The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-12

power Of issuing money from the gov-
rumen and turn IL over to the banks.
Every producer would then be al the
power OF the man who held the money,
who could could say whether he should
produce at a profit or a loss. Bankers
were u human. and made as much as
possible out of their business. He
blamed the administration for taking
advantage Of the patriotism Of the peo-
pie by issuing $400, coo, 900 of bonds in
the late war. and thus laying the foun-
dalton Of their great banking syndicate.
When war began over $500. 000. 900 of
cash was in the treasury; less 500. 000.-
900 for the reserve leaves 500, 900. 900;
$42. 000, 900 OF silver certificates were is
sued: $40. 600. 900 were raised from the
war measures. or a total of s242. 900. 900,
which was far above the expenses of
the war. The bond issue was, there
fore. entirely unnecessary and dishon-
est.
The speaker invited questions from
the audience at any time. He deined
gold standard" OF money and an
swered a few of the arguments OF the
goldbugs. No value could be legisiated
into a material. but opportunity could
be legislated into a metal 70 that silver
with the mint mark could be exchanged
for anything that Is produced on the
earth. Money Is no wealth but the
symbol of IT. Wealth Is that which is
produced by labor or the gifts of ma
ture.
The United States is the richest and
the greatest debt nation in the world.
Mr.. Hartman then read statistics from
an English paper. showing the profit
accruing to England by the decline Of
prices in American products. caused by
the maintenance of the gold standard.
In spite of such things. the st. Louis
convention voted to continue that stan
dard. Republican economists are ped
ding all kinds of rot through the state.
Mr.. Carter Is reported a saying that
free coinage, would make gold go to a
premium and cause anarchy. And this
was the man who a few years ago
pledged himself to the support Of free
silver. According to the statements Of
their own statisticians. there was $s70.-
o00. 900 Of gold In the country. and yet
they feared the annual coinage Of $780,
900. 900 OF silver. The time which silver
would require to drive gold out OF the
country would be sufficient to give Tom
Carter ample opportunity to die Of
heart failure before all OF the gold was
gone The great debate at Omaha a
brought out some new arguments for
the goldbugs. One was that the great
er the prosperity. the more trouble.
more strikes and lockouts. The second
was thol tHt chiilOolll vi IlOItl u IO
figure. II there was but one dollar In
the country everything would be lovely.
The third and most monstrous propo-
sition was this:
The gold bugs admit tina the gold
standard has produced lard times, but
adversely and low prices for labor and
the necessities OF life mean a high form
Of civilization. A man who would vote
for a party of such principles had need
af a OrlarAian Harfpnnn AanAnnraA
the methods of intimidation pursued
throughout the East by manufacturers
and mortgage companies during the
campaign of 1896. The laborer, the far
mer and the country merchants were
the victims and the methods followed
were various. but all equally cruel and
monstrous. and all Of this was done by
the men who are val by the gold press
to be better than the anarchists Of the
West, the silver men.
Mr.. Hartman then explained the for
nation OF the silver republican party
at st. Louis. The organization in this
state and in the nation would remain
intact. but IL would be the party Of
Towne n Pettigrew and not of Mark
Hanna, Tom Carter and Lee Mantle,
and the men in Cascade county who
were working for a fusion with the
gold wing would be sent home to Join
the gold party.
Il am a candidate not for your votes.
but for your confidence I am going
to tell you my reasons for my action.
Let no man say that I feared defeat.
/ believe i would LAY been elected
had i remained on the ticket. but IL
would ave resulted In a gold republic
can legislature and the election of a
gold senator IL was hard to do, but
i could not stay in the fight and be
true to my country, my conscience n
my God" The speaker then related
a similar scene when Senate Dubois
had refused a nomination for a similar
reason. He took occasion to thank the
populists and the silver republicans
the real silver republicans-for the hon
h thanked the audience for its kind
ness and prepared to close, but from
every part of the house came cries OF
go on" and More" although the
speker had already occupied an hour
and a quarter.
Hartman, after some demur. accepted
the invitation to continue m proceed
ed to how from statistics nov wealth
had been massed in the possession OF
the few by h single standard. He
challenged gold bugs to point out the
difference between the financial views
Of Grover Cleveland and Mark Hanna.
who is now president de facto. For
that reason the followers of Teller and
Bryan were the truly faithful to silver.
Hartman then made some sarcastic re-
marks upon the actions of the Cascade
county republican convention In trying
TO fool the public by inserting some
quicksilver planks in its platform. He
advised them to be either one thing or
the other and not proclaim their insan-
ity or idocy to the world by trying to
make two trains pass on the same
track. He closed his speech by an ex-
hortation to the people to support the
one silver ticket. the democratic.
The speech received a warmer greet
ing than even that Ct Major McGinnis
and the applause was literally sprin-
killed. through II. Hartman spoke ap-
idly, earnestly and sincerely and the
crowd would have gladly remained I'M
I'll midnight had he continued until that
hour.
The rally was wholly a success. al
though but short notice of IL could be