The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-27
WHAT CARTER SAID
lie Talked Like a Father to Some of
His Senate Critics.
HE IS OUT FOR SILVER
The Montana Man Called His Re-
publican Friends to Account
Brisk Passages About Par
ties. Platform and Coin.

crisis in the senate brought another
day Of dramatic action. of impetuous
debate and of stormy colloquy. The
speech of Senator Carter of Montana,
one of the five republican senators who
voted against proceeding with the tar
iff bill, was the main formal event of
the day. There was added interest in
the speech, owing to Carter's position
as chairman of the republican national
| committee.
Carter said Morrills motion was un-
expected. The position of the republic
ans VINO voted mo" indicated nothing
more than that there was no disposi-
tion to take up the matter at that
time. Recently certain self-consti-
tuted censors of party motives" Car
ter continued, have been pleased to
dominate the republicans who voted
against the bill as conspirators against
the public veal; others went so far as
to invite them to relieve the party of
their obnoxious presence" He declared
the silver republicans believed they
were right and were firm in their party
| allegiance
Carter said the business depression
of this country followed the election
of 1892, because tariff reform meant
| free trade. and continued: AT this
momentous point, a spark of genius
appeared in one of the most deter
| mined men this country has ever
known. When the history of our times
shall be written, Cleveland will be ac-
corded the honor of having displayed
the most marvellous political tact of
any man Of his time"
Carter then refer.red ~ he
and tariff legislation favored by the
administration, paid his respects to the
republican senators and representa-
tives who cooperated with the demo-
cratic administration to bring about
the repeal Of the Sherman silver law,
and in speaking of the suggestion of
the president that greenbacks should
be retired. said: Again we hear the
republican magpie chatter. A horde of
presidential aspirants rushed to polit-
ical suicide yelling sound money The
press of New York city leads the pro-
cession. Sound money is the cry, and
under cover of this cry the president
protected himself and his administra-
tion from just criticism for the most
shady and iniquitous transaction in
public finances the world has ever
the purchasing clause Of the Sherman
act)
I'm due time the present congress as
sembled and the president does not
call for more revenue, insisting the
revenue laws are all right, but calls
for authority to issue bonds to facili- |
tate the retirement of greenbacks and
his operations in the increase of the
ruhlip haht fC
the success of the operations. Mutter-
ings are heard about a previous bond |
sale. when, 10 and behold. there comes |
another exhibition Of genius. The ven
cradle dispute concerning a strip of |
swamp land in Venezuela is rushed up |
on the country with a warlike demon
stration, and we are proudly informed |
that the same hand that authorized |
the tearing down of the flag at Homo
lulu will sustain the government at all |
hazards, even unto the horrors and |
terrors of war.
by this time the republicans of the |
East became used to bobbing up and /
down like a cork on water, at the sug-
gestion of the president, and instantly |
we see a resolution passed appropri-
ating 100000 for a commission to ad-
Wise the GAtNullNt Oh DOlnlS Oh WHICH
ample facilities for information were,
at the time. at his disposal In the
midst of the warlike excitement fol-
lowing, another message followed, in
extract renewing the call for the re-
tirement of greenbacks and authority
to issue bonds. Conservative men were
swept off their feet. The last message
adroitly referred to the first and an i'm
pressive warning was suggested to the
country Who could think OF party
principle with such a juncture? We
were persuaded war was upon. us.
Under pressure OF this artificial but
exacting and exciting situation. reven-
ue and bond bills were passed by the
house to insure speedy relief. Repub-
licans dropped their own principles on
economic legislation and in lieu thereof
accepted three distinctly democratic
heresies on the tariff: Horizontal revi-
sions. ad valorem duties and the VIII
son bill as framed for a revenue
scheme.
The bill reaches the senate and a
substitute is reported for IT, Certain
patriotic republicans. forgetting tie
platform OF 1892 on the larid question,
seek TO have the republicans Of this
chamber. who are devoted TO blmetaI-
lism and protection, two elem entary
principles Of faith, putin such a rosi-
tion as to apparently become com
PEELED to vote against one Of their
principles in order to secure the sue
cess OF the other. Some gentlemen
who pretended to understand the sit
uation refused TO cooperate. To the
candid judgment of honest men leave
the determination of the republicans in
this senate 10 their party principles
1T is high time that the republicans
who claim 10 be within the party
should take their cues from the Iarts
platform rather than from the white
house. II IL shall occur that this sense
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