The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-22

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readily excuse him. [Iaughtsr]. So he
sAid TO than. fellow citizens, it was Rve1s |
mo BY friend ON his death bed, VINO tolo
me Is wear ID IN memory OF him, ana y snas
tracks.' This Is about the only artiaoe that
Carter has neglected to mako that woulo
give his statement in this regard greateT
degree Of verify. laughter and applause !. |
But he il not without reooufces
and a. = third and last call he presents g
this case, he SAYS: II I did pair WITH
Boatner, the vote taken at the time nae n9
effect in the matter Of free and unamiteu
coinage Now, bye and bye We will appear
to the record. That vote which ne tnen
and there cast was the very Identical vose
which made it impossible Tor any man On
that floor save and except Mckinley, VINO
had charge of the bill, to introduce any
amendments which would change its omar
acter whatever. Now he introduces as
sure thing more pitiable story than eny
ed of little instance in which . gentleman
going away from homo told his wife ne
would be gone some twsnty-four hours:
He did not return. Several days Pasee9
and there was great anxiety manlIesto0
over his absence. Presently . telegram
away with the buggy in which he was rid
ing and that his neck and both legs were
broken. Bye and bye another telegram
came saying upon close investiga:
ton it had been ascertained that
only his neck and ono leg we're
Carter, who had been entrapped all along
the line, as last resort endeavors to make
the people believe that the pair which ne
made at that inopportune time did not cut
any figure in that matter.
have bore before me the declaration OF
Richard B. Bland, the best and truest
friend of silver. have his statement In
which he places the gentleman from Mon
tana in his true light before his constitu-
ents. Let rs see what it is.
Here the governor read Mr.. Bland's re-
marks in which he said that there was no
doubt but large majority Of the house
favor unlimited coinage. To prevent that
fact from appearing on the record il was
proposed to gag every democrat In the
house and many republicans. Every gentle
man who voted for this resolution voted
against free silver"
There stood the great champion Of silver,
who fought the battles Of the people re-
Rardless of democracy or republicanlsm
since 1873 down to this day, and appealed
to the representative of Montana. whose
people were demanding free and unlimited
coinage Of silver, to vote down that resoiu-
ton. That was the statement Of Mr.:
| Bland, and yet Mr.. Carter comes homo and
| with all euavity, before an intelligent au-
dience tells them that even il he Was there
the vote would have been Of no avail. Now
there must be something wrong about this
matter. Lot us SEQ whore the motive power
and controlling influence eminated from
that dictated the course of Mr.. Carter in
congress. would not belittle his efforts.
! know what it is to struggle IN congress
for our people, and would not take laurela
NOTED his interest. Let Us see if We can
trace or find the motive for this unnatural
| conduct.
We find that Carter goes down to Wash
ington. The first thing he is made CHAIR
man Of the committee on mines and min.
any political or legislative experience. He
is made chairman Of that committee. Hif
great genius was we'll known. Congress
had just opened and he was pushed ovel
the heads Of mon of experience and knowl-
edge, and the halls Of congress had not YET
silverv voice. loud laughter and applause. }
Even the committee room had not heard
his matchless eloquence. How was it that
all those old members of congress Of inf1u.
once and character and ability, who had
long yere H ses aside sa 1oa
account ses new for ''s shiss Wy, I have az
heard q rumor that Thomas B. Reed was q
candidate for speaker. ] have heard il said
} that he had but one majority in the eau
Gus and that majority elected him speakel
Of the house of representatives, and for thai
Yote Carter was made chairman of the com,
mittee ON mines and mining. will say, be
, cause want to be regarded a. telling only
those things know. that this great and
young and prosperous state was degraded,
and her interests bartered and sold for thai
chairmanship. II Mr.. Carter was ON tria
for that sort Of thing before justice Of
the peace the evidence would compel thu
Justice to bind him over. Loud applause.
J And yet our smooth and oily friend is tell
ing these stories with the belief that they
take them in; that he il simply representing
our interests in the matter and not the in
forest Of somebody else.
! The people Of Montana are not fools
J they know and watch what their represen.
tative 10 doing; and / am reminded Of wha,
|, heard distinguished senator say last
July, who visited our constitutional con
vention, then In session. Senator PUNT
i was invited upon the floor and in discussing
other matters said: II am for that patriot
; ism which makes man first for his state
} and if he has charity broad enough to TAX
considering the iniauities Of the republican
, party az applied to his own state, determin
ing to break loose from the shackles. MI
Carter did not come home to his people an.
say that he stood in congress and said s.yo,
may vote away the rights of my people
, will but want to 90 ON recor,
~ being In favor Of free. an!
i unlimited coinage of silver" /
, never does to temporize with a proposition
A principle once surrendered tremblos q
every new attack. Mr.. Teller and the othe
: senators from Colorado announced upo
| the floor of the senate that if the policy o
/ the republican party respecting the coinag
. Of silver had been known to the people Q
} Colorado on the day of election that the
! would never have received an electoral vot
! In that state. Now, I take 1t, 70 far % thi
. proposition Of silvor is conoeined, Mr.. Cal
Q ter will have a hard row to hoe to satlsf
! tho people Of Montana that he yepresente
] them in this regard.
want to revert to another matter, an
! that relates to the force bill referred to b
q Mr.. Smith. That bill was drawn up wit
!; no other purpose than to perpetuate
4 power the republican party. take it a.
b matter Of course that every man VII
. mingles in public affairs is to some extsr
0 identified with one of the great parties
. II he will stop long enough in the presens
0 of this threatening danger he will ask hin
: self whether or not it is just and right an
= ought to be the policy of this countl
Q to perpetuate in power any part,
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