Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-15
DEMOCRATS PUT
OVER JUBILEE:
At M|SS0ULA
Stout and Wheeler Tell
of Republican Failure
to Fulfill Pledges.

Missoula. June 14-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. Two hundred western
Montana democrats Wednesday night
gathered at "beefsteak' dinner here
and lent each other mutual cheer.
From the moment the band opened
with Dixie" to the last speech. il
was a noisy demonstration that the
party defeated two years ago means 10
"come back" strongly in November,
The name of Woodrow Wilson brought
repeated cheers, but the incumbent
national administration was the center
of a concerted attack.
Failure to raitfy the Versailles
peace treaty, seating of Senator Tru-
man II. Newberry of Michigan, and
general lack of fulfillment of cam
paign pledges" by the present admin
istration were assailed in speeches by
r. Wheeler of Butte, both candidates
X. Wheeler Of Butte. both candidates
for the democratic senatorial nomina
ton.
Mr.. Stout publisher of the Lewis
town Democrat News, and who served
Montana four years in the national
house of representatives, declared that
mot in history has an administration
gone in with such a majority and
fallen so quickly as the present one"
Stout Criticizes G. o. p.
The republicans. he said, came
promising everything, including a SOL
der bonus. which they will never
give but had accomplished nothing.
He contrasted the work of the pre-
vious democratic regime in its passage
of the currency law, the eight-hou
law, the rural credits act and others,
and he drew warm applause by a
tribute to the leadership of Woodrow
Wilson. He attributed failure of the
Versailles treaty to the seating of
Senator Newberry on the foreign re-
lations committee, thus changing the
majority.
Mr.. Stout sat beside Mr.. Wheeler.
his rival for the senatorial nomina
ton.
Mr.. Wheeler said three groups of
ideas were prevalent in the political
situation: The standpatter, satisfied
with present conditions and opposed to
doing anything for labor or the
farmer; the radical. which would tear
down: and the third the unselfish cti-
gen who was willing to help the more
unfortunate.
THE republican party of this coun-
try typifies the reactionary crowd in
Europe today" he declared, pointing
out that Russians for 100 years had
,een oppressed until bloodshed follow
us C-sad perpetuation of the
principles of Thomas Jefferson and
Woodrow Wilson. Mr.. Wheeler ended
with plea to the assembly. by all
means to ''stand shoulder to shoulder |
and send Tom Stout to Washington, !
or some other good democrat, either /
John Evans or myself
Evans Mystery Man
Judge John NJ Evans of Missoula was
the mystery man. of the gathering |
A suggestion was made to him that he
announce on the spot whether he would
be a capdidate for nomination for the
senate or the house. Judge Evans, how
ever, confined his statements to his
subject. What shall we do to be
savedT"
Among the saving projects he sug
gested Judge Evans put forward con-
stitutional amendment to make ma
tional referendum requisite to decla-
ration of war in any case except in
va sion. Americas situation. he insist
ed, is very fortunate at present.
Evans Against Navy
He attacked maintenance of large
navy. saying there was no possibility
Ol war Win tHt ieduihS nations. war
might come with Japan, he admitted,
but that only through Americas re-
tention of administration of the Philip
pine Islands, whose early freedom he
urged.
Among other speakers were Byron
Cooney of Butte, candidate for con-
yress in the first district, and Judge
John A. Mathews of Townsend Both
attacked the republican administration
'or what they described as utter failure
% live up to its pledges.