The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-09-06

people; they knew nothing Of it. 1t re-
mained q profound secret. 80 far as the
masses of the people were concerned, tor
more than two years.
Coming to the recent election, Stewart
said the contest between tho two great
parties was sham battle over tho tariff
and force bill to secure power to be used
for another and very different purpose.
He had told the people, ho said. that II
made no difference which party sue
cceded, the result would he the same, the
power and patronage OF the adminis;ra-
tion would be used to destroy silver Re
ferring to the sherman act, Stewart said
that Notwithstanding tho numerous viola
tons of 1t by the executive department II
had added SlJ0,0O0)) of legal tender
money to the currency of the country.
There is no evidence that the Sherman
oct Ind up TO this time inflicted any in
jury upon the country. 1t was bankers
panic, he said. inauguratcd to force con-
grcss to demonstise silver. The president
In his message failed to inform congress
tina; tho apprehended evils which pro-
duced tho panic existed only in the imagi-
nation Of tho bondholders, bankers and
their newspaper organs, who had created
the present distress for their own selfish
and sordld purposes. There Is an honest
remedy. he said, for tho present condition
and that Is to restore silver. III that can
not be done, utilize silver In the treasury
by issuing silver certificates. The dis
honest remedy TO relieve the distress is to
pass the repeal bill. ratify and sanctify
the infamous act of 1873 thus fastening n
perpetual gold standard upon the country.
The creditor class had already doubled
tho value of gold and by SO doing had
doubled the obligations of debtors. This
was revolutionary. II was dangerous for
capital to engage in revolution. and mo APP
pealcd to the senate to-day to listen to the
voice OF the people and to turn deaf ear
TO the subsidized press and tho bankers
petitions exoricd from their trembling
debtors. II was the duty of every senator
who loves his country. said Stewart. to re-
sist by every parliamentary means the
perpetration OF a great wrong which would
DO done il the repeal bill passed. The
great journals of New York says: Vote
first. debate aficrward." 1--WE notify
them now that the fort, occupied by the
defenders of the people, will never be sur
rendered." said Stewart. 1.-THE armies of
avarice, fraud and deception must take il
they can"
At 3:40 Stewart exhausted his type
written manuscript. He said he did not
know whether he could finish his speech
tonight, and went one '.If our friends"
said the white-hair,d silver advocate.
Twill TO- ono session throw of English in.
fiuences, what change would result?'
Before the Nevada senator had finished
Morgan, democrat. of Alabama, moved
that the senate go into executive session.
The yeas and nays were called for. By
vote of Is yeas, 2S nays, the motion was
agreed to as follows:
Neas-Allen, Bate, Berry, Butter, Call. Cock
rell, Coke. Davis. Daniel, Dolph. Dubois. Faux
ner, Harris. Hunton. lrby, Jones OF Arkansas,
Jones Of Nevada, Kyle, Mitchell OF ors9ua
Morgan, Pasco, Pefier. Perkins, PetiIgrsw.
Power. Pugh. Roach, Shoup. Stewart. Teller.
TGrpie, Vance, Vest, Wathaii and wolcott- t-a5.
Nays-Aldrich. Allison. Brice. Carey, CaiIr.y,
Culom, Dixon, Frye. Gillinger. German. Gray.
Hale, Hawley, lIoar, Lindsay, Mcmillan. Mills.
Mcpherson, Palmer, Pratt, Proctor. Quay.
Squire, StocSbridee. Smith, Villas, VOORHEES,,
and White OF louisiana "a.
After shor. executive session ut 4 :e5
the senate adjourned till tomorrow.