The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-08-07
SILVER MEN UNITED.

The vote by which the tariff bill
passed the senate has been a source of
speculation and therefrom has eman-
ated many conjectures as to the pos
ition of the silver republicans. They
differed widely in their views upon
the tariff bill. Senator Cannon vot-
ed against it. Senators Teller and
Pettigrew withheld their votes, while
Senators Mantle and Jones voted for
it. This vote has been used by those
unfamiliar with the sentiments of
these gentlemen to demonstrate the
belief that the silver republicans were
not united; but that they were a di-
vided house. This is a mistake. For
while they differed on this, they are
agreed that the money question and
not the tariff is the paramount issue
before the people, which must be
settled and settled right before any
permanent prosperity a come to
all the people of this great country.
They are united and there is not the
slightest division among them owe
their action upon the tariff. They all
believe that the tariff will fail to re-
store that measure of prosperity an
ticipated under the existing financial
conditions. Senator Mantle expires
sed his sentiments briefly and point
eddy before casting his vote for the
bill when he said:
The pending bill does not meet my
approval in many respects. | espec-
tally deprecate and condemn the un-
usual favors shown the sugar trust,
a constituencies monopoly which has
forfeited all right to any favorable
consideration at the hands of congress
and which neither needs nor
deserves protection. | regret that
some effective Legislation has not
been appended to this bill looking to
II suppression of the great and grow
ing evil of unlawful combines and
trusts, which are daily and hourly
growing more powerful and tyranni-
cal. | am sorry that the interests OF
the woolgrowers and other producers
of what are termed "raw materials
have not been more fully protected
according to their wishes. But with
all its numerous and serious defects
the bill is, in my judgment, upor
the whole IA better measure, vieweC
from IA protective standpoint, thar
the existing law, in that it afford:
protection to a large number of int
crests which now have no protection
whatever. | shall therefore give i
my vote. But in doing so, | surren
der o II of my convictions upon the
other and greater issues to which
have referred. 1t is my opinion tina
future political contests will no
again be fought on the lines of tariff
'"i upon 'hO SiS"' NJ"
tons, and that the great parties viii
be arrayed against each other upol
these lines, and when the time come
to enter upon another contest | ex
pect to be found upon the side O
those who are ~contending for the be
lief that this country of ours, o
which we are all so justly proud, j
big enough, strong and rich enough
to adopt its own financial policy
without waiting Or asking for the ad
vice or consent of any other natio
upon earth. | cannot refrain fror
saying again that do not think thi
measure will meet the expectation
of its friends. The era of prosperit
looked for by its friends will not,
fear, result from its enactment int
law, because the causes of e~xistin
evils lie deeper than the Wilson tai
if act, deeper than any tariff act, an
no tariff act can possibly bring aboi
all adequate remedy.