The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-16


both parties have declared for bi .metallism.
And what 10 they mean by b. smstallism?
What do they mean by their high sounding
phrases a. TO ne use Of gold and silver ~
limited coinage, Of silvsrp The only mea-
sure which will fsstoro tho original demand,
md VIII. restore us tho origipal vAlneI II
shoy DO mean H., why don't they say III
Isn't Is apparent TO every thinking men
that tho gentlemen who framed this plat
framed II 20 that IL would mean ono thing
IN the east and another thing In the west,
u would moan one thing TO the con-
gressmen elected in the south and west,
and smother thing TO cong. essmrn elected
In New York and A~assachnssttsI Was II
not intended to declare to the men Of New
York and Massachusetts, that to bs BIZ
Enstallism which calls sven for the limited
Hse of silver. with gold, N money? In one
sense IT IL, but the scientific torn, BIZ
metsllism. means the FREQ and unrest ioted
use Of both metals as money. And yet no
In the east, no man In New York or
Massachusetts who diie,s with us upon
this proposition, will admit that the use OF
the term bi- mettallism In either Of those
platforms means the free and Unrestricted
use OF silver ~ money.
Nov. what 10 the history Of tho two can-
s.asss. u wsS 4; .S;.n ssSjesss " y, a. ne 1n as:s' .ss
bold and unoonpromisinR position that has
becen taken by Mr.. Cleveland. a position
entirely in harmony with his character.
which 10 courageous in tho highest degree.
We all know the conservative position
taken ~ Mr.; Harrison; htst, n: recon-.
the issuing Of bullion certificates. Second.
= reluctant acquiescsnce in the compromise
bill, which purchased tho bullion and then
turned 1t into money. Then his measures
for an international conference, which w
will all be satisfied with provided it accom-
plishss the purpose for which it was in
tended; but tho action Of which We are not
prepared to wait for. We find that when a
free coinage bill was up in the last con-
gress. the entire pOwer OF the administra-
tion was used to defeat it. We find that
the chairman Of the committee on coinage
in the house, a gentleman from lowa--Mr:
Conger. ] believe is his name-who stood
up against the Wishes of his constituency
for the bullion redemption act, and was re-
warded, when his constituency failed to
return him to office. by the mission to Bra
I'll; n l can refer to numerous instances
whore republicans. faithiess to their trust.
but faithful to the administration. were re-
warded with substantial office. [Applause.
Now, l ask. what are we, the members OF
the silver producing states, to do? We
have been making a bold, courageous, not
. persuasive fight. upon this subject. We
have been doing hard hitting during tho
past four years, and the voice that appeals
to congress- has been not the voice OF per-
suaslon. but the voice of q wronged inc in
jured community. addressing itself in tones
of indignation and circumstances. We have
been fighting all along the lines. We who
are republicans went to Minneapolis. and
We who are democrats went to Chicago, and
Te made q tight tor a candidate who would
platform that would be favorable to us. and
We find that the general impression
is. Judged by experience judged
by tho history of the candidates
that in both parties a man is presented fol
the suffrages OF tho people of the United
States who will defeat the popular will. il
fought in every entrenchment. / ask you,
gentlemen. whether We shall abandon the
last entrenchment, or whether we shall
plant u! on it tho flag of victory. APP
plause. What is that last entrenchmenti
The electoral college. What can We dc
there? Revive the independence of judg-
ment which the fathers of the constitution
declared electors should exercise. [Ap'
plause.
am told that this is partisan. that thii
means third party movement. Ideny it.
say it means loyalty to thedsmocratic party
of Montana, and loyalty to the republican
party of Montana. upon the part of th'
VI OOVA VI bA1pV lhp'
plause. Loyalty to their homes, us Gov
Toole has said. loyalty to their interests
loyalty to their state. loyalty to thsi
party. as the highest exponent of the wis
dom of that state.
My friends, I am 4 republican. but I dc
not belong to the republican party of Mas
%saohusetts, or the republican party of New
Nevada, and that party only has been sue
c~essful. and will be successful, so long a
it remains true to tho cause of silver. TAD
plause. I have Witnessed the independ.
ence of action Of that uarty in Nevad.
again and again. Two years ago. when thu
present silver measure Was tied up in thu
house of representatives. when the McKin.
10y bill was under consideration in the sen,
ate. a bill to which the party fealty o
every republican was pledged
tive silver committee Of tue United
States, addressed u telegram to the stat
central republican committee of Nevada
and to the state central committees of al
the mining states. of the then dominan
party, requesting them to instruct thei
Representatives IN congress to vote agains
the tariff bill unless a concession was mad
to silver. [Applause. Were they true t.
party then? Yes. they were true to the re
publican party of Nevada, to the republican
party Of Colorado, to the republican part
Of Montana and Idaho, but they were no
true to the gold bug republican party 0
New York. Applause. The result was
that the tariff men, MIR. Mckinley an
others, were in the greatest confusion. Tn
republican senators from these states all
nounced that they would not vote for tn
tariff unless a silver bill was passed, an,
the result was the passage of the presen
bill, which largely increased the use an,
tho value of silver.
Two months ago the republican party O
Nevada met in convention, their purpos
being to select electors to the national con
v~ention at Minneapolis. Their resolution
had no uncertain sound. They DECLARE.
themselves in condemnation of the admin
istration of President Harrison. SO far a
that administration related to silver. Now
l ask whether that party-the rcpublioal
party of Nevada-can, after Mr.. Harriso'
is elected, consistently gloss over its record
its record of independence upon this sub
qualification to tho SURFACES of their peo
pie. say no. if it proposes to maintain
reputation for consistency and the respeC
of the people of that state. Now, what d
they say? What will they say? l vii
state that in that state the silve
leagues, which constitute a large pei
csntaRe of the members of bot
parties. have had a convention. and the
have nominated three Independents elector
two republicans aud ono democrat, an
they stopped thcre. That is the end of tn
third party movement there. They Gu
upon the democratic conventions and tn
republican conventions to rntify then
Whether they will do it or not, l d. nc
know; but at all events the republica
party will be called upon to pledge its can