The Helena independent., 1893-08-25
VOTE ON MANTLE FRIDAY,
Final Disposition of the Case OF the
Montana Senatorship To-
Day
No Reason to Believe the Result
Will Differ From That Of
Wednesday,.
ors aud Farmers should Ee Trented
Alike in Inv.

WASHINGTON. Aug. M.-At two p. m. TO-
day. after the morning hour expired, the
vice esident announced the question be-
fore the senate to be tho motion to lay OH
the table M rnderson's motion to recon
slider the vote OF yesterday declaring Leo
Mantle not entitled to seat ON the
state Of Montana. An effort was made by
Manderson to have the vote postponed un-
til Monday. That WAS resisted, however,
by Vance. of North Carolina. who gave
notice that he would call MP the question
at one O'clock TO- morrow.
Stewart, republican. of Nevada. took the
floor 10 address the senate. but u Was
claimed by PETER, populist. OF Kansas. that
he was entitled to the floor having given
notice the day prior TO the day when notice
was given by Stewart. The vice president
said that as he had recognized the senator
from Nevada that senator was entitled to
the ioor. stewart, having thus carried his
point. offered to yield the foo il the soma
tor from Kansas desired vs.y much to ad-
dress the senate now.
PETER then began his speech. He held
that trouble had not been caused by any
want Of confidence on the part Of the peo-
pie. but IL had been caused by practical
treason ON the part OF a claGs which he
hoped would be relieved from the respon-
sibility of stealing from ths..people. Allud
ing to the suggestion made by protection
| lists that fear as 70 changes in the tariff had
much to do with the financial panic, he
asked what fsata had farmers, mechanics
| or clerks of the county. that manufaotur-
| ing Establishments ware in danger from the
present administ alton? He insisted that
now and for the last half dozen years.
failures of manufacturing establishments
policy. but f'om want OF orders. The peo
pie had no money to buy goods and orders
were slackened. There ia no danger Of free
trade unless that fright Is forced
OH the people. II IL were forced on them
every custom house would be rezed and
would be free. That Ia where the country
is drifting and the men behind the throne
o-day were the mon who we;e Fastening
| that consum nation.
If the ia mers of tho oounsrv had to
could do II. and they would have to do IL
before the fight ended. What was fair TO
the farmer was fair TO the manufacturer.
Peffer declared himself in favor of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver. six
teen to one-that or nothing. He went on
to argue that 1t WAS governments mlntage
we'll as silvsr. The unconditional repeal OF
the Sherman law would mean q gold stand
| ard ana az far as he 10 concerned the Sher-
man law neve would be repealed unless
the law of our fffthers Is restored TO the
| statute books. PETER criticised Voc bees
70, what he oaled "his political apostacv."
Drifting into the discussion of his resolu-
t,on as to national banks violating law in
refusing to pay dey ositors' checks in our
rency PETER said he did not mean 20 cen-
sure the secretary of She treasury or the
compt ol'er of the currency. He merely
He believed, in the present condition Of
things, the New York banks had done just
what they ought to have done.
Allen add dressod the senate in support OF
his amen lmen,, to add to the Voorhees, bill
a provision for free coinage at ratio OF
sixteen to one. and for the coinage. without
unnecessary delay, of the silver bullion now
owned by the government. He went on to
argue against the unconditional repeal OF
the Sherman lnw which, he said. was the
last bar ier between the patriotic aad in =
dustrious classes of people and the gam
blers of Lombard at eet, London, and Wall
street, New York, who would. for ivate
gain, turn the world back into the gloom
Of the dark ages. with all attendant evils
and misery.
The peoples patty is not clamorinR for
silver because it preferred it to gold but
beonuse there 10 not enough gold in the
world to do the worlds work. The high
sounding. useless declarations about the
intended return to bimetallism, attached
to the finance committee bill, could not
hetray them into repeal. They have 1t in
their power to force better terms.
Among the speakers in the house TO- day.
under the five minute rule. was Hartman.
Of Montana.
George Washington Murray, of South
Ca olna, the only colored representative in
this congress, made strong speeoh favor
ing free coinage and binstallism, because
as he said. his race believed there was not
enough money as now constituted. in the
world to act as currency. HIS raoe COM
bined patriotism with self intc eat, and WAS
in favor of making up the deficiency in
circulation with silver.