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THE YELLOWSTONE MONITOR
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OP DAWSON COUNTY
^oium e
10 -No. 36
Eight Pages
W"S t0 lncorr " 1 Information in the Dawson County Review in Announcing the Meeting of T. J. Walsh we Wish to Call Attention That
Ik » of 'I* «<*«"* " MONDAY, O CTOBER 26. The Proper Date was Given t. the Review and it Would Look a,
if They Resorted to a Wrong Date for Fear of Senator Walsh's Effect on the Republican Voters.
Governor Stewart
Speaks to Big Audience
Arcade Opera House Packed to the
Doors. Greatest Rally of
Present Campaign
At the Arcade Opera House this eve
jjj g , before the largest assembly of
Us at any political meeting in
L wson County so far in this cam
Lj, Governor Sam V. Stewart made
Lgreatest speech we have ever heard
k support of absent candidates— can
otes who on account of their neces
Lt service to the government and the
Le are not able to make appeals
the voters in person.
More than five hundred people
ird the Governor's address and his
larks were frequently interrupted
sppiause, especially at his fervent
inis of praise of Dr. Dan J. Donohue,
lODi he referred to as having sacri
his personal and professional
iness in order to be of service to
state that needed him at Butte to
(rent bloodshed and prossible loss
[
I The Glendive Band played admira
ble hall was appropriated de
wed with an immense American
on the stage, and also smaller
ip and pictures of President Wilson
(Governor Stewart.
Hurley Presented the Governor
I Judge C. C. Hurley presented the
alter of Honor in a neatly turned
appropriate address of welcome
pi Ms remarks were received with
Rilause.
[After explaining why he had deter
ged to take up the cause of the can
for members of Congress and
Senator, the Governor entered
1 a discussion of the various con
|Mive and remedial legislation
so far been accomplished un
fllie Democratic administration, as
"«those measures which are now
I course of preparation,
r - x Pla.nation of this, he referred
|two blackboards, one on the left
contained "The Things to be
* • and one on the right to contain
a ®gs Actually Accomplished". He
^ that "the former board was
exhausted and the latter now
Hy filled.''
|ban» and Stout Protect Home
- steaders
referred in glowing terms to the
p one in congress by Congress
es and Stout in behalf of the
headers of the state and cited
thanks to their efforts,
1 i°n» of acres of public lands
c ssified and throw open to
I s and the time in which irriga
ers can Pay for the cost of
jojccts extended from ten to
' - ear s. i n addition to these
r !! 8reSSmen Evans and gtout
Mu for t,leir work in
I under ti^ red tai,e tllat °btain
1 resiii.:, 16 republ ican administra
'wf m 80 much delay ex
t ,k «m«eadT 8 SC ™ ring
K' c °" s
re 8sman Helped to Do
r b . up the — v
ll Democr atic administra
V rm | eader ship 0 f President
great work accom
ec
ac
in which Congressmen
Stout
ii4 to both tl d such valu
> StewaJ* and nation '
Lobby" an . * old of the "Insidi
* of it- hn . h ° W the President
J 4 *" Price. Under the Present
aDd sh «ephad
S "»heard of figure,
1 Tii , a Brewers; how the
•s!" lho,e »hd gned t0 "pp'y
' H i«« Lr id weu aff ° rd
, and "»"'table share
!^ tb#tk ''»of E r rnment; h ° w
I», J* "«tlsfij, . e cou "try were
t ' k:fc ii the "ew Banking
t0 80 •*»
S 0 ,:^ l ° he a great
» Ï* b«, n ■ he "»tlQuated
^»'hêrt. 1186 8ince ant1 '
tha ' Panic»
and throttled in
a
eve
of
in
cam
can
the
his
to
to
de
their inception by a firm policy such
as put into recent successful practice
by Secretary of the Treasury, William
G. McAdoo, and that this discovery
was even greater than the discovery
of the Lost River, or the "River of
Doubt" supposed to have been dis
covered by Theodore Roosevelt; that
[ President Wilson had just signed the
bill opening up the great and wonder
fully prolific country, Alaska; how the
Democratic administration had so suc
cessfully handled the Mexican situa
tion under the guiding hands of Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary Wm. J.
Bryan; how the diplomats appointed
by President Wilson for foreign posts,
whom the republicans branded as
uncouth, have covered themselves
and the United States with honor by
their perfect handling of the many
perplexing situations which arose in
connection with the present European
war; why it was that Senator Bob
Lafollette so openly and so generous
ly praised President Wilson in his
weekly publication; that notwith
standing the pleas of the republicans»
the Progressives were not going to
take a step backward, but if anything
a step forward into Democracy; that
the only reasons the republicans could
give for wanting to supplant the Dem
ocratic congressmen at this time was
"to put a check on Wilson", and by
way of illustration, drew an amusing
verbal picure of a man who was fool
enough to sell one of his team of
horses because they worked together
too harmoniously and effectively, sub
stituting a "balky" horse in place of the
well matched one.
Praised Dr. Donohue
The esteem and affection in which
the people of Dawson county hold Dr.
Donohue, the candidate for State Sen
ator, was never better demonstrated
when upon the mentioning of his name
by the Governor, the crowd nearly
raised the roof with their vociferous
applause.
Governor Stewart spoke in terms
of great affection for our citizen
whom the state had occasion to cal
away from his home, his family, his
lucrative practice, and his participa
tion in the present political campaign
for the purpose of suppressing the
trouble in Butte.
No Czar-like Power Wanted
He satisfactorily explained his recent
statement, which some of the western
republican papers have grabbed at
(Continued on Page Eight)
DEMOCRATS GIVE BANQUET
IN HONOR OF GOVERNOR
The Democratic County Central
Committee, in honor of Governor Sam
V. Stewart who spoke to-night before
the largest crowd ever gathered to
gether in the Arcade Opera House,
arranged a splendid banquet at the
Hotel Jordan at 6:30 o'clock this after
noon, at which fully 36 citisens were
present including the representatives
of the three local papers.
Not only were the Democratic can
didates present, but the committee of
which Mr. C. A. Thurston, president
of the First National Bank, was chair
man, saw to It that the prominent
members of the other political parties
were also present, explaining his action
on the grounds that as Governor
Stewart is governor of all the people,
a banquet In his honor should right
fully include not the Democrats alone,
but also the representative members
of the other parties as well.
The table was beautifully decorated
and the courses exceptionally tasty
and well served.
The Governor did not doom It wise
to speak at the banquet, conserving
hl« Totiro tor the hlg tHr **** r _ ln *» .
evening at the Arcade Open House. j
fill:
8ENATOR T. J. WALSH
Senator Walsh will Speak at the Arcade Opera House, Monday Eve., Oct 26
What Congressman Evans
Has Done For Montana
The service which Congressman
Evans rendered to the people of Mon
tana is impressive, even when briefly
summarized. Here is a shadow out
line of it:
He made a successful fight against
heavy odds for the retention of the
Helena assay office.
He secured the passage by the
house of his bill providing for the as
signment of homesteads under the
Flathead irrigation project.
He took the most prominent part in
the congressional investigation of the
Colorado mining strike, laying bare
the deplorable conditions existing in
the strike zone and doing much for
the cause of labor. As an outgrowth
of his experience he introduced a bill
in the house to prohibit the transport
ation by interstate carriers of private
ly hired strike-breakers and "gun
men."
He has worked ceaselessly to light
en the burdens of homestead settlers
and has accomplished much along this
line.
He brought about the restoration of
the Missoula weather burea i when
everyone else had concluded that rhis j
could not be done.
„„„
He has established many new post
offices and mail ronte3 and adjusted
numerous postoffice matters.
He personally offered his services
to 25,000 new homesteaders in Mon
tana in adjusting their difficulties and
has aided hundreds of them before the
land offices and other departments of
the government.
He aided in securing appropriation
of 3100,000 to combat horse dourine in
Montana.
He has effectively made speeches in
Congress on legislation effecting the
west and particularly his state.
He has consistently supported Presi
dent Wilson in the accomplishment of
the great pieces of constructive legis
lation that make his administration
the most memorable of recent politic
al history.
He has secured pensions for more
thaw go deserving old soldiers in Mon
tana who came under the provisions
of the Sherwood pension law.
He has secured the passage of priv
ate relief bills for constituents who
had claims against the government.
He introduced a bill in the house
providing that homestead settlers
should receive credit for slashing,
clearing and other improvements on
government lands. •
Special
far f . fchlf for toot rote at the caning
Ior
The Democratic County Central
Committee makes the important an
nouncement that on Monday night,
November 2nd—the night before elec
tion—ALL the Democratic candidates
tor county office, will speak at the Ar
cade opera house.
Only tor actually hearing the candi
dates themselves give their reasons
j
He denounced in a speech in the
house the delay of the government in
surveying un surveyed land and issu
ing patents, and mailed copies of it
to the officials whom he criticized.
He was commended by the Commis
sioner of the General Land Office,
Clay Tallman, who said in a public
speech that the suggestions and rec
ommendations of Mr. Evans regarding
public lands had been of more value
to the department than those made
by any other congressman during the
present administration.
He has stayed on the job steadily
since his election, never deserting his
post of duty for private business or for
political advantage.
He has a place on good committees
affecting the west and has the confi
dence and respect of the house to
such an extent that he is in a position
to render his state signal service in
the future.
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING.
The regular meeting of the Glen
dive Woman's club was held at the
Methodist church parlors. Tuesday
a ^ternoon, October 20th. The general
topic for ro11 cal1 was current events
lfroro __ »_ _____ _ __A 1 TTT_____
Mrs. Carpenter's paper on "Woman
Suffrage in Other Countries," was both
enlightening and beneficial to all, and
especially so to the anti-suffragettes.
'A piano duet was rendered by Mrs.
Lane and Miss Hitchings. The de
bate on "Woman Suffrage in the
United States" was given by Mrs.
Gilmore and Mrs. Blackstock in the
affirmative and Mrs. Hurley and Mrs.
O'Neil, Sr., in the negative.
HOW TO SUPPORT WILSON.
President Wilson is not a candidate
at this time. Fortunately for this na
tion he has two years more to serve,
and the only intelligent way in which
to render effective support to the
president in whom all Montana so
heartily believes is to return to con
gress those splendid, capable and
trustworthy men who have so loyally
upheld his hands in every conflict and
who, we many confidently expect, will
continue to do so if they are reelectr
ed. A VOTE FOR TOM STOUT AND
JOHN M. EVANS IS A VOTE IN
SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT WILSON.
—From Governor S. V. Stewart's
speech in Lewistown, Oct. 3, 1914.
election, can any voter cast his vote
to the best advantage.
Be sure to be on hand and hear
what they have to say. As tax-payers
of Dawson County it will be to your
own personal interests to see that
only the best men are elected to eff
ace. You shQuld therefore by all
means hear what they have to say
and just what pledges they have to
make for the conduct of their office if
elected.
What Butte Thinks of
* 1
Major Dan. J. Donohue
Democratic Candidate for State Sena
tor from Dawson, Given well
Merited Praise by all
Butte, Oct. 21.—Good as Butte
undoubtedly is, when it is good, to
Maj. Dan J. Donohue, commander
of the Second regiment, Montana
national guard, there's no place like
home. The mountains are all well
enough in their way, says the major,
but for his part he would prefer the
sagebrush plains of Dawson county.
For seven weeks he has had the
pleasure of gazing at the grim old
barrier known as the continental
divide, within rifle shot of the east
ern limits of the town; off to the
south are the snow covered High
lands, as picturesque a range as may
be found in Montana, while to the
west the snow-capped peaks over
Anaconda way stick their cold points
above the bench on which the State
School of Mines is located. But it
all isn't like Dawson county and
home and, therefore, Major Dono
hue is inclined to look forward to
the time when he can get back again
to a level country.
Not From Choice.
In the first place. Major Donohue
didn't come to Butte from choice.
It happened one day that he received
an order from the governor to as
semble the guard at Helena, and a
few hours later found him on the
way. It wasn't convenient and it
wasn't what he had counted on do
ing this fall. But if one is a soldier
—the right kind of a soldier—he
obeys orders. That was why the
major found himself in the capital
when he had least expected it, and
why, a few days later, the Second
regiment moved into Butte. The
regiment arrived on the evening of
Sept. 1. Shortly afterwards mar
tial law was declared in Silver Bow
county, and from that hour to this
Major Donohue has been in com
mand. The causes leading up to
this situation are too well known to
be repeated here. As for that, the
major could only form his conclu
sions later. The soldiers had been
ordered to Butte to preserve order,
and this they proceeded to do.
Steps were taken to meet any situ
ation that might arise. Happily
there has been no clash between the
military and the disturbing element
that made its presence felt before
the arrival of the regiment. Butte
is as orderly as a cowtown when all
the cowboys are on the range.
Soldier and Diplomat.
Just the same, the commanding
officer in Silver Bow county has been
confronted with many delicate sit
uations since he took charge. His
duty has not been merely to keep
the gnard in readiness for emergen
cy. His jurisdiction has been wide
and countless qùestions affecting the
is
of
had
and
W U?" community have been j
toes
ent
how
ting
now
of
have
tariff
than
on
sary
In
this
submitted to him for adjustment. In
these things Major Donohue has
shown an executive ability of a sur
prising order. He has used judg
ment and has undertaken to dis
pense justice with impartiality and
with a view to the greatest good to
all. This is the idea that has dictat
ed his policies from the beginning.
"This job isn't to my liking," he
confided to a friend one day. "But
is a work that must be perform
ed by some one, and it happened
that it became my duty to undertake
it. I would much prefer to be at
home. I am needed there. My own
interests are suffering from lack of
personal attention, but I cannot
shirk a duty just because» it is not
convenient for me to do the work.
As long as I am in command I will
endeavor to do my whole duty to
the state and to this community. It
on* Wish not to vmkm military
rule any more disagreeable than is
necessary; it is our desire to pre
serve order and the interests of all
the people, and to that end all our
efforts are directed."
Serving No Faction.
Thus it is that while some com
plain of military dictation, most of
the people of this community have
come to know that the soldiers are
here in the interests of no faction.
They are here because they were or
dered as soldiers to this duty and in
behalf of the city and the state as a
whole.
Major Donohue has been a con
spicuous figure in this state for
many year.s He had military ex
perience in Wisconsin, where he
served in the guard of that state,
and also served in the Spanish war.
Fifteen years ago he removed to
Montana, locating at Glendive. For
years he has been active in politics
as a democrat. He served as mem
ber of the house in the Twelfth leg
islative assembly, where he intro
duced the pure fodd bill passed by
that body. For eight years he has
been a member of the state board of
health, of which he is president. He
is president of the state livestock
and sanitary board. As a practicing
(Continued on Page Eight)
REPUBLICAN RALLY MONDAY
A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT
One of the most disappointing meet
ings of the present campaign was that
held Monday night at the Arcade
Opera House by the republican party.
Notwithstanding the band played
for fully half an hour in front of the
building, not more than 110 people at
any time were in the hall. Of this
number a prominent Democrat who
was present was heard to remark that
the attendance included nearly thirty
Democrats and twelve Progressives.
About a dozen or more ladies were in
the audience.
An ominous sign, from a republi
can viewpoint, was the presence on
the stage of just 13 persons, until
finally Walter Nye broke up the hoo
doo with his presence.
F. P. Leiper presided and presented
the speakers. Washington McCor
mick who is an aspirant for the office
of Member of Congress, hoping to sup
plant either Congressman Stout or
Evans in the coming election, bobbed
himself up and down in a surprisingly
elastic manner, and thereby disap
pointing many of the audience who
had come prepared to listen to other
things besides a deluge of statistics
and bewildering figures.
Don't Explain Higher Prices.
His principal argument was the in
creased importation Into this country of
such things as hay, oats, wheat, pota
toes and sugar beets under the pres
ent tariff law, but failed to explain
how it comes that the farmers are get
ting better prices for their products
now than ever before in either times
of war or peace. Neither did he ex
plain how it comes that sheep growers
have been getting, under this same
tariff law, higher prices for their wool
than ever bfore.
He also propounded the erroneous
theory that the present low tariff is
responsible for the proposed war
on certain commodities, whereas as a
matter of fact the war tax is neces
sary only on account of the loss of
customs receipts on imported goods,
which since the opening of hostilities
In Europe, have stopped coming to
this country entirely.
Tried to Belittle Progressive«»
In one breath he tried to belittle the
Progressives and in the next, Ä
(Continued on Page Eight)

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