The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-04-15
MANTLE MAKES MEDICINE.
And Mikes It for Big Chief
Cleveland.
He Stands Up For the West and Its
People, and Defends the Silver
Senator'S.

FeOple, ana I!elenQS tHe oliver
Senators.
Special dispatch TO tic Standard.
Washington, April o. Senator
Mantle's speech was the event OF the
day in the senate. Shortly after II
O'Clock he was recognized by the vice
president and he delivered a carefully
prepared analytical speech on the
Dinylcy tariff bill and the subject of
free coinage. In his opening re-
marks the senator, by telling COM
parisons drawn from the census of
1890, completely rcfutcd through re-
ference to the actual figures, the re-
peatcd charge made by eastern peo-
pic rs to the character Of the resi-
dents Of the west and the Inability
Of the silver states to sustain rcput-
able governments. His compliments
ary reference to the struggling
pioneers Of the west was clo-
quent and impressive. The glaring
injustice Of the Dinglcy bill to the
Woodworking interests Of the country
was exposed in mastery way. lis
argument in favor Of tho restoration
Of silver to it's ancient position as Il
money metal seems llnanSWcrabr.
The senator SPOKE in clear and dis
tinct tones. He was calm and self
possessed throughout, and challenged
the closest attention Of the senate
and the gallery. At the close Of his
| IVA, ,-oT
plausc and was congratulated by his
colleagues. Several minutes elapsed
before the viceprcsillcnt could restore
order so rs to permit Of the transac-
tion Of the business Of the senate.
This oratoricai effort establishes
the standing Of Mr.. Mantle in the
senate as one Of the strong and capa-
bic men Of the body, and the logic OF
his argument favoring the uniting OF
free coinage and protection as one in
divisablc issue could not fail to carry
conviction to all who believed in
either principle. 1t makes the
| thought the more distinct That The
| st. Lonis convention viii, by the
logic Of tlnansWcrablc argument, be
| Ioill 1jtilNti " lIIlN ~ W AtIiit1t tLltA
protection together.
BY the Associated Press.
Washington, April Mantle was
recognized for speech on the rcso
luton rccommilting the tariff to the
finance committee. nc said he hcsi
tatcd as Il new member Of the sen
ate. to address the body, but tn,
misrepresentation against the rcplb
liCans Of the west moved him. II,
spoke Of the recent uLtcIUnccs O
| but one Of the assaults mace aGalli,
"thc rotten borough and minin:
camps Of the Wcst," as the mctropol
titan papers of the east designated
the silver states Of the west. III
declared That within Il radius Of liy'
miles Of where Cleveland spoke il
New York there WAS more ignorance
starvation, crime and criminals thai
in all the silver states combined
Mantle said the attacks spring muin
" from the fact tll;I tivc republican
from the west voted against proceed
ING with the tariff bill at an mop
perfume time.
The Mckinley law was the ccntc
Of Il strictly high protective measure
50 high that some republican senator
doubted its cXpcdicncy and would op
pose It's rccnactmcnt. But the Ding
lev bill WAS not a measure designed
for protection or revenue. 1t was {
political measure framed without du
consideration for the western states
There are some republicans, cX
claimed Mantle, willing to sacri!ic
the principles Of The republican part
so long as the measure affords pro
!, lection to certain interests. Th
five republican senators were dc
nOlInccd as ,'lraturs'i to their part
for failing TO vote for the tariff bill
But Mantle denied that the Din@lc
; bill WAS Il republican measure and II
quoted the statement Of SlcrmAl
that the bill was a strictly non-parti
sun and was not Il republican measure
If the DinglcN bill was Il rcvcntl
measure as claimed by IL, friends
!, then no manufacturer suffered froI
ITS failure, as it was projection, nc
, revenue, that was vital to this in
} tcrcst.
+ In view Of these facts Mantle su4
. wcStcd that the efforts made TO rcl
I him and his silver associates out o
= the republican party would better J.
= rccOn>idcrcd by The eastern press an
that these senators be permitted t
remain in the party. The senate
declared himself in favor Of protc(
tion, bilt not sectional protection
:. 1t was Il principle too great to |
:, used in behalf Of any special intcrc>
or any monopoly. 1t must ShcI
: and upbuild the west Il, well as IT,
= east. Willie, however. he t"Forr
true protection, he favored cGuaIl
true bimctalliSm. the coinage Of bot
GOLD and silver at Il ratio Of l6 to
i, He believed also in Il bimciallisI
= which does not wait for the action {
= foreign countries.
: Mantle closed by expressing IL
: hope that the finance committc
. would remodel the DinglcN bill /
> combining protection and binIctal
ism. II conclusion. Mr.. Mantle e.
pressed the hope chat tho tariff hi
would be 50 rcmDdclrd DV the iInluC