The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-25


ity to freely use paper money.
jerry Simpson was after the speaker
again Monday, criticizing the journal
OF the house because it announced that
a certain pension bill had been refer
red to the committee on invalid pen
slons. There is no committee on in
valid PENSIONS" said Mr.. Simpson.
land 1 think the journal ought to tell
the truth. l move TO strike out the
line which says thar the bill was sent
to the committed" Secure in his re-
lance upo his Republican majority.
Mr.. Reed allowed the question to be
voted on, and Mr.. Simpson was de-
feated by a strict party vote.-EX.
Ex-senator Dubois, Senators Cannon
and Pettigrew will sail July 2 for
China and Japan. 1t is understood
they go to study the financial question
from the oriental standpoint.
1t is reported in official circles that
L. v. Powderly, eX-grand master work.
man Of the Knights of Labor, will re-
ceive a good appointment under the
present administration for his treach-
cry to the people and the cause of sill
yer in the last campaign.
Congressman Newlands Of Nevada
in an interview regarding the reported
dlssensions among the silver forces
says: N real d~issension exists, the
Democrats, the Populists, and the sill
yer men are as united in opposition to
the financial policy of the Republican
party as they were at the last cleo
ton, and they will stand together at
me coming congressional and presi-
Dental elections. They may differ as
to methods of procedure, but they all
agree that the financial question is the
crucial issue, however much they may
differ upon other subordinate ques~
tons, and I am glad to say that as
to all these other questions the ut
most tolerance of view exists, each in
dlvidual being accorded full liberty Of
action according to his convictions"
The approaching campaign is being
anticipated with more than usual in
terest at the capitol, owing to the fact
that in several of the states where
elections will be held next fall the fate
OF the United States senators depends
upon the results. For this reason
campaigns which are ordinarily local
IL their character will be of national
concern. 1t is already known that in
Virginia., where Senator Daniel will
undoubtedly be chosen his own success
sor, the fight will be made upon the
silver issue. The same course is to be-
pursued IN Kentucky. In the latter
state nineteen senator's, whose votes
will help to decide the fate of Senator
Lindsay, will be elected to the legisla-
ture next fall.
Mr.. T. E. Wardner, editor and pub
Usher of the Boston Ira ,eler, has been
in the city in consultation with Sena-
tors Mantle, Tillman and Cannon az
Representative.Towle, and other lead
ing silver men. Mr.. Wardner said tho
silver sentiment in New England was
greatly on the increase. The contin-
ual fall of prices was opening the eve,
OF merchants and even manufacturers
to a marked dgree. Many business
people who voted for Mckinley. he
said, had given up hope that the tariff
Dill would bring relief. They were be,
ginning to see that the continual
pinching of the currency would finally
bring prices so low that bankruntcv
would be inevitable. "The silver fool
ing" continued Mr.. Wardner. Gin tho
large towns, always very strong ia
increasing rapidly, and will make it,
self felt in the mex Congressional
campaign. Skilled labor is more than
ever in favor Of silver. The shoo-
makers of Lynn, Haverhill, n other
places are almost to a man bimeta1lists.
The typographical union is nine-tenths
for silver. There will be at least s,x
silver congressman in the next Massa-
chusetts delegation, and the chances
are pretty good that the next legisla-
ture will contain a silver majority r
sincerely and honestly believe that If
massachusetts, were to vote tomorrow
she would cast her lot on the side NJ
blmetalilsm as against the gold stand
ard; this, too, in the face of the tre-
mendous majority given to William
Mckinley and gold last Noyember-
Silver knight-Watchman,
No Chance for Wisdom.