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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
aUFFEY PREDICTS FIGHT.
Says Bryan Has No Sure Thing and
" # Wants New Faces. u

Denver, July 2.----Colonel James II.
Gufey. the well known democratic
leader in Pennsylvania, arrived late
today. When asked for an expression
of his opinion as to candidates and
the platform, Mr.. Gutfey said:
1T Is q question Of availability
with me. The democratic party ought
to and 9 win the coming election e
the convention will make q platform
commensurate with true democracy,
and name ticket In harmony there
with. The country Is tired Of agita--.
ton; the country IS tired Of unrest,
.and@if 1t wants anything It wants sta
.bility, quietness and she return Of
prosperity.
New Faces Wanted.
Regard for fundamental principles
with the hope Of success Is to be the
objective in the field Of politics ana
to arouse this the party should have
new faces and new conditions. 1t has
neither time nor desire to discuss the
events Of the past; It Is wsth the a.
4ture 1t must reckon ana patriotism,
not selfshness, should prevail.
81 understand, said Colonel Cuff
fey, "that the sentiment here Is that
Bryan Is going to be nominated. It
must be remembered, however, that
there has beer Nobody mere to speak
OF except Prven meS'. and naturally
Bryan sntiment would prevail under
such condition.. Tsere are a lot Of
uninstructed delegations IL the con.
vention, you must remember, AMI IL
Bryan Is nominated It will only be
after a fight" @
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
BENNlcHoFF's PATRIOTISM.


The patriotism Of Former Alderman.
George Bennington Is OF the right
kind. For years. it has been the Gus
tom of Mr.. Bennighof to have an elab-
crate pyrotechnical display on TWEEN
ty-seventh street In front Of the
Grand hotel, which he conducted, and
during the past few years it has been
the only public fireworks Of any kind
furnished for the entertainment Of the
citizens on the Fourth Of July. With
the departure Of Uncle" George on a
pleasure trip to the fatherland, 1t was
generally presumed that this year,
unless the citizens provided fireworks.
they would be omitted. But 'Uncle""
George, though he is enjoying the
scenes Of the fatherland, his child
hood home, has not forgotten that to-
morrow is Fourth OF July. Before go
ing on his trip around the world he
ordered q magnificent assortment OF
Fourth Of July fire works and left
them with Keil Bros, who succeeded
him In charge Of the Grand hotel. To-
morrow night as usual Uncle"
George will furnish q pyrotechnic dis.
play for the people Of Billings. His
t~houghtfulness and patriotism will be
the more appreciated by the citizens
since NO celebration will be held
this year on account Of the proximity
of = carnival. which Il is intended to
hold next August.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
BRYAN Is THE CONVENTION.

BRYAN IS THE CONVENTION.
As an example OF q convention dom
mated and controlled by one man the
Denver gathering Of Democrats will
prove an excellent example.
Democratic newspapers that have
made such q howl declaring that one
man dominated the Chicago conven-
ton, might devote some space to the
Denver convention If they want to
condemn the policy Of permitting one
person to dictate the policies, plat
forms and nominees OF a national po-
~litical3 party. There has never been q
convention Of republicans held, where
one man was as much in power, as
will be William Jennings Bryan at
the Denver convention. He will die
tate the platform, name himself pres.
idential nominee and choose his own
running mate and campaign managers.
There is really no need to hold the
Denver gathering except to enrich
some Of the Colorado hotel keepers or
a S a matter Of form.
All the leading delegates are stop
ping at lincoln, the home OF Mr.. Bry-
an, to receive instructions as to what
shall be done at Denver. The inter-
views they give out on departing from
Lincoln would indicate that they 70
ceived their instructions.
Despite the claims Of the friends Of
Judge Gray and Governor Johnson it
is practically certain that Bryan will
be nominated on the first ballot. In
cidentally 1t Is almost as certain that
he will be defeated by William H.
Taft In November. 5$4
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them. Although! amid the gloom Of
defeat a kind OF truce was reached.
there was never q real amnesty or
oblivion on either side. so that the
scheme to. recall the shade Of Cleye-
land and to set this up as q death
spread in comedy Of a mock funeral
would be too dastardly and too ghast-
" for belief, IL It were not the last
desperate play Of q clique Of discred-
tied politicians seeking to rule or ruin
ct any cost" !.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

Denver boasts Of the purest drink.
Ing water In the world. but 1t did not
use that argument in securing the
democratic national convention
s~teyensville Register.
$ ss . %
The democratic national committee
will Introduce a novelty by presiding
through means Of a Bell instead Of a
gavel. But isn't this suggestive OF
tolling?-Butte Inter Mountain.
Information has been received To
the effect that Senator Foraker was
scientifically, but. nevertheless efec-
.tualy. suppressed at the Chicago con.
vention.-Forsyth Journal.
Now this nation will be left with
out a. single e%x-president until after
March 4 next. After that time 1t prom,
Uses to have q very lively ex-preesident
for many years to come.---Butte
Miner.
Teddy Roosevelt, Jr., Is looking fol
a job. as he is DESTROYS OF doing
something for himself. The young
man has been offered q position in
Helena, but has not vet accepted. II
would be a good place to send the
young man, as he would undoubtedly
find life more strenuous there than
anywhere else.-Missoula Herald.
The statement Of Senator W. "a
Clark, upon his return to Butte, that
there is no danger Of a repetition OF
the panicky times Of last fall, will be
received with more unanimity
throughout the state than his other
statement that 1t has been years since
conditions were so favorable for 9
democratic victory in the nation. The
people desire the former, not the lat
ter.-Livingston Enterprise.
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THE BUTTE RACE MEETING.

Is it the inability of Butte business
men to get together and enter a unit
ed protest when 1t is needed, or is it
their gameness and optimism, that
permit the holding Of a sixty days
race meet in the copper camp, before
conditions resulting from the shut
down and period Of depression, have
righted themselves?
"A large percent Of the Butte mer-
chants have carried men thrown out
of employment during the shutdown
and now when these men are again
receiving pay checks and getting In a
position to %liquidate, a so day race
meet is opened, bringing with 1t temp
tation to gamble on the ponies, thus
-diverting to the bookmakers, money
which rightly belongs to the mer-
chants, who oft times at the risk of
becoming bankrupts themselves ex-
tended credit to idle men.
1t is safe to say that the majority
of Butte business men do not favor
holding such q long meet and many Of
them objected to holding races this
year at all. Nine tenths OF them will
tell you that the meet will not last 60
days while some others predict that
the life Of the meet will be less than
half this length Of time.
J, An argument advanced by the pro-
motors Of the meet Is that the sx.
,penses OF the owners, Jockeys. train.
ers and Of keeping the horses will
turn thousands of dollars each day
into the channels Of trade In Butte.
But where II not there is this money:
that Is being turned into the channels
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STATEMENT oN IMMIGRATION.

AEH 8%EN&5 M3Sf&3& &@@4ENS& VS. H4lfHf
Report Of Department Of Commerce
and Labor Interesting Matter.
Washington. JUL 2.-The immigra-
ton bureau Of the1department Of COM
lei and labo4 LAS compiled statis-
tics Of Chinese Immigration to the
United States DUNG the last April,
compared with TIL same month OF
1907. There wei admitted In April
300 Chinese agaiist a total Of 1874 in
the same period Iast year. Only 100
of them were n8S arrivals, there be-
Ing but 60 new aBivals In April, 1907.
the others being Chinese who return
ed to the United States after having
established q residence here.
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After the frost in Bozeman today
the delegates to the state democratic
convention might go to Helena Or
some other live Montana town and
participate in a Fourth OF July cele-
bration to get a touch Of real live
patriotism and be warmed up.
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lNFLAMING RESOLUTION.
Confined from First Page.)

Il have received a number OF tele-
grams today Of a most encouraging
nature" he said.
Zone comes from members OF the
New York delegation, saying DO
not give up the fight; It Is impossible
for Bryan to be nominated on the
first ballot Others OF similar inn
portance have come from members of
the Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachu-
sets and other delegations. II Mr..
Bryan Is not nominated on the first
ballot, which will not happen, his de-
feat is certain"
Bryan Has No Snap.
Judge Gray's friends also. contend
that Bryan's nomination on the first
ballot IS quite out Of the question, and
say that IL the Nebraskan can be kept
down until the second or third vote,
the nomination Is Is likely to go to
one man as another, and that Mr..
Gray's chances Will be equal to the
best.
""You say Bryan and Gray" said
Marvel, the Gray manager, to Judge
Powers, head OF the Utah delegation.
who wears a Gray button but says he
is for Bryan. why not make It Gray
and Bryan? By contending for Gray
for second place you admit his quail
ties as a vote getter. Bryan has tried
twice and failed. He would get for
the ticket as vice presidential candi-
date all the votes he can command
for the presidency. Give us Gray and
Bryan and we will win"
Chairman Of state delegations who
r in the city, and especially those
from nearby western cities, are deep
" worried over the situation as re-
CARDS the seating arrangements In
the auditorium or convention hall.
The seating capacity IS considerably
less than was estimated, and the mum
Der OF tickets allotted to each state
has been severely cut down.
when our folks from home arrive"
said n Of the chairmen today, II
think / shall take to the mountains
and remain there until the storm is
over"
Will Send Two Trains.
Judge o. ". Powers, chairman Of
the Utah delegation, Is one Of the
state leaders plunged into perplexity.
Utah will have the largest crowd
ever sent to a democratic convention,
the proximity Of Denver offering the
opportunity that has long been waited
for. Salt Lake City will send two
special train loads Of politicians and
s%ightseers, all Of whom will want and
expect to see the convention.
Judge Powers has just % tickets at
his disposal. The case OF Utah is
typical with most Of the intermoun-
tain states. The committee on ar
rangements has limited the distribu-
ton of tickets to three to each dele
gate.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
%PoRTueAL's|o QUEEN is Ill.

Lisbon, July 2l-Queen Amelie Of
Portugal, mother of King Manuel, is
suffering from amid attack Of diph-
iberia. The royt yacht Amelie left
this week for Ri Janeiro, having on
board the gifts Ehich King Carlos
had intended to resent to President
Penna during his s'sit to Brazil. which
he had planned Ylnake this year.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
wATTERsoN is SORE.
Brands Parker Resolution as Work
Of "shameIess Hypocrite."

aN- 81. A@HE.@NE& E&TNY.% rN3.EGr
Brands Parker Resolution as Work
Of shameless H%ypocrite."
Louisville, KY, July 2.-Comment-
ing on the report from New York
last night that Alton B. Parker had
been selected to present resolutions
at the Denver convention on ex.Presi-
dent Cleveland's death, Colonel Henry
Watterson says:
1.-THE attempt to drag the dead body
of Grover Cleveland from its newly
made grave into the tumult OF a ma
tiona1 convention will deceive no one.
An invasion OF the grief Of the noble
lady who weeps amid the silence and
the solitude Of the granite hills. a
blow at party concord 1t is the act
Of a shameless %hypocrite. Nor was
ever q professional ghoul inspired by
a more mercenary spirit, because the
sole aim; and end Of the Murphy-Con-
nors crowd, aided by Judge Parker, is
the pe%rpetuation Of the a%scendancy of
the Belmont-Ryan combination, to
which democracy owes It's last igno-
minious and we'll deserved defeat. It
was Belmont-Ryan money that
financed Judge Parker's campaign for
the nomination in 1904. It was Bel
mont-Ryan money that nominated him
and it was the Belmont-Ryan tag that
made an ANTITRUST movement under
such q brand absurd and impossible.
Parker Should BE Satisfied.
'1t seemed fitting, having made
sacrifices for predatory wealth, Judge
Parker should have his recompense in
q rich law practice in the city Of New
York. He has had 1t, and with it and
Its enrichment he should rest well
%contented. That he SHOULD emerge
from this highly paid %obscurity to
make trouble through sheer malevo.
lence were pitiable indeed; but that
he should appear, backed by money
Of the trust magnates and traction
thieves, appealing to Jefferson and
Tilden, the dead body Of Cleveland
stretched upon the dlssecting table, ID
disgraceful.
Motive 10 obvious.
ut is not only disgraceful. but Its
motive is grotesquely and transpar.
emily obvious. The wing of the demo.
cratic party in the state Of New
York, to which Judge Parker and the
group with which he is now acting be
longed. was the David Bennett Hill
wing. They were the in-.-,'e. the
implacable enemies Of 1--WE.
land. They hated f.- ST. he ns.ed
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

While the democratic party is doom
ed to wander In The wilderness Of de-
feat for many years to come, the
delegates to Denver might climb some
OF the lofty Rocky Mountain peaks
and look over into the promised land.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

The delegation to the Denver con!
vention will be provided with opera
chairs. which is suggestive that the
democratic convention is likely to be
9 comic opera production.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
EXODUS OF ALIENS.

The exodus OF aliens from the Unit
ed States to European countries has
assumed enormous proportion. Ac-
cording to reports Of the census de-
,partment there have been more than
$4,000 allen laborers leave the Unit
ed States for Europe since November
L.. 1907. This exodus has been
brought about by the closing of indus
tries due to the financial depression Of
last fall.
Most Of the emigrants probably
come from the over crowded sections
OF the east, though many Of them are
laborers, who were employed IN rail
road and other construction work in
the west. The falling of in demand
for laborers naturally caused them to
return to their former continental
homes, where they can live far
cheaper than in America. IA
Not only has there been a large
number Of aliens return to their ma
tive countries, but the amount Of i'm
migration into this country has great
ly decreased. According to = state
ment issued by the immigrant officials
in New York there ere $4,000 aliens
arrived during the month of May
while in the same month last year
10000 were brought over. The num-
Der of outward bound aliens in May
was $4,000 as against $4,000 in May
last year. According to the reports Of
the immigration service in the first
five months this year there were 204,-
231 more aliens left the United States
for Europe than In the same period
last year and there were 436,392 more
immigrants received In the first five
months Of 1907 than in the first five
months Of this year.
The average foreign laborer immi-
grant is not the most desirable annex
alton to the citizenship OF this oun
try. The laxity OF the immigration
laws permitted many undesirables to
secure admission to this country, but
the wholesale exodus will probably
take many Of them back to Europe
and when they seek to gain admission
again they will be turned back.
Some Of the leading papers of the
nation have Viewed with alarm" this
exodus Of alien laborers on the ground
that they are needed in the develop.
ment OF the nation. But as soon as
construction work, such as they are
required for, Is resumed the tide OF
immigration will turn. It is probably
a good thing that 80 many foreigners
are returning to their old homes in
Europe as only the best will return.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

Those democratic politicians. who
anticipate being able % inject q pro-
hibition platform into the democratic
platform. will change their minds
when that a load Of Tammany booze
reaches Denver.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

Unable to agree the Yellowstone
county delegates went to the demo-
cratic state convention yesterday and
the signs Of the times are that un-
able to agree the democrats will go
to defeat next fall.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

The delegates to the national dem
ocratic convention are going high
and when they get to Denver, one mile
above the sea, they will probably find
everything high.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

There never has cen q time IN the
history Of the country when radical
ism should be as much tabooed as.
now, but w. J. Bryan does not seem.
to care.
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Tennessee Tor Bryan.

AZ ] 7foF BFyah. 49, "
Nashville, Tenn July 2.-The Ten
nessee delegation to the democratic
national convention will leave here
Saturday night for Denver. The Fair
view route by thf home Of William
]. Bryan will be taken.
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%o'coNNELL ARRIVES.
Leader May Demand Recognl-
tlon at Convention,

LauVr Ieauer Way 0eH1dnd necogn1.
ton at Convention.
Denver, July 2.--Vice President
James O'Connell OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor came in from Wash
ington today as the vanguard of that
organization. He said that President
Gompers would arrive next Saturday
and that the federation would present
to the democratic convention the
same demand for the recognition OF
labor that was presented to the repub-
lican convention at Chicago.
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LOUISIANA ala LICENSE.

Baton Rouge, July That
shall b. high license state
for the next twoE s.hrs was finally de-
cided by the asf.lbly tonight when
the senate pass{" the shattuck-G Gay
liquor bill, by q Of a. to 4.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

Redlodge Is the way the Yellowstone
journal spells the name Of the Car
bon county metropolis. The Picket
might retaliate by spelling Col, Cor
.don's town Milescity.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

The democratic convention was.
wise enough to adopt at least one re-
publican suggestion. We urged 1t to
name ". B, George as q delegate to.
Denver and 1t did.
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REWARD OF NEWSPAPER WORK

The newspaper men Of Montana
have again been called to write the
obituary OF asfellow craftsman. Col.
Daniel Searles. for 40 years q resident
of the state. and one Of the pioneer
editors Of the west, at the ripe age Of
799, has turned in go 4 To him It was
given 10 live much longer than the
allotted time OF most newspaper men
and he was fortunate enough to have
acquired suMcient Of this worlds
goods to permit him to spend the final
years Of his life In retirement.
Insthis respect the late Col. searles
was more fortunate than most news
paper men. IT Is characteristic Of the
profession that its votaries spend the
best portion Of their lives for the ben
eft of others while they receive but
little reward themselves. Too often
the newspaper man is laid to his final
rest III betting manner only be-
Il Of the love Of his fellow crafts
men.
t4FSSM tsE4-4sENYE
Here and there one finds newspaper
men, who have laid up something for
q rainy day, i who have been assist
ga into fortunate ventures by friends,
but they are few.
The newspaper man lives a life Of
devotion in the service Of others and
his reward is small, II any. He
makes political leaders and states
men, millionaires and captains OF in
dustry, great reformers and public
~benefactors, In fact, he spends his
life helping others attain their aspi-
rations, while he realizes but few Of
his own. There are are few successes
in this age, but what a newspaper
man IL responsible for; few great Re-
forms, but what he has really brought
them about; but little accomplished Of
benefit to the community, state or ma
ton but what he has had something
to do with it. Yet, usually his part
remains q secret and someone else
the glory that belongs by
TY&&Nft6 SSW&GpIIrT@ 10 sNES'
rights to him.
There are few professions, where
the service Is as great, that the re.
ward is 50 small. His hours are long,
HIS pay meager, but hissdevotion must
be untiring and his capabilities great,
Society In substantial way appre.
ciates the services Of soldiers, states.
men and public servants; posterity re.
members with kindly feeling the work
OF the pioneer. the promoter and the
inventor; but all usually overlook the
newspaper mantle greatest Of sol.
dlers; the humblest OF servants; the
first OF pioneers; the chief Of promot-
ers; one, who every day displays ca
liabilities and talents greater than re
quired Of hnancier, statesman or re
former. s
The newspaper profession Is un-
doubtedly the most unappreciated OF
all callings. With untiring devotion
he serves society and works for the
advancement Of the world, vet when
exhausted he leaves the field, too OF.
ten. to live through the affection Of
his fellow workers or exc out a pit.
lance in some less arduous calling.