The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-14
SILVER AND GOLDBUGS
The Michigan Republican PhalanX
Against Free Coinage.
SENATOR PALMER's STAND
He IL Tooth and Toe Nall With the
administration and Other An
tis-Big Chicago Mass
Meeting to Be Held

CHICAGO. April IA special to we
Tines Herald from Madison. Wis. says:
There will be no democratic silver con-
vention called in Wisconsin this year.
United States Senator Villas Is at home,
and since the call for an Illinois silver
convention was issued, Villas has been
making his well known anti-free silver
views known with effect.
On the other hand Governor Upham
aud the republican leaders in this state
are taking equally strong ground IN op-
position to the so-called silver agitation
with the result that the rank and file of
both parties are disinclined to make much
part in the silver discussion. Many of the
las members constituting the Wisconsin
legislature have been interviewed by n
Tunes Herald representative. or this
number 30 are democrats and As are re-
pubIicans, taken at random from ell por-
tions of tho state
The views of the members interviewed
may be summarized as follows; The 30
democrats stand as follows-For tree
coinage. Z; against free coinage, s; for an
international agreement, o; non-commit-
tai, 6. The As republicon senators and as
semblymen who were interviewed are thus
divided: For free coinage, o; against free
coinage, q; for an international agree
ment, 8; for coinage of American product,
2; non-committal, 5.
WATERLOO. H., April lathe Hon.
William Morrison, who arrived home yes
terday, was asked by an associated press
reporter to-day to give his views on the
silver question. He said his presence mt
home at this time had no connection with
or relation to the June democratic con-
vention. He said that during the canvass
L A.. IA. h.H da raj
| and In one discussed the silver question
| freely and fully, stating his own views.
"The importance of this subject" he
| said. 'is second only TO the tariff. Its un-
satisfactory and unsettled condition is be-
| lieved to have aggravated the financial
/ and business difficulties through which
we have been compelled TO pass. The
place which silver shall occupy in our
monetary system, il seems Is n question
| which will not down. The efforts to set
tie il through tho sherman bill by the re-
publican party was n confessed failure.
That party FASTENED 90 Join IN undoing
its work. The sentiment In favor OF n
larger use of silver and on terms inter-
changeable with gold seems to be growing
both here and abroad"
WASHINGTON, April lathe interest
the administration takes in the campaign
/
disguised. The letter which President
Cleveland is preparing to send to tho Chi
cago business men in reply to their invita-
ton to deliver an address upon the cur
rency is no less emphatic than he ad-
dressed to the chamber OF commerce. OF
New York early In 1892, although IL Is
probable that he will 90 more into details
and more explicitly state the reasons for
his opposition to the free coinage Of silver
ut 16 to 1.
Secretary Carlisle will deliver two
speeches on the subject Of currency, but
largely devoted to silver. He viii proba-
bly, speak once In Kentucky and once In
Tennessee early In May. Other members
Of the cabinet viii also speak on the all
YER question.
OMAHA, April 13.-In an interview to-
day Senator Thurston said he had always
declared himself In harmony with the re-
publican national platform favorine
American bimetallism. He was strongly
opposed to the opening OF the mints &c
the free'coinage of the silver product oi
other countries until an international bi'
metallic agreement had been reached
He was in favor however Of the free coin
age of the American product under legis
lation which would maintain equal pur
chasing and debt paying power Of nj
| American dollars.