The Anaconda standard., 1896-04-23
SANDERS AND SILVER
he Gives His Opinion of "This Free
Coinage Idea."
WHAT REPUBLICANS WILL DO
Before He Concluded His Denun-
citation of the NJ Metal He Boarded
the Train Going Towards
the Reform School.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, April 21-Ex-Senator
Sanders was a passenger on this even
ing's train en- route to Miles City, and
his journey thitherward at this time,
when the stock association meeting Is
In progress at that place, gives rise to
the suspicion that the Montana cham
pion of sound money" expects to do a
little proselyting among the stockmen
of the eastern part of the state. Inter-
viewed concerning how he viewed the
proposal for the Montana delegation at
st. Louis to bolt the convention unless
some recognition was given the cause
of silver, Colonel Sanders said
Il think nothing of IL at all, and II
the state convention seeks to bind the
delegation in this regard. the delega-
ton will not be recognized at st. Louis,
Tor another convention will be called
in this state which will send delegates
unpledged ON this question. The idea
OF walking out of the convention is
born of revengeful nature, and when
men begin to take counsel of their re-
sentiments, they lose thir influence
Let these silver prattlers break away
If they choose, the republicans of Mon
tana are too strong in their adherence
10 the principles of the party to go
WIN titits IiEIl III lDlS state we
can win without them. AS much as
any Montanan, l desire an enhanced
price for our silver product-every dol
lar l have in the world is invested in
silver properties-but nothing can be
accomplished in this direction through
careless agitation of free coinage IA
naticism. 1t is a direct menace to cap
ital and the main obstacle to the return
of prosperity. The free coinage idea
is based on the fiat money principle
that the government stamp will give
to an article value which IL does not
possess in any market of the world
Silver as a commodity will not ad-
vance in price until this craze is
stamped out"
And Colonel Sanders was off-that is,
the train pulled out and he resumed
his journey.
Interest was centered at the court
room to-day in the trial of John Burns
for the murder of Daniel OConnell in
this city in February last. All the fore
noon was occupied in securing a jury
The regular panel was exhausted and |
special venire had to be issued. The /
jury as finally accepted comprised the |
following persons: John Horner. w. 7. /
Hall, Thomas J. Mains, owen Teeters, 4
Thomas Francis. A. L. Campbell. w. c. .
Officer, John Mclaughlin, w. c. Simp- /
son, Thomas Freese, j. w. Nelson and
Z. Il. Cady.
The evidence was all in by IL o'clock,
the prosecution submitting its case
upon the evidence of Drs. Alton and
Shawk. who performed the autopsy
upon O'Connell. and Sheriff Young, in
addition to the heading of three depo-
sitions of men who were present at
the time the fatal blow was struck by
Burns with an axe. which caused the
death of o'Connell. The defendant put
.~Ia
story upon the witness stand in line
with that theory. Burns was the only |
witness in his own behalf.
The states case was ably presented
by County Attorney Poorman, and H.
j. Miller made strong fight for the de-
The case was given to the Jury lust
after p. m, and at .: 30 p. m. the Jury
Is said to stand IL for acqulttal and
one for manslaughter.