The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-27
WHAT CARTER SAID


metals as standard money. Still, we
realized at the time that the qualifica-
lions afterwards adopted would be
juggled with by skilful politicians. and
he did not approve II.
Gear here interrupted to say that
Teller had voted for the resolution as
it went into the platform, notwith-
standing his opposition. Teller ad-
mitted that he had voted for it in the
convention because he could not get
anything better, but that he had not
voted for it in committee. Teller then
went on to say that this pronounce
ment for bimetallism was a declaration
for silver coinage. and he asserted that
Sherman was the only financial au-
thority who contended that bimetal-
Iism could be secured by other means
than by the coinage of both metals on
equal terms, and he asserted that any
one who held a contrary view was
either ignorant or wanted to deceive.
He then quoted from a newspaper re-
port of a speech made by Sherman at
the opening of the last Ohio republican
state convention. in which Sherman
was reported as saying that bimetal-
lism consisted in coming only fraction
al silver coins Teller added that this
was a practical declaration for the
gold standard and said that into that
position he would refuse to follow the
Ohio senator.
Hoar asked If the fact that the COM
mittee on platform of the convention of
1892 had voted down a proposition for
free coinage was not properly inter-
preted to mean that the committee was
opposed to it.
Teller replied that many people in the
country had interpreted the declara-
ton to mean free coinage, but what he
complained of was that the platform
had been practically repudiated by the
republican party in congress. 1t was
taken as meaning that, at least, at
some time in the future and under
some conditions, the party would take
a stand for free coinage. The party had
done nothing to Justify this hope, but,
on the contrary, there was now a de-
mand on the part of some Eastern re-
publicans that those of the party who
interpreted the platform as favorable
to silver should be turned out of the
party.
Sherman followed Teller, saying that
the newspaper extract quoted from
had represented him correctly. He
said he believed in the use of both met
ais to as great an extent as was posi-
BILE and at the same time maintain this
parity. Sherman discussed the mean
ing of bimetallism. In this country to-
day the laboring man received a dollar
equal to gold worth 100 cents. But
with a free silver dollar the laboring
man would be cheated Of one-half of
his dollar. The people were beginning
to understand this; they were begin
ming to learn that free silver meant
cheating the creditors out of half their
dues. The maintaining of both metals
as money should be such that each
would be equal to the other. That
would be true bimetallism. But the
adoption Of free silver meant mono
metallism, with a half deprecated sill
yer coin.
Sherman said that every state east
of Missouri was now in favor of bimet-
allism. They had come slowly, for the
free silver idea at one time held strong
influence in the West and in his own
state. The senator said he believed
that even Colorado would soon refuse
to urge a deprecated dollar and would
follow the course OF other states for
true bimetallism. Mexico had begun to
show the revulsion of feeling against
deprecated money.
Teller was on his feet as Sherman
closed. THE senator from Ohio cannot
divert me-" said Teller, by his old sill
yer speeches. the same one he has been
delivering for 20 years; the same one
1 have heard so often before" Teller
declared that the definitions of bimet-
allism by Sherman were erroneous,
were contrary to those accepted at
state and national conventions, con-
trary to the accepted understanding of
France and other countries. The repub-
lican party could not be stultified, said
Teller, by the deception and fraud and
"bunco game" of the single gold advo-
Gates. With impassioned tones and adj
dressing himself to Sherman, Mr.. Tel
Ter repudiated the suggestion that Col
orado would ever accept the dishonest
Interpretation OF bimetallism, here per-
scented, and If II did, added Teller, he
would cease to represent that state in
the United States senate. The senator
(Sherman) speaks of the death of sill
YER" exclaimed Teller. but / warn
him that he will find ii a lively corpse
to rise up and haunt him. The safety
of the republican party" concluded
Teller, lies in adherence to honest
sound money. made up of two metals,
side by side. as from time immemorial.
But If the republican party" added
he, puts itself under the leadership of
the senator from Ohio the glory of its
past will be obliterated by that in
fanny"
At $3.50 o'clock the Cuban question,
which had been laid aside since 2
o'clock, had the right of way and
White addressed the senate. White
had not concluded when. at 8 o'clock,
the senate went into executive session,
and a few minutes afterwards ad-
journed until tomorrow.
10 Scares the Mice.