Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-10-29

speakers words applauded by every
patriot in the audience. Then the
declaration in favor Of the present tar
and the belief expressed that not one
man i'm the house was ready to in
indOrse the tariff policy of the last
four years which has brought its
blight upon every home in this
broad land. The Chicago declara-
tion against the courts and in favor
of mob law was attacked unsparing-
ly, the senator saying that the
plan of the Bryan crowd was to pass
any law they might see fit regardless
of it's cOnstitutionality and IL the
supreme court, the guardian of our
liberties, were to declare the measure
unconstitutional, the gang would re-
construct the courts not the law.
''Then," said the senator, "the
Chicago crowd said that If the voters
would swallow the dose they would
coat 1t with silver" Addressing
himself to the so-called silver Repub-
licans the senator said that to in
dorse the Chicago nominee they must
renounce everything they had been
fighting for since 1861, repudiate
their great leaders, Grant, Harrison
and Blaine, and vote for the party
which is under the actual lead of
Altgeld. the pardOner of red-handed
anarchists. II the voter believed the
party did not mean to inaugurate
a compact of commonwealth which
might he severed at any time, strike
down the courts of the country, for
all Of which that party had declared,
how could he think they meant to
give the people free coinage of silver.
At this point Senator Carter said
that I'm the question Of friendship to
the white metal he yielded to no man
and took from the table slip con-
tanning several extracts from his
notable speech delivered in the senate
of the United State last March and
which the Democrat had been run
ming for three weeks past and had
distributed about the audience. He
read each excerpt and explained eacf
point, showing that he had not
changed in the least concerning hif
stand on the silver question, still be
lieving it the greatest issue. hut wal
not willing to sacrifice every thing
else and work with q party which
had never kept party pledge ant
never intended too, but had indorsed
all the socialistic doctrines which
Altgeld and Tillman dictated.
He said that the speech referred
too was delivered i'm order to cal
the attention of his own. party tC
their eqivocal position upon thu
coinage question ard to urge upon
them the necessity of saying what
they meant and meaning what they
said In the platform to be adopted al
st. Louis.
-"And," said the speaker, ''tht
party has done just this, 1t has
declared i'm favor of bimetallism a,
soon as it can be safely brought
about and said that until that tims
the present gold standard must b<
maintained. Together with this dec
laration they have announced theil
Intention to enact tariff law which
will protect the American laborel
against the pauper labor OF EurOp<
and Asia and will re-enact the reci
procity features of the Mckinley bill
which resulted in our obtaining
almost complete control Of the mar
kets of South American republics
and neighboring countries"
He said that Montana's member
Iupon the resolutions committee a
st. Louis (Mr. Hartman) had votet
with the extreme gold men OF TIN
east to fix the gold standard upOr
this country, but that this minOrit,
had not succeeded hut were OutvOtet
by the members from the middk
west who had framed the coinaG'
plank as adopted, and which though
not satisfactory to the speaker
when taken In connection with tn
rest OF the platform. was much NOR
preferable to him than the nOmiu<s
or platform of the Chicago conven
ton. While believing still. az he OK
|pressed last March, that q protect
live tarif5 win not be entirely sue
|cewiul a. hong - the gold standnr'
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