The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-22
COLD FACTS ABOUT CARTER,

But for tho election of Thomas B.
Reed to the speakers chair free coinage,
in all human probability, would have
been the law of the land to-day. The
moment Reed became the autocrat of
the house it became an impossibility.
He had been the steadfast enemy Of our
silver interests on the floor of congress
for decade. He was the candidate OF
the gold standard men of Wall street
for the speakership for that very rca
son. The meaning of his candidacy
was understood by the silver mon
throughout tho country. At the ma
tional silver convention in st. Louis,
which was in session the week before
congress assembled, Reeds open hostili
ty to the objects of the convention were
discussed, and the probability of his
election deplored. So seriously i'm
pressed were the Montana delegates, re-
publcans and democrats alike, that they
united in telegram to Mr.. Garter
urging him to oppose by every means
his power the election Of Reed Il
telegram should have been unnecessary
A stronger, truer representative of the
interests of Montana would nave had
his coat off week before working with
might and main against the Wall street
candidate. Where was Carter all time?
In the camp Of Reed. Not only there
himself but using all that vast influence
that his friends claim for him as roper
in of other representatives from the
northwest.
But he didn't get the telegram from
the delegates at St. Louis 1t was sent
on Thursday. The caucus at which
Reed was nominated wasn't held till
Saturday.
The esteemed Herald informs us that
''if Dixon is elected he will, like his
party in the house of representatives.
DO on the run good deal of the time"
but if he can beat the record of the
man who ran for forty hours at stretch
dlstancing the tleet-footed messenger
who was trying to pin that telegram to
his coat tails he will be a marvel in
deed
But" say the sickly apologists for
Carter, didn't he make good dicker:
Didn't he get some rst-class committee
places!" Oh, yes, but of what use was
that to anybody in the world excep,
Carter? He was put on the coinage
committee but that committee was care
fully packed by Reed against free coin
age, as Carter knew it would be, and i,
was a committee that Reed could bet
his bottom dollar on. 1t strangled free
coinage Tho bill it brought forth was
Il Wall street bill The senate amended
it SO as to make it provide for free coin,
age, and Reed and his committee
promptly knocked the life out of it, a
compromise bill was finally passed which
may be good bill or bad one accord
ing to the manner in which William
Window, of Wall street, manipula.es it
But free coinage was defeated b,
Thomas B. Reed. Does any intelligent
man believe that if Carter and the othe
representatives of the silver states ha,
made common cause against the Main,
dictator the republican caucus woul,
have nominated Reed for speaker? Why
if Carter had one 1.-THE of the influenc
attributed to him by his admirers Rec
would not have been in the race at al
We known that our republican con
temporaries grow very hot and abusiy
whenever the charge is made, but it
wholly within the range of probabi,it,
nay, it is quite within the bounds
truth and moderation. to say that til
responsibility for the defeat Of free coli
age lies at the door Of Thomas II. Ca
ter. And no display Of frantic zeal, 1
dress-parade defamation after the con
mittees were packed and the cause ",
lost shall be allowed to keep the trut
from the voters Of Montana, if We ca
help it