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Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14
MpLE ARGUMENT,

We are told that the intensely hot
weather that prevails in the east has
had the effect of producing many cases
Of insanity. Among the victims thus
affected must have been the young men
employed by Mr.. Kohleaat to conduct the
editorial page of the Chicago Times
Herald. Last Monday the thermome-
ter in that city was toying with the mer-
curry at somewhere about the 100 mark.
The weather. was hot. but not nearly 80 hot
as Mr.. kohleaat's young men as they re-
ceived the news of the receptions being
accorded William j. Bryan on his jour
ney to Now York. This made them mad
in a double sense and as result the
following dignified comment appeared
in the editorial columns: "By hie
speeches shall ye find out the weight
and quality Of the populist, socialist,
anarchist, and reactionary that is run.
ming for president Of the United States
on platform OF debased currency. re.
pudiatioD, public and private, and the
overthrow of coordinate branch OF
the government-th judicial"
After writing the above cogent argu
ment against the free coinage Of silver
the young gentlemen addressed note
to Mr. kohlsaat, informing him that they
were carrying out the policy laid dowr
for the paper-that the masses need
ed to be fully informed on the grea,
economic question involved, and that
this must be campaign of education.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14
FRIDAY. AUGUST IA, 1896

Hon, William Il. Morrison OF Illinois
and Gen. John b. Gordon OF Georgia
have both declared that they Will sup
port the Chicago nominees Neither OF
these gentlemen ia millionaire, 80 far
rs money goes, but each has more than
an ordinary stock of experience, bralnh'
and political honesty. In reaching the
decision both declare that they believe
the best interests OF the country Will be
served by the election of Bryan, and
those who know the men or the rec
ords of the men will never accuse
them of telling an untruth. They may be
mistaken in judgment, but to accuse
them of deliberately attempting to de-
ceive, is to say there is not an honorable
man living. That either has selfish
motive in the support of Bryan will not
be charged by any man who Is posted
on current affairs.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

Announcement ia made that w. IL.
Hearst has decided to establish free
coinage paper in Chicago. IL he does' II
goes without saying that the paper Will
be in all It's departments the rival OF any
of the great dailies in that city, Neither
is there any reason why it should not
prove a good business venture, Mr.
Hearst is very rich man, and bis incl'n-
alton runs in the direction OF publishing
newspapers. He has made financial sue
ceaaes Of the San Francisco Examiner ana
tie New York journal and he now pro-
poscs to enter the Chicago field. Both
his present ventures are ardent adFo-
Gates Of the silver cause and his new
paper will bc on the same lines. lie II
doing great work for bimctalIism, ana
let US hope that the Chicago Enquirer,
which is to he the name, will be IN all
respects the equal Of the Examiner and
the journal.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

Since the announcement that Senator
Hill OF New York would support the
Chicago nominees the goldbug prc5a has
been paying ite respects to the gentle
man in no uncertain tone. Among the
most rabid IN its dcnunciation OF Hill Is
the Chicago Times Herald, This Is the
way it paints him: "Iie is the cubodi.
ment Of machine polItice; political sue
cess ia the breath Of his life he has no
friend he would not renounce and no
enemy he would not csjole in the inter
est of his personal ambition.
The attacks Of the goldbuga upon the
but they are more than that. They
show that his decision to support Bryan
has for them special significance
While they accuse him OF selfish ambi
ton, no one questions his intelligence oI
his political prescience. This is wha'
makes them angry In his detection
from the goldbug ranks they fee
that he was governed by hit
predominating trait-aelhshness Wkict
translated means that Mr., Hill has abou
made up his mind that Bryan will carr.
New York. From THEN etandpoint ol
no other theory would he have sup
ported him, Let them rave; they vii
have greater cause for alarm before tn
campaign ia ended When the fight i
really on in New York it will be foun'
that there was reason in the stand take
by Hill. 1t will then be more apparen
than it ie today that behind him wit
their ballots stand a majority OF tn
voters OF the great state Of New Yor
1t is this fact, made evident in advanc
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14
HUNTING FOR PARALLELS.

Since Bryan's great speech at the Chi
cago convention, the Mark Hanna men
have been digging up and delving into
the public utterances of great men dur
ing the past century, to find sentences
that bore even remote resemblance to
paragraphs in the Chicago speech. With
a patience and ingenuity worthy of
better cause, they have found sufficient
in their opinion to justify the charge of
plagiarism, paraphrasing even "royal
seizure.' But what does it all amount
to. The great effort stands, in spite Of
pigmy criticism, and takes rank with the
heretofore notable contributions to po-
litical literature. The gentlemen are too
captious by far. Why not find fault
with Bryan for cribbing from the lexi-
con the words out Of which he builded
his masterful talk? So far az we know,
not one word that he used was original,
but was cribbed from Mr.. Webster's
dictionary. He should coin words, as
we'll as originate ideas and compose SEN
tences. The fact is, that speech at Chi
cago and it's results are worrying Hanna,
his principals and his followers nightly
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14
minister.

With the result Of the state election in
Alabama staring him in the face Mr..
Watson, populiat candidate for vice
president, has evidently made up his
mind that he has not much to expect
from the south. He, therefore, demands
that he be sent on a campaigning tour
in the middle and northwest. We do
not believe his efforts on his own behalf
in this section would do much good,
The fact ia. tho nomination of Watson,
at the dtctntion rg the southern del
egatea, headed by Texas, was II concoB-
sion mado against the better Judgment
of the representatives from other soc,
tiona. That it was Il mistake is now ap,
parent and especially to Mr.. Watson
Bot what can or does no hope to accom-
plish by coming west? lio cannot eeri
ouely believe there is any chance for his
election. The most he can do is to split
the popuist vote, IL he should succeed
in doing that, he will be jeopardizing the
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14
GO 1T ALONE.

The goldbugs are attempting to stem
the free coinage tide by preaching that
international bimetalism is near at
hand, and begging people to wait for it,
One of the campaign documents in this
line ia letter prepared by Senator
Allison, that is being industriously
circulated. Ia the letter, after very
lame apology for the failure of the prior
conferences to accomplish anything, Mr.
Allison quotes from several European
statesmen and bimetglliatH to show that
they all favor an international agree
ment. or course they do. There is no
news IN this. 1t was not necessary for
tho senator to quote them, the people
who have been reading know that these
gentlemen all urge bmetalism, but that
they disagree as to whether it eau b.
brought about without a general agree
ment Of the nations. He did not quote
those who are firm in the belief that the
United States can 20 il alone, nor those
who assert that the consent of England
can never be voluntarily obtained, Curl
ously enough, Mr. Allison used a portion
Of an address recently made by the
prime minister of France before the
French bimctalic league. The minister
is one Of those who believe an intcrna-
tional agreement is necessary, but in the
course of his remarks he said: "Undcr
the pressure Of events and owing to the
distress of the people, there was every
where springing upa movement in favor
Of bimetallism, which acquired strength
as it went, and carried with it peoples,
parliaments and governments. 1t has
grown in England, in Belgium, in Ger
many and in America. There was but
an electric spark wanting in order that
this movement become universal and cX-
tend from one end Of the earth to the
other. They could remain assured the
spark would come-hc knew not when
or how; but it would come in obedience
to the force Of circumstances and be-
cause, when a question was right, it was
sure to work out its own solution"
The minister called the turn, The de
mand for bimetallism is imperative, anc
all that is needed is an agency to put il
ia operation. The election of Bryan vii
be the spark that he SO anxiousy looks
and hopes for. 1t will insure bimetal
lism in the United States, and that. by
force OF circumstances, will be followed
by it's adoption in the other countries
as he Declares from one end Of the eartl
to the other The defeat of Bryan viii
postpone and delay it indefinitely, thu
goldbugs will control affairs, the nation
will haggle and consult, and the distreB
OF the people will be continued and in
teneitied Mr.. Allison could havo don
the cause of silver and the people n
better service than by quoting the re
MARKS of the distinguished French prim
minister
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14
CASCADE DEMOCRATS.

As will be seen by the call, printed
elsewhere, the Cascade county demo-
cratic convention will be held in tins
city August -. Under the political con
ditions az they now exist there is every
reason for the democrats to feel encour-
aged. 1t is reasonably sure that the ma
tional ticket, Bryan and Sewall, will be
victorious In the state and county
events may SO shape themselves as to
insure the defeat Of the republican
tickets. Because that party had large
plurality two years ago, it does not fol
low that it Will be invincible this year
On the contrary, with proper efforts itE
officials can and should be retired. 70
accomplish this may require conblna-
tion of democrats with popullsts, and
that, under the circumstances, will be
proper. This is the sentiment OF many
members of both the parties, whether OF
d majority can only be aEcertained at
the meeting Of the conventions. In the
meantime let the matter be fairly dis
cussed by democrats, especially those in
the outlying districts, SO that when their
delegates reach this city they will be
prepared to voice the views OF those who
sent them. tie especially desired that
the attendance at the convention will
comprise every precinct in the county
az 10 this way only can the consensus OF
democratic opinion be truly reached, anc
that is what is wanted. The defeat Of
the comno enemy is an event worthy
of concerted action, and If such action is
decided upon, the result is certain
victory
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

| The Mckinley press is with one ac-
cord expressing its horror at the story
that has been started that Mr.. Bryan
prior to the nomination, WAS in the en-
ploy of the silver miners of the west. 1t
is probably true that when he made his
silver speeches through the country the
expenses of Mr.. Bryan we're paid by the
National Bimetallic league, for such is
the custom; but even that has not been
admitted. But what have they to say Of
their own candidate? 1t is an uudis
puted fact that the nomination of Mr..
Bryan was spontaneous and voluntary
act on the part OF the convention. On
the other hand it is not, and cannot be,
denied that the nomination of Mckin-
ley was purchased. For months the
emiesaries Of Hanna we're in all sections
OF the country, loaded down with money
contributed by the manufacturers,m ,manlp-
ulating primaries and purchasing dele
gates in the most unblushing manner.
So great was the scandal that T. leading
republican senator called attention to
the infamy, and equally as competent
republican authority after the nomi-
nation referred to Mr.. Mckinley as a
mortgaged candidate. This is all history.
What of the present and the part that
money is to take in the republican gold,
bug campaign? Extravagant campaign
expenses have already been incurred,
but Mr.. Hanna knows where the funds
are to come from to pay the bills. Tie has
recently been east to establish headqnar-
ters in New York. by whom was he sur
rounded during his visit: BY milionare
goldbugs of both parties. He was look
ing for money, and he got it or, the
promise, which is just IS good. In his
scheme he invaded the Union League
club Of New York, and from its mem
bershiD appointed c. mtuittce OF one
hundred or more to solicit funus. The
list, when printed, was heralded H. Il
great boom for Mckinley ard gold, aud
the names were paraded as those Of rep.
resentativc and prominent men. WHAT
do they represent in connection with
this campaign? Greed and gold. 1t is
to their selfish interest to have Mckln-
ley elected, and to accomplish that they
are willing to lend tho weight of then
names, and what ia more to thC
purpose, to open their purse strings
1t is on their part cold bloodec
business Investment. 1t is true it is ir
the nature of gamble, but they art
gamblers and play heavy. In this dea
they have lost sight of principle and pat
riotsm; they know the power of money
and are ready to eXpend it to thwart th'
will OF the people and further their owl
purposes. That they will contribute
largely is certain, they can afford TO. a
glance at the list shows that every ont
of them is a rich man, and that out o
the number there are forty-fiyo whos
aggregated wealth foots up the fabulou
total of sJ1G,OO0,0O0.
In the face of these facts the Mckin
ley men have the gall to abuse Mr. Bryal
because, as they ullege he accepted hi
expenses while travelling to make epecche
for the silver cause. Could anything b.
more absurd!
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14
SANDERS FOR WAR.

Col. Sanders is still for war, and, like
Gen. Weyler, his ammunition ia all
paper, and up to date has not proved
very effective. Col. Sanders is out in
another high sounding, long-range pro-
clamation. 1t WAS fired in Montana,
and ia intended to do execution in the
east The colonel etill insists that the
silver republicans are not republicans,
and Announces that the Mckinley men
in Montana must have their own way at
the state convention, or they will bolt
and nominate an entire state ticket. The
colonel knows that he is butting against
stone wall, and that not even the Nc
Kinley men in the state will follow him
in any euch scheme. He may indnce Il
corporai'g guard to pursue such a course
and that will be enough for his purpose
He ie anxious to deceive Hanna into the
belief that there is sufficient Mckinley
sentiment in Montana to warrant thu
sending Of Wall street money here
which, Of course, the colonel would han
die, and this would enable him TO have
lots OF fun with some one elee'e money
Nothing would suit US better than tt
have Col Sanders carry out his plan ant
got the cash, but VIC are afraid tha
| Hanna has been posted and will gentl.
but firmly decline to give up.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

AS our people are aware, the Cascade
County Silver bureau has entered upon
active work and proposes to do what il
can to aid the cause, Its plan OF opera
tion iB simple but otlectIYc. 1t will aend
aa missionaries to the eastern states men
from this section who are identified with
the cause Of labor ana their work will be
confined to minging with the members
Of kindred labor organizations in those
aoctions. They will be supplied with
proper literature and will make ad-
dresses to clubs and organizations, but
will do no puh4ic speaking. No better
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

method of converting those who need
converting has been devised. TO pay
the expenses Of these gentlemen money
will be required, and the bureau has a
right to expect that responses to re-
quests for contributions in this section
will be prompt and liberal. a good start
has been made. Keep it up.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

This is what the Chicago Chronicle
thinks Of the delegates to two conven-
tions: "The spirit which pervaded the
Chicago democratic convention and the
spirit which pervaded the st. Louis pop
ulist convention, with its blasphemoua,
it's eacrilegious infusion of cross and
crown professional, was the spirit OF
class hatred diligently famed by the
most unprincipled dcmagogues this
country has ever produced" Rather
rough, but we suppose the democratic
and popuists of Montana will have to
grin and bear it.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

chances Of Bryan and silver. If that is
his purpose, he had better remain at
home. The populist convention was
almost a unit for Bryan. 1t did not care
80 much about the second place on tho
ticket, and the members of tho party 10
the west will not join in any echeme to
defeat their choice, not even to accom-
nodate Mr.. Watson.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

GO,O0O for the equally well known Theo-
dore Roosevelt, republican, The opinion
of man who can do this is worth more
to Bryan and honesty and the peoples
cause than is a large contribution made
to the Mckinley corruption fund by one
of the bond buying sydicate bankers. The
Bryan cause, or rather, the free coinage
cause, is growing.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

In recent article THE TRIBUNE,
among other things, said: "As a pro-
ducer Of revenue the Mckinley law was
a failure" To this the Fergus County
Argus takes exception, ard to prove
that the statement is incC rect masses
lot Of tariff figures from 1856 10 1893,
strikes an average, ard claims that dur
ing these years the revenues of the gov
ernment were largely in excess Of the
expenditures. This is neither an answer
to nor does it disprove our assertion
From the date Of it's passage up to July
1890. the tariff Of 1888 was in operation
At that date the Mckinley law wen,
INTO effect. In order that thoee who arc
interested may judge for themselves We
produce table Of the customs receiptf
for the four last years Of the tariff OF
1883, tho four years of the Mckinley
tariff and the two years Of the Wilson
L. r II
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

10 this we will add that for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1884, the last year
under the Mckinley tariff, the deficit in
the treasury was $12,O00,OOO. The figures
are official and are "a sufficient answer
to the preposterous claim that the re
sources Of the government were increas
ed under the Mckinley tariff AG we
stated previously, us revenue producer
the Mckinley law was failure.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

Primaries will be held in each voting precinct
in the county on Thursday, Aug. 20, 1885, Is, =
M except in the four wards IN Great Falls Wet
Great Falls b. * Nj. Addition, North Gr.st
Falls, Silver smel,er, East and West Belt hnd
Sand Couiee. which will hold primaries at :!
IN Of said day.
Townships may, If they sac proper, at the pfl-
t!cers 30 that the townships in the convention
may get together and nominate township ON
Gers, If the convention deem 1t best
The democratic parry is to be congratulated on
J Bryan believes in government of the peo
pie, by the people and for the people, The com
lnittee earnestly requests all who propose t.
support the democratic ticket in the CoInins
election to attend and participate in the respec
tive primaries, and see that delegates, when 10
lected, attend the county convention. ~
W. &. DOWNING,
Chairman Democratic County Central Commit
tee.
PHILh. j JULLIEN. Secretary Pro Tenn.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14

democratic state convention is horebJ
called to meet in tho city of M Mssoula, Mont, at
IL H., On Thursday, sept 3, 1886, for the purpose
of nominating three presidential electors, u
candidate tor congress. governor, lieutenant,
governor, secretary of state, aeBocihte Justice oi
the supreme court, state treasurer, state auditor
attorney general and superintendent OF public
instI uction, and for the transaction OF snci
other business as may properly come before d
democratic state convention. The representa-
ton in the convention will be hpportioneG
among the several counties AS follows, on tn
bABB of one delegate to oach IL votes and mhIoI
fraction Of As votes cast for president in the
election of 1892:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-06-05
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.


SENATOR GoRMAN, it was said at
coinage democrats to nominate Vice
President Stevenson for the presidency
at Chicago and declare for the free
coinage of gold and silver, but leave
the ratio to be determined by congress.
THE price of drawings at the patent
office will be reduced after July.
GEN. WEYLER has promulgated an
edict in Cuba suspending for one year
all civil processes against planters, and
creditors will not be able to secure
payment of interest or foreclose any
mortgages they may hold The au-
thorities at Washington were going to
protest against the edict, which will
injuriously affect American interests
in the island.
THE republican senators held a eau
Gus on the goth and decided upon the
order in which bills on the calendar
should be taken up as follows: The
filed cheese, alcohol in the arts, fruit
brandy, immigration, five per cent
bond bill, labor commission, election
of senators by the people, bankruptcy,
territory, reorganization of the North
ern Pacific Railway Co., Alabama cleo
ton investigation, animal industry
and New Hampshire war claims.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND sent a mes
sage to the house on the Goth vetoing
the rivers and harbors appropriation
bill, stating, among other things, that
the bill was extravagant and especially
unsuited to these times of depressed
business and resulting disappointment
in government revenue and also that
many of the objects for which money
was appropriated in the bill were pail
pably for the benefit of limited locali-
ties or in aid of individual interests
The president approved the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill on the 29th.
J. J. Mort, chairman of the national
silver party, has issued an address from
Washington, urging all friends of the
party to push the work of organization
with all possible vigor, the purpose
being to unite for action all believers
in the restoration of free silver and
prosperity"
THE post Office department at Wash
ington is daily in receipt of complaints
about letter carriers in the west-par-
ticularly in Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as-making the occupants of houses
come out to the sidewalk to get their
mail.
THE president returned to congress
three private pension bills on the 1st
with a veto on each. The two origi-
mating in the house were vetoed be-
cause they were carelessly drawn and
the one in the senate because the pres
ident objected to pensioning widows of
soldiers who remarry.