The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-09

the most proscriptive gold state in the
union"
THAT shows We are willing to do
something for the rest OF the country"
said Johnson.
AT our expense" shouted Walker.
| republican. Massachusetts,.
Grosvenor called attention 70 a cir
Cular to eastern manufacturers signed
| by I6 free silver republicans, contain
ing a covert threat against the protec-
tive system II they ala not favor free
silver. GroSvcnor ridiculcd the threats
of the silver senators and aGduced some
figures To show that they were power
less TO execute their threats Those
senator's represented but Is votes In
the electoral college out Of 44i lie pre-
dicted 2c6 republican electoral votes for
sound finance and protection. II the
election should be thrown into the
house. ne said. the victory Of the sound
money republican candidate was GER
tain. Threats Of splits and fusion
would be futile and un8vailing. He was
concluding an eloquent passage about
the loyalty to the grand old republican
party. when owens. democrat Ken
tucily. asked IL he was speaking of the
same republican party that had. a few
days ago. auctioncd off the republican
national convention.
Great God" replied Grosvenor. look
ing about the house. let US hear some
thing about honest elections" (Laugh-
tcrD
lis it the same party" asked Miles.
democrat. Maryland. which has just
made n deal with the popullsts I'm the
senate to secure control Of the machine
ry over there
1T was compelled TO take possession
of the machine your party was smash
ing" replied Grosycuor.
is IL the same party" asked owens.
(which signallcd its return to power in
the senate by sending us the free silver
bin we are now CONSIDERING"
II have just been paying my respects
10 some of the republican senator's"
replied Guosvenor. III there is any
thing in the situation there which can
furnish comfort to the sound money
democrats you are welcome 10 it,"
Hepburn, republican, Iowa. said the
republican PARTY was the only party
that. by it's deeds. had shown it's
friendship for silver.
Are You willing to restore free
coinage of silver" asked Livingston.
democrat Georgia.
"N,s" replied Hepburn. when YOU
restore the condition that existed in the
days Of the dollar Of the dadlies
Then AZ grains OF silver were coined
into "a dollar but silver was worth
81 % an ounce"
In concluding, he ridlculed these "bc-
wildered democrats" who denounced
the attitude OF cleveland
Towne, republican. Minnesota Illus
trated his remarks with charts. His
remarks aroused great cnthusias m
among the silver forces His charts
showed the appreciation OF gold and
the fall Of prices. ono chart. upon
which he laid especial stress, demon
stratod. hes aid. that the fall IN tho
price OF silver since 1873 was not due
10 the overpro.iuction OF silver. ToWne
closed with the declaration that the
republican party must define It's pro-
gramme and do something for The res
toration Of silver. Towuc was given n
tremedous ovation when he concluded.
For several minutes thu free silver
members crowded about and rendered
him their concentrations.
Representative Hall OF Missouri was
followed with close attention IN n
speech in which he announced his con-
version TO sound money" "If | were
called on to-day To- define what 7 re-
garded as the greatest crime and curse
threatening to sink American inStitu-
tiuns." said he, Il should reply IN one
sentence. tho CowarliCc of our poll
tioiaus. ~ the men who have not tho
courage. the manhood. fhe grit 20 Cn
before the people ard tell them when
they are wrong upon these great eco
nomic questions I am credihly in
formed that there arr eight senator's at
the other end of this capitol. who vot-
. "a for this bin. who say that they be-
. lIeve the free and unlimited coinage %
silver AT lG TO I would mean national
bankruptcy and ruin. What does II
mean2 II means thar our politicians
have come % a pretty pass. when, I'm
order 70 feather their own nests. IN
order II hold themselves IN office. they
are willing 70 see great number ~
men who have not the .time 70 delvc
INTO these questions turn their backs
uuon their own we'f3r~-when they are
willing 10 close their hear-- 10 all gr-it-
itudo far past f4vo-s and tell those
men hot what really leads 70 their de-
struct.ou. leads but TO prosperity and
happl r-ss"
- SO p. m. the house took n recess
until O'Clock
The consideration of tho silver suhsfi
tuta for tho house bond biIf was con
tiuusd ar the night session and n nun -
Of rerr.snntat.r. took part tn IN. discus
sion. Adjourned
The FopuIi-t cans
Washington Tah. S-Tha ponulizt sana
tors held caucus today and concluded
70 stand hv their former decision 20 uuui
nate candidates OF their own for the or
fcss uf fha secretary ard sHrgaant-af
arms OF rho seuat. when the election %
these af'' GERS is undertaken I1 accordance
with the republican prn-rtmra. The pop
H'.afs HHI name Watson OF E#Hr-sa f1