The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-08
TELLER'S VOICE HEARD.
lie Refutcs the Charge That silver ,I.r
Seek To Disrupt the Cabinet.

Seek To Disrupt the Cabinet.
Washington, Jan. The feature of
the senate session was a speech deliN-
cred by Mr.. Teller of Colorado regard
ing the reports that tended To make il
appear that Secretary Gage had ten
dered his resignation az a member of
the cabinet To President Mckinley. and
that this was part of a conspiracy Of
the silver men TO disrupt the cabinet
and create dissension between the pres
!dent and his advisers. Mr.. Teller
branded The publication as an insult to
the advocates Of the free coinage OF
silver
He was satisfied that Tie presid. Mt
and Secretary Gage were in fun accord
upon the financial question. He at
tackled the gold standard and expressed
his intention Of doing all IN his power
to defeat the party in 1900 and 10 dra =
the present Administrative from power
because the policy OF the party was. In
his opinion. inimieal - the highest and
best interests Of tae people of the
United States.
Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska offered res
olution declaring that the United states
should independently and without delay
begin and continue the free coinage Of
silver at the ratio of 10 to /. Mr. Alien
spoke briefly In favor of the adoption
Of the provisions set forth in his rpso-
luton. concluding with the statement
Ntldi lit AbLlu ut HDftlt- SUBSEQUENT time
go more fully into the details Of his
reasons and the reasons Of the popn-
list party in favor of the plan he had
set forth.
AT the conclusion of Mr. Aliens re-
marks Mr.. Teller of Colorado arose. He
said that he did not often give heed to
publications concerning himself or the
convictions Of those who believed as he
believed upon the financial or other
questions. but hr felt a statement re-
Gently published-which ~ in fact
now going the rounds Of he press
VAS n gratuitous insult to those who
believed upon the financial question as
he believed. This statement shows. d"
said he. that many OF those Who al
tempt to deal with this question have
no proper apprehension 81 H. They
regard il as uerel" a local matter. "a
be considered and discussed from The
standpoint Of their selfish or local IN
terests."
Mr.. Teller then read from a news
paper the article Of which he COM
planned. In brief, II charged that the
recenl reports to the effect that the.
secretary IF the treasury had rendered
his resignation. vas the result Of A con-
spiracy 10 create trouble between The
president and his secretary Of the
tree sury ard perhaps u DISRUPT The
cabinet. 7 resent this charge. said
Mn Teller with great emphasis n do
not believe that IL comes from the sec
rotary 81 the treasury OF that he be-
iieves any such thing Whose who
believe ora the financial question a. I
3o-a sf-r fruw thu secretary 81 .he
treasury AMI he GREAT republican az
saUIzatigu which is now in power in
this country. Tie riehtful Di wrongful
solution If this great question VIII not
only affect the people II the United
State. but The people II the Whole
world. ! resent most emphatIeally the
iuuHt8tiou THAI any other but the
hraaaesI gau~Ia.ta tIuus and reasons
have Influenced me or moulded nS
sentiments. ] ought not ~ be charged
With su, d dirty .uz'uusl.u rs is con-