Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-09
TO SILVER REPUBLIC ANS.
Butte, Mont, Aug. 8, 1891.

Butte Mont, Aug. 8 1894
Mr. Lawrence Hauck. Chairman silver Repubean County Central Commit
tee fr Granite County, Montana:
ssh as p tn wn ssn5 20 ss address se a me- ss Chairman ss 'nsa sse II IL he s as s sSssr =, ssessa a sns
SUI in hi years campaign. Before proceedns to reply I may mention that /
yours. ! shah therefore take thu liberty o. making M answer 70 YOU public
m opinion nay know m view. I do not, expect those ~, views r to determine
publican must act upon his conviction of what is the right md patriotic
Four years 8 he silver repusaca of Montana. acuated b. unsaash
co en she' af n5s sepa1 faeatn snen ana sn from m 1n@r 9 ae rMsra or ss pramiss = e esD
gave theirs support to = candidate forp president with whom they we're In sym
because they believed With him thu it q ,ns most Vita question ssns ne
rs 4a red however sa.t that while nss doing ,thist.ns they . xave heir n hearty 4 anao.e-
pursue m Conditions nd ,sss ~ sasr ssa. ss As t ,a ns s,iver n .sp ssmx ,,s xea,s o gss : doubt !.
served that in the past four years a mighty change "a been vrou.ht.n o emily
~n aes m "a an ass' thus people 5ns nation ''f "S' !" the nature Of the p'e''e esh '1sps'
silver is n longer h paramount imue"-not even with Mr. Bryan him
s ssenai asm asf ,sss e % Win mse s1sss m q y so Of = en s .xs1,.oa u k $ sma ,s .as e, r.
declaration wou ave been lost b u for he votes Of he delegates from 1M-
or ven a vote in congress. n that the overwhelming sentiment Of tn CON,
venuon. $ represented by electoral totes and in actual voteso OF tn floor Of
h eo fm %ar+ was as nGassr rsvSi asnx the d savnr question qn vms Tor sven y !, the h,m del.
is nt an issue: because they say. the d republics. am majority in II. the United
pledge of hisp party. In other words hey are relying a republican senate
question. 1ss ' in IL. 'p sssns j: n ,sst s ssss' , :ssst 's ssss,i ssss , ssees essss.. The .s s;s~;
g zats h rss :t. ts d, b sn hsst ssss1 s rss saaa !" ee 1885, I'll h 70 we RI p ssss an, q, If
would this year nave exceeded $4,000 oe. nd ths enormo increase gives
great measure met the demands Of silver men by furnishing lage aadntont to
general gen nn prosperity enaw, which hau the 1a n las enjoyed sine nee 1886 s@ IS We'll We LASH as hns I'll a-
ne' During ns aaF the p m ty srn re- ha svs coined oil eaa at o ~r' mia ns ss 1sss sT1oo an an a eoas am nd
the per capita iouation is now s269o te highest On record sine 1856 several
nasiens s have Ie, ses to e h so goas standard ID fax N nas others ssssa are son nsspaf1 n TO follow ".
or avor n the products # u looms and mills re finding heir way to
sspsss ss"t eos q ion When s.stsa - ! years year : : ~ When sa'a T. act sss, 9sssr. e wa as
s ses s s%m' Ct result suit IT, T. = ss repeal a1s e IT, currency Gu ,sss "a z n see ~ n statutes STAT sa ss,
ND wea ansusve ay, THAT tht IN ne o Question: rsa"s sas beea aver es,e e. aesst % !. * D sar m sa .sa
i his vsw i n ease. case t. t., would sss a,1 perhaps r. as ! unfair t. e.aaesstss
rs%eraI to IL neess=ttaasz 4 he situation The tremendous events which
have transpred inc \ campaign Il 1885 could not Of coarse > Y foreseen
\ t sss nasors1's q e Ut '' eesntpy. raar sa e%ss = ss ss as, Is place sss &c s Usssss
At the sam I'M they Ia imposed up0n US grave national N International
The national Democratic platform delares the paramount issue" now to be
"impriaHsm." m hi party affects % believe hat unless it is permitted to
all that hs been don by American yanr ant diplomacy. this republic will be-
To m y mind hi paramount issue" today is he issue Of maintaining
III ae enasn M aost tsH II h e' the is is nseo %h e sser sn we Ss aan preserve %, IT. sh e su mss of &c
iu enbl a' IN he ause Of humanity and in p the ae efuaase a. a nad psaSn
1asnts iss of ws1 anen a " e o rha nhs sssau vt wins nis4hasgs he ar ss ennsaton n, which
throw down or rms, eraven1y hoist the white la nd admit to the world
The national silver republican party had its origin in ar unsahsh and
sympathy with the republican party notably upon the question If a protective
of the menw who had been selected as the national leaders o. he party. had
tnued to call themselves silver republicans n to direct he affairs of te
p pat ~ Up as to several ,t weeks esz ~ t eu d aney lid SO W. with h the publicly avowed our
pubheans n Montana, in the country at large. never intended to perma-
of a few of their leaders to deliver tn over to hat organization, thu COM
hitting them unreservedny to principles n policies with which they ire lot
Comparatively little interest has attached to h oveme of silver epub-
fortune of som prominent individual mas been vt stake. Take our wi state
lean convention, called by Colonel Chisholm IN held #Me M 1." t1s snnes rel ,sp 's
tent reasons for such a change, and they are 10 doubt IT be found. mainly
Montana. by democratic greed for hce and thu treachery n desertton Of
In view IF the democratic dctum hat h policy of tn republican party
ii, na, asaons Iatn u in n tm ea@ aau.r anan ne nesssss' ms a ana their people o1.s = the !.
involve a surrender of or rights and loss of national prestige and snrespect
as well a a reputation and abandon ment of VI W government In It's ef
forts to defend the dignity, authority and interests of the American peo-
fort to its enemie.by supporting he democratic policy - ~AN '
There nothing in HI ufe OF this republic which 5ustinest the fears. or
trary every step in u progress. avery fact in our history, completely reiutes
n Oh persecution towards n peoples h may come under its flag. The