The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-13
MANTLE'S WOOL SPEECH
One of the Best Efforts in This
Session OF the Senate.
NUT FOR HANNA TO CRACK
The Montana Man Has Worked Assidu-
ously in the Interest Of the Flock
masters Gossip In the Ma
tional Capital.

Lee MNntIe WOOL speech ~ NtrflNfhi9
regarded as one of the strongest msue
In the tsriff debate IL proved pariicu-
larry interesting. although rather pain
ful, to the Mckinley republicans. His
arraignment of the senate bill for fall
ing Ia protect the greatest Industry ot
Western farmers gave them genuine
alarm. This speech viii be widely cir
culated IN ohio and Iowa this fall, and
IL Is believed VIII have q marked IN
iluence on the results In these great
wool growing states. The senator's
speech was not designed for home con-
sumption alone. and is ~ intense inter-
est In all the wooi-growing states.
senator Foraker and Mark Hanna have
carefully discussed the speech since It's
delivery. Even the distinguished apos-
tie Uf protection and herald of prospeti-
~ al the white house learned that the
speech contained hard nuts for repub-
licans to crack At Vice President Hoo
bart's reception he told Senator Mantle
that he had heard his speech was
very effective one. But beyond that he
did not GO In words of approval The
senator's speech lacked all partisan bit
tVrness a OIL Was freely complimented
for its fairness Hut II was. neNerthe-
less, "A powerful argument against III"
bill and n striking arraignment of the
Mckinley republican party for its
broken pledges concerning protection In
general and the proposed wool tarin In
particular
The senator WAS courteous enough
not to bring out the most startling
facts about the betrayal of the wool
growers. He did not allude To the we'll
known circumstance that the senator's
from the mountain states who have
professed To he the loyal friends OF the
wool growers are the very men who
have failed In the performance Of their
duty.
An attempt Is being made by the Me-
kinley republicans tn throw the blame
Of the failure of legislation tn meet the
demands of the wool growers upon tn"
silver republican senator's who support
ed Bryan. These gentlemen have had
no voice In the republican caucus which
alone has control II the rldlculously in
/ adequate wool duties. They had no ac-
cess To- the ears of the members of the
sub committee controlled by New Eng
land senators) which originally estab-
llshed these rates that are So satisfac-
tory along the Atlantic seaboard, aud
So Injurious and prejudleial To the
farmers Of the great Northwest
Let there be no mistake about the
placing of responsibility for the col
lapse of the alluring rainbow Of protec-
tlon that held 50 many mountain state
wool growers In line for the single gold
standard last year. II Senator Carter
OF Montana. senator Warren Of Wyo-
ming, Senator Shoup of Idaho and those
acting with them had refused TO sup
port the bill unless the wool schedule
was satisfactory to their people "
! ,vnu,d hny. haeu imnossible for New
England Ia have forced the manufac-
tursrs' Won, IorIn upon Montana and
bs, sjs,er inter-mountain states.
Th. silver republicans are criticized
| by SOM, az the gold republican papers
| for moi summarizing In. hill In its en-
,i,aty and Tins aiding 10 get A better
wo,l ,arify" The silver republicans
have m along dome everything possible
IN pe, an ADEQUATE and lust wool tariff,
but they we're h.ipless in view OF the
.ar,y and comnl.te surrent.r of the
,rn,,, ~ y.lJ senntors from IN. moun-
,,in s,atss
Thc nIai, fac, ia that III. Eastern
m.nuf,ctursrs mon.v Ioan.rs and rent
,nrds b.ys had their avn way without
To-, ar hinJrnnce In this matter OF the
,a,,W ami have been abetted. rather
,han othsrwlse by those Mckinley re.
n',t,,eon s.no,nrs with whom Montana
psn,,. ar. most familiar
| Senator MantI, has worked very low
an,, d,,,irg his iony cnntsst for ths
wnol yrnwers Ue has diligently en-
| de,yoraa IA convince the republiea n
s.na,ors a, tho inadaouacy Of The Ding
Lee ra,.s and nro,.sted vigorously
ayatrst III. enormous reductions car
ri'a hy ,h. ssnate amendments lie
has hoo, nr.sert at ali The conferences
v',,h ,hs r.nr,sentatiyas 81 the wool
sra,,.,s anJ h,. cn-onerated as far
-. nnssih,. frnm his nosItion outsiJ.
the c,urus with Senators Rurrows
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,,IanSs - ,be ,Snolmsn amony ,bs reg.
uIar rcnuliir.ns And what IL tru. ~
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roi thay cn,,ld certaIni, hay. defeated
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