The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-16
THE BOSS LITTLE BOOK
"Coin's Financial School" Doing Re-
markedly Good Work.
SILVER GAINING FRIENDS
What Is Most Needed Just Now Is
a Thoroughly Organ zed Cam
paign of Education-views of
Men Who Have Travelled.

Men Who Have Travelled.
MIssoULA, April 15.--There Is no
doubt that tho clever little book, COINS
Financial School," is doing the greatest
educational work for silver that has ever
been done since the fight in behalf OF the
white metal began. Since the STANDARD
began to offer the book at nominal
price. hundreds of copies have been sent
East to friends of the STANDARDS readers
and every day additional books are sent
away to fulfill their mission in behalf of
the demonotized metal. There arc hum
drcds of readers in this state who have
studied the book with profit to them
selves. as II has given them n moro
thorough understanding of the money
question aud has presented the subject to
them in its national phase and they have
ceased to regard IL in its local aspect. OF
course, every man who is interested in
Montana 10 o silver man, but he cannot
always give logical and broad reasons for
his stand to q resident of the eastern
states In whose ears Is still ringing. tho
goldbug cry of 'honest money"
The STANDARD reporter has taken
pains to interview during the past two
weeks several Eastern business men and
such Montana men rs have recently been
in the East and all of them have stated
that the silver question 10 absorbing pub
lie attention In the East to the exclusion
Of all other topics. One eastern man
said to the reporter last evening, "There
II no denying the fact that the people of
the East are awakening TO the importance
of the silver question in its bearing upon
national prosperity, and there is also no
doubt that the past six months have wit
messed q marked change In public sen.i-
ment on that subject. The people are
beginning to study the subject for them
selves and are no longer taking for
granted what 10 being told them by the
political leaders who have heretofore
nodded their opinion In this matter.
Coins Financial School has accom-
plisbed more in this direction than any
other single agency and as the people
read it, they are becoming converted to
the views of the silver men. believe
that this little book is the greatest pro-
duction of its kind that has ever been
presented to the American people. II is
certainly accomplishing great work and
1 honestly believe that the majority of
the people of the great central states are
now as enthusiastic silver men as you
people out here in the West"
OF the Montanans who have returned
from eastern trips during the past few
weeks, the views of two in particular are
important and are worthy of careful con-
sideration. One of these men has given
the silver question careful and thorough
study and his views regarding the present
situation are, briefly, as follows. as stated
by him to the reporter:
1.-THE silver question Is the absorbing
national issue at present. What is most
needed just now is thoroughly organ
lied campaign of education similar to
that which the democrats inaugurated in
regard 70 the tariff during their last ma
tional campaign. The field of operations
must be between the Allegheny noun
tains and tho Missouri river, with Chicago
a. headquarters. Establish there q bu-
reau of information and thoroughly cir
culate the writings OF Colonel Harvey,
supplemented by brief monographs on
the subject, and send out speakers all
through the central states, and you will
be surprised nj the results.
1.-THE people of that section are in re-
ceptive mood. They have begun to study
the question for themselves and what
they want now is teachers. They begin
to realize the errors into which they have
been led by the emissaries of the gold
bugs and they want to be set right in the
matter. On my recent trip I met gem
tleman who was formerly an intimate po-
litical friend of mine. / saw him year
ago and he was an ardent gold advocate.
He was q democrat OF tho Villas school
and had adopted tho money views of his
leader. When mot him this spring, he
was an earnest silver man. He had read
Coins Financial School and is now as
enthusiastic silver man as can be found
anywhere. He has placed the book in tho
hands of his friends and the whole COM
munity In which he lives Is becoming con-
verted TO the true doctrine of bimetallism.
al found several cases similar to this
one. There is q great reformation going
on in the Mississippi valley and 1t ought
to be helped along. The democrats of
Michigan, Illinois and Ohio arc in favor
of the free coinage of silver. Tho gold
bugs see this and every force that tho
present administration can bring to bea-
is being concentrated upon these states.
The heaven is working in other sections,
and If the people are given an opportun-
ity to learn the true facts of tho question.
silver's battle viii be won. So desperate
is the situation that would not be sur
prised to see the denomination of Presi-
dent Cleveland on n gold platform. He
will be supported to a man by the voters
of the far east. II is upon the central
and southern states that we must rely for
assistance in this fight and there is where
the missionary work must be DONE"
The other interview is equally interest
ing. Tho speaker has just returned from
a tour through the eastern and central
states and during his trip studied the
question carefully. He expressed the
same views as those of the gentleman just
quoted, and stated further that he be-
lieved tina, the silver men would have the
support OF the voters of the
central and southern states, n the silver
people would only institute campaign
of education that would thoroughly cover
this section.
s'The question:" he said, 'is IN many
respects parallel to the issue OF abolition,