The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-04-24
TIE MINNEApOiIS TIMES,
One Of SiIvcr's BittcrcSt Enemies Reads
the Signs of the Times And Switches.

One Of Silvcr's Bitcrcst Enemies Reads
the Signs of the Times Aud Switches.
The Mlssoulian of last Thursday
publishes the following, which will
be Of interest to all silver men. show
ing as it does, than silver is gaining
strength in localities which have
heretofore been regarded as goldbuy
stronglolds:
Judge Francis, r. NJ. Cobban and
Richard Marsh have each received a
package Of the Minneapolis Times,
in which are stcnographic reports Of
MI. ". IL. Haryev's lectures on sill
vcr that nc recently delivered to
crowded houses in Minneapolis. Mr..
Harvey is The author Of Coins III
nanciAl School" Il little book on the
silver question, which has attracted
widespread attention both in the
east and west. The book has had an
prcccdontef sale and the author
has realized q comfortable fortune
from its publication,
The Times, which has heretofore
been an uncompromising enemy Of
silver is evidently hedging and pre-
pairing to get onto what its manage
ncnt IS beginning to see is the popu-
lar side Of the question.
While the arguments and facts
presented in Mr. Ilarvcy's lectures
are more Or less familiar to western
advocates Of free coinage, the fact
That an influential paper Of q great
eastern metropolis should have given
such lectures even friendly notice
shows plainly that the reports Of a
change Of sentiment in tile cast arc
not exaggerated.
There arc strong grounds for the
belief that tho great political issue
Of '9b will be silver. The promulya-
tion Of goIdbug litcra turc by English
and American bOmdholders is another
evidence that even these are begin
ming to get alarmed and to see that
their rule is threatened They find
that Like Banquo's ghost the silver
question will not down. While the
Times does not yet come out fiat
footed for silver editorially, it ac-
knoWlcdgcs that the question las
merit and that the financial question
must be settled by bimetaIIism in
some rorm and that the business of
the world demands a broader basis
than is possible with gold alone,
Mr.. Cobban, Judge Francis and
Mr.. Marsh each also received Il letter
from the business department Of the
paper Of which the following is u copy
Of that received by Mr.. Marsh:
Minneapolis, Minn,, April l3, 1895
Mr.. HicHHId Marsh, Missoula, Mont,
Dear -: We mail you today the
three last editions Of the MINNEAPOLIS
Times containing stenographic re-
ports Of the lectures delivered in the
city By Mr.. W. II. Harvey, author Of
"Coin's Financial School," The
Times is The only newspaper in the
twin cities that, having champiOned
the cause Of silver, has given its space
to Il verbatim report Of the interest
ing and instructive lectures Of the
able young !inancjcr, now known as
''Coin.'
we trust that YOU will enjoy a per
usal Of these articles and hope their
publication Will demonstrate to our
friends in the far west that there is
q newspaper III the twin cities, and
that is not owned or controlled by
the mononlctaiIist- Or gold clique.
With kindcsj regards and apprccia-
tions Of cOtrtcsics extended to me, |
am, yours respectfully,
WALTER S. MILNoE.