The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-26
VIEWS IN CONFLICT.
Montana Statesmen on the Ap-
preaching Contest
TO FOLLOW GOLD OR SILVER.
Representative Hartman and kx-sen-
altar sanders D1scu.e the Work
OF the Convention.

-. dHFizE&R~ T&Afltfl@ a sPs-fFAN
silver men boltsd TIE 81 Louis convention
ana fo- answer the Inquirer can gather II
tie tending toward coneiIssoa- =
statements made By The Montana peopis
themselves sge utterly af variance . tsa'a
subject There e. no doubt that AcrAsfiaes
ana protecflcn could carry the state ~ :
roand majority. but Mckinley on : sosha
saoney platform r. another pF0pssafiosa.
when the Puget sound mall train from
81. Paul reached Rigllaas lasF Aoaaay rep
T~#eniatixe Hartman climbed o. D.ss =
Almost the first mar he met ya* Col y ~
bnr r. Sanders. ex-senator from atoDt1iia
ard as TIRE two men are repre- ssfltaEiFsS -
she opposing factions and zach stsf's
charapi of hls particular rnanelai seisei
Il NAx not long before lively DISCUSSION
wag fn progress. There vas vressat a.s9
Thomas A. Cummings, OF Fpft tsi.to'''
secretary OF the state central COMMITTEE.
.Thn-ifver men" declared Mr. Hartman
.vi!l carry thfs state by to.ge votes.
.-Tney will do nothing % the KIND. re-
sarted Col Sanders They can satfs
anything, and row that you. SIR Hartman
iave walked oat o. the national soiasati-
fsoa. you rougs not yet three oA1 @ossisA - J,
meet tn the back yard al nianashl ana
nominate yoa for anything
The conversation continued y nse fssh
for .oone time. esct 81 the participant
vigorously attacking the other. and Nneh
finally the discussion w2s ~ Al efass. ne'as'sf
PARTY tad be.n Sonvineed.
The rnarsuverz of tire two Aonianz rs
Interested me greatly. ard At the FIRST OBJ
pcrsunsty asked each gentleman Tor ms
Impressions Of the political situation ana
his views as 10 the Republican platform
ard nominees Both Mr.. Hartman and
Col Sanders Willingly eonsolted ~ the
isast calculation" said the former. Mon
fana will give az least 70 per cent Of her
votes for Henry ". Teller for president.
As a Republican ! regret very much that
the ST. Louis convention sa~ III to repJ-
date el-mefAi.ism and to declare for the
gold standard. Had Il seen ~ 70 abandon
protection and declare for free trade. !
could not eonseissilously have followed
e. Believing. as ! sincerely do. that tho
question Of bi-mciailism is Of even greater
Importance than protection. ! am equally
firm IN my determination not to support
Air AcKInley'z candidacy. No man has
= higher regard for the personal character
OF Mr.. Mckinley than I have. but I can
not support him or any other man who
IL tho advocate of financial system which
l. confessed by It's friends and proved by
actual operation TO operate to depreslste
the value Of every product Of human toll.
As a producing nation. am unable 10 nn-
dergtand why we are interested in main
tanning financial system which constant
~ deprecfates the value OF everything we
produce. and as debtor nation paylag
our debts with our products we ere GER
faialy Interested In nalntaIns, a high prea
for our products.
II sincerely hope that after the Republi-
can party OF the nation shalt have been
sspudiated. as n will be In November. for
iis departure from It's tia1e-honorei deciar-
afions for bl-metallirm. It VIII re-
turn 10 the old csmpnres II pro-
tesilon and hl-mstalllsm which We
are going 10 keep burning I greatly regre,
the necessity 81 having 10 repndlafa the
Platform or the national organization Of
my party. but do no; regret the act H.
self. ! predict confidently that Henry
~ Teller viii be the next president OF the
United States"
Mr.. Hartman spoke with extreme ear
nestneas aud emphasized the most impor-
fant points by expressive gestures Pa
evidently regarded Mr. Teller as a man
OF intense conviction and unfsinehinx
courage. and he spoke Of him much In the
same way - he would OF Lincoln. He was
on the train unfh " reached Livingston,
where ne ran into reception in his hon.
or. There we're Roman candles. flreeraek
era brass hand playing the Inevitable
High School Cadets March," ana a good
crowd ~ people, Small boys carried trans
parensies announcing In hig letters that
Hartman could name the office and Il
would be his. that ''cieveiand.s undessta.
hle state was for him and Better he
Hartman than president" "A soon as the
songressmans friends could get hold az
him. he WAS borne away by the crowd "a
en- adjoining hall, from which as the
train pulled oct could be heard his voice
shouting 10 the assembled throne that
she Republicans had given them a riofpi-
Ace with projection and mono nletalIisna.
ara that no ssif-feapeetlng silver man
could support such a ticket
cal Sanders was on his way To ue,ep>
sr4 he was enc Of the spectators OF the
snldni<ht ovation. Speaking Of the ticker
hs said.
In tny view the Platform and tie can
didetes - perfectly ideal am partfe,s-
lnfiy grained thar upon tho subject 81
tire essential anaiily u money there "a
~ uncertain sound The Urrnesff.s ia
rewspapeis and some faetianat Eensftfl-
cen papsrH heve been magnify ing INTO 4,
serious controversy these sraafl difference
q opinion sad action which exist ansopn
sli ind nsnAent md sgif-scss,eetlug pollt.
'esl organizations. I e}d not hear at -
Louis siNrfs expression II opinion frtsui
theae gafions gentlemen ategesl &c bs en-.
s3ged in this hitter nght. or one solitary
weird dssfespeetful 81 auy member ~ the
convention or any candidate and II there
had heen such talk my opportunities Cd
fear = were excellent The eanvrntfaa
I'D before q as candidates four or i've ~
the tsest men IA the reuntrg. ana shoss =,
rs Who knew them an ritght well have
heen embarrassed 60 make a cho3re Ths
party having such candidates = fartnnst,
Indeed
'Tae silver h2is is l0conseauenthst. They
srled % nsske Is dramatic ara snecfaerf1aF
hHf they were rot arfare. anf whas shev
fensd wouit he pathos VAS mere bsths.
j Is too estfy 20 predict tha exact sfrs
a. ihs revolt. balf t Vas Nerss small in ,hs
Convention, snd 7 link wiH IA Sc a.
sae dass 50 by unti x "a iaaehesf on ere
Ntagn. u e ore az fhnsa s-rrs~es vsAt.A
periodically possesses uneasy SHIRTS urAa
aspiring ami faninE Ia tstssHsrt4sea fN.,r,.
selvvs sn the Wuacr ana serious sfTa1r. a,
i'te. 80 b ~ hcceannE oSNtses Nsf No.
cf the 3cVartcrs oeEbt so have b..ss- q, shs
SenNVf{lon 81 an. sr3 after sha a Esnts.,n
a. The Platform furgheF sars44lnv 81
sheer tsnpuGCnve. an3 gsea ssFs.ss.es.s,,.
fsosHs that De oh'ecEe& - ANY mare fA.s.s,-
crate slsesch hes uutsr TIRE rusa ~ 80
stcns e peFsofati nrfs .,ewe waz u+3 t+sss,
Teller VII nof es nominated fas 49,
dent bT the % rsrefatS neg by q-.-t.,f,
sise worle mention ~ ara are At-s.,-. =,
a. car rclCcs n 80 aierl s. ths a.ftse, pfss-,
With a Eiagie fiuc
'sfhe campaign VII b. an f-sfe.s..t,.,
oae. ana GAR pccpi> Nili knaa r-,r,s 49,,
rURtais as a measure % Vataa f. ~-,,.-,-.
her thaa they aN noe ths-k Ma@tsr,
VII give Mr., McN .r.tv = larrn rss 800
u Nfl take a feW 6aTS Ter senss az va,
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