The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-08
MANTLE AND SILVER
The Senator Talks EncOuragingly Of
the Metals Prospects.
HIS VIEWS POLITICALLY
People In the East Are Learning
More About the Needs of the
West-About That Salt
Lake Convention.

the East this afternoon. Mr.. Mantle
was in poor health when he left Butte,
and the disagrecablc weather which he
encountered in Washington brought
on a severe attack of the grip. After
congress adjourned he made an ex-
tended trip through the South for the
benefit Of his health. He recovered rap
idly aud is now fully restored TO
health and looking better than he has
for a long time. He is feeling in the
best of spirits as well as i'm health. and
expresses himself as being very glad 10
get back home.
The senator was seen this evening by
n Standard reporter and naturally the
first question asked him was in regard
To silver and the outlook for the white
metal in the East. He is very enthusi-
astic over the present condition OF
things and says that never since the
silver agitation commenced have the
skies been so bright and the outlook
so full Of hope. He says that ultimate
victory for silver is certain, and he be-
lieves IL will come with the next pres :
idential election.
There has been marvellous change
in regard to silver during the past
year" said Mr.. Mantle. You see II
everywhere. The friendly feeling for
silver is gaining i'm interest every day,
as is best evidenced by the alarm OF
the goldbugs, who are organizing
everywhere in an effort to stem the
tide of silver sentiment. This is par
ticularly true in the South, where the
administration forces are stopping at
nothing. As i'm the East, the federal
ofiiceholders and bankers are arrayed
on the side OF monometallism, but
among the planters and farmers and
the masses the feeling is all for silver
The South is overwhelmingly for sill
Yer and always has been. although IL
has never been fairly represented in
congress. IL has elected representa-
tives and senators who were supposed
TO be silver men. but when they reach
ed Washington they were unable to
resist the Establishments of the gold
clique. and half of them have sold out
their silver views i'm return for being
allowed to deal out federal patronage.
There is strong silver feeling in
Chicago, and there are free silver clubs
i'm every ward OF the city. There are
also "A great many non-partisan free
silver clubs there which embrace many
republicans and many business men.
| saw the Chicago delegation to the
Springfield convention pass the Audi
forum hotel last Wednesday morning,
and IL was a thoroughly representa-
tive and respectable body OF men.
There were about 500 men i'm line. all
wearing Free Coinage Of Silver at 16
to L badges | did not go farther East
IMAM W dSnlnSNOns out from converse
lions that | have had with eastern
people. | am convinced that the silver
sentiment is spreading rapidly in that
section. This Is also the case in Eng
| land. Germany and other countries,
| but / am one Of those who are not in
| favor Of waiting FOR the action OF any
other nation to cooperate with US In
| the free coinage of silver. | believe
that we are strong enough to go II
| alone"
Mr.. Mantle was asked what part he
| thought silver would play in the next
| republican national convention, and he
| replied. Il have discussed that ques-
| ton with republicans great deal
| There seems to be a disposition among
| the republican senators who have been
'bimetallists. or rather opposed to free
| coinage, To show more friendly feel
| ing for silver. Senator Chandler said
| in "a carefully prepared speech just be-
| fore the adjournment Of congress that
| the republican party had promised To
do something for silver. and that II
| must keep it's word.
| unfortunately for the silver cause.
| however, the eastern republicans feel
absolutely certain of success. They
| are encouraged by the results of the
| last election. and by democratic incom-
| potency and tariff tinkering believe
| that they cannot he beaten. The dem
| ocratic party is split on the silver
/
| age of eastern democrats who are as
| unalterably opposed to free coinage as
| are the eastern republicans. They beth
take exactly the same view of the mat
ter. My sympathies and those OF al
! other western men are of course with
the free silver democrats. The truth
about silver is that. while IL is great
| national question, IL has been treated
from a sectional point of view without
reference to political bias. Generally
speaking. the East Is against silver
the South is nomnally for silver. and
| although as | have stated, many sec
tons OF the South have been misrepre
| scented I'm congress. The West Is, o
course overwhelming for free coinage
while the middle states are divided
Heretofore neither Of the great par
ties has taken up silver, and whether
| they viii do so or not next year re
mains To Ice seen. IL Is certain. how
| ever. even this early, that the actor
/ Of millions of voters VIII be Influenced
in the national campaign next year b!
the utterances Of the respective par
ties upon the financial question and b.
the personnel OF their candidates"
I'm the event of the republicans tx
| norinC silver or straddling the question
and the democrats adopting a straigh
| free coinage plank and nominating
free silver man for president, wha
would you do and what would you be
Heve republicans generally would do?
was asked.
Il shall not cross that bridge unit
] get To IT," replied the senator. II al
| "A republican and owe my allegiance I
, | that party, and am not going TO jun
: | out Of the traces or do anything des
: | perate until | have To-. | think frs
? | however. that the western republican
4 | will use every effort To secure an uT
{ equivocal and emphatic expression |
: favor Of silver. and the nomination {
: "A man who will endeaVor To carry OF
5 | such expressions. The democrats 4
the west will beyond doubt pursue III
same policy. Should neither OF the oil
parties make the necessary declaratio
o in favor of silver. then II Seems TO m
: highly probable that a straight IRE
!. coinage party will enter the field an,
Is judging 10y the great interest now b.
e ing manifested I'm this question. IL
more than probable that the silVt
party would defect enough electors
4 votes 10 throw the election Of the ne,
Is president into the house Of represents
| tiNeg What the result would be in N