Fergus County argus., 1890-10-23

One oil the most wilf,il perNerSlons ol
facts that has ever been perpetrated
upon the people OF Montana is con
tanned in the pamphlet issued by the
democratic state central COMMITTEES
entitled "Carter's Record on Silver
II there is one republican member OF
the house OF representatives OF the
fifty-first congress whose record is
clear in favor OF the unlimited coinage
OF silver and who by his counsels and
his votes emphasized on all occasions
the views OF the people OF Montana
on that important subject, that man
is Thomas IL. Carter.
Without attempting to review in de-
tail the course OF silver legislation in
the session of congress just closed, with
which the people of Montana are con-
versant, the following facts taken
from the official records Of congress
clearly exhibit the record of Hon.
Thomas II. Carter on this great
question.
The silver bill rs originally reported
to the house Of representatives from
the committee on coinage, weights
and measures on March 21th, 1890,
provided for the purchase by tho
government OF the entire silver pro-
duet Of the mines and smelters Of the
United States and the issue of legal
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op''oh oi the "o'"e' III oo''' vi W '"''
option OF the government IN coin or
silver bullion. On JUNE 9th the com
mittee on rules reported resolution
that the house proceed at once to
consider the bill as reported, and that
such consideration should continue
until saturday, June .th, when the
previous question should he ordered.
IL is claimed IN the circular issued by
the edemocratic statecentral committee
that the question OF free coinage arose
on this motion. The circular says:
Free coinage came TO ITS test vote
on the Thursday IN question, when
Mr. Mckinley presented IN the house oi
representatives, the plan concocted IN
the republican caucus. The vote on
the approval OF caucus plan was
passed. IL was a test vote ana Tree
coinage went to it's Waterloo then.
As ~ matter OF fact, the question oi
free coinage was not involved M the
vote on he adoption oi the resolution
to consider the silver bill. Tins is
shown cOncluslvely 10y the fact that
every democrat IN the house voted
the resolution, while on the
vote for free coinage, which occurred
on June 26, on the motion to sub
stitute he senate amendment ior the
first section OF the house Dili twenty,
two democrats voted directly ana
against free coinage, while
Mr.Carter voted Tor 1t. lPage 'o33,
Congressional Record.)
When the resolution to CONSIDER the
silver bill was reported from the COM
mittee on rules Mr.. Carter was paired
with Mr.. Boatner OF Louisiana, on
all political questions until the 2oth
OF June, ana II was therefore mn
possible Tor HIM to nave honorabiy
voted on that occasion. Immediately
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SATURDAY, June = .,e io''om,'S arIe
coinage substitute having been offered:
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