The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-06

gone crazy over gold and are carry
ing things to the farthest extreme,
They are very bitter and will not argue
the question or listen to reason. They
will not tolerate a silver man, and show
a disposition to ride over us rough
shod. On account Of the intensity of
the feeling which exists in the East,
l believe that the craze will wear itself
out and that there will be a reaction.
I spent a couple of days in Chicago.
and while the silver sentiment is strong
there among the masses, l found the
business men almost as rabid as those
of the far East. They have the idea
that the silver men want to cheat their
creditors with 5O-cent dollars and ask
why we don't make money of potatoes.
Other similarly intelligent questions
show that they have not studied the
question at all, but have simply got
the gold craze. The silver sentiment
is unquestionably growing in the East,
however,"
"Taking all contingencies into &C.
count the probabilities seem to me to
be that a republican president will be
elected. This grows Out of the general
disgust over the failure of the demo-
cratic party in it's management of the
government during the past few years.
TNIo font %ho% <hn rov,,h1inorc ~ On
confident of success will make it more
difficult to secure an %utterance favora-
BILE to SILVER from the st. Louis cOnven-
ton. There is a very grave question in
my mind as to whether the Chicago
convention will come out ~latfooted for
silver. | am informed that there are a
great many federal office holders
among the silver delegates, and I am
afraid that when the silver men get to
Chicago they will find that they have
not as many votes as they counted on.
Assuming that the democrats will de-
clare for silver, a great deal depends
on their u~tterances On the tariff. Re.
SdIu4OOo " i IN VOOU oAu oOOV44s VACIO
are a great many people who believe
that the tariff is one of the leading
questions if not the most important.
Every election since 1892 has shown
that the great majority of the Ameri-
can people favor protection. Another
point is that public confidence in the
democratic party has been greatly
weakened by it's refusal to keep it's
pledges when it had the power.
"The democrats had full control of
congress and, although the great ma
jOrity of them were sent to Washing
ton to do something for silver, they al
lowed themselves to be swerved by the
president and by federal patronage. In
view of the past actions of the demo-
cratic party, any declaration by them
favorable to silver will be as empty as
the wind unless they put up a candi-
date who has the silver in him. as
General Warner says. 1t has been dem
onstrated owe and over again that the
man is bigger than his party. If the
democrats nominate a silver man and
do it in such a way as to inspire coufi-
dence. there will be no necessity for a
straight silver party. l don't see any
chance for the populists. While they
want free coinage, they want so many
other things that the American public
does not want, that they will not cut
any figure, to my notion.
But after all has been said and
DONE" hopefully continued the sena-
tor, latter the conventions have been
held and the lines drawn and the can
aidates are up there is more real hope
for silver by reason of the position
which the silver republican senators
have taken and the action which they
purpose to take in the future than in
anything else that I can see. We sill
YER senators are against a protective
tariff only to the extent that we can
accomplish something for silver. We
have taken the position that there
shall be no tariff Legislation unless
something substantial for silver goes
with it and we hold the balance OF
power. The gold republicans hope to
secure control Of the senate through
the election of senators which are to
be held this winter, but l don't believe