Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
THE Silver QUESTION,

Senator Stewards optimistic views re-
garding silver, during the present adj
ministration, are not shared In by Ger.
tain other Republicans, evidently. The
SILVER Dollar" which did all 1t could to
elect Harrison, in its issue Of July 18th,
thus expresses its views:
The course pursued blythe Harrison ad.
minlstration in regard to silver il sinply
astonishing. The silver plank in the Repub-
fHcans platform. which won Harrison the
votes OF the great West, has been kicked
into dark corner as rubbish, and the
Silver Dollar" will no longer quote 1t as
meaning anything in the way OF reform,
For four months Harrison has held the
reins OF government, has hadi it in his power
to keep the promise made ia the silver
plank-and what has he done?-nothing-
absolutely nothing. The Harrison admin.
istration is more opposed to the coinage
and use OF silver, if possible. than was the
administration Of Grover Cleveland. The
is already upon the wall, and
Belshasser Harrison will find his doom is
fixed and that his administration has in.
volved himself and his party in one com
mon ruin. The people will not be tricked,
and il he chooses to obey the signal from
England. and the mods OF the gold bugs, the
curse OF the people will fall upon him. and
their vengeance will be swift and sure in the
battle OF 1892. fa& sd III
TIE MINER has frequently expressed
the opinion that the plank relating to
in the Republican platform was a
mere blind. This fact is now dawning
upon the minds of even the Republicans
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The Salt Lake Tribune" voices the
same fears and sentiments, 4 few days
ago, in the following language, under
the head of "Not a Good Silver Outlook:
It is rumored that Secretary Window has
determined not to increase the purchase Of
bullion. That proves nothing of the
purposes of the administration, but if true
is a bad sign. It is said that President
aspires to succeed himself. n the
story OF WINDOWS determination proves
to be true, and if that is in accord with
the Presidents views, he may just as we'll
give up his idea of denomination.
The Republicans OF the far West have
three times made it impossible for John
Sherman to obtain q Presidential nomina.
ton, and this has been because he was one
OF the men who helped to work through
the law which demonetized silver, and
which is costing the men who toll quite
5000, 900 900 in this year OF our Lord,
1889. They will do the same for Mi. Har-
or for any other man who holds to
John Sherman's views.
The President, when this matter was be-
ing debated ten years ago, expressed the be.
lief that If left to a vote of the people there
not be Congressional district in
the union that the vote would not be in
OF silver. If he has since. changed his
it is a misfortune so serious to the
country that it will cause much sorrow and
distress, and it will intensity the impression
gaining ground in the West that
there is not strength enough In the admin.
istration to determine to elevate the treas.
nry department Of the government from it's
most h~uni!itating position as a mere an,
mex to Wall street. a,5 >-e5 81.
Thus, it will be seen, that sven Repub-
leans have no confidence in the Repub-5.
ican administration as likely to do any
hing for the silver interests. ais g,