The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29
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When il comes TO talking about
silver. senator Stewart n always get
a hearing. IL is true that Mr.. Window
looks upon Mr.. Stewart as a tyro in
finance, and il must be admitted that
the senator is a veritable hereto when
tested by the dogmas held by the gold
worshipers who surround the secre-
tary and dictate his policy. The Ne
yada senator is one of the men whom
Mr.. Window has in mind when, with a
display Of pompous disrespect he re-
fers to the .'silyer men" as he would to
"A group OF misguided theorists who are
planning the ruin of the country. Yet
Senator Stewart simply demands that
silver be made as good as gold. lie
asks for the restoration of the tinan-
cial order that RAJ its career of unbro-
ken success for ages before Mr.. Win.
dom's time. This is demanded To the
end that normal relations may he re-
stored between the debtor and the cred
itor classes and that a check may be
put upon the mistaken financial policy
of the republic under which, during
more than a dozen years, the mortgage,
and not the farm. has steadily in
creased in value. That is what there
is of the silver question.
Public sentiment regarding proposed
legislation on silver has been steadily
drifting away from Mr.. Window since
January. Ills plan" for proposed leg.
islation disappointed the country. He
designed il to he evasive, and In this
design he was successful enough. The
perfunctory support he has thus far
received ONE from scattered eastern
newspapers which simply insist that
any attention paid To silver means per
nicious imitation, and Herewith the
subject Is dismissed. Mr.. Window has
not been blind Ia the growing senti-
ment in congress which Is destined to
he fatal to his scheme. \ week ago he
found himself in a position where il
seemed wise To him Ia give an informal
explanation" of his views. This came
in a letter which, with the secretary's
consent, went to the public.
The STANDARD finds no more intel.
ligent reply To the secretary than that
given in an interview with Senator
NttNd lt. " llt'lal NhtiibtiN VI Nbith IN
printed on another page this morning
in the belief that il will he suggestive
and instructive to every reader whom
this absorbing question interests. even
IL all the points suggested 10y the sena
tor are not in exact accord with the
views of everyone who reads. To be-
gin with, senator Stewart makes il
plain that Mr.. Window is not the
friend of silver he has represented him
self "a be fact which is sufficiently
clear without need of long argument.
senator stewart then declares that the
secretary oyersteps the range of a cab
met officers functions i'm pressing him
self into the congressional discussion
or in seeking to force legislation which
congress alone is competent 10 origi-
nate and enact. The cogent points
then made by the senator, rs given in
the interview, cannot easily be sum
married..
IL the programme already announced
is carried out. the discussion of pro
posed legislation on silver will Ice re.
sumed this week in both houses of con-
gress. II has been given ont that the
Joint committee has come "a a compro-
mise which. the members believe. will
stand. The provision for the redemp-
ton of notes to be issued against silver
bullion divided the Joint committee last
week. The house members proposed
that this redemption he either in bul.