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Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

Space l. given in THE TuI. this
morning 10 the open letter ad.m.sad 20
Hon. Lee Mantle by Chas. S, .a-;man
With one exception there nothing
new in the documents It's teHl Il line
with The conduct Of the w1il.r III St
Louia and puts iu condensed tru his
public uttorances at Liyinge ., Boze-
mau, iQtte Bud Great Falls alaa. as re
turn home. THE one exception ia, how
ever, au important one, II ID H.. Iecla
ration thtt hc intends to put J.a Mon
tana state republican convention sguare-
ly on record, by forcing it t. declare
either for or against McKi1lny yae
gentleman states his proposit.nr in a
negative FORM bat that does moi liter its
intended effect, lie gives noti.a Joat he
will introduce in tho convention r.aolu-
tions iLetrucriag the electors TO gp.a for
Henry NJ Teller or some oGLcE y.oI Iuivo-
cal silver man. so far ge laD2urgo is
concerned me could have made If palmer
by adding that under no circumstances,
II elected should they cast L1a elec-
toral vote os Montana for NcKin-
ley. This is VIII he meant, and
what he will say when the convention
meets Tio object in writing 'hc letter
al this carly dato is to give republicans
Il chance 10 consider the matter. He
does not Want to spring Il surprise upon
them Or seek to catch them mapping,
Whatever action may be taken he de-
sires thai it shall represent the doiiber-
ate judgment Of the delegates, hut he
has determined that they shall go on
record in a manner that cannot he mis-
understood, either for or against free
coinage. AS the other national convcn-
tions viii have been held before the as
sembling Of the state convention, ii is
probable that events will have So shaped
themselves that Mr.. Hartman will fee
justified in substituting the name Of
some other candidate for that If Mr.
Teller. In any case, his statement il
positive, if the convention hy its acts
leaves itself open to the suspicion tha
under any circumstances it will supper
Mckinley, he is no longer to be ranked
wit the republicans Of Montana.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

sink rather than float, in fact that it
would be impossible for the west to bor-
row from the east no matter how gilt
edged the securities. The school bonds
Of Great Falls were a small affair of
$4,000, yet we find three eastern firms
bidding for them at premium, and a
sale made to home firm for bonus Of
$500. This, too, in the face of the fact
that they were not "gold" bonds, but
''coin' bonds. Mention is made of this
just to show that the west has not gone
entirely to the dogs in financial way,
and that business, not sentiment or po-
litics, governs the eastern investor. He
is ready to put his money where he gets
a return for it, and this he knows he can
do in Montana.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

The representatives sent 10 the east by
the !5utto Trades and Labor Assembly
finance bureau as workers in the free
coinage cause are IN Chicago and are
worrying the gol bug preas Of that city
considerably, They were a aerioua dis,
appointment TO beagentg Of Wall street.
They expected to sec Il band # wild and
uutatned biatherskites who would ia,
du,Ee in sand lots oratory; instead, they
saw a number Of intelligent, Woll tdu-
Gated. self respecting W0rkinJmcn who
dscsafod Ghcy were not the emjeaariee Of
any political party, but whose simple mis-
sion wa, to consult and advise with thetr
brother workingmen upon the d,i ina
portant question Of bimetaliism ard it's
relations tp the industrial classes. And
their conduct has fully justified this
assertion. Much to the disgust Of the
gold crowd they are attending strictly
10 business and in the manner thut
commcuds itself to them AS the
proper one to accomplish their
purpose. That it will bear good
fruit is not to be doubted The cam
palgn they hGvo inauguratod is Cne Of
quiet reasoning; they are well equipped
with facts and gifted with tbs language
to present them The corps now in the
field will be added to from Butte and
later on from Great Falls and other
points. There is much work to be done,
for all the great Centers in the eastern
and middle states mus. be visited. Re-
ports from those sections tell that free
coinage has already secured firm foot
hold, and that it will spread if the facts
concerning it are properly presented
especially to the toiers, This is the
task the bureau of finance has under.
taken. 1t is worthy one, and it will
not be the fault of its representatives il
SUCCESS does not crown it's efforts.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03
NEW DODGE,

The eastern manufacturers are play
Ing desperate game in their efforts to
aid the Mckinley cause. Yesterday
their agents attended the London wool
auctions and bid the price up consider
ably higher than was expected. The
advance was telegraphed all over the
United States as being due to the nomi-
nation of Mckinley. These eastern gem
tlemen have expended large sums to buy
the nomination for Mckinley and they
expect 10 increase the investment ten
fold to secure, If possible, his election.
For the sake Of the Woogrowers Of the
United States We are glad they have bit
upon the novel scheme of bullipg the
wool market, providing, of course, they
bull it in this country AS well as in En-
gland and the producer gets a benefit,
10 say that any advance in prices is dine
to the action OF the St Louis convention
is nonsense. There are now excessively
large stocks of the material, both
foreign and domestic, in the east
held over from lest year and the indus
trial situation is so depressed that there
is no normal warrant for an Initiation of
prices. In the current issue of the Wool
and Cotton Reporter we read that the
manufacturers of Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island have entered into an
agreement to reduce the production one
half by closing the mills alternate weeks
during July and August This is the
best evidence that the demand for raw
material will not justify an increase in
the price However, if the manufacture
ere see fit to spend their money in that
way to boom Nc cKinley, we can find no
fault with it. They have Just az good a
show of securing return from it as
they nave from purchasing broken
down fcpudlatod politicians, fitting up
elaborate club rooms and Investing in
alleged rewspapers in the mountain
states. All this money Was, il the first
place, Wruug from the people, and If a
portion OF it is to be returned 10 them
by being put in general circulation, well
and good
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03
TARIFF AND SILVER.

The Rocky Mountain Husbandman is
not by any means political paper, but
it feels that the present condition of
affairs calls for an expression OF opinion
on it's part, and it makes it. In the
current number the Husbandmsn de-
clares that it is in favor of revenue
tariff, and has reached the conclusion
that there is but little difference between
that and the declared intention of the
republican leaders on the subject of
tariff legislation. The paper then pro-
cceds "Publishing, as we do, an agri-
cultural newspaper and dcvoting its col
umns earnestly to the best interests of
the rural classes of the nation, we will
not refrain from our advocacy of the
free aud unlimited coinage of silver at
a ratio of 1G to |, even after il does be.
come the question between the great
political parties, should such an event
transpire. The continued contraction
of the redemption money of the
nation is working a hardship upon
the farmer Of the land that he is lily
prepared to boar and portends his utter
ruin. The fact that he must meet the
mortgage on his farm, which by the
process of appreciation of gold has be-
come double what it was when con-
trGcted, prociaims but too plainly that
the rich shall have their holdings
doubled while the poor see their posses
sions divided by the doubling up Of their
indebtedness or, in other words, by The
shrinkage of values, brought about by
the operations of the single gold stand
ard. Feeling that justice can only be
done by retaining the bimetaIlic stand
ard we will continue to stand for the
restoration of silver
The above is the exact status Of the
case and is the light il which the agrl
cu'turist is beginning to soe it. The
theory Of the high protectionist reads
and sounds well, but ite practical results
benefit only the rich manufacturer The
farmer and the iaborer reap no reward
They are left TO rustic as best they can,
and mighty poor rustllng it is, BY their
fruits shall ye know them, and the fruits
of protection so far is they apply TO the
masses have proven OF tha Dead sea va
riety 1t has taken the people some
time to find this cut The fruit was so
tempting to the eye that it seemed i'm
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

The Inter Mountain rises to remark:
"If the national democracy is honestly in
favor of free coinage it will nominate
some man upon whom all the friends of
silver can unite. Boies is not that man.
lie has not the confidence of eilver's
leading advocates" The best reply to
this is that Senator Teller heartily fav-
ors the nomination Of Boies and bias
declared publicly that he win support
him Possibly in the eyes Of the Inter
Mountain, Teller is not leading adyo-
cate of silver.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

The reception extended to Congress
man Hartman by the citizons of Great
Falls Saturday was a notable event, 1t
was an emphatic demonstration that tie
people OF this city are earnest ana HoaI-
Gus in their advocacy of free coinage,
and were glad OF the opportunity to
publicly honor the man who has proven
himself one Of its formoBt champions.
The speech Of Mr., Hartman was well
worth listening to. 1t told III simple
language his acts up to date and his
hopes for the future Of silver. TO what
he has already done, THE tribune can
heartily say amen. His fight for silver
in the committee on resolutions and his
walking cut Of the convention, meet al
most unanimous approval in this section,
as was attested by the attendance at the
meeting last night and the generous ap-
plauee his utterances received. With
his idea that Mr., Teller is the most agil
able man under any circumstances and
should receive the nomination at Chicago,
We differ. We believe there are in the dem
ocratic ranks humber of men who are
as sincere in their advocacy Of the cause
as is Mr.. Teller, ard that if the platform
is IL to /, they should receive the honor
and Nj. Teller and his followers should
support them Loyalty. The Chicaso
convention represents an organized party
with great following and, if the tonats
of the cTced it promulgateB be correct it
is not to be expected that it will sog-
render the leadership TO anyone, no mat
ter how able, who has heretofore been
outside its pale. If by any nishap the
unexpected should happen and the Chi
cago convention should not come up 10
the full measure Of its duty, either ~ o.
platform or candidates, then there w'U
necessarily follow union ofalI the ei'|-r
men upon common platform and Of
that party Heller would be the 10 zeal
candidate. However, Mr. Ia:tua1 is
not especially insistent upon tbe nomi-
nation of Teller; he simply thinks It will
be for the best, and is ready H. .apport
any other genuine silver man in this
view he expresses the fooiogs Of the
boiling republicans, including Mr. Tel
Ter, Ia It's entirety the epeec. "as all
right and 70 is the man who mg"a Il.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

an intelligent opinion and have sense
enough to own conviction they will
take the gentleman at his word and
exercise the privilege that he go blandly
accords them by willingly conceding the
right of every man to his own opinion" :"
For this concession all should be truly
grateful. Had he done so unwillingly
or denied them that privilege, there is no
telling what might have happened to
the community.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

as good gauge as can be furnished of
the prosperity of community, and in
applying this rule to our sister cities we
extend them our congratulations In
spite of the "silver craze" some cities of
Montana are still doing business at the
old stand and are increasing rather than
diminishing their trade. This is cheer
full evidence that the whole state can
pull through the approaching campaign
without going into bankruptcy.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

For cheerful spirit that can realize
and appreciate that out Of disaster good
can come commend ua to the st. Louis
Republic, which says In the clearing
up of the storm-swept district by the
labor Of storm autTerers the best solution
of the question Of municipal aid has
been solved" st. Louis has at no time
put on a poor mouth over the disaster
and the paragraph quoted shows the
people are hard at work making the best
uf the situation.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

ON the occasion Of notifying Mckinley
OF his nomination nearly every member
Of the committee Was called upon to
speak a piece, G. w, Fairbanks of In
diana, who was temporary chairman Of
the St. Louis convention, said: 'In the
days Of Abraham Lincoln the republican
party did not etrad1le upon the supreme
question Of slavery Il All the great
questions before the people, tariff, the
currency, the republican party never
etradd!ed and it did not stradde at st,
Louis" This sounded well and reads
well, but It is noticeable that the dis
tinguished Indiana man said nothing
about the currency plank Of '92, nor did
ho even whisper about the horculean
efforts that were necessary to prevent a
straddle at ST. Louis and secure the in
sertion Of the word gold" in the plat.
form. This oversight may be excusabe
on that occasion and in that presence
for all knew how anxious the candidate
was for a stradde in the hope and belief
that it would be the means OF catching
votes.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

The Helena Herald is beginning to
wobble just little and evidently thinks
that d etraddle would be- the right thing
for the republican brigade in the Cap
ital city. Referring to the proposed Nc,
Ninley ard Hobart club in that city it
says: THE name Republican club
would be Of such broad significance that
hundreds Of party men whose signatures
are missing could easily ana instantly be
secured" Such course would be
cowardly and contemptihIe, and the men
who have organized themselves against
the best interests Of Montana are at least
to be commended for boldly declaring
where they stand
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

rho question BOW is, Can the Mon
tana corrupt practice act tie applied to
Mark Hanna: He is reported as not
only attempting to intimidate tho Hell
ena Herald into supporting Mckinley,
but as threatening to send money into
the state to influence voters. The Hanna
omssalies should be careful If Henri
J. Haskell takes it into his head to en-
force the corrupt practice act there may
be trouble ahead for them.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

Comptroller Eckels has been sent to
Chicago by President Cleveland to iniiu-
ence the democratic convention in favor
of the gold standard. Eckels is of the
opinion that the delegates will listen to
reason. Eckels feels that he is synono-
nous with reason, therefore, the dole
gates will listen to him. The problem is
an easy one: take two from two and
Eckels remains.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

Oregon democrats will present the
name of ex Gov. Pennoyer at Chicago as
a candidate for president. While this
places new Richmond in the field, it
will not complicate matters very seri-
ously, for it is hardly to be expected that
he will secure the prize.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

Major Mckinley has formally &C
copted the republican, nomination for
president In his speech he induacd in
d few 1Ickinleyisms regarding finance
but finally got down to the meat in the
cocoanur aud aald: ",1he platform
adopted by the republican national con
yenton hag received my careful consider.
alton and has my unqualified approval.
1T is matter Of qualification to me, as
am sure it must be to you, ard to all re.
pubicsns every whore and to all our
people that the expressions Of its dcca-
ration and principles are 50 clear, direct
and emphatic. They are too plain and
positive to leave any chance for doubt or
question as to their purport and mean
ing the speech places Mckinley
squarely in the goldbug ranks. The
financial plank meets his unqualified
approval" What are the Montana free
coinage republicans going to do about it.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

Adyices from the east are to the effect
that the goIdbugs have decided to let the
Chicago convention, it's free coinage
plank and candidates, 90 by default or
only nominal opposition, On the other
hand they will organize thoroughly
throughout the country and make a
fight for control in every congressional
district. Large sums of money, it is al
legged, have been subscribed for this pur-
pose, and if candidate for nomination
or election is tlnctured with the free
coinage heresy, no matter what his poll
tics, money will be liberally expended to
defeat him. The scheme is just what
might hsye been expected. The gold
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

The Helena Herald has discovered
that at the coming election twenty three
state senators are to be elected in this
state who viii participate in the election
of United States senator to succeed
Hon. Lee Mantle two years hence The
Herald sees through magnifying glass.
Only eleven such senators are to be
elected and Cascade county will not in
duge in the luxury. Our senator is
good for two years more without the
trouble of an election.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

The sale of the $4,000 bonds of the
Great Fails school district Tuesday
night was Of itself an object lesson. We
have had it pounded into our ears that
because Of the silver agitation eastern
capital would refuse to invest in western
securities at any price, and that bonds Of
corporations in this section whether
state, municipation or private, would
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

When the new shah of Persia was in
Quoted into Office IT was said that he was
popular with all classes, yet he has al
ready been made target for the bullet
of an assassin. This shows that he is no
more popular with the ancient and hon
orable order Of assagsine than was his
oft shot at and finally hit progenitor
With that class dead shah is the most
popular shah.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

In revising the salaries of postmasters
it will be noticed that Butte, Helena,
and Billings have each increased point
during the last year, the two first
named having jumped from second to
first class and the third from third to
second class. The postoffice business is
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03
INCONSISTENCY.

lNCONSlSTENCY.
Among the most pronounced of the
gold standard advocates in the country
is Bradstreet's. Since the agitation of
the financial question began in good
earnest it has in season and out Of sea,
son plead for gold. In the current
issue OF that paper it has a lengthy ar.
ticle upon the coming Chicago conven-
ton and its conceded attitude regarding
free coinage. In it w. G. Whitney is
taken severely to task for his recent
letter on finance and accused OF sur
rendering his convictions in the hope of
gaming temporary party advantage.
Among other things, Bradstreet says
"lt is to be regretted that this estimable
leader has conceded, not only the desir-
ability but the probability of bimetal-
llc currency, not only in the United
States, but among the more civilized
countries of Europe, and in the near
future. In doing this he has thrown
more fuel into the fire of the free silver
ties than water to put it out" Then
follows series of stock platitudes of
the goldbugs, in which is painted the
disasters that will ensue to the govern
ment and the people in the event of
return to bimctallism. In the article
there is nothing new; no arguments, no
facts, simply the bold-faccd statements
of man who views the financial situa-
ton through the selfish eyes of inter
csted Wall street.
Curously enough, in the same issue is
an editorial article entitled, "Mexican
National Credit" 1t is based upon the
elections in that country and gives espe-
cial credit to the successive administra-
tons of Diaz tor the steady development
and marked progress of the country un-
der them Now read what it says: "An-
other feature OF the rule of Diaz, which
does not, perhaps, receive the attention
from Americans which it deserves is the
raising and preserving Of the national
credit While there is considerable
American capital in Mexico, invested in
Mines In industrial and commercial un.
dertakings, and, above all, in
the railroads of the county,
the public 5ecurltiea of Mexico
are held abroad and it is to Loudon aua
Berlin that Mexico looks in this conuec-
ton. 1t IS not SO many years ago tb4J
the external debt Of the couutry @a7
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

The Lewiston Bros of New York, VINO
are largely interested in the Boston and
Montana. have added to their holdings
by the purchase of the Rosemount, a
rich copper property near Tuscon, Ari'
Copper is king, and it can be set down
that in the new deal the Lewishons have
a good thing, for they are looking for
snaps, not wildcats.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

bugs are desperate. They see national
defeat staring them in the face and hope
to negative the victory by capturing con-
their guard. If they can elect presi-
dent, it naturally follows they can elect
majority of congress. In any event
they will try to- and will not be caught
mapping.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03
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Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

Col. Sanders is now quite hero among
the Mckinley men and is gaining a
notoriety. He is stuffing them with the
idea that Mckinley can carry Montana
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

| was nervous, tired, irritable and
cross. Karl's Clover Root Tea has made
me we'll and happy.
MRS. r. B. WoRDE.
Sold by Driver. Bradley Drug company.