The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-01
A Talk With Teller.

~ALKING with a newspaper re-
porter in Salt Lake City, one
day this week, Senator Teller
remarked that there is no intention OF
disbanding the silver republican party.
by this plan" said the senator, we
think we can render the greater service
to the silver cause--we can hold to-
gether a greater body of men who will
vote for a democrat, provided he is
nominated on a silver platform"
In this Senator Teller is absolutely
loyal to the policy long ago agreed to
by those who are the trusty and trust
worthy friends of silver. You can rely
on Henry NJ. Teller. He is as true as
steel. He is sincerely and helpfully
loyal in storm as well as in sunshine.
He is a grand man; how insignificant
in comparison the time-serVing, self
serving, policy-chasing men are who,
starting out with him, have spent the
bulk of their time in trying to desert
him and not be caught at it!
Senator Teller aided powerfully in
the Bryan campaign. His personality,
of itself, is helpful, his high reputa-
ton is big lift for any cause that en-
lists his assistance. His complete mas
terry of the silver question, his unselfish
devotion to the cause of restoration,
his longtime championship of free
coinage-these things counted in 1896
In 1900 Mr.. Teller will be the same
loyal, helpful advocate for silver-that
In &c IF 40
men about whose attitude it isn't
necessary to start any searchwarrant
inquiries. Said Mr.. Teller in his Salt
Lake interview: THE democra,ss will
make silver the leading issue. They
will probably have a strong declaration
on the subject of trusts but the anti
trust question will not in any way over
shadow the silver question. The Chi
cago platform will be adopted, with
some additions. The silver cause has
not lost an irrh of ground, but on The
contrary, progress has been made, and
the cause has been gaining strength
since the last election. For the present
the war question overshadows all
others, but that is only a temporary
matter"
With like freedom Senator Teller
talked about next years candidate; lie
said that the contest will be between
Bryan and Mckinley; he spoke In
terms of praise of Bryan, remarking
that he expected to see Bryan the
unanimous choice of the convention.
Those so-called democrats, such as
the WhNneys and Belmonts, and other
wealthy money -getters, who support
ed Mckinley before, will do so again"
said the senator. But all the money
in the country cannot defeat Bryans
nomination, and when nominated he
will receive the support of all of the
silver and reform forces"
That's the stuff! That is style Of
talk to which it is refreshing to listen!
1t is cheering to hear courageous ut
terances of this type in days when
many so-called silver republicans are
proving to be renegades, and when sill
vers tireless enemies are seeking in
sidiously to spread dissention in the
democratic hosts that rallied for Bryan
three years ago. Latest of all is the CT
fort to make it appear that Bryan
isn't good enough" Let these crit
| les show wherein Bryan takes second
| place to William Mckinley in mental
| gifts and moral courage. in personal
| traits, in social antecedents, in bust
ness qualifications or in popular es-
| TEEN with this country's plain people!
As for the Standard, it's admiration
| for William NJ. Teller is unqualified its
confidence in him is unbounded; and in
the light of long past, this newspaper,
for the good of the free coinage cause,
is willing always ito follow whittier
| Teller leads.