The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-29
LOGAN ON SILVER.
ehe Soldier Senator Denounced Demone.
tization as u Trick.

tization As u Trick.
Mr.. Logan--I do not desire to enter
into this discussion at this late hour,
certainly not to any great extent; but
desire to say to my friend from Ner-
mont farthest from me, Mr.. Morrill,,
that was a little surprised at his re-
marks, and will not say why. But
his assault upon the silver of this coun
try is little extraordinary. I do not
understand why it is that such argu
ments are usually made here in this
senate. If bill does not exactly suit
the disposition or the temper of senators
some especially-some assault has got
to be made upon some person, upon
some class or upon some section. The
senator said that this bill was for the
purpose Of benefting few individuals
out west owning silver mines. That is
very extraordinary statement. Sup
pose l was to say that a tariff on pins
and needles, or things produced i'll the
section the gentleman lives in, was a
bill for the benefit Of a few individuals,
he would get wrathy in moment.
That is not the way to argue question.
/ ask the senator who is in love with
gold why it is that making gold the
only money i'll this country is not for
the benefit Of the gold mines. The reas-
oning would be just as pertinent as to
say that bill Of this kind is for the
benefit Of silver miners only. 1t is a
strange argument anyhow to me that
senators sometimes make, always against
their own country and against the pro-
ductiOns Of their own country. II silver
is used in other countries and is one of
the great productions Of our country,
ask why it is not beneficial to our coun-
try to make it legal standard, as it is
made in other countries. If we are the
producers of it, the benefit is derived,
not by an individual merely, but by our
whole country. AS we are great silver
producers in this country, it seems to
me an argument of the character Of that
made by the senator is very strange
one.
| said here once that was in favor of
making the silver dollar a legal tender
for any amount, So / am, but at the
same time propose to stand and vote
with the finance committee in reference
to this bill am in favor Of it for sew.
eral rcasons-frst, because it is the
money of the constitution, just as much
rs gold second, it is money and can be
made so as we'll as gold; third, because
it is one Of the great productions Of oul
country, and, fourth, because it is &
necessity to the people now.
Why is it that silver should not be q
legal tender? Because it is worth less
than gold? Is that the reason: That is
not the reason. II that is the reason, pa
per would not be made legal tender
when it is less valuable than gold. 1t is
made legal tender for the convenience
Of the people and of the country wher
you can bring it up to such standard
as other countries have. But if my con
stituents had all their wealth in railroad
bonds and in government bonds perhaps
there might be some reason then why
should insist that the whole country
should be impoverished in order to ben
eft my particular constituents to the
disadvantage of everybody else. But
sir, the argument i'll opposition to max
ing the silver dollar legal tender wheI
you give it certain value is an argu
ment in opposition to ever paying Ger
tain debts in this country in anything
bQt a0ld, whether We have the gold +!