The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-22
THE CAUSE GREATER THAN THE MAN.

In this campaign in Montana. as in
every congressional district in the
union. the money question is para
mount and the contest is waged by the
democrats on the lines of restoring BIZ
metallism. n by the republicans for
the maintenance of the existing gold
standard, only more firmly estab-
lished." IL Is not a question affecting
the mining states, or any particular
section. but the people of every state
and every community in the union. 1t
Is a question involving the welfare of
humanity, and IL is gratifying to know
that II Is now awakening as much in
terest throughout the United States as
at any former period. even as much as
in the remarkable campaign of 1896.
During the war with Spain public in
terest was almost wholly absorbed in
that confict-the cause of the nation
coming the first in the thoughts and
hearts OF the peoples Such a wave of
patriotism never before spread over
any country. During this period there
was much citation among the represen-
tatives of the money power who were
hattering themselves on the apparent
dying of the silver craze From their
own selfish standpoint they could not
appreciate the patriotism of the people
who were willing to put aside for the
time being all questions of public pol
icy save that involved in the war with
a foreign power. But now that the
struggle with Spain has %gloriously end
ed. resulting in the independence Of
some millions of people. the disposition
L. to revert to our own condition and
taLa 80 sha r,attar ~ aorttrin0 Hnan-
cial independence for his country. The
people are studying the money question
earnestly and zealously as before. Re-
ports from the national and congress
sional democratic committees are to
the effect that this question is as great
as ever and that II is impossible to
keep ace with the demand for litera-
ture covering the subject Of the free
coinage of silver.
In Montana there Is naturally the
same deep interest in this question as
heretofore. 1t affects this state as II
does others in the lowering of prices
and the appreciation Of the n metal
used as money. But W. have in addi-
ton to this sufficient cause for hostility
to the single gold standard a personal
interest. in that silver mining. under
fair treatment for that metal, would be
one of the leading Industries OF Mon
tana. The restoration OF silver to its
former position as a money metal
would double the population of this
state in five years and render II the
most prosperous commonwealth in the
union.
From the Montana standpoint, II
must. therefore. be insisted that the
cause Is greater han the individual,
greater than the party.
II Mr.. Campbell and Mr.. Marshall,
and the parties represented by them,
held like views on this great question,
instead of being in direct opposition. II
might be necessary to consider the per
sonality OF the men and go into the
question OF their fitness to represent
the people Of Montana at the national
capital. II might he necessary to In
quire why the voters of Montana
should be asked TO pay Carriers debt OF
gratitude to Marshall for the latter's
assistance as a corporation agent In the
election OF the oily senator. II Nigh,
be necessary to inquire who Marshall
would represent other than the corpor-
atoms in whose employ he IL. II might
be necessary TO refer TO Marshalrs va
cillating and Inconsistent record-and
utter lack of principle-in leaving the
democratic party because Of President
Cleveland's hostility TO silver and then
finding In abiding place in the party
OF the gold standard.
But this is not necessary because the
cause is greater than the man.
In his contest, A. J. Campbell Is the
candidate OF the national silver party
and the direct representative In the
congressional district that comprises
Montana of the cause OF bimetallism
Thomas c.. Marshall Is the candidate OF
the single gold standard party and the
direct representative OF that In
this state. Their associates on the
state n county ticket stand in the
same relation 10 this issue.
A vote for Campbell is a vote for bi-
metallism. A vote for Marshall Is a
vote for the gold standard. This is the
whole case 1t is the cause Of silver
not the men. that Is at issue in this
contest. and there can therefore be nc