would not be due to any
political party. The problem was not
to secure a just distribution of the
new wealth that was already being
produced. The people were becom-
ing alarmed. and the corporations were
placing their servitOrs al every point
of danger. How to prevent our insfi
tutions from falling absolutely under
the control of the trusts was the is
sue. He thought the matter could be
left to the Democrats to settle, but
frankly admitted that the present ad-
miniStratiOn was on the side of the
people and gave President Roosevelt
the highest praise for his attitude He
presented the name of Roosevelt as
that of man who held in unbounded
measure the confidence and trust Of
the whole people and he for one would
stand nv him in his efforts NJ