The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-08

is more than likely, however. that a re-
| publican president would be chosen
under these conditions"
Asked as to whether he did not be
| lieve that the free silver convention OF
the Illinois democrats will have an ef-
| feet on the democratic party all through
the East, Mr.. Mantle said Consider
ing the enthusiastic nature Of that
gathering, IL should have great in
fiuence In shaping the democratic con-
Ventions In some OF the neighborlng
states IL certainly ought TO have. for
Illinois Is great state. l believe
that tho Ohio democracy Will again de-
clare for free silver. III there is any
thing I'm the existing conditions that
would make a democratic victory next
year possible. IL is i'm the introduction
Of is To | free coinage plank and the
placing OF a free silver man at the head
of their national ticket"
Senator Mantle announced his opin-
ion OF the recent salt Lake conference
and its work as follows: The salt
Lake conference was ridiculed by the
Eastern goldbug press. which, of
course. alleged that IL was a meeting
Of the silver barons' called for the
purpose of raising a corruption fund,
but | have heard nothing but words of
praise Of II from the friends of silver.
My opinion is that its address was
conservative, patriotic and strong,
which were couched i'm respectful Ian
guage and that it will carry great
weight with rejecting people. i am
inclined to think, from the published
proceedings of the conference, that IL
was a mistake to exclude the repre-
scntatives who went there aside from
those appointed by the governors of
the various states. The other dele
gates attended through an earnest and
enthusiastic desire to aid the silver
cause and some consideration might
very wisely have been accorded them.
The practice has been in all silver con-
Ventions heretofore to admit all dele
gates who were willing to give their
time and money and presence to FUR
thering the cause OF silver and those
who went to Salt Lake undoubtedly
had a right to expect that the same
policy would be pursued there. How
ever. while l think a great mistake
was made on this point, / am still OF
the opinion that the conference ac-
complished a great deal OF good. ~
its labors should result in nothing more
than the circulation of 900 copies OF
Coins Financial School through the
eastern and middle states, IL would
still have justified its coming together.
Its labors. however, will result in much
more than this. and good cannot but
result from the course mapped out by
the executive committee.
THE hope of silver" continued Mr..
Mantle, lies in the education of the
| people of the Eastern and Middle
states on the financial question and
showing them the true relations which
money bears to commerce and indus
| tries and all other forms of property.
| II this is done they will begin to under
stand how II has come about that
while the products of their labor and
their houses and lands and stock have
| been steadily depreciating i'm value,
gold has constantly appreciated in
purchasing power. They Will be made
| TO see that the result Of toll and labor
| has been by an unseen, insidious and
| dishonest process transferred to the
| gold. The debates in congress over
| the repeal of the Sherman law, toEeth-
| err with the literature which has been
| so freely circulated by the Bimetallic
! league. and i'm which latter the Mon
| tana Free Coinage association so gem
erously assisted. have been among the
great factors i'm this enlightenment Of
the public mind on this financial dis
! cussion. Coins Financial School HAS
! also performed wonderful work !" in
arousing public interest I'm the discus
| sion and i'm refuting the sOphistries and
/ misstatements which are so unblush-
] ingly put forward by the advocates Of
| the gold standard. The people OF the
/ inter-mountain region can do no great
| err service to the silver cause than by
helping along this campaign OF educa-
! ton"
1 Mr. Mantle stated that he had not
| heard the report that President Cleve-
| land is after another term Of Office dis
cussed in Washington. and personally
he was not inclined to give 1t credence.
! He said that he was not aware until
| this afternoon that he had been ap-
! pointed one of the delegates to the
| Memphis free silver conference. lie
| said that If he could postpone several
important business matters that are
to come up within the next few days
he would attend the conference.