The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-21

cant factor in this years politics is the
election Of a new house of representa-
tives for the next congress. Very re-
Gently the republican national COM
mittee has been sending out earnest
campaign appeals to the country to
rescue the next ongre from h risk
OF n silver majority. That committee
tried hard, at first. to dodge h free
now. admitting silver TO be the test
question. its literature is aimed directly
against free-siiver sentiment in the
congressional districts.
In New York. taking the tip from the
national republican leaders. the repub-
licans are pitching pell nell into Elliot
Danforth. on his silver record. He is
the democratic candidate for lieuten-
ant governor OF New York; he admits
openly that he voted for Bryan. and
that fact is furnishing the New York
republican newspapers with their live
Hest campaign weapon.
In Pennsylvania. the Boss Quay ora
tors are not answering the charges Of
corruption: in vast mass meetings
they are e~loquontiy pleading that. un-
less Quay carries. Pennsylvania will
be hopeiessly lost Ito the silver fanat-
ics'' two years hence
In Observation-Disclosures circles
the word is gieefully passed around
that. I'm view of the prominence silver
has taken in the campaign. II was a
smart play Of the president TO refuse
Bryan's request for release from mill
tary service. That. says a Boston gold
organ. keeps one agitator out OF sight.
any way. In a campaign in which silver
has managed TO thrust itself to the fore
again"
Minnesota, under Mr.. Towne's bril-
liant campaigning. is alive with silver
discussion. In Illinois and Iowa great
ado has been made over the fact that
Bynum. who managed the Palmer
Buckner campaign two years ago. Is
addressing meetings. urging the con-
gressional districts to vote direct for
republican candidates for congress, as
the only way to check this persistent
silver craze which If wen more viru-
lent his year than it was two years
ago'-those are Bynum's words.
Instances might be multiplied to
eha,- A1u- all ahSorbinc the eifyar To-
sue is in the arena of national politics.
Yet Mr.. Carter has the ~effrontery TO
bear false witness. his assumption be-
ing that II is easy to deceive Montana
people respecting what is going On in
the East. Mr.. Carriers testimony is
dishonest. He IL ashamed OF his own
duplicity: he Is afraid to stand on the
Montana stump and defend his political
friends. He ran away. like a frightened
hare. from the liability OF being called
upon TO defend his goldbug republicans
in joint debate with Governor Smith.
And the significant point is that the
silver issue is made Of supreme ac-
count I'm Montana by reason of Mr..
Carter's assurances to the Mark Hanna
coterie that he will break the strength
OF free-coinage in this state this year.
That Is the promise; and Mr.. Hanna's
campaign-assessment fund raised In
the East is paying, this minute. the
money Mr.. Carter is spending to keep
Marshall and the rest of the enemies
OF silver on the stump in Montana.
Don't be diverted by the discords OF
that noisy barrel-organ. the Butte
Miner. II is doing what II can to hurt
silver and help Carter. but II is. in fact,
the oracle OF an Insignificant side issue.
Keep your eye on Carter, BY his dis
honest testimony he can do more dam
age to silver in a minute than the
Clark Miner kickers could in a month.