The Anaconda standard., 1898-02-02
THE MAN FROM MONTANA
Hartman Held His Own Against
Quigg and the Rest of En-.
JUST WHAT HE SAID
He Roasted Mckinley and Gage, Fulleo
Tom Reeds Nose. Slapped Lem
Quigg in the Jaw and Predict
ed the Election of Bryan.
xy.x.,u ,tou bureau of the standard,
No. 14I5 G street \. w.

No. 14I5 G street \. w.
washington. Jan. 2S.-Mr. Hartman's |
snaach in the house has attracted much |
attention. The following Is steho-
yranhie report of the Montanan re-
marks: ,.,,.,,,,,,o
II call your attention to the iahsuase
of the platform. ! viii not quote All oi
the financial plank, for IL Is uhiies
sary for my purpose; but l can a''eii-
fion to this particular language
we are therefore opposed TO the
free coinage of silver except by inter-
rational agreement with the leading
commercial nations of the world, which
We nledce ourselves To promote ana
until such agreement is obtained, the
existing gold standard must be pre-
served ,,, o,,
Nowhere in that platform Will you
and the word .bimetalism. ana, SIT,
No, the secretary of the treasury as
snnes 10 saw that we have bimetallsm
to-day. he flies in the face OF every
& authority of any repute from the days
of Aristotle down TO the year 1893 Wheh
Z a school of statesmen We're porn 10
support, and paid TO support the sss-
tenn which they are now falSllylng De
fore the American people
mfr. Chairman the president ol the
United States appointed commission
under the authority of bill passed py
the way. would never have receiver
consideration on the floor of this house
but for the aid of the silver men IN the
committee on coinage, WelShts anu
measures OF that committee, appoint
ed by the president, the honorable SEN
ator from Colorado, Mr. Wolcott, was
the head few days ago in the SEN
ate of the United States, Senator VOL
colt made report of the futillty OF the
efforts of that commission. lie flfst
saHsEEAF In
that there was an utter impossibliity ol
achieving international bimetallism by
agreement with the leading commerclal
nations of the world; ana then having
offered all the facts 10 prove It's utter
impossibility, he Comues solemnly TO
the judicial conclusion that there is a
hope of bimetallism. He demonstrated
conclusfvely by his remarks that there
was an irreconcilable difference be-
tween the president of the United
States and the junior senator from
Colorado, and that the president agreed
with both of theml
Mr.. Chairman, the president OF the
United States will not be able TO es-
cape the declarations of his secretary
of the treasury. Every man who knows
that the secretary of the treasury rep
resents the financial views of his chic
that if he did not he would not stay
in the cabinet for a quarter of a mn
ute. (Applause.) And when the secre
declare in that famous statement whlcl
he made before the committee on bank
ing and currency, his views ana nj
purposes, he announced the views an
purposes of William Mckinley and hi
administration-tapp land all at
tempts on the part of the president o
the United States, whether animated b
timid purposes or otherwise, VIII no
avail to conceal longer from the Atneri
can people the drift and purpose an
49,. 4 -t..tu u4s4r.f Inn a n
his language-language read from
prepared manuscript. and whicl
therefore cannot be attributed simpl
TO the exuberance of the moment.
THE secretary makes this statement
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of IN
committee. the objects l have in min
in the series of provisions offered b
me are four in number. First TO con
init the country more thoroughly to II
gold standard-remoye as far as poss
BILE doubts and fears on that point, an
thus strengthen the credit of ii
United States both at home al
abroad
Commit the country more tn
roughly to the gold standard, and
the same time achieve international /
metailism Reverting to the explan
tions of the senator from Colorado WI
was the head of that commission,
told us what had occasioned the failul
He pointed TO the acts III some fespec
He told us furthermore that IL was
cause certain bankers had inteffered
the matter. But he fssied TO tell I
country the one great cause which, u
aided and unsupported by any oth
cause would have been sufficient To q
feat the cause of bimetallsm even
there were ever a moments opportu
fly or hope of securing the coneurref
of foreign governments. He forgot
tell US in that speech that on the 2
day of July. 1897, the president of
United States sent a special message
the Fifty-fourth congress in which
deliberately and in effect recommend
the adoption by that congress of
report which was to be made by
commission proposed by the Indiana
lis monetary convention-tapplaus'
the first division of which was the /
pertual maintenance of the gold sta
ard. the second of which was to re
the greenback and treasury notes,
the third to transfer To a syndicate
the banks the right 10 say whether
American people should or should
have money with which to trans
their business. He forgot 10 ten
about that. Why did he not do it?
cause 10 have done IL would nave |
to sever the peaceful. pleasant relat
which exist between the president
the United States and himself res
ing in good amounts of pie being
tributed to his friends in the stat
Colorado. tApplause)
MIR. Chairman, the secretary OF
treasury in this famous speech of
speaking as he does as the duly aut
ICED agent of the financial end Of
government, gives expression 20
sentiment: To put the goNernmei
a more secure position towards its
.nand liabilities. the secretary pror
10 withdraw S20o. .0o0. 600 Of such liza
ties and put them in retirement,
nut out again only in exchange
gold: the gold received to be put ;
and paid out only in exchange 10
own obligations; and 50 on ad i