New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-08
EX-GOVERNOR USERS VIEWS
pE is A RADICAL SILVER MAN FROM PRosfbh-
Gus MONTANA AND FAvoRs SENATOR
CAMERON FOR PRESIDENT.

ur &c RADICAL, SILVER MAN FROM PROSPER
OTIS MONTANA AND FAvoRs SENATOR
CAMERON FOR PRESIDENT
T. covernor Samuel T. Hauser. of Montana was
~ the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. During MS
lifetime Mr. Hauser has tried his hand at little
~ everything. from Indian fighting to running
Tsrrttorv He was appointed Governor or Montana
,rrr,,orv nv President Cleveland. and he thinks
cha, everything the Chief Executive OF the Nation
does ia all right-except that he does not agree
with him on the money question. MI Hauser Is
as radical a silver man as ever emuateu young
Iochinvar by coming out of the West He says
that the great Northwest Is Unit lor '"e iiee
coinage OF silver. He said
orrrespectve of party lines. nearly every voter OF
tho Northwest perhaps every voter. is for the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver All the Democrats
Ike President Cleveland and admit that he has
made an excellent Chief Executive. but they are
emphatically and perpetually opposed to his money
IDEAS He is for god and against silver, and that
alone would ALLEVIATE the West. No one that lives
,n tho East where the sentiment is Overwhelmingly
4, favor OF the gold standard, can realize the In
tense earnestness of the West In her plea FOR free
coinage This sentiment is not confined to the
ponusts Every business man. banker, merchant
cattle raiser farmer, miner and iaborer Is directV
In favor Of free coinage
Whom Mr. Hauser was asked about the third
term talk concerning President Cleveland and who
the choice of the West would be for the Democratic
nomination. he said:
"As | said President Cleve.and's ideas on the
money question put him beyond the pale OF proba-
huitv as far as the West is concerned. The Demo-
Gratis out there and the Republicans. also. for that
matter are In favor OF Senator j. Don Cameron. OF
PENNSYLVANIA for the nomination. II he should
oct the nomination on either Of the tickets he would
sweep the West from end 10 end. His election
would mean a great deal to the West. which has
suffered much during the last few years The de-
monetizaton OF silver has wrought great havoc In
our country but have rallied against this egis
,atlye crime and now feel that strong
enough 10 surmount all difficulties. We prepar
ing TO fight for the election OF President who will
he favorable to silver II Senator Cameron should
rum party lines would be eliminated in the West
Senator Cameron Is man OF actions and not Of
words He would make an ideal President. and
we all hope to see him called"
The Industrial outlook in the West Is excellent. so
Mr. Hauser says. He thinks that the West Is
growing stronger every day. and that with her
great facilities she will soon pass the East. and
then New-York can no longer dictate to her. He
said:
Montana is wonderfully prosperous just now
OF course the silver mining industry Is practically
blasted. but where a failing on takes place In the
mining OF silver there Is n notable Increase In the
mining OF other minerals our copper yield this
year VIII be unusually heavy. The crops out there
fine. and while the state Is not experiencing a
boom. there Is steady undercurrent that II run
just at present engaged In fight to keep para-
telling roads from consolidating. There is law In
Montana that forbis competing lines to consolidate
| think that we VIII win"