The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14
~ q ~ rsppIlio III. ! party orssuia.

NW IL oMWvV At0t0X 1oWtOU ~ A0Wots uAt Nv
Joining statss--in The states Of Colorado
WyomiAa, Montana, Idaho, Nevada an
WaehingtoA, states a~Rgrsgating nineteen
VOTES ~ least. TO preserve in 4 measure tn
Independence Of judgment Of the e~lsctora
ssl Ns,.u lA a. n. HG ; can 3. a. We do i, y
whether Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.. Harrison o.
MI. Weaver has . majority Of the ~eleotors
votes Of the United States. Now, assum
Ing that NO one of those men has = major
tty. unless the nineteen votes of the sil
mining states, or thirteen votes of fou,
mining states. DO cast for him. l ask yot
whether that Ia not = position Of absolute
power, egualing the power Of the majority
ttaelf. How can We exercise that power
Md how can We obtain III Simply BY
bringing influence 10 bear upon every. one
Of the national parties organized in these
states (snd when / aay national parties j
refer TO all-demoeratic, republican and
peoples pArtiss), in the nomination of the
electors. TO give them by. resolution. indie
pAndsnce of action in the electoral college;
no that whichever party be successful in these
mining states that electoral vote can be
east for a cause rather than for an indi-
vidunl. [Applasse.
Now, let us assume that without the votes
OF these four or these ak mining states,
MI. Weaver, Mr.. Cleveland nor Mr.. Herri-
son. neither OF them. has n msjority Of the
electoral votes OF the United States, n
that these nineteen votes, or these thirteen
votes. will determine the result-hvs votes
OF whatever number OF states we can induce
10 20 into this movement. II Mr.. Weaver
has enough votes in connection with their
votes TO elect him president Of the United
States, they can be cast for him.. and they
ought to be cast for him. tApplause.) On
the other hand. il he has, as l fear he may
have. q very small vote in the electoral COL
lcge, tho electors from these mining states
can then say to Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Har-
rison: Here are our votes. Which one OF
you will agree that the will Of congress-
The will Of the people as declared by
coneress-shall stand without the OK
~ecutive veto3" (%Applause.) Can You
doubt, gentlemen. that one of those
presidential candidates will yield to
the demandp Can you doubt that
presidential candidates will yield to the
demand whom 90 much ia at stake? Why.
We have already tho ~premonitions Of the
abandonment of the veto upon this ques-
sion. in the ~utterances of President Hayri-
son himself. who. upon several occasions,
% If preparing himself for this issue, has
declared that the veto Of the president
should be intes posed only in cases whore
there has BEEN q constitutional error in the
bill or the bill has been passed through
some error or mistake. Will he not, with
the power OF these entire mining states ag-
Cregated either for or against him, declare
that the will Of the people, expressed after
twenty years of agitation, shall stand ? And
Il ha does not declare it. let Us throw the
SECTION INTO the house. whatever the con-
SEQUENCES may be. Applause.
Now, my friends, We can go further. l
talking here as . non-partisan. rsool-
publican party, for in the cause of silver l
am thoroughly non partisan. Applause.
M ] propose to consider tho merits and
defects OF all the parties and all the csndi-
dates with reference to this question. We
all realize that the most uncompromisiue
opponent of silver, of the three national
party candidates, Judged by his past record.
ls Mr. Cleveland; ana it Is we'll known that
it the election is\ thrown into the house
hir. Cleveland will be elected by the prss-
eAt democratic house. l have to say with
reference to that. that a movement has
You recollect that a national convention
was held at Washington about two months
ago. n that at that convention . bi-mstal-
lilo league was organized, which was intended
embrace tue whole union. and under which
II was expected to organize bi-metallic
in the s~tronRholds of the gold in
terest themselves. | am the chairman Of
the executive committee of that bi-metal-
lie league, and 10 have already taken
steps towards the organization Of bi. metallic
throughout the country, and in
connection with that movement We have
0ysIo" u 0seIIoRAtoIles Walcn
are TO be addressed to every present msm-
Der of the democratic house. who is q can
dldRte for reelection, to be presented to
him in his district by his own constituents
who stand for silver. asking him whether
he will vote for any man for president an
iess he agrees not to interposs the prssi-
Dental veto upon this subject. [Applsuse,
80 that even if this election is thrown
the house. we have a reasonable hope
10 believe that the democratic members Of
the present house who are candidates for
and who are solicitous of the
votes OF their constituents, and who In the
main represent southern and western con-
s"titusncies that are for silver, will respond
fhyorably to the iatsrrogatoriss. and will
refuse to vote for Mr.. Cleveland, the candi-
date OF tbs party, if the election be thrown
into the house. unless he assures them that
the electoral power will not DO used against
the free coinage bill.
So that I say We are rot in chains. There
are q great number of sxpedients to which
No can resort. by which TO secure not only
the expression of the popular will, but its
maj proclamation ia an act of congress,
by the president whom we elect.
attended the organization of a BIZ
league in London, and found q
great change of sentiment going on in Eng.
!and, rising out OF tho constant variations
IN the rate OF exchange between India and
England. the rate Of exchange between
Rolu ana silver, which was paralyzInQ the
manufacturing industries of Manchester.
other manufacturing cities; and
found that tho sham bers of of
shose cities were moving in favor of the
restoration OF silver to its old place and
that the conflict in England WAS likely to
take a similar course to the conflict here.
here the conflict ia between the debtor, the !
producing and the industrial classes on the
one side, and the money owning and the
class Oh the other. There the con-
dict Is likely to be between the manufac- |
turing interests on tho one side, and bank
ing London on the other; and l was sur
prised to hear from the lips OF a very dis
man in England that Manches-
ter had never yet made al issue in politics
IN which she had not won. say, then.
that l am not without hope; and if there il ,
80 be q favorable result il will be ascer-
t3insd before November next.
Now, my friends, | am afraid that have
been tedious in the discussion of this uues-
ton. l nave entered upon it frankly and
l know it 10 q question ia which one
- likely to meet with prejudice aud opposi-
zion. even in a convention Of this kind: but
! believe that all the member of the demo-
cratic party n these mining states, all the |
members OF the republican party, and ali
the members OF the peoples party, are for
silver, rather than for party. Applause
~ l helisvs that they are in favor of such
wise and judlcious action az will give eff
!eot 10 the Will of congress-. which will Ger.
tsiply De declared sooner or later. And
trust the deliberations of this convention, |
irrespective of party, will result in the
formulation OF a plan which will embrace
:hs sction OF all parties in u common in
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