Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07

the only possible relief was i'm The free
coinage of silver. The republicans said,
give the country a tariff law that will
revive the la~nguishing industries land
Gratis said that this could be only, &C
complish by the free coinage of sill
yer. "Who was right" said the speaker.
Bryan" came a voice from h gall
lery.
Il will answer the question in my own
way" retOrted the senator. you can
judge for yourself and act accordingly.
Has there been a change in the indus
trial situation? When Mckinley was
elected the money that had been in
hiding was put into active circulation.
Aspecial session of congress was called
to enact a tariff law. Confidence, was
restored between capital and labor. The
languiShing industries were evived, b
mills and the factories were opened and
the result Of that revival was that it
put our trade with foreign nations on a
better basis than it ever had been be-
fore. A constant stream of gold came
to our country to pay the balance of
abundant and America became the
monetary center of the world. England
borrowed millions Of her war 1oan in
New York. You have heard much Of
the money power Of Europe, of the
Rothschilds n the sank of England.
Dul IN IuOHey pUWeT IOudy IS III AI1lCfe
lea. The credit of our country is SO
good GU government can float it's bonds
at 2 per cent, and they are at a prem
ium today"
Senator Nelson said he did not wish
to open up old sores, but he wanted
to remind the people Of Montana, that
! what the republicans predicted in 1896
has come to pass. We nave IN abund-
ance of money without the free coinage
of silver. The great tariff law had
given the country an abundance of
revenue and reduced the national debt.
1t had established in this country a
new industry-the manufacture Of tin
~plate-giving thousands of men employ
ment. Before that Europe supplied it
all. 1t seemed strange that a great
country like the United States could not
produce it. But for the Mckinley tariff
bill the tin plate industry in the United
States never would have existed. 1t
gave protection to sheep and wool. The
great hobby of the democratic party
was to have free lumber and free wool.
They gave us free lumber and free wool
and almost wiped out the sheep and
wool industry in Montana. you demo-
Gratis must give thanks to Mckinley or
Almighty God for these things" said
the speaker.
almighty God" came a solemn voice
from the gallery.
Bryan did not come now. as in 1896,
and say that silver was the paramount
issue. The tariff is not their main issue.
Trusts, they said. was the great ISSUE.
but they dropped ft3when the democratic
record on that issue was shown up.
There were combinations Of capital that
were sometimes necessary in carrying
on great operations, and there We're com
binatiOnS hat were evil. In the latter
class were the trusts and combinations
which aim to control the prices of the
ne~cessarfes of life beyond a reasonable
and fair profit. Yet when a constitu-
tiona1 amendment was proposed by
which congress could be armed with
, greater power in dealing with this sub
ject. every republican but two voted in
favor of the amendment and every DEM
ocrat voted against it. When the demo-
crats had an opportunity in congress
they showed the white feather under
the gospel of states rights-the mother
of slavery.
Even now, said the speaker, Bryan is
willing to leave trusts in the background
n the great question of Imperialism is
now paramount. It is not paramount,
but it is the best issue they can present
to secure votes. The democrats have a
vague notion that because of the dis
lance to the Philippines the shadow of II
might brighten some Americans and
drive them into the bosom of the demo-
cratic party.
senator Nelson Their went into details
regarding the war with Spain, touching
upon Dewey's splendid victory at Manila
and the subsequent phases of the war
He said neither party could claim any
clusiOn, which was u to the splendid
bravery of the American people and tht
able administration of President McKfn.
ley. The war, he said, was a war of the
American people, and the treaty of peace
was ratified by American votes.
Upon h does Bryan base his great
cry of Imperialism asked the speaker
sNr tho n1oo that yyo hay o foi1oH %n roo
ognize the government Of Aguina1do IL
the Philippine islands? A part of Bry
ans argument is that we have no rtgh'
to govern people without their consent
In the southern states the democrat!
are doing that same thing-seekinE {,
doesn't count much down there, IT.,
different in the Philippines"
Aguinaldo. said the speaker. was onl.
a military dictator and had never, OBJ
tanned the consent of the governed
Bryan admits that Aguinaldo's govern
ment is not just the right kind of, gov
eminent. but he would give them thei
independence and then exercise O pro
tectOrate over them.
Senator Nelson read from the oflcia
correspondence, the proposals made h.
AguinaldO to turn his cO%untrymen owe
to the mercies OF h Spanish, and We
! the democrats were shedding crodDdil
tears for him. The speaker then PAL,
a splendid compliment to the soldiers O
the First Montana. He closed by exhort
ing his auditors, if they preferred BROS
perity to A~guinaldo, to stand by William
Mckinley.
Mr.. Mantle, in another eloquent tribut,
to the Montana volunteers, introduce,
Chaplain G. c. Stull. who spoke brief,
of the friendships formed in Butte b,
himself in early days. He hoped tina
when the returns came in in Novembe