The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-23
MILLS. SPRINGER, EFT AL. ON
SILVER.

Mountain. goes out of its way to charge
the TRIBUNE with preserving silence con
corning the attitude of Mills, Springer
Carlisle. and two or three other demo
cratic leaders toward silver. The Inter
Mountain is not "A reader of the Tribune
or it is disposed willfully To misrcprcsen'
il. The TRIBUNE cannot truthfuliy bt
charged with silence upon any question
affecting the people generally. or Of fol
lowing the lead of any olhnr paper IN
this Or any other state. II is not built
that way" and if the Inter Mountain
knows anything it knows it.
The TRmuNE has repeatedly stated
and again rcitcratcs the statement, that
the democratic leaders in congress AZ,
nal opposed to the free coinage Of silver,
but they are opposed to making It an
overwhelming issue in the presidential
campaign. or of giving it such promi-
hence during this session Of congress as
TO distract attention FROM the greater
one in their npiniOn-thc revision OF
certain schedules in the Mckinney tariff.
They wish to devote their energies to the
modification Of that outrageous measure
believing that the people suffer more
from the operation Of certain Of It's pro
visions than they do from the dcmoncti-
cation of silver.
The position of Mr.. Mills upon the
question is that of the other gentlemen
named. lie has recently announced
himself as a candidate for United States
senator from Texas. In making the
announcement he again defines his atti-
tudc toward silver. Pdrentheticaily. it
may be here stated that one of the wcap-
ons used against the gentleman in the
spcakcrship contest vas the charge that
lie had changed his views concerning
silver coinage in order to gain the sup
port Of New York and New England rep
rcsentaiivcs. But MIR. Mills has not
changed his views. In his speech be
fore the Texas legislature last spring. in
his speech at Mansfield, Ohio. and il his
recent announcement Of his candidacy
for the Texas scnaturship Mr.. Mills
takes precisely the same ground upon
the silver question. He cmphatirally
declares he believes in the free coinage
Of silver and that he will vot" for il in
congress. But he believes the question
he su~bordinatcd to that
IF tariff reform; that while
The latter would help the great body of
the rcoplc by l~esscning their burdens,
Tree coinage would not materially en-
arge the currency or confer such sub
benefits upon them as claimed
BY its supporters.
Mr.. Springer's views have been stated
n these columns. He believes in free
and will vote for it. but with a
hostile president he does not believe a
rec coinage law can be enacted by this
congress. MI. Carlisle. while a free coin
Ige supporter. does not think it good
for the democrats to force silver
o the front at present, as nothing can
re gained by it. He also sees a hostile
resident ready to veto any free coinage
MEASURE which may be presented to him.
n fact. many leading democrats at
Washington take this view OF the silver
and favor postponing action
pom the silver question until the next I
Jngress come in when with a demo- |
ratio president it will be forever settled
y the passage Of a free coinage law.
Again. for the TEInrNr proposes to be !
indid in discussing this matter. there /
70 democrats who would gladly support J
free coinage measure. but they would |
see the question held in allegiance l.
the ensuing presidential cam ]
aign as they recognize the fact that I
ew York and New England democrats q
e divided upon the silver question il
lille the republicans there and else il
here are united in opposition to free s
image. by forcing silver to the front C
an issue they fear the success of the
'mocratic party would be ieopardizcd
New York and possibly in two or ID
rec other states which are now claimed p
safely democratic. For these reasons IL
csc doubtful Thomascs would relegate n
yer to the rear until a more favorable p
asOn. u
The TRIBUNE does not endorse the b.
W OF these distinguished gentlemen, u
r does it believe they will prevent the p'
and passage of a free coin
e measure at this session Of congress.
esident Harrison will be given the OPP III
to veto one. and it is the fear u
will have the opportunity that u,
'ublcs such hybred bi-metallists as the II
ter Mountain. The stoppage of a free -
mage measure at the point of the -
,sident's pen would give the democrats ="
Montana II walk.over next fall. The y"
ter Mountain knows it and hence it's
orts to make it appear that the demo- Ii