The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-07
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
SILVER COINAGE MUST COME.
FRIDAY. APRIL I. 1888.

pre.eminent i'm ortapce to this country
Every day new evidences are seen tina
our financial affairs cannot long 20 On il
the present state of uncertainty and fluc
tuation. The money gamblers will hav'
to be overtnrown and silver rehabiiitatet
before the business OF the people can b'
placed upon a satisfactory basis and be
fore the general prosperity Of the coun
try can be assured.
At present there il certainly ii grea
stringency in the money market. None.
seems to be scarccr than usual at thil
season OF the year in almost all markets
and there are grave fears among mel
who are hes. informed that this year vii
hardly be passed without Il serious linan
cial crisis.
There is one thing. and one thing only
which can save the Gay, and that is the
reconciliation of silver. 1t does moi
matter under what name this is done
Perhaps it would be well tn stop the cry
of free silver coinage and let the watch.
word Toe silver reconciliation under thl
conditions which existed prior TO 1873
Everybody knows that the country was
prosperous then aud that it has been la.
boring under constant money difficulties
ever since
The American Bi- Metallic League
which has been formed ly the silver
men, and of which Gen. a j. Warner,
ex-commander in chief OF the 6. a. H..
is president, with headquarters at Wash
ington, is pushing Its plans in a manner
to bring about silver legislation at the
next session Of congress. \ cry must
go up from the people of this country
that will shake the legislative halls at
Washington in a manner to ~startle the
gold bugs there out of their lcthargy.
This league is today the bulwark Of the
silver cause in the United States. The
executive committee Of the league COM
prises such men as T.. G.. Newiands Of
Nevada; Willis Sweet of Idaho; l.. VI.
Rumsey, president OF the Granite Noun
tain mine, and whose residence is in
Missouri, and other men almost equally
we'll known as advocates Of silver coin
age. men who are recognized champions
of the peoples money. Montaua's mem
Der OF the executive committee is f. G..
Davies OF Helena, a mar who thorough
ly understands the Importance of the re-
moncti2atiOn Of the white metal. and
who has given much time to the discus.
sion Of this question.
The League has called upon the state
Of Montana for Il subscription Cf 5000
to the general fund of the organization
to carry on the silver propaganda. This
should be "A small sum for Il state pos
sessing Montana's silver interests, but as
the officers Of the League receive no sal
aries and the only expense incurred is in
sending out literature for the purpose of
spreading a knowledge of free-coinage
doctrines, this with the contributions
from the other states will be sufficient
for the purposes Of the League. The
member Of the executive committee for
each state is ex-ollicio president of the
local council for the state, which consists
of himself and tour members. Mr..
Davies mas appointed J. A. MacKnight "a
member Of this council for this district.
and requests that every effort shall be
made here to reawaken interest in the
silver question, which has becn slumber-
ing for some time owing to the we'll
known hostility OF the last administra-
ton and the supposed opposition of Mr..
Cleveland to the silver interest.
1t is now we'll settled that Mr.. Cleye-
land is prepared to sanction a free silver
measure if such a measure shall be pass
ed by congress, and it behooves the peo-
pie OF Montana, who are as greatly IN
tercsted as any other section of the
American population in having the sill
yor question definitely settled, to arouse
themselves to action at once, and to take
steps to aid the league in it's work.
The member Of the Montana council
IN THIS district VIII 90 all in his power to
further the objects Of the league. and
calls upon all silver men and all who
realize the Importance OF having silver
recognized as 1t was under the provis-
ions Of the American constitution prior
to the act Of 1873, to aid in bringing
about such action as will demonstrate to
the world that we have the courage Of
our convictions, and are determined to
have silver rehabilitated.
\ meeting OF the silver men will be
called here as soon as the city campaign
is over, and it is to be hoped that every
citizen will take an interest in making
the movement a success.