The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-22
He WANTS US TO WAIT.

he WANTS US TO WAT.
Secretary Window has "A plan of his
own regarding silver and he is in no
hurry tn make il known To- the public.
\ dispatch printed in the STANDARD
yesterday morning quotes Mr.. Window.
lie SAYS that he has recommendations
which he proposes tn make when the
time comes. but that none of the state
ments in newspapers purporting to out
line his plan are correct.
The West has lost faith i'm Mr.. Vim
DOM. lie has broken his word with
our people in regard To lead. if western
republicans tell the truth and il they
quote him correctly. lie has simply
made "a fool of Congressman Garter as
well as of other men who professed To
know what he was going to do and who
foretold decisions exactly the reverse
of those that finally came from Wash
ington.
Mr.. Windows curse has been suNi-
GENTLY erratic OH the silver question.
Eleven years ago he helped to carry.
over the veto of President Hayes. the
bill author izing the coinage of the
standard silver dollar. Under President
Garfield he became secretary of the
treasury. Mr.. Garfield. "a representa-
tive. had voted against the bill Just re-
ferred to. but he took Mr.. Window into
his cabinet and. contrary to all that the
West had anticipated. the abine
officer purchased the minimum amount
of silver for which the Bland hill pro-
vided. The republican secretaries who
succeeded him did their utmost. by per
sistent recommendation. To get rid of
coming even this minimum. Three
republican presidents and five republi-
can secretaries persistently fought sill
yer. and the policy originating with re-
publicans WAS kept up during Mr..
tleveland's administration yet in the
campaign of last year both political
parties coveted the help Of the silver
and the republican national
platform took occasion To condemn
the policy of the democratic admins
tratio.i in its efforts to demonetize sill
yer"
Meanwhile sentiment has been
crystalliZing. The recent Denver con.
vention boldly demanded the free and
unlimited coinage of the silver dollar
of i12is grains, nine-tenths fine upon
the same terms and considerations as
gold and equal with gold coin in legal
lender quality" Firmly demanding al
this. the Colorado convention expects
at least that the secretary will begin
forthwith tn buy the required max
imum of S4,uOO.uuO i'm silver, per month
The coming ~. Louis convention will
doubtless take very strong ground al
h question. and. whatever the recon
mendations of the secretary. the West
will look To congress for recognition.
Nineteen months ago ~ senator.
voted in favor of increased silver coin
age. and IA admission of four north
west states adds eight tn the number
\ little less than three years ago tn,
house of representatives refused by
vote of nearly three to one to suspen,
silver coinage. The West will avail
with interest Ii recommendations a.
Secretary Window. not expectiu,
much from him in any case. but il will
have hope of favorable consideration
in congress-, whatever theories TIN
T secretary may advance.
"Farwell has lost his grip" were TN
words which carried dismay To Iliuoi
5 Office seekers the other night. and unit
5 that grip is regained there will be m
! of II in republican clan
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