The Ravalli Republican., 1898-11-02
DEMOCRACN'S SILVER RECORD

DEMOCRACN's; SILVER RECORD.
1t Has Always Voted Against the White
Mcial III Congress.
Oliver NJ. Holmes, the candidate
for clerk Of the supreme court On the
populist-silvcr republican ticket, is a
populist, and editor Of that ahlcst
populistic paper in tho state, the
Great Falls News. Mr.. Holmes is
one Of the ablcst men in the state, Il
thinker, and while he has views that
are not believed in by d great many
all must give him credit for his nom
csty. Especially is he to be COM
mcndcd for showing up the dupliclty
of the democratic party on the silver
question From the last issue Of the
News the following excerpts from a
remarkably strong editorial are gath
cred:
Let as, a> silver ul1ocutcs, look 1T
Mr.. Eartmans request to become
democrats in the light of past and
present facts and future probabilities
--and Judge then what the effect
would be on the all important issue.
In the first place let US look at the
past record Of the democratic party
in its attitude toward silver, leaving
out its public uttcranccs toward the
white metal and its many acts Of po-
litical deceit, and only quoting from
the Congressional Record.
Erorv r,rac RI .,Dtin ~ f,f
the democratic party up to 1896, was
an avoWcd gold standard advocatc.
:l,--Wllic the demonctiZation was
surrcptitiOuslv obtained, ard tno
measure was not made a party uncS-
t;Oa more democrats voted for the
dcmonctiing bill than republicans,
3-Altcr dropping the legal tender
silver dollar, and allowing tho BANKERS
to secure the trade dollars at 90 cents.
| the democrats redeemed thcm--fronl
| the bankcrs--hv cXchanyi iug STANDARD.
silver dollars Tor them, lcavin. mil
| lions Of dollars as profit for tho bank
crs. This was in 1876.
November 5, 1877. Bland iutrU-
duccd Il free coinage bill, 1t passed
the house and was killed in the dem
ocratic senate by the adoption Of an
amendment made by Peck democrat
from Connecticut, conining The cUin.
age to s;3, 900, 900 month.
3--tin the first passage Of the
BIand~Allison act, the vote stood, Gr
democrats against l2O republicans
for and only 1 against. The bill was
passed in the face Of the democratic
opposition.
6.-May 4, 1879, Warmers bill, house
file o64, passed in the house and was
killed in the democratic senate.
7-Junc y. 1879, Vests free coin
age resolution was referred by the
democratic senate to the democratic
committee on finance, and there it
was killed.
S--ApriI 5, 1880, Weavcr's free
coinage resolution was defeated by {
vote Of II to S:1a majority Of -
| The house was democratic by Il clcal
majority Of IS.
9--April s. house bill $500, free
coinage, was defeated by Il vote o
1863 to l2G. The democrats had ;
majority Of -.
Io-March 2t. 1880, Peck: s amend
mcnt to Bland act, providing for in
creased coinage, was passed by re
publican senate and killed by The
democratic committee Of the demo
cratic house.
Il-Junc Il, 1890, Il republican
senate passed the pltnncr free coin
age bill, and it was defeated in thu
house. where the democratic ma jorit,
was t..
- March, 1892, house bill 1926
free eunayc, was tilibustered to dcatl
- dr1lrrr;!l~ IN !! house that haC
Il democratic majority Of l49.
- july !, 1892, senate bill 81
free coinage, passed the senate ant
was killed in the house on the 18th
the vote being 10 to ia, the demo
cratic majority in the house bcln:
l4S. The vote given for silver wa
"a less than the democratic ma iiority
l4-At Jnc extra session Of con
orcSs, August 2S, 1893, Bland frc
coinage bill was defeated by Il ma Iul'
ity OF lOo in Il house where the dem
ocrats had 50 majority. \ vote o.
an amendment ut II to !. WAS de
tcatcd by 40 minority. only 81 dem
ocrals voting for it and i2S A"ainS
it. Eighteen to | met the same fat
. with Il majority OF l311. y" democrat
; voting against it.
, From these II counts in the il
, diclmcnt, covering the period frou
} 1878 to l>93, the reader will find II
, evidence on which to base an Vpillo
, that tho democrat ic party durln
} those 20 years WIS larUrAblc to sl!Et1
Their official ac1> c"nrlu>ivelv prov
! otherwise.
} During the campaign of 1892, til
reader will rccollcrt the position {