The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-22
FRIENDS OF SILVER
A Ringing Manifesto to Rs Issued
by Members Of Congress.
TO EFFECT ORGANIZATION
Senator Butler Opposes WASH
burns Plan-The Latest Politi-
cal Gossip In Washington
Among the Leaders.
Special Dispatch TO the Standard.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Washington, Feb. 2l.-The silver re-
publicans of the senate and house viii
issue a ringing manifesto to the coun-
try on the last day of the present con-
gress. 1t will state with great con-
ciseness and energy their present po-
litical position. II will declare abiding
loyalty TO the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver as the paramount issue
of the remaining campaigns of the
present century. While II will not an
nounce the permanent atiiliation of the
silver republicans with the democratic
party In national politics, 1t is a fact
admitted by all the senators and repre-
sentatiyes of this group that this in
innate association is sure to continue
unless the democratic party, in some
unexpected manner, reverts to the con-
troll of the gold element. OF course, no
prominent democrats believe any such
change possible or have the slightest
fear of the ability of the millions OF
democrats who voted for Bryan To con-
troll the state conventions of all the
states Of the union against the few
thousands who voted for Palmer. As
for the former democrats who voted
for Mckinley they are not considered
as in any way identified with the demo-
cratic party.
The new declaration by the silver re-
publicans will be a ringing document.
IL will be characterized by the same
terse and eloquent sentences which
made the several announcements OF
these gentlemen in the last campaign
exert So powerful an influence through
a. l.. .gt.r rha1 fYn han FnTl
will be noticeable in the construction
of this letter. The declaration issued
by the boiling republicans al st. Louis,
which was read 10 the convention by
Senator Frank j. Cannon of Utah; the
suhseque mt letter issued by the boilers
from Colorado which contained the
pathetic and patriotic reference To
Henry NJ. Teller as pointed out by
the finger of God as a leader of the
peoples great battle for the restora-
tion of the constitutional rights of sill
ver;" and the subsequent Endorsement
by the same gentlemen of Bryan were
all letters of composite construction.
Senator Teller wrote a portion OF the
announcement of the bolters at st.
Louis and Dubo1s, Hartman and Petit
grew also had q hand in its construc-
tion. The Colorado letter was pre-
pared without Senator Teller's knowl-
edge or counsel. The final announce
ment Of purpose to support the demo-
cratic national ticket was largely the
work Of Senator Cannon of Utah.
In the new declaration all the Wash
ington leaders of the silver republican
party will join and 1t will probably he
even more forcible than it's predeces-
sors. for ii will be both historic and
prophetic. THE silver republicans have
no confidence whatever in the promises
of the republican party to do some
| thing for silver" said Congressman
Charles A. Towne of Minnesota to the
representative of the Standard. The
spectacle was presented this week OF
Senator Chandler spending whole day
i'm the senate Opposing the single gold
standard and on that very same day
i'm the house, the Wolcott resolution
for an international monetary confer
ence was being bitterly combatted by
republicans. Empty and futile as the
Wolcott proposition is, II could not re.
| ceive the solid support of the republi-
can party and Chandler is wholly alone
| in his opposition to the single gold
standard. The silver forces of all par.
ties will, ] doubt not, remain in ful
harmony until our certain victory Is
| won"
Congressman Hartman tells the
Standard correspondent that the sill
yer republicans will effect temporary
organization before the close of ths
present congress with the purpose OF
preserving the organization commenced
by the st. Louis bolters in the lat,
campaign and enabling the republican
| silver men to cooperate I'm all th,
states. Senator Fred Dubois will b,
| chosen chairman Of this committee anC
| Will devote considerable time during
the ensuing summer to working up III,
organization. He does not appear al
all depressed by the result i'm Idaho ant
says that he has enlisted i'm the silvel
cause for the war. He Is already tn,
choice Of all his silver friends Of al
parties In Washington for Senator
Shoup's senatorial seat in the cam
paign of 1900.
If President Cleveland nominate.
Senator Gray of Delaware for the va
cant United States district judgeshil
in the Blue Hen state. the Delawar,
legislature will choose a silver demo
crat as his successor. and the gold de
| mocracy in the new congress will hav,
| dwindled to a membership Of two
Caffery of Louisiana and Lindsay %
Kentucky. The silver republican con
tingent in the new congress will ma
terially outnumber the Palmerites
This political division viii embrace il
the new congress Teller, Cannon. Man
tie and Pettigrew. Senator-elect Tur
ncr of Washington is also claimed as
silver republican, although some re
ports align him with the populists.
The United States senate Is cominl
to have enough separate polltica
groups TO make its divisions somewha
Frenchy in their shading. IL is only
few years since but two political par
ties were known TO the senate. Nov
several distinct parties has represen
tation; The regular democrats. tn
regular republicans. populists. Bryal
republicans. Palmer democrats and sil
yer party men tJones and Stewart o
Nevada.) In addition there are Nc
kinley gold republicans and the sill
Yer republicans who voted for Mckin
ley; the silver democrats and the gol
democrats who voted for Bryan on III
ground of regularity. IL is "A curfou
fact that. Notwithstanding all thes
groups, some of them novel and all q
them active. the new senate should b
practically tie on about every one a
the great political questions that ca
arise.
The tail Of Mr.. McKinley's kite Gar
rett \. Hobart, WILL however. cut hu
little figure in the proceedings. Not
withstanding the closeness Of the sen
ate. the certainty that a vacancy wi
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