The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-07-16
The Silver Question Discussed in an
Able Manner by Number
Of Speakers.
Day and Tague Of Butte Win First
Prize. Team Drilling Contest
Single Contest Won
by Shea. Utah.


HELENA, July H. Special to the
TRIBUNE AS the committee on the
resolution and platform up to eleven
o'clock was still IN session upon promul
eating its report the congress was not
called to order until that hour by
Chairman Newlands. The chairman
announced that in view of the failure of
the house of representatives to pass the
silver bill the committee on the plat
form and resolutions had decided to
postpone action upon the resolution
introduced yesterday until . o'clock
when the committee would make full
report. Chairman Newlands being
member of the committee Hon. Geo. w.
Irvine of Butte was called upon to
preside. Several more delegates arrived
this morning. a speech sent to the
congress by Hon. John Donovan of
Missouri was read and greeted with con-
tinuous cheers.
He said: "Mr. president and delegates
of the national mining congress: 1t was
happy thought to hold the second ses-
sion of the national mining congress
amid the lofty mountains and beautiful
valleys of one of the youngest of the sis
terhood of states. Montana is an en-
pire within itself, with nearly 10000
square miles, slong as New England
and New York included. with a healthy
climate, rich soil, prolific vegetation and
inexhaustible mineral wealth posses sing
the possibilities of fabulous future.
No state of the union can compare with
her in wealth and variety of her natural
resources, except Missouri. which is less
than half her extent. How important is
it that this wonderful store house
of wealth should be opened
and nurtured with a true financial
system that millions who will soon
populate her borders will not be the
slaves of the barons of the far east: that
the monetary system under which they
| live and labor shall not demand IA
tribute of one-third of all products to be
paid to the creditor class. The question
of free coinage is the most important
| that can be considered not only by
silver producing states but every state
west of the Alleghenies. 1T is above and
beyond party lines and traditions. it is
one of progress, of public veal and fear
me one of national existence.
"Shall private fortunes be built into
enormous proportions at the expense Of
the agricultural and mineral resources of
the west? Shall we stand still until the
volume OF money is depleted to so per
capita and is gathered into the hands of
less than | per cent of the population:
! Can it be expected that loOOONOO of
people can do business on 20 per cent Of
the money that was used by 2I,0OO,OOO at
the end of the great rebellion:" + T.
Gold it not reliable enough to be the
currency Of a nation Of free democrats.
! In 1850 one of the Rothschids proposed
| to the German diet to demonctize
it and make silver the standard.
II Had gold been the only
money IN 1860 to 1860 the rebellion
would have been success.
Afternoon Session.
The congress was called to order at p
m. Clark. chairman of the committee
on platform anu resolutions. presented
his report Patterson of Colorado made
gallant fight and mastery address IN
favor of majority report on the silver
question clause embodieded in the rcsolu-
tiOns.
f. V. Smallcy Of Minnesota made ii
speech in favor Of his minority report
and interspcrsed with humor New
lands of Nevada Hart Of Calfornia.Word
of Montana. Hines of Minnesota and
Others occupied the afternoon. No part
of the resolution is as yet acted upon.
Evening Session.