The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-21

uOt bult Inc 1eliOWS from Mdo sdCnusottS.
While il might do us good and not him, he
didn't want us to have it, and vice versa.
In such cases we have to strike compr0-
mise in order to get beneficial results on all
sides. Concessions had to be made. The
democrats knew of these differences with
the republicans and tried to work it 80 we
would have no silver legislation. In commit
tee the representatives of Nevada and Mon
tana and three or four others tried to get the
committee to agree on the free coinage bill.
One member of the committee from Massa-
chusetts wouldn't agree to it,. After disa-
caucuses were held on the silver question,
and they undertook to reach an agreement,
but it couldn't be done. Some wanted free
coinage and others did not, and that was
the way the matter stood. They finally quit
caucusinR and holding meetings. In regard
to the alleged report made. while in COM
mittee, he wished to say that it was simply
a resolution to be considered by the house
whether or not they should legislate on the
silver question.
The Congressman then read the report Of
the proceedings of congress from the Con-
Rressional Record of June in relation to
the matter of the resolution for the consid-
Grafton Of the question Of legislation of sill
yer. He also produced circular written
by the democratic central committee. which
was entitled "Carter's Record on Silver"
and which referred to him presenting the
caucus meeting. He explained that the
resolution was no substitute bill for free
coinage, but simply asking the house to say
whether or not it should legislate on silver.
He said the democrats were against the res
olution and didn't want to consider the
question. He also made an effort to ex-
plain his "pair" with Mr.. Boatner, Louis
lana democrat.
1.-THE resolution was in short this-I don't
know how to make it more plain-we re-
solve that Immediately after this resolu-
ton is read this house of representatives.
the entire body, democrats and republicans,
all together-shall proceed to consider the
silver hill, and we shall proceed to consider
it to-day and Friday, and Saturday until
three O'Clock, and at three O'Clock We will
take vote on the bill and all the amend
ments. Now, if you wanted to have silver
legislation, or to have silver legislation CON-
sidered, naturally you would vote for that
| resolution If you meant business and was
down there to talk silver. Now that's
what the other republicans said in the
pose Of it. That was the republican style
voted against that resolution to
ent voted against it. was paved
with Boatner. knew Boatner would vote
would have voted for the consideration of
the silver bill. Now, my friend from Ana
conda, the chairman Of the democratic
committee, makes the statement that
dealt blow to free coinage to consider it
at all"
He also stated when the Mckinley bill
oan'sn. up o for passage M Mckinley
paired with Mills. When the resolu-
| ton for the consideration of the
silver question came up Carter said he tele
graphed to Boatner and was released from
/ hA v,Oir nd xuo0 rvivn n xyn$o NIL
questions of silver legislation he said his
! vote for it would be found on the records.
After the bullion bill was pruned and the
fangs taken from it he voted for it and was
proud that he did. He said that the charges
against him were deliberate falsehOod
records of congress-.
The Mckinley bill started out with the
purpose of admitting everything that We do
not produce or manufacture in this country
free of duty, and to exclude that which we
do produce or manufacture by imposing a
tariff. We want to protect the American
laboring men and prevent the pauper labor
| OF Europe from competing with them. The
Mckinley bill. which has been 80 villain
ously assailed by the democratic speakers
and press, was the best and most courage
Gus measure ever passed in this or any
other country. We want to protect the
miners of Colorado, Montana and other ore
producing states from the poems of Mexico
and the serfs of the old world. The bill
had been condemned by the English press
and people because they feared it would
| injure their commerce.
| It was alleged that the price Of tin and
| tinware had been increased by the passage
of the Mckinley bill, and that owing to the
operations of the bill every tin can and tin
bucket in use had advanced from Ave to
ten cents. It was true that the price of
peaches advanced rather sharply several
montha 400 hut that Waa cauaed nv n ANAL
peach crop. However, because peaches ad-
vanced in price the democrats lay it to the
Mckinley BILL Because the peach trees
failed to bear the usual crop the republican
party and tho Mckinley bill are to blame.
The facts about the Mckinley bill were
that it sought to place the highest duties
upon those articles consumed and used by
the rich, while everything in use BY the la
borers and common people had been left
untaxed.
MI. Carter also claimed for himself that
much of the work that had been done on the
mineral land question was due TO his efforts
aud that he had prepared 9 brief ON the
law involved. He had nothing to say
against his opponent except that he was :
| democrat and il the voters approved Of
democratic ideas Judge Dixon was an abl,
exponent of those ideas.
The meeting wound up with several song
by the glee club and the presentation OF I
| gold headed cane to Mr.. Carter from hi
admirers in the Cueur d'Alene country. Le!
Mantle, of Butte, also made short speed
in which he claimed Thomas II. Carter TO
all Montana and said he NO longer belonget
to Lewis and Clark county.
Smoke Agnss Booth
4 Herbert Nicholson 4 C. ssll the hest hay
grain and feed at the lowest possible prices