Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-05
BIME7ALLISM MUST WAI7!

The number of earnest, devoted, sim
cere. red-hot silver democrats who are
against silver is increasing with frightful
rapidity. The extent to which the malady
is raging among the smaller fry Of that
party can only be determined by the flu
all quarters among the prominent lead
ers Of that organization is something
fearful to contemplate. The leaders Of
the gold wing of that party are not say
ing much at the present time. They seem
quite content to let matters take their
course, and Well they might, when such
big game is coming to their corral with
out the waste of any ammunition to
speak of.
One of the latest acquisitions of the
gold wing is Mr.. Samuel E. Morss. ed
itor and proprietor of the Indianapolis
Sentinel, the leading democratic organ Of
the Hoosier state. He is a gentleman Of
national repute and of undoubted influ-
ence in the politics of Indiana. Like ex-
Governor Boies Of Iowa, he is a strong
silver man. In a recent letter bearing on
the financial question, he said: II am a
pronounced bimetallist, and have been
since 1878" That is good, very good.
But he goes it one better by adding: 1.-THE
demonstration of silver in 1873 was a
~frightful mistake. to put it mildly That
calls for applause, but the reader will
please restrain his enthusiasm a little.
AS the Scotsman woul say-let him bide
a wee. Mr.. Morss refers to the "~irrepara-
Bile injury inflicted upon people by de-
monetizing silver, and after saying that
its reconciliation would not repair the
injury inflicted, he adds:
Speaking as a pronounced bimetallist Of
many years standing, l say most delib-
erately, that, in my judgment, it you'd
be folly for the democracy to attempt to
make the campaign of 1900 turn upon the
issue of 16 to l..
There you have it. Another man after
the Anaconda Standards own heart!
Another man who knows just what the
democracy of Montana wants, and pro-
Another pronounced bimetallist'-not a
goldbug-who wants to retire the 16-to-1
idea! Mr.. Morss declares that the issue
in 1900 will be the question of m]onopolies
and referring to the evils that af1lict the
country, says:
The people are waking up to the fact
that the root of the evil does not lie ir
our coinage system" but in our system
of taxation; that the deliberate an long
continued prostitution of the taxins
power of the government to the service O
private interests, has created the swarm
of trusts and ~monopolies which curses tn,
country.
Having satisfied himself that the singl,
standard is not responsible for the con
dition of the country-that the "evil doe,
not lie in our coinage system'-the In
dianapolis editor draws a long breath o
relief and adds. LAS for bimetallism,
can wait a little longer" Then he get
his second wind n continues: "For tn
moment there are greater problems to b
solved, and they must be met in 1907
1t is really pitiful to see one after an
other of the prominent bimetallic leader
of 1896 topping over into the goldbu,
wing Of the democracy, each prefacing hi
departure for the land of compromis
with the solemn statement that he is
pronounced bimetallist." Can any in
telligent silver man in Montana douh
the meaning of all this? Does any on
fail to comprehend the reason why tn
leading democratic newspapers of thj
state do not attempt to stay the tide
Are not the silver republicans justified i
accusing the democratic party of treach
cry in the treatment Of the free coinag
issue?