The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-10-23
BOULDER GETS FACTS
Judge Dixon Talking 10 The People On
The Silver Question.
GIVING THEM The RECORD
Voters in Jefferson's County Seat
Listen to an Instructive Speech
About tho Live Issues
of the Hour.

opNalal 10 the oiAnuio.
BOULDER, Oct. 22.-Thc session room
of the district court Of jefferson county
was well filled tonight with people eager
10 see aud hear Hon. W. W. Dixon. The
candidates reception was in striking con-
trast with that OF Mr.. Carter, who stopped
over here few hours last Saturday. He
could not get the court room and had 10
address few of the fhithful in little
shack that happened 70 I've unoccupied.
Mr.. Dixon began speaking this evening
in his usual clear and Simple manner say
ing in brief: am glad 10 have the OPP
portunry 10 speak toyou about some of
the political issues Of thc day. desire 10
talk TO you as one citizen might talk to
another. have ia my talks during
the campaign spoken considerably
of the tariff, but this evening
do not intend 70 speak on this subject,
but will leave it 10 Mr.. Smith, who will
follow me. desire 20 speak to you on
the question Of silver, the principal pro-
duction Of Montana, upon which depends
all our prosperity. When silver is high,
all other industries become prosperous.
The farmer and the merchant enjoy the
advantages arising therefrom. What We
want is that silver shall be as valuable as
il can properly be made. SO far ns the
platform and professed principles are
concerned, the two parties do not diiIer,
but which party is really in earnest in this
NATTER
From the earliest foundations Of our
government, from 1790 10 1873, silver com.
manded the same relative value as gold.
OF course they were OF different value,
but no one thought of raising any ques-
ton as 10 coinage. In 1873, for some rea-
son never fully explained, with a republic
can congress and a republican president,
silver was demonetized. There was no
oyerplus Of silver, there was no depres-
sion. Silver was worth n premium Of 3
per cent. over gold, yet at
that time the republican party
undertook the debasement Of the metal.
This was done by men whose interest in
the matter was 10 use the gold in the
country and 10 raise in price. The New
York capitalists knew that IL silver was
deprecated the gold which they had
would have relatively greater purchasing
power. After silver was demonetized,
people began 10 get stirred up 90 inquire
why il was done. accordingly, IN 1873,
four years after silver was dcmonetiEed,
in the democratic house of representa-
tives free coinage bill was introduced
and passed. This bill went 20 the senate,
which was then republican, and there
il was defeated. The senate and house
compromised and the Bland bill
was passed. This was sent 10
Mr.. Hayes, republican president, and
was vetoed, but il was passed over his
head. The trouble was that the secretary
was in favor Of gold.
Nothing OF importance was done until
the present session Of congress, when
agitation followed the action Of the con-
yention in st. Louis. This organization
was made in order 10 call the attention Of
congress 10 the demands Of the silver pro.
ducing states.
The republicans had the power in their
own hands 10 enact such Legislation in
favor OF silver as they wished. Every.
body knows what happened. A republi-
can caucus was held, a measure directly
hostile to silver was gotten up and hll but
ten republicans in the house committed
themselves TO its support. Judge Dixon
then gave a concise review Of silver
discussion and legislation showing how
the republican party threw away the OPP
portunity 10 enact free coinage. While
bc was thus clearly showing which party
was the true friend Of silyer'he was inter
rupied by repeated rounds of applause.
Judge Dixon then went on 10 show how
the present boasted silver bill provided
for the use Of silver only up to July 1, 1891.
and that, since its passage, silver had
varied in value from Sl.l9 TO Sl.08A. In
the same clear style, the speaker showed
how the republicans, in their undue desire
to win, had condemned the action OF
their own judges OF election and thrown
out precinct %, thus depriving scores Of
workingmen Of their votes. lie also
showed up republican hypocrisy in con.
demning Judge Mediation as a partisan
and unfair judge and then allowing his
election without opposition.
As Judge Dixon concluded he was en-.
Enthusiastically applauded, when Hon. II.
h. Smith took the floor aud gave brief
and instructive discussion OF the tariff
upstion