The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-10-03

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were made payable in gold. Mr.
I1artmap did not agree with them in
this, but in order to force their hands
he consulted with Sweet (rcp.( Of
Idaho: Brian, the democratic silver
orator,Of Nebraska, and Lafc Pence.
the great populist leader Of Colorado,
and it was agreed to put the good
faith Of the so-calleli free coinage ad-
vocates who had voted against free
colnagc,to test. SO, fully knowing
that it would not pass in that con-
gress, Mr.. Hartman, with tho advice
and consent eff Sweet. BRYAN and
Pence (and Mr.. Smith will not ques-
tion their true friendship for silver),
submitted the amendment so severely
criticised by Mr.. Smith. This hap
pcncd in the course Of the debate on
thc'anti-option bill which was in
charge OF Hatch, q silver democrat,
who agreed to make no objection to
the. amendment offered by Mr.. Hart
man. 4 cuckoo democrat named
Tracy made q point Of order against
the amendment and it was ruled out
Of order, but it was developed also
that the alleged silver men who had
told Hartman they would support free
coinage with the custom dues rcgu-
lation, would do nothing or the sort.
They were simply smoked out by the
Hartman amendment and the real
friends Of silver fully endorsed Hart
mans course and in fact advised it,
Nlr Smith was very careful not to
tell the people Of Steyensvillc that
Mr. Pence, the populist silver man,
was in hearty cooperation with Mr.
Hartman, and he evidently consid-
cred them ignorant ''havdiggcrs'
who never read and posted them
selves, and who would swallow any
kind Of stuff he saw fit to dose them
with.
Another thing Mr.. Smith charged
against Mr.. Hartman was that lie
voted for the misrepresentation bill
introduced in the house by Mr.. Sweet
and in the senate b. Mr.. Power. He
said that thi, bill only helped the
rich mine owners and deprived many
a poor miner Of the chance, in these
hard times, Of getting a little work:
that the poor man who had a pros
pcct would do the representation on
it anyhow, because he could not. in
these piping democratic times, get
the 500 To pay for having the work
done. And this statement was up-
| plauucu ~ some tctuucrut, in the
audicncc In answer to this the
kEPE"LICAN wishes to say that Bob
Smith WilfullE withheld information
from his audience Vrcsuming it was
an ignorant onc) in pot stating what
is a fact, that the bill as it passed.
and as it was voted for by Mr.. Hart
man, benefits only the citizens Of the
state: that tie rich NONRESIDENT
owner is not exempted, and must
have representation work done. And
every one knows that the rich men
who have purchased prospects arc
bound to develop them in order to
make them paving mines, and will
therefore the miner will Get as much
work as possible undcran adminstra-
ton hostile to every mining interest.
This brings us down to the poor
mans S mine. There arc many pros
poets scattered over MontanI Idaho
and other mining states. Many Of
them are owned BY poor mechanics
and small business men who have 50
E;lrnanagcd to hustle up 800 every
year to hire mcn to do the represent
alton work. and in this WA. have OK
pended several hundreds Of dollars in
developing and holding their claims,
In these hard democratic times these
pGOi men cannot raise the 500, and
50 the poor miner who Mr. Smith
processes to be SO soljcitOlls about
! does not lose the work he could not
have gotten, anyhow, and the poor
mine owner dcc5 not lose the claim
and the hundreds he has already put
in, as he would have done had not
the law Mr.. Hartman voted for been
passed. Mr.. Smith dare not make
the same argument in Ncihart and
other mining sections Or the state,
but he thought it WAS GOOD enough
to fool those whom he no doubt looks
| upon as Ignorant Bitter Rootcrs.
Mr.. Smith is a pleasing speaker
and argues his side Of the case very
interestingly. bat he cannot fool tie
Bitter Root boys, who are going TO
hear all sides before they render a
verdict
THE many yOlInr and thrifty ORCH