The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-30
Where They OUGHT to be.

We can understand why Mr.. Carter
and Mr.. Mantle should want to witness
the launching of the gunboat Helena
II is not a craft of very great account,
but Ii bears the name of a city In
Montana, its launching will be an oc-
casion for festivities. the lunches In
cident to the days doings will furnish
an occasion for patriotic talk in whlch
the Montana senators may wish TO
share.
But there is the silver bill. II may
reach a vote in the senate to-day-t
surely will If Senator Jones insists on
carrying out the programme which he
announced two days ago. The sena-
tors assertion was that he would call
for a vote on Thursday. When oojec-
ton was raised, he declared that the
senate would be kept in all-night ses-
sion, IL need be- and until the vote is
taken. The Montana senators cannot
be at Newport News and in the senate
chamber at the same time.
It's our opinion that a senate record
on the silver question is Of greater
account than many launchings. IL is
true that the Montana men can PROB
ably arrange pairs-but experience has
shown that pairs are not handy things
| in a mans congressional record. AT the
same time, pairs such as the Montana
senators might make for to-day would
be no parallel with the other Carter
pair referred to in the Standards spe-
oIal dispatch of this morning from
| Washington; they would at least be
| genuine pairs. The trouble with the
| old pair in the house referred to in the
special. was a pair made by Mr. Car
ter. who was supposed TO be for silver
| with a house member who was also
silver man. That was Congressman
Boatner. He was an out-and-out silver
man then and has been ever since. He
is a member of the house OF represen-
tatiyes 10 this day-he never failed &c
go on record for free coinage. The
Carter case referred to is a pair that
was not a pair.
There is, of course, a certain propri-
| ety in the presence of the Montana
senator's at the launching. But this
state has serious business in the SEN
ate-it is of more than usual import
ance that this states senator's be or
hand when the silver question is up
IL Is of more than usual importance
for this reason: When the silver ques
tion was in a tight place in congress
six years ago. Carter fiuked. In th'
senate, about that time, Mr.. Power
of Montana, was saying that the bust
ness men of the state were opposed t
free coinage; Mr.. Sanders, of Montana
was pretending to advocate silver bu
J he was saying. on the SIDE a
he now says openly. that this tall
about free coinage is rot 1t ha
long been current comment In tn
; capitol and in the clubs and hote
Hobbies at Washington that Mon
; tana has never come up good AM
) strong for silver.
Let this state at length attest 1t
: loyalty by being on deck every tim
. when free coinage gets to the front i
l congress In comparison what figur
does an insignificant launching cut
l There's no argument in a pair, nor
/. there eloquence or good fighting ma
D terial or courageous crusading.
5 vote that helps to swell the senate
total silver strength in ratio to tn
s senate's total membership is bette
$ than any gunboat junket ever planne
h under government auspices. We trus
( that when the pending vote comes
e the senate the two Montana men wi
o be there: we believe they will be.