The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-23

There Is no objection in that, said Mr..
Hartman, so long as there is o specific
expression made that no Endorsement
shall De made OF the methods en-
ployed in raising the money.
Judge O'Bannon then moved tina the
supplemental report, as above printed.
be added TO he report. lie said he was
very proud of the opportunity afforded
to go on record before the convention
on the question here. While he was a
silver republican he was a republican
as well. He was a silver republican
and he wanted the accent put on the
republican. His resolution sought to
indorse President Mckinley for the I'M
paralleled nonpartisanship he had eN-
hibited in carrying out the war. He
had appointed men of all parties in
prosecuting the enterprise. and he had
appointed many silver republicans; for
instance, the postmaster at Butte and
the postmaster at Great Falls. two Of
the most important positions i'm the
slate. The democrats of Granite county
had Endorsed the war policy of Presi-
dent Mckinley; could his convention
do less than the democrats had done?
Mckinley had shown himself able to
meet all the needs of a critical situa-
ton, and no man in the world could
have brought the war 10 a more sue
cessful termination than he.
Mr.. then depressed some
what to say he was an expansionist.
This government needed coaling sta
tions and ports of refuge in all parts of
the world. He was i'm favor of the Mon
roe doctrine as long as the Monroe doc
trine was all right, but when there was
something better he was in favor of
that.
Mr.. Hartman then moved to amend
the supplemental report by adding the
words. save and except its policy of
finance"
Mr.. Keith wanted to know what
would be left of the resolution if the
amendment was carried.
Mr.. Hartman said there would be lots
Of it left. h plans of the navy, the
plans of the army, the plans of the
executiye-all were Endorsed with his
hearty consent, except that 1T should be
distinctly understood that the financial
policy of the government should not be
hypocrisy.
In answer to Mr.. O'Bannon's remarks,
Mr.. Hartman said hat he was "A silver
republican with the accent on the sill
Yer, at which statement there was great
cheering. Mr.. Hartman said hat a
man could not be a silver republican
and a gold republican, too. He could
not be white and black at the same time.
long and short at the same time. nor
could two trains going in opposite di-
r~eCtions pass each other on the same
track without a wreck. The way to
support silver is to oppose its enemies
You are either for silver or opposed to
il. He liked to see a man honest about
il. He congratulated Colonel Sanders,
who was present, on the fact that he
had the courage of his convictions. He
liked to see a man who was not afraid
To express himself.
There is no room in the silver repub-
lican party for you if you are not ready
to take the stand for silver. If you do
not take that stand you had better get
out of the convention go and meet
with the gold republicans at Helena
when they meet on the oath and stay
there. A man cannot sit in a silver re-
publican convention under a mask of
hypocrisy.
Mr.. Hartman spoke at length in his
welI-known vigorous style, and wound
up by asking that a vote be taken on
the amendment.
Mr.. Dixon of Missoula said 1t was
time to know where they were at. There
had been a set of resolutions introduced
in the committee Numerically opposed
to those read in the convention. He
would like to see them introduced here
i'm order To see where they stood. He
offered as a substitute to the supple
mental clause a resolution upon which
no double construction could be placed.
He then read the following:
That we hereby cordially indorse and
approve the wise and patriotic policy of
President William Mckinley on the
successful prosecution and termina ton
of the war with Spain, ending in honor
to the American flag and the credit and
glory of American arms.
Emmett Callahan of Silver Bow then
moved that the original resolutions, the
supplemental report and the amend
mentS be referred back to the committee
to see if the matter could not be
Strengthened out.
w. II. SWEET, chairman of the con-
ference committee, then reported. The
report was to the effect that the repub-
cans We're to have the congressman.
on motion of O'Hara the report was
adopted.
The vote on Callahan's motion to re-
fer the resolutions back to the commit
tee was then AIKEN. The motion car
ried, "a to ~.
O'Bannon of Deer Lodge and Dixon
of Missoula asked To be excused from
further service on the committee. j.
w. James was substituted for O'Ban-
non and J. II. r. Ryman for Dixon.
At this point Senator Mantle rose
and made his speech for harmony. He
moved to reconsider the vote TO refer
the platforms back to the committee,
which motion was carried. lie
thought there had been influences at
work to disintegrate the silver republi-
can party. He had heard reports of II.
There were many people who would
like to see this convention split ~. Mr..
Hartman was willing to accord the adj
ministration every commentator for
its conduct Of the war, hut he held out
for n matter that was of no material
Importance. The speaker drought Mr..
Hartman too particular. As for him
self. he was willing to accord all praise
TO the president. not because Mckinley
was a republican, but because he was
president of the United States. There
was nothing in this amendment that
the silver republicans ought to be di-
vided on. lie suggested that Mr.. Hart
man withdraw his amendment. If the
president were a populist. a democrat
or a mugwump and had been as sue
cessful as President Mckinley. he