The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-06-19
SILVER REPUBLICAN PARTY.

movement was that taken by the sill
yer republicans in their provisional
national conference at Chicago last
week. The meeting was called by
provisional chairman Towne of Min
n~esota, who insisted upon a vigorous
protest from all silver republicans
against the prostitution of the party
to the moneyed class. Thirty-eight
states were represented and a nation
al executive committee was appoint
ed of which G. S. Hartman represents
Montana. They passed resolutions
ringing with sincerity in the cause
of bimetallism, subordinating every
other issue to the one which demands
the restoration of silver to its former
place as a money metal; and further
advocating the cooperation of all sill
yer forces in a movement to over
throw the money oligarchy.
THE PEOPLE FOR SILVER.
The facts that Bryan on a free coin
age platform received six and me
half million votes, and that McKin-
ley was elected upon a platform de-
claring for international bimetallism,
are sufficient proof that America is
for bimetallism, and that, without a
tariff bugaboo before it, will vote
for the free coinage of both gold and
silver. 1t is safe to say that three
fourths of America favors the full
use of silver as money, other issues
being equal.
REPUBLICANS FRIGHTENED.
1t is not probable that the silver
republicans will think of naming a
candidate for president in 1900. MOI
is it yet sure that they will, except
in certain localities, long continue as
an independent party. But the mys-
terry enshrouding their future move
ments creates much doubt and
fear in the minds of republican lead
ers. 1t is this mystery which causes
general CONSERVATION in the republi-
can party, knowing hat a loss of the
silver republican strength will ditch
the party in almost all the states of
the east and center. 1t is this mys-
terry which sends MI. Hanna home to
Ohio long before his work in the
senate is completed.
THE BATTLE IN OHIO.
The election in Ohio this fail will
be watched with interest from all
parts of the world. Ohio holds her
election in an off year and a legisla-
ture AS well as a full state ticket are
to be elected. 1t is this Legislature
which will elect a ces to Mark
Hanna, and that gentleman's
chances of political preferment de-
ponds on the Legislative ticket going
republican. Against him are the
forces of democrats, silver republi-
cans and populists including the
farmers alliance, and the tariff cues
ton cannot take the same promi-
nent place in the campaign as it
took last fall. Hanna wants to 90
back to the senate, and his ambition
is confronted by J. R. Mclean, John
w. Bookwalter, Allen w. Thurman,
and their numerous followings, be-
sides the d%isaffection which is vague
Iy limited at, even in the ranks of re-
publicans. 1t is doubtful if the For
aker clan will sustain the big ma
tional boss, although it is probable
that a little grease may remove all
friction from that quarter. It
amounts, however, almost to "Hanna
against the field" and we shall see
where the boss will stand when the
smoke of the conflict has settled.
1t is not unreasonable to expect the
buckeye state will go $4,000 to 49,
600 democratic, and that Mclean
will be the next U. S. senator from
Ohio.
The silver republican vote of that
state will not be the least considera-
BILE factor in the coming election, it
being estimated at a hundred thous-
and. They will not be easily ap-
peased by pledges of friendship from
from the straight republicans, but in
most instances their animosity is ev-
en- more bitter than that of the dem
ocrats. They believe a good castiga-
ton will make the party better, since
trusts and combines, political bosses
and b~oodlers, have gained such COM
plete possession of it. A tariff law