The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-05-22
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This State Said TO b in Favor OF III
Single Standard.

This State Said TO be il, Favor OF the
Single Standard
Great Falls. May lG.-''i read an
article in the Chicago Tribune today
w;licl, astouudcd me. and which, |
know is the most stupeTi.lois Tic yet
promulgated BY lie scrfs Of Lombard
street in their desperation, said 4
prominent citizen 0t Great Falls. Who
i; known in every city in the state,
To 4 representative OF the Standard
today. ''it is under the captions:
Montana is Opposed to free silver
i'iHtisln Not in Favor viii the Ma
ioritF in the New State The fol
lowing is verbatim copy Of the ar
ticc 10 which ! refer:
"ilcieua. Mont, May c.-At Butte
the other day Congressman Hartmann,
referring 70 the possibility Of The
next presidential election being
thrown into he house. said he would
vote for That candidate regardless Of
party who stood upon u platform
which declared for free coinage Of
gold and silycrHt Tie ratio Of Is to /.
MI. Hartman was III company with
Senator Dubois Of Idaho and Senator
Carter Of Montana. Senator Dubois
delivered himself Of Iii; usual mass; Of
silver vcr|ja4e, but Senator Carter
said nothing. lie Goes not iutDrsc
the rHbid lttcr;;nces Of Congressman
Hartman, ana neither do he radin"
republicans and quite i number Of
democrats d Montana. whutcvcr
may be said to the contrary. Mon-
ana republicans; like republicans else
where. are in favor of honest money
The tree silver movement in his
state has d It's head ngitators who
would not ho trusted and are not
trusted with lie most commonplace
affairs. When the test comes at the
ballot boy silver !iHt,n win u" re-
puJi@tetI hE republican and demo
cratic votes
: '.j'ii}c rabl,!c in SiontallA IS noisy
a. elsewhere. 'or the sake Of peace
good people allow jclna4ogucS to i'm
a::.ino hat t hey are having heir own
way: il is th@ best waS to control
tilcHl, but There never has been Il
time Wi1on these turbulent creatures
were not t;'Hncl! ug5Wn at the ballot
box, when i, was necessary to do so.
Last >,linli.lcr he aWics, clement ,,r
tHc state gained Il victory on tile
Great Northern railroad through Ihc
weakness uf President Hill. I'niS;
victor. made The labor leaders ar
rogA!i and prn@ulnptti9u9 and led
them 20 HlItug0nizc t!ye very mcu
WNn bad cI.;ibtod 1;lcu ip WIN tho
strike: this anT,S%oAi,W was 4 good
ti!iilsr, however. as it caused! til" i; y
abiding citizens 10 combine for The
common good: 50 when the strike fol
lowed Oh the Northern Pacific Law
breakers were speedily. sul}dU"d
Tho turbulent 'uts@scS also Incl with
q cru5!!i!g defeat in il"ir attempt Il
move he state capitol from iI"Icna.
',|il"N Congressman Hartman,
n1atin9 i gallery PLAY. +oclurc> ti#t>
he will not act with his party if tic
D"n;.5;,,:l rises when his gutc .I!Hy BE-
needed. he lii~reprcScnt> Montana.
.,!r. .&rtsnAn viii ii.ta! to rruso;i.
liz Will iJ4 r-u;;;"d b. he wishes o.
til" business mon OF the state. Z very
SNAIL p"r@cnlHg" Of whom! are ell
gagged in silver mining: and even
they. ".iiy would u" i;c;tcfitcA,if silver
sold At 4: % All ounce, are too pntri-
otir II insist Dn 'llat price il other
/ Interests uf t.ir state would hr H.
! iiIrcu thereby. j, ,ii%. certainly
/ wOll!c: t3~ s.iI:,nlI SILVER li,,, ism DDtHin
~ lNpnjtl q" 80 HEp tho I;lll"
/ Miner r4tl~"=! 10 jJr Interviewed a
! M" "jorjjy cf he prominent ;"eu nf the
/ state. democrats ;I!3i republicans
/ Il wa Il r':ilui k;tb!r fact ttilL uc.j
sM" - l.l~ interviewed favored free
~ijF": HitH@jl; "i:,iI:t~i:.;;;j@nai agree