The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-04
HE LIKES THE SCHEME
Harrison Approves Windows Solution Of
the Silver Question.
what senator Ss~ck Says of the Uniqus
ProPp-ai of the Secretary eff the Treas-
Windon's Record /. an Enemy
OF the White Metal.

New YORK. Jan. "A Washington
special says: The president has made up
his mind about Secretary wiutlom's
recommendation that the government ac-
cept silver bullion and issue certificates
therefore at the market rate, the ccrtifl-
Gates To serve currency. Harrison gocs
even further than Window i'm approval of
the project. He il impressed with it's
economic principal as sound, believes in
its bencticent effect upon the prosperity
OF the country, and regards il
as brilliant step toward the
determination OF the silver prob
bleU. 50 much he has not hesitate,i tn
say. and there is little doubt that he will
expires this opinion in a communication
To congress at an early day, n. may de-
tcrininc To make his opinion known i'm
counp'iI,ations OF the secretary Is To bc
subinfted to congress very s'ron and II IL
likclyt to be offered simultaneously in both
houses. Its fate in the house uf repre-
sentativcs il problcmatIcal. here is l,t-
tie doubt that "a majority of the republican
senators aud some OF the tlculocr.l tic
members of the senate favor the hill and
il Is likely - be the first To pass that body.
wAsHINGToN, Jau. 3.-"Somcbo.y
To the position of Secretary win.io,n
on the silver question:" said senator Beck
very unique specimen of very ingenious
triiiing with "A very grave question. H.
alwis was gold niononc,ai st. as the
Congressional Record shows. February Is.
| 1873, the Bland bill, as amended, passed
the senate. Mr.. Window was n senator
contending for an increase of tho weight
| of a silver dollar from 4l:Ls grams to 42U
grains, which was the position taken 10y
Mr. sherman and quite number of
the legal equality of the SILVER
with the gold dollar. Mr.. Thurman
onsnr..i on Wo ~ x,.-x vy ni en,' ;,,.,r ~.
jections by saying: "Air. President, no
man denies that before the tlrmon..tiza-
| tion of silver, when IL took place in 1874
| brspt al Il
! pay money promised To pay IN gold dol
| lars of 25s grains or silver dollars of Az.
| grains or Erecub.icSs. The propos.itiuIl
| uow is that thoSe who promised to pay
! 412Lz grains shall bc compel cd to pay AZ
grains, winch Is the same as II a man haa
! promised To pay with a bu ,.icI OF wheat
and congress should enact that lac Sii,,ii.
| pay bushri aud peck. Now, AIr
! Pres Int, l know OF no right that W,
! have 10 impos. a"y such additional bur
den upon the debtor class of tins couu
try"
"romy mind this covers the wi, ,ic con.
! trovcrsy. every bond of the Unite,
| States now outstanding was then ont
! statt'iing. and many hundred millions
| more. All indebtedness of ti" states. Inu
| utripalitiCs. corporations and in,iiv itu..ls
agErc1ating greatly more than the puoi a
dent of the tIut,.u States, WAS payable ~
silver com of 4i2L- grains to the dollar
Either la tetIy the ria,bt to pay these o,Iii
CATIONS in legal tender silver coin or IL iIi
crease the weight of the cain ar to degrade
silver certificates To merchandise ia .iu IN
just bonus tn the creditor and ~ CORE
spending burden to- the debtor. 1 hav'
argued these questions in every form in In
senate and vii! refer those Interested in tli
subject To two of my speeches in thc RECORD
one m;ttls Deceutper II, 1SS5, the oti,.,
March Is, lSSs. They never have b.cl
answered, and do not believe the fact
stated in them can la. s,Icccssfuiiy contra
verted. All OF tiie auth pr.ti..s ayr.e tha
the appreciation of gold or the deprcci,
tion of all the properly has been b pc
cent. since the conspiracy bctwcs.n III
bankers and the ID ,rin ,ld'.rs of England
Germany and tile Unicd stated WAS con
siIinn,ated in 1S13. IL tiry can succce
now as tlie secretary proI,hesies IN sis
stroying the legal tcIi,lrr silver doll.s
here. they will accomplish all they cv.
al. sired. Their success w,aild ba.<ruI
the c,,untry. Strike down silver coiIl.s
aud We have not!iing like an a'icpui'
surt,.Ilc n Iett,H