The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-28
ROUSING RALLY.
Hon. James Freeman Of Great
Falls Made a Great Speech
Tuesday Night.


greeted Hon. James Freeman OF
Great Falls in Tanners Hall on
Tuesday night. More than twice
as many were present than on the
preceding evening when Dan Nc
Kay and I. Walsh occupied the
platform.
Paul Babcock acted as chairman
of the meeting and introduced Mr..
Freeman in a few we'll chosen re-
marks as the orator OF the evening.
| Mr.. Freeman in his remarks show
ed how the Republican party had
been the party Of progress and
prosperity from its inception fifty
years ago until the present time. a
prosperity that has been unbroken
during all that time with the ex-
ception of four years, when Presi-
dent Cleveland was in the Presi-
dental chair and had democratic
Congress at his back. He asked
If any Democaat in the hall could
point with pride 10 those tour years
OF Democratic misrule, which es-
tablished line OF soup houses
across the continent from Name TO
California and from Chicago TO
New Orleans1
Mr.. Freeman showed how quick
lv the voters realized their mistake
and at the next presidential cleo
tion voted for VIM. Mckinley and
elected a Republican Congress, al.
ter which the Dingley tariff bill
was passed to replace the odious
Wilson bill, and prosperity was
again normal condition in these
broad United States, which is the
greatest nation today on the lace OF
the globe.
The speaker then briefly outlined
the good work for Montana that
had been done IN recent years by
Senator'S Carter and Dixon and
Representative Pray at Washing
ton. He emphasized the fact that
Senator Carter had been instru-
mental in getting the Mondell piI-
passed, allowing farmers in Montl
ana and other semi-arid states to-
file upon a $40 acre homestead in
stead oil 100 acres.
MIR. Freeman brought out fully
and clearly the tact that all the
Democratic oratory tins fall was
directed towards an appeal Tor Re
publican votes on the ground that
9 ''good" democrat was the same
thing as a"good" republican. The
democrats do not say a word in re
gard to what they have done when
In power.
MIR. Freeman then went on to
show how the Democrats had act
ed as obstruct,onists IN Helena In
keeping counties in the agrIcultur-
al districts from being divided and
In keeping a reapportlonment OF
representatives from agricultural
counties. He explained what re-
apportionment meant. In the DAYS
when Montana became stale the
largest population was in the coun-
ties where mines were abundant
like Silver Bow, Lewis and Clark.
Jefferson and Missoula counties.
These counties OF course al that
time had the largest number of re-
presentatives to represent them in
the state Legislature. Since that
time the population OF the argicul-
tural counties has doubled and
tribbled and quadrupled in many
instances. while the mining coun-
ties have decreased in population.
Whenever bill was introduced in
the legislature at Helena to In.
crease the number OF representa-
tives from an ngricultultural coun-
ty, it was held up and killed by the
Democrats for the reason that most
all agricultural counties are Re.
publican and would send more Re-
publican Representatives to Helena
if reapportionment bill were al.
lowed TO pass.
Six years ago the republicans oil
Montana elected nearly the whole
state ticket with the exception OF
Governor Toole. Both a republi-
can house and senate were elected
that year. 4 reapportionment bill
was introduced and passed both
houses. |; came to Gov. Toole for
his signature and the governor We.
toed II. and thus Valley County and
other Republican counties We're not
allowed two or more representa-
tives which theirpopnlation entitled
them 10.
He SAID that county division in
Valley County was held up at the
last session of the legislature by
the Silver Bow Democrats for that
very reason. that it would create
another Republican county which