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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1899
Page
2
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The Standard argues that restoring silver need not hinge on an exact ratio, seeing it as a legal matter rather than a vital factual figure. It notes minor variations in ratios across currencies and countries while acknowledging widespread exchange-rate movement as seen in other nations.
The editorial feud over removing the circle from Montana ballots reveals a sharp party divide. Democrats claim removal risks voter suppression and intellectual disenfranchisement, while factions in Butte push for reform to curb political ignorance and secure electoral integrity.
About 10,000 Democratic voters in this state face the task of reading their ballots. It is not likely that Democratic leaders in the legislature will permit the measure to become a law.
Opinion pages from Montana papers debate Senator Clark's seating. Anti Clark faction argues the fight will continue with charged claims of fraud and conspiracy while Clark allies press for immediate seating as Campbell and Durstan arrive in Washington.
Congressman-elect Andrew Campbell, then in Washington, spoke on the 1896 platform, saying its substance will be substantially affirmed in 1900. He noted flexibility in the word substantially and warned of plans to reunite silver and gold democracy by 1900, while pledging Democrats to oppose imperialism. He avoided specifics on Montana’s stance and emphasized a major fight for the party.
The piece outlines speculation over the silver issue in Butte city politics. Democratic wings split on the 16 to 1 ratio, one opposing it and the other seeking a “citizens’ ticket” to ally with Republican pro-St. Louis platform supporters. Both wings aim to sideline the silver question to avoid alienating allies, risking the issue’s removal from local campaigning.
The navy plans a Brooklyn yard electricity school to supply skilled electricians as demand grows for electric systems across battleships cruisers and gunboats. The Helena gunboat, refitted for Manila duty, is highlighted as a key asset ready for deployment in the Philippines alongside a push for electric power across the fleet. The article also notes broader political friction over court actions and blue laws in Pennsylvania and California, with cartoons banned under a new state law.
The Montanan legislature closes with a law for prairie chicken protection while public officers receive fair treatment. AMolineaux’s New York murder arrest linked to mail poison follows the Botkin case in San Francisco. Philippine insurgents threaten but may lose Democratic support in the US. Rumor says ex Senator Whiteside may settle in Deer Lodge County to run again.
The Montana News extols U.S. Senator Lee Mantle as a strong, loyal Republican who rose from modest means to national respect. It lauds his public service, speaking skill, and independence from corporate interests, urging continued GOP support and further political honors.
In Billings Gazette critique, Congressman Hartman is urged to stop opposing major U.S. actions. The piece notes his 1896 St. Louis Convention walkout and recent vote against a 00,000 payment to Spain for Philippines interests. It accuses him and 33 colleagues of repudiating a peace treaty obligation, dishonoring the nation and Montana.
The letter denounces Hartman as a traitor and narrow-minded fanatic for opposing funding during wartime and delaying legislation. It condemns Montana’s representation, supports Carter and Mantle on a peace treaty vote, and predicts a Republican successor will replace Hartman, pledging political accountability for the state.
Vienna has begun laying out bicycle paths as part of a street construction program. Ground has been broken for a new street with a condition that a path strip be prepared for bicyclists use to promote safe riding.
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