The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-31
INGENUITY IN MONTANA.

INGENUITY IN MONTANA.
New York Times: There has been dis
covered in Montana . curious dtfEcrenoe q
opinion as to the meaning Of certain stats
ments recently published by the Globe
Democrat Of st. Louis. On the 18th insl
the Helena Journal. Mr.. Russell b. Harri
son's paper. assailed "that one-horss bon,
bon sheet on the opposite side Of Broadway
meaning, we presume, the Helena indie
pendent-for having distorted ont of al
possibility of recognition" the meaning O
these statements, which relate to specula
ton in silver bullion certificates. Tn
aforesaid "one-horse Sheet had been guilty
young Mr.. Harrison's paper said, 20
gigantic falsehood, shameful insinuation
and senseless distortion with respect {,
the following paragraph, which it had 70
printed from the Globe emocratic:
"rhe rise of silver, has put into tn,
pockets of senators and representatives o.
this congress $1,000, 900. The larRes
amount Of individual profit il $275,6
That goes to the credit Of . western sena.
tor. The smallest amount il $1,000, which
will help out the campaign expenses Of .
western representative, who finds it hare
work to make both ends meet on his salary
participate in this handsome cleanup Of 1
sure-thing speculation"
It appears that thu zone horse-sheet'
had asked who these unfortunate specula.
tors were, and whether any Of them lived
in Montana. The indignant comments Of
Mr.. harrison's paper were az follows:
Everybody knows that this means sim.
ply that such gains came legitimately ia
senator's and representatives Of the silver
producing states who are owners of mining
property. the men who were the champions
Of the free coinage bill and to every other
measure that was calculated to enhance the
value o. the metals produced by the mines
of the United States.
other construction would be rated as a
fool, and passed without examination to
the nearest lunatic asylum. Yet here ia
what the minion of the lying bourbon lab
berwok says with the deliberate and ma
licious purpose Of misleading tho readers
OF his one-horse sheet. When he wrote
this he either knew that he was manufac-
turing a lie, or else his mind is out OF bal
ance, and he is unit to write for anything
to be newspaper, anu that calls
on the public to support it.
How long will any section Of the public
continue to believe what appears in paper
that can stoop to such means as this to
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evidence Of fraud and deceit ON the very
face of this bit of editorial chlcanery should
prove to the public that it can place no re-
lance in anything which appears In the
odle-backed sheet over the way
Young Mr.. Harrison's language was free,
quite free, but it should be remembered
that he desired tho Journals readers to be-
lieve that his indignation was great.
He has not explained, however, to the
readers of the Journal why he quoted as a
text for his wild eloquence only 30 much of
the Globe-Democrat's statement as tho par
aRraph we have reprinted above. This
was the beginning of very in
terestinR story, procured for the Globe
Democrat by its correspondent in Wash
ington from zone Of the most active work
ers for silver legislation" This worker
gave to the Globe Democrat list Of the
speculative pools made up by bankers and
others before the silver bill was passed and
while the market price was less than 81 an
ounce. II Young Mr.. Harrison had per-
rnitted the readers of his paper 70 see the
remainder of the Globe Democrats state
ment, they would have read the following:
'The largest pool of all. probably. was
one which took in seven United States SEN
ators and a number of New York capitalists.
That pool had 5000, 900 ounces. The other
holdings were small. but Altogether they
made up 1000, 600 ounces bought and held
az sunrise If congress passed a favorable
silver bill.
several good silver men were kept here
lin Washington under salaries to talk and
TO represent the strong silver feeling in the
west. No senator or representative WAS Of
u~AA = lv>~ A. a. S. al
YER bill. Some Of them were shown how
they could make little money by specu-
latinR in the rise Of silver which was sure to
follow the passage of favorable bill. They
we're approached through friends who were
in the pools. These friends offered to let
Them into good thing. Several senator's
' s few thousand ounces s apiece. : There
we're others who hadn't the money to spec
1late with.
ut was arranged that the impeounious
should have certain amounts carried for
Them by the pools. II silver went up they
we're to have the profits. II il didn't 90 up
vas put up to Get the silver which was
bought and carried for those senators and
Who didn't invest their own
money. OF course, this $25O.O0O was not
,pent or lost. Those who raised it got it all
back. less interest and commissions. The
,enators and representatives for whom the
'ilver was bought got the profits. The prop
,sition wasn't made indiscriminately. The
lilver men picked ont few fellows who
would be useful and let them In on the
ground door,"
Il Was also stated that 10000 ounces were
carried" for representative from Mis-
souri. and that there wore 1.-TWO Califor-
mans. two of the Illinois delegation, one
Kansas man, and two Iowa members on the
house list" The speculators were declared
10 be republicans mostly, OF COURSE" be-
cause. as the worker explained, "the demo-
Gratis were bound 10 vote for what We
wanted anyway" In all there were said to
have been twelve senator's (lncludine one
democrat from the south and three from
The west) and fifteen representatives who
we're ION the ground door."
These statements were published by one
Of the most powerful aud widely circulate d
republican papers in the west. They we're
by its Warrington correspondent,
who allowed it to be understood that the
names Of the spectators had been given to
him in confidence. We are mot aware that
The Globe-Democrat has ever Withdrawn or
amended any part Of the story.
How did young Mr.. Harrison's paper
overlook all except the first paragraph If
he Helena Journal had permitted its read
m to read the remaining paragraphs they
night not have accepted the explanation
hat ''this means simply that such gains
,ame legitimatsly to senator's and repre-
lentativaa Who ara ounara Of MINING nrop