The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-25

SILVER IS. PARAMOUNT
The Keynote Of IN Eloquent Address by
Noutsua's Next Congrsssman-CAr-
Il. tsrs Trsachsry TO the Cause
Of Bimetallism.

A@Ay SR~hs RScRht OS88h W
At the opera house. and when the
speakers Of the evening. Hon. A. J.
Campbell and Judge N. W. Mcconnell.
arrived, the house was well filled. The
Black Eagle band paraded h streets
prior to the meeting and on the march
to the hall the sidewalks on either side
of the street were thronged. The pro-
gramme of the evening opened with .
selection from the band and in the
meantime more people crowded into the
building. The stage was well filled with
representative democrats. who. unlike
the Carterites. are not afraid to asso-
ciate with the party leaders, but rath-
er seemed to proud of such acts.
A c. Gormley presided and opened
the exercises with a short Introductory
address. In which he called the atten-
ton of the audience to the fact that
but two weeks of the campaign were
left. He then proceeded to outline the
issues OF the campaign, dwelling prin-
cipally on the paramount issue. the sill
Yer question. For the benefit OF the
speakers from out OF town. he stated
that every county convention which
had been held here this fall had pro-
nounced In favor of silver and the gold
bug republican convention was no ex-
ception, having adopted some quasi
-" ahAh a. - "
course, was a blind, and II they should
get into power they would unquestion-
ably try 10 send a gold man to Wash
ington. They had temporarily re-
nounced the st. Louis platform for the
purpose OF catching a few votes. Mr..
Gormley then introduced Mr.. Campbell
as an old friend. one who was unassum-
ing and one who would mak no false
promises. He was a plain speaker Of
plain facts. an honest man I'm every
sense OF the term.
Mr.. Campbell then said he took pleas
ure in addressing an audience i'm which
he knew many faces. Ii gave him adj
ditional pleasure 10 speak in behalf of
the county ticket. which contained the
names of several personal friends. He
desired to thank the ladies'. who had
decorated the hall so beautifully. He
then spoke OF the various parties in the
field, the democrats. populists and sill
yer republicans. The candidate OF the
latter party was a friend of his and he
believed that Mr.. Marshall would be
loyal TO his party IL elected. And IL
such success fell to the speaker he
would be loyal to Montana. or never
return TO the state. The tariff question
was not at issue In this campaign. No
democrat desired to change the present
law. save to edualize its effects. to pro-
tect the West as well as the East. Tn
men affected directly by the tariff were
not the men who were suffering. IL was
the laboring men East and West. and
such suffering was entirely due To the
gold standard. Tha policy had been
inaugurated by Cleveland and continu-
ed by Harrison and Mckinley. The
sheep men had received a good price
for their wool this year, but hat could
not have been made by the change in
tariff which had been increased by only
3 per cent. Sheep had died by the
thousand in Australia. the supply was
not equal to the demand the price
rose.
Mr.. Campbell mex paid his attention
to Thomas Henry Carter and described
in denunciatory language that mans
t~reachery to bimetallism. The republi-
can party was like Carter. and had
never been a true friend to silver. He
quoted the words OF John G. Carlisle
and other leaders. showing their change
Of sentiment. Since Mckinley and
Hanna had taken the leadership the
word had gone out for the single gold
standard. The McCleary bill was the
latest move of the administration to-
ward committing the country to the
gold standard. A member of the lower
house from this state would have to
vote with his party. Do the people of
Montana desire this? Yet the repub-
leans say IL you desire to serve silver.
vote our ticket: II you wish to go East.
Sldfi N~tslNdIus u you utSiEt 10 Etl W
heaven, serve the devil to the best of
your ability.
He Their followed the lack Of progress
made along the line Of international BIZ
metallism by the republicans. wolcott
came home from the conference in dis
gust. declaring that Mckinley was
secretly working against its consum-
nation and the foreign powers had de-
clared that the United States was not
acting in good faith.
Contraction OF the circulating me-
dunn was bound according TO Secretary
Gage TO cause Unreasonable distress.
How much then must IL ave caused
in the past IS years since the demone-
tization of silver? The republicans are
convicted out of their own mouths. Re-
publicans and democrats alike desire
an honest dollar. but they first wish one
with an ascending value. while the
democrats desire one whose value n
stable. alike to debtor and creditor. 10
employer and employed. to producer
and consumer.
Secretaries Gage and Carlisle had de-
creed that the silver dollar was n credit
dollar. its ultimate redemption must be
in gold. still these same republican
are anxious to extend the territory Of
the country and this requires additional
currency. but they do not favor expan-
sion In that line. They unconsciousiy
admit the soundness Of the free coihage
theory. but decline to admit it's prscti-
cability.
Mr.. Campbell then went into the his
tory OF the currency question in the
United States more thoroughly. tracing
the rise. prosperity and decline 81 the
silver dollar. Republican orators were
In the habit Of holding up a silver dol
lar and stating hat u was worth just
30 cents. None cared "a sell such dol
lars at that price. however. because II
was worth its face for every deht The
credit ~ the country was behind ~:
5000. 900 people were ready To take II AZ
face value. II all Of the silver pro-
duced yearly In the world was dumped
into he United States. n would only
amount TO 80 cents for each individual
in the country. The republican party
was the party OF gold confessediy. and
II was this party which was circulating
arguments in favor Of turning the is
sue Of money over 10 a syndicate of