The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-03
NOBLE COUNTRY EDITOR
AS Faithful to the People as the
Needle to the Pole.
HE STOOD PAT ON BRYAN
The Loud Bill Razoos Him Fore and Aft,
and Democrats, Pops and Silver
Republicans Are Urged
to Kill 1t.

Washington, March 2-The house
spent another day in debate upon the
Loud bill relating to second class mail
matter. The speeches as a rule attract
ed little interest. The speakers were
Messrs. Bromwel, rep. Ohio. and Og
den, dem. La. in favor of the measure
and Messrs. Bell, pop, Colo, Simpson,
pop, Kan, Clark, dem, Mo, Brown,
rep, Ohio. and Lentz, dem, Ohio, in
opposition to IT.
A resolution of inquiry was adopted
by the house to-day asking
the president to transmit to the
house copy of the proceed
ings of the international commits
sion on the question of equitable distri-
button Of the waters of the Rio Grande.
required of said commission by the
protocol of May 6, 1896: also the protest
of Mr.. Horcasitas, representing citizens
of Mexico, against the construction of
dams by the Rio Grande Dam IL Irri-
cation company and action thereon. A
bill was passed creating Knoxville,
Tenn, port of entry.
The house then resumed debate on the
Loud bill relating to second class mat
ter. Bell, pop, Colo, Thompson, pop,
Kan. and Clark DEM Mo-. opposed the
bill mainly on the ground that 1t was
inmcal to the interest Of the country
editors. The latter was once editor of
a weekly newspaper and he delivered n
eulogy on the country editor. He is
as faithful to the people as the needle
TO The pole" he said. In the moment
Gus campaign OF 1896, when a vast ma
jority-not all, mark you, but a vast
majority-of democratic metropolitan
newspapers basely deserted their col
ors and went bag and baggage, horse.
foot and dragons into the camp of the
enemy. the country weeklies with rare
s.ay.tt n. ffNfNd h.
democracy and humanity with unshak
en- fidelity, superb courage and COM
mendable lf-abnegation, thereby vim
dicating the patriotism, wisdom and
independence of the American press.
Upon this same country editor we must
depend largely for an honest, courage
Gus, patriotic press in the campaign
pending as well as that of 1900, and
surely upon the democratic side of the
house we would be acting with unwise
wisdom to deprive him of any of his
prerogatives. The Loud bill might
justly be entitled IAN act to diminish
the supply of anti-republican campaign
literature. Then 1t would be true to
it's name. Republicans, having nine
tenths of the great metropolitan papers.
may find some excuse for supporting
measure which will squelch the
country weekles, but certainly demo-
Gratis, popullsts and free silver repub-
IltdIS Ndll llOt 10 10 So unless
they are premeditating political sui
eide"
Mr.. Lentz. dem. Ohio, i'm opposing
the bill declared that the deficiency in
the postal revenues was due to the fact
that the railroads were paid extrava-
giant rates for the transportation of the
mails. The other speakers to-day We're
Messrs. Bromwell. rep, Ohio, and Og-
den, DEM. La, in favor of the bill, and
Mr.. Brown, rep, Ohio, in opposition to
it,
Mr.. Griggs, dem, Ga, gave notice of
an amendment to the amendment Of
which Mr.. Loud gave notice yesterday
providing that newspapers and peri
odicals should have the right to send
out sample copies at pound rates to the
number Of 1000 copies. At $50 p. m
the house adjourned.