The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-10-25
THE SILVER QUESTION.

Another phase of the silver question is
brought out by E. j. Farmer, editor of
"The Silver Dollar" published at Cleve-
land, OHIO. The Silver Dollar is a non
partisan publication in the interest OF
silver, yet it confirms every claim made
by the democrats regarding the new re-
publican law, and leaves no doubt as to
the enmity of that party toward the metal.
1t proves that nothing short of free coin
age will ever remove silver from
the power OF the spectators, and
as the democratic party stands solidly
for free coinage and the republican party
solidly against it, the voter can draw his
own conclusion. Here is an extract from
The Silver Dollars article, which, though
somewhat lengthy, is worthy of perusal,
as it shows one phase of the operation of
the infamous republican law under con-
troll of gold.bug Window. The editor of
the Silver Dollar has just spent several
weeks in New York investigating this
subject, and consequently this is not
from hearsay. He says:
"Secretary Window seems also to be
badly afflicted with the gold-bug fever.
He always had it and 1t is now chronic
with him. He buys just as little silver
as possible, and that at the lowest posi-
BILE figure. If he were truly loyal to the
cause of the people, and had the slight
est comprehension of his great and i'm
pOrtant trust, he would not only tuv his
four and a half millions per month, but
he would buy the few millions of surplus
silver in New York with which the con
spirators continually hammer the mar
ket. The people all over the country are
begging for more money to carry on
their business affairs. The silver, were
it purchased for silver certificates, would
relieve the monetary stringency to that
extent, take the little surplus off the
market and raise the price of silver to a
par with gold. Mr.. Window has this
power. How does he express it? Let
us see. 1t is his custom to purchase sill
yer on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days of each week. He purchases usu-
this repeated for twelve times in the
month gives him the four and a half mil
lion ounces. 1T is bought, we will say, at
hp'~o' w" bho government AiuhCs u
profit in coming this of the different be-
tween 1920 per ounce and 1929 per
ounce, or 16c per ounce. Yet, on Octo-
Der LIST, while the whole $4,000 ounces
were offered to the government at from
1877 to ia, this great secretary pur
chased only 100000 ounces, stopping at
1885, and refusing the other 10000
ounces at ia. Behold a secretary indeed,
whose financial ideas are SO fine that he
can draw the line at 5 100 of a cent an
ounce and yet he can sit still and see a
lot OF conspirators depress the price of
silver from $1.21 to $l.10 per ounce anG
never wink! To see the interests OF the
silver miners, of the wheat and cotton
growers, sacrificed to the tune OF
millions never disturbs his equan-
unity in the least. Verify, the present
silver bill, rs administered, is a
fraud. 1t is clear that the great mining,
cotton and agricultural interests of the
country are to be sacrificed until a free
coinage bill for silver is passed, and then
the people can take care of themselves.
Think of it! Here are a lot of shy
locks in New York striking hands with
another lot In London to destroy the
value of silver. They refuse openly to
loan money on silver bullion, and tell
you to your face that they do not consid.
er it security for money. Ie gods, think
of it! Think you the people Of the west
and the south will stand this sort of thing!
Most certainly not! They will hurl from
power he lei who make or administer
laws which make it possible for such
conspirators to flourish"
This is the law to which Thomas Ii.
Carter gave his support, and yet he
claims the suffrage of Montanians.