The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-04
TEACHING FREE SILVER TRUTHS
IN GOLD STANDARD STRONGHOLDS
Enthusiastic Meeting Of the New England Bimetallc
League at Providence Judge Tarvin, Congress-
man Lentz and Ex-Governor Altgeld
Eloquently Discuss the Living
Issues Of the Day.

trary and more inconsistent than any
monarchy in Europe.
You will pardon me for telling Won
that the thinking people in the Buckeye
land are more than surprised when
they find that in this old New
England, which for two centu-
ries appropriated to itself the
claim of being the educational center
and intellectual hub of America, there
are to-day as many blind and servile
followers of an administration in sup
port of its policy of Imperialism and
militarism, in support of its British
financial policy, its British colonial pol
icy and it's attempted British alliance.
In Ohio we have never accepted the
doctrine neither in the church nor IN
politics, of total depravity. We still
have faith and hope. We still believe
that truth is mighty and will prevail
We still believe that the independent
and courageous manhood of New En-
gland is under such organization as the
New England Bimetallic league will re-
vive and perpetuate the right and duty
to think as well as the right of free
speech. We hope and believe that our
combined influence with some of that
choice and courageous manhood in the
republican party of New England in
their efficient work against imperial
ism will ere long bring to public atten-
ton the fact that the same men who
are in favor of Imperialism and militar-
ism are in substance the very same men
who were also identified with and in
league with the plutocratic influences
that have made this republic trust
ridden republic so weak and PROSTATE
that neither the president of the United
States, nor the attorney general of the
United States. nor the republican ma
jority of the American congress could
word session
of congress in 1897 in favor of the demo-
cratic amendment to the Dingley bill to
make null and void the tariff provis-
ions in behalf of any commodity, the
manufacture or production of which
might come under the control of
trust"
Ex-Governor AItgeld.
There was prolonged cheering when
Ex-Governor John p. Altseld of Illinois
was introduced Owing to the fact that
his address in New York on Labor day
is to be devoted to a discussion of the
monetary question, he simply dealt in
generalities at the meeting to-day He
said in substance that for years the
people west of the Alleghenies have
looked with reverence towards New
England, that New England brains,
ideas and literary standards have
shaped the destinies of the republic.
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sons were to lower the old New Eng
land standard and as though they were
going to forfeit traditions of their faith
ers and bring everything down to a
low, sordid basis. He said. however
that he was glad to learn that this was
a mistake and that mighty host has
arisen. which will keep alive the feeling
of liberty in New England.
There was a period in New England
history, he said. when the mills and
factories We're running day and night
and market was found for everything
made. Then the people were all en-
ployed at living wages and were pros
porous. The volume of money in the
world at that time was twice the
amount in existence to-day because sill
yer was issued at its proper ratio and
had it's proper place in the monetary
plans.
The speaker argued that the remonet-
fzation of silver would afford an oppor-
tunity for the wage earners to have
more money to spend, thus opening up
markets at home which would utilize to
the fullest extent the products of the
country. He said not a single respect
able argument could be found for the
gold standard The present monetary
policy is bad and unjust. 1t is a great
wrong and the American people are
going to right it.
At the close of the governors address
there were calls for Senator Tillman,
who. in response, promised to bring his
three-pronged pitchfork to the meeting
and use it with good effect.
The meeting will begin .at o'clock
tomorrow. Among the speakers will
Warner of Ohio.