The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-10-17
WILD MONETARY SCHEMES
OF the Populist Representa-
tives il Congress.
Some Of the Greenbaek Flat Money
Bills Presented by Them
in the Session.

In his speeches in the Bitter Root /
valley last week, and which are yet
fresh in the minds Of those that heard |
them, Mayor Weed, of Helena. made
the assertion that although the pop
ulist platforms called for the free
coinage Of silver at the ratio Of 8 to
1. the party, in it's national platform
and through it's representatives, in
congress, was convicted Of being the
worst enemy to silver Of any Of the
three great parties. And he made
the statement that it was the same
old greenback party that labored for
a short time and then apparently
died a dozen years ago, or. as he put
it, "the same old donkey, the same
old ears, and Il new hide" And it
should always be remembered that
the growth Of the populist party,
with it's so-callcd principles, which
if carried into effect would lead to
the destruction Of the government in
= very few years, is very largely due
to the assistance Of the democrats
Colorado would not be in the hands
of ''blooG- -to-thc- brides" Waite and
his followers if it had not been for
the democratic national committee,
acting under the approval Of Mr..
Cleveland in assisting the populists
Of that state. The same is true Of
Kansas, where populist success has
beer such blight to the state.
So powerful has become the popu-
list branch of the democratic party
that the populists were able to die
tate one Of the most important parts
of the tariff bill, the income tax.
1t is now quite evident that the dem
Ocrats cannot control the senate, nor
the house, either, for that matter,
after the 4th OF next March without
the aid Of the populists, and, there
fore, we may expect furthc ''con-
cessions" to that party. The course
of the democrats in Iowa in combin-
ing with the populists demonstrates
again that there is very little differ
cncc between the democratic and
populist parties.
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return to the monetary darn fool no.
tions Of the populistc members Of
congress, in this issue the REpuBLl-
CAN not es some Of them to show what
would be the result if the popuists
should hold the balance Of power in
congress- aud be able to dictate the
course the democrats should pursue:
One Of the populist bills was intro
duccd by Representative Davis. of
Kansas. Under it's provisions any
dcrauiting mortgage debtor is dc-
clarcd Il bankrupt, and his creditor
cannot collect the debt due him cX-
ccpt in the following manner: The
mortgage debtor is to procure an alb
strlrt Of title and certificate OF value
of land and improvements from The
register OF deeds Of the county, upon
presentation OF which to the county
treasurer, the latter official is &c
draw on the treasurer Of the United
States for the amount due. including
official fees, and when paid shall con,
stitutc a lien upon the property, the
county record to be marked. ''ScttlcC
BY the United States governments.
and the debtor to be allowed twenty
years to pay, the annual Interest
charge being per cent. 70 provide
the funds necessary for the purpost
Of the act legal tenders are to bf
printed and issued from time to timt
is required. That is to be the onl,
method by Which Il moTt9agcc eau
collect his debt, or until such tim
as the lawful circulation Of none,
shall reach and as long as it sinai
continue at $50 per capita population
(sav at the present time three and
third billions doilars) not counting
lawful reserves in banks and Othc
fixed and circulating product
required by law.
Representative Cloycn, Of Kansas
another populist. proposed in his bl
in the last congress to issue legal ter
dcrs to any state giving bonds to til
treasury. payable at the option Of til
state. in any sum not exceeding 5
per cent OF the assessed value OF til
taxable property Of the state maxim
application. lie also introduced
bill to loan money to1all cities ant
municipultics not exceeding 800, 90
to any one municipality. TO provid
the money for this purpose, Of cours
the treasury printing presses were t
be set at work.
Representative Hudson, Of Kansas
who was elected to the present hOus
by Il combination Of democrats an
populistS. has introduced Il bill pro