The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-06-02
THEIR FIGHT
FOR SILVER.
MOntana's Free Coinage AssOci-
alton Will Keep 1t
Up
LEHIGH AND HIS LABORS.
Power Says the Secretary is Do
ing Effective Work With the
People in the East.

A special meeting of the Free
Coinage association was held in
Butte lately at the association head
quarters on West Granite street.
President Hough, who called the
meeting, stated that the object was
to consider and pass upon an address
to the industrial classes on the sill
yer question. At the silver confer
ence at Des Moines resolution was
adopted, through the efforts of the
Montana delegates, to the effect that
such an address be sent out, and the
Montana association agreed to as
sumo the responsibility Of getting it
out. With that object Secretary
Lehigh was sent to Washington to
consult with the silver senators and
congressman and get them to draft
and father the address and then Sc
cure the endorsement of the labor
leaders of the country.
DR.. Hough stated that the associa-
ton had not been kept informed as
to Mr.. Lehigh's proceedings, and in
fact had been rather ignored in it,
but through Senator Power it was
learned that the secretary was doing
good work. He had been instructed
that unless the silver men in con-
gress were willing to father the ad-
dress, the Montana association would
have nothing to do with it. Mr..
Lehigh, in the only letter he has
written, said that he had interviewed
all the silver senators and congress
men and that the plan of the address
had been approved by every one but
Stewart, and that it was the under
standing that Senator Teller would
draw up the address. A copy of the
address reached DR.. Hough last
night and was followed by tele-
gram from Mr.. Lehigh stating thai
$500 or $500 more would be needed
to complete the work, the expense
SO far, to the Montana association
being between 5000 and 81, 200. Il
was for the purpose of considering
this matter that the meeting was
called.
The address was read by George
w. Irvine and discussed by the as
sociation. 1t was good exposition
of the silver question, as far as il
went, but Mr.. Irvine and Others
thought there should have been more
vigor and fire in it, and that it was
too calm and weak.
Henry Williams doubted that Sen
ator Teller wrote it, but as it was
approved by a number of labor lead
ers it was considered that it shoule
be endorsed and the work of getting
it before the people carried out. Th'
following letter in connection will
it from Senator Power, was read:
WAsHINGToN, d. c., May Is
1894.
DR.. c. p. Hough, president Bi
metallic league, Butte city, Monta
ma: Dear Sir: Your telegram re
ceived this morning and answered a
follows:
The address satisfactory to Sena
tors Teller, Jones of Nevada and al
that saw it. Same condition il
} house. Copy mailed with letter
Mr.. Lehigh has consulted me il
regard to the petition, almost daily
He has been industrious and persist
ent while here, to obtain the sigma
lures reported. Senators TelleI
Dubois, Jones and PETER have signe
letters endorsing this petition. BE
. lieve through Mr.. Hartman, tha
Congressman Pence and Bell {
Colorado, Bland of Missouri, Swet
of Idaho, Sibley of Pennsylvania an
others signed, as we'll as Mr.. Har
man.
AS far as l can see Mr.. Lehig
is making grand success in tn
undertaking. He is now at Glad
boro, n. c., endeavoring to secul
the endorsement of the Farmer
allence, throug its president. He
certainly loyal to the cause, and
not allowing anything to divert hi
in the cause of silver.
Senator John P. Jones, who w
very much interested in the addres
and said he wanted to use it in N
vada, and did use it, delayed NJ