Show SILVER STILL AT THE FRONT J NEXT to the excitement occasioned by the labor troubles the silver ailder ques gueft tion is the great topic of discussion at pre present en T the he national mining congress which assembled at helena mo mont t a day or two ago and Is ig now nom in session is in handling the free silver issue in a rather robust form mt me newlands of nevada is perman permanent jilt chairman of that body and in his ad dres yesterday spoke in no uncertain terms termo of the t situation he urged a coalition of all the silver states for the purpose of making a decided stand in favor of that metal mas independent dependent id of both the old political parties and it appears that his utterances receive received 4 the approbation of delegates prea ent the action of the house of cepro senta tives at washington in virtually killing the senate silver bill by post boning its to have a stimulating effect on its western ad vacates in the way of urging them to independent action many of the southern free silver democrats voted with the anti silver democrats and republicans of the north against con of the bill it was not re carded as a good measure any howand how and political considerations rendered IW present passage unwise what may properly be called free silver states slates ure are idaho wyoming ing montana nevada colorado and washington in the south the two and texada are said georgia carolines Caroll nas to be free silver but fear of republican rule and a force bill keeps ahern within democratic party hoes una idaho MOn montana tanal wyoming and nd nevada have 8 3 electoral votes each ach colorado and washington 4 each texas 15 georgia 13 north carolina 11 and south carolina 9 this thia of 68 electoral mates an aggregate votes which if cast for a free silver candidate would seriously complicate matters next november the platform of the peoples peopled party adopted at omaha on the ath lost demands the free and unlimited coinage ot of silver and a speedy increase of the circulating medium to not dot less than 60 for every person in the country this plank might perhaps realize the free the average requirements would he silver advocate but other planks support the various it would which he endorse accompany the government govern goverD meet MOOt ownership of railroads telegraphs telephones etc and the establishment of postal harika banks sub treasury schemes he accept and nd so on finally would these are donnelly weaver and silver man the average free whether north and south will ask himself before voting |