The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-21
MR.. MANTLE's VIEWS ON SILVER.

the Inter Mountain. The TRIBUNE
simply challenged the truthfulness OF
Mr.. Nantes declaration that: "Demo-
Gratis have always howled Justify for free
silver when out Of power, and have al
ways refused to grant.it when they have
had the opportunity The TRIBUNE
Furthermore doubted Mr.. Mantle's sin
cerity when he made this unsupported
statement. The Inter Mountains quo
tations from Mr.. Nantes speech at Mis-
soula do not relieve the gentleman from
the TRIBrNE's doubts. The Butte paper
admits Mr.. Mantle was not misquoted,
but it objects to the conclusions to which
the TRIBUNE arrived. The Inter Noun
tain prints from stenographic notes just
what Mr.. Mantle did say upon the mat
ter referred to and as the TRIBUNE
would not be either discourteous OF I'M
just to the gentleman it will reproduce
that portion of his speech bearing di-
rectly upon the question of silver:
From a deliberate survey of the politi-
cal situation as it relates to silver, | may
say that the outlook as to either political
parties is not encouraging. The repub-
Leans, generally, have advocated the
largest possible use for silver, and a de-
sire for ultimate free coinage through
the medium of an international agree
ment. while upon the other hand our
democratic friends have always howled
Justify for free silver when out of power,
and have always refused to grant it
when they had the opportunity. For
my part i prefer a party that has the
courage of its convictions and is honest
in it's expression to a party which has
proven itself a hypocrite and demagogue,
and performs nothing. l believe what
ever is eventually done for silver will be
done by the republican party.
Mr.. Mantle is a leading member of
the republican party in Montana. He
was a candidate for United States sen
tor before the rump Legislature; he was
recently elected mayor of Butte and is
now being groomed as the republican
candidate for governor of Montana and
will permit himself to be nominated,
providing one of two or three certain
democrats will not permit the use of his
name in the contest. Therefore Mr..
Nantes utterances upon matters OF
state or national Importance are not
without interest to the people of Mon
tana. The gentleman has defined the
position of his party upon the silver
question. 1t may be accepted. He pro
fesses to define the position Of the demo
cratic party upon it. 1t will not be &C
copied. 1t is not correct and the TRIB
uNE will not libel Mr.. Nantes intelli
gence by admitting the gentleman be
/ lieves what he says.
The TRIBUNE has witnessed with
amusement the wriggling and squirmine
of Montana republican speakers and re
publican prints to keep themselves some
where within hailing distance of the linz
occupied by their party upon the silve
. question. The Inter Mountain, tn
:. leading republican paper in the state
straddles the question with the agilit.
of a circus rider. 1t occasionally come
out hat-footed fer free silver coinage, blu
endorses Blaine with his gold bug views
and Tom Reed and his hostility to thu
white metal, and keeps standing at tn,
head of its editorial column Harrison
twaddle about an international monetar,
,. . conference and an international free sill
, yer coinage lava mess of rot to still
the fears of Wall street gold bugs and t
. feed the hopes of silver men. The Hell
=. ena journal and Herald and all the Jesse
. republican sheets play the Blanche, Ira
and Sweetheart act and yell where Han
rison leads. Not one of them dare TAX
!, issue with the president and come GU
squarely for free silver coinage. An
still Mr.. Mantle has the gall to assert hi
belief that: whatever is eventual.
done for silver, will be done by the re
y publican party"
g The gentleman says this in full vie'
of the history of his party upon the ST
YER question. He says it in view of tn
is fact that his party sent silver as an GU
cast upon the world in 1873,
He says it in view of the fact that du
Q; ing the many years his party has been
10 power it has not attempted to clothe tn
T. metal with its original functions.
ID He says it in view of the fact that h
le party has defeated every bill providir
lie for the reconciliation of silver.
lie He says it in view of the fact that h
Vs party killed a free coinage bill during IL
IN last congress and %tilibustered the Blar
bill down to the foot Of a long calendj
lr during this congress,
rs He says it in the face of the fact
ne was through the efforts and votes
RS democrats that the Bland bill of 1873 b
~ came a law.
r. He says in the face of the fact n;
not a republican United States senat
or a single republican representative
a a republican cabinet officer or Il prom
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