Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-20
HARTMAN'S BRIEF
In the Case Of Teller ". the
Gold Standard Idea.
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Doltess Issues an Address Nominafing the
Celsfaao Statesman for President.
ST. LOUIS, Juno 20. = Representative
Charles 8. Hartman, Of Montana, was
asked what effect he thought the action Of
the silver delegation in repudiating tho
gold standard plank Of the Republican
platform would have upon the coming
campaign ''If all the bimetallist forces
Of the country can be centered upon .
candidate" he replied, ''there will be no
dihiculty, In my Judgment, in having .
binietallist president and . bimetallist
congress elected this fall. The end and
aims Of al the supporters Of bimetallism
should be to promote the nomination Of
the strongest candidate that can be OBJ
tained- It should cot be question Of
simply individual preference Of any citi-
zen. But the prominent question which
every binetallist In all parts and sections
ought to ask himself Is: WHAT will bring
to that ticket the greatest number Of cleo
toral votesr
Teller's Strength In the south.
Gas the result Of very careful and ex-
tensive examination Of the question
through personal interviews and by corre-
spondence l am convinced that Mr.. Teller,
above all Others, is infinitely the strongest
man we can nominate. And
should Mr.. Teller be made the standard
bearer of the bimetallist forces his election
would follow by an overwhelming major
ity. 1t has been conceded by large num-
Der Of Democratic bimetallists, both in and
out Of congress, with whom 1 have con-
vsrsed, that Mr.. Teller, by reason Of his
bold, courageous, and patient stand against
the force bill, would carry every southern
state with the exception of Maryland and
West Virginia, and with that concession
am content. The people of the south have
not forgotten the ringing sentences to
which Senator Teller gave utterance when
the force bill was pending in the senate,
when he denounced 1t as Che most infa.
nous measure that had ever crossed the
threshold of the senate
| Compared to q Democrat.
! ANY one of the many prominent and
distinguished Democrats mentioned in the
spress to head the ticket could carry these
same states. Therefore, thus far Their
strength is equal. Now, take the state.
lying west of the Missouri. Any one Of
the Democratic bimetallists on q bi
metallic platform could carry five of the
inter-mOuntain states, possessing sixteen
electoral votes, but he would lose eight Of
those states, possessing forty five electoral
votes. Mr.. Teller could carry all of the
states west Of the Missouri river and
would therefore have forty-five NOR
electoral votes at this stage of the analysis
than Democrat could possibly hope t.
have"
A Word to the Chicago Convention.
Hartman then argued that Teller would
have a better show than any Democrat t.
carry Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
Misunderstanding thase states as whole
and then proceeded: Therefore, tn,
question which presents itself to Demo
cratic bimetallists, II my analysis is cor
rect, is, viii they exchange what is prac
tically n certainty of success for what, Z,
say the best Of 1t, ia a strong probability
of defeat?' If the Democracy at Chicago
desires To make the success Of bimetal
lism certainty, actuatcd, as I believ'
they arc, with sincere desire to achiev,
such success, they win not hesitate to TAX
the step which will practically render Ger
tain the Reputation Of the gold STANDARD
and the reconciliation of silver by nam
ing H. NJ. Teller for president and some
equally splendid patriot of their own part!
for vice president
Combination He Thinks Would Win.
"lf this is done and the bimetallist force
Of the party which will assemble in st
Louis, July q, will ratify that nomina
ton the cause Of bimetallism will viii
against the combined gold forces of Cleve
land, Sherman and the bond syndicate"
SILVER MEN ISSUE AN ADDRESS.