Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-04-13
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS
San Francisco, April IL,

Z regarding an APPEAL editorial he
makes the following statement:
The County Central Committee of
the Sllve, Party, of Ormsby County
called a mass meeting to be held on
the 10th Of July, and UNANIMOUSLY
agreed to invite the arch traitor
Bartine to preside over the meeting,
In calling the meeting to order MIR.
5. p. Davis, speaking on behalf of
the Silver Party, through its County
Central Committee said in substance,
that in the other counties the meets
ings had been distinctively under the
auspices Of the .'Silver Party. But
here in Ormsby it has been deemed
wiser leave out every partisan fea-
ture ana hold a citizens" meeting.
In or Ter to show that it was such
in good faith, the Committee, Chat
is the Silver Committee) had select
ed rs the chairman of the meeting a
gentleman who had never been iden-
titled with the Silver Party, but who
was one Of The ablest, truest and
most devoted champions of silver IN
the United States, differing from the
Silver Party only III the method or
reaching the desired end-the Hon.
III. r. Bartine.
This was the language of Mr..
Davis in his calmer moments, and
when the political cauldron was I'M
disturbed. Now it begins to bubble,
and Bartine's character as a silver
advocate is once more changed.
Alas, for poor human nature and
the forgatfulness of great men.
Yours truly
II. r. BARTINE.
Mr.. Bartine quotes my language
on that occasion correctly and | eX-
tend my thanks to the gentleman for
publicly stating over his signature
that was at that meeting carrying
ont policy which have always ad-
vocated- that of endeavoring to show
to our enemies in the East that the
citizens of Nevada are a unit on the
enc important question Of silver de
monetization, and are unwilling to
sink all party ties and stand together
solidly in that issue.
When The Silver Party decided to
hold mass meetings all over the State
last July, the County Central Com
mittee, of which | was the Chairman,
discussed the proposition of having a
meeting to be attended only by mem
bers of the Silver Party.
| advocated conservative policy,
arguing that the supremacy of the
silver organization had been SO
thoroughly asserted in Nevada that
we ought not to draw political lines
too tightly but invite all good citizens
TO our meeting and give them an OPP
portunity to join us, II they felt dis
posed.
Some of my associates held that
these men had fought us in the cam
paign and ought not to be recog-
nized.
then urged, rs / have since, that
an appearance of unanimity would
be a good thing and that we could
afford to be generous with our de-
feated opponents.
This policy prevailing, the meet
ing was called aud | introduced Mr..
Blrtine to the audience with the re
marks he had quoted. | made these
remarks in spirit of reconciliation
and in doing so acted with the idea
of assuaging amy hard feeling that
was engendered By the somewhat
bitter campaign in OgInsby in %.
Ii was intended as an olive branch
of peace held cut 20 anybody who
might be willing to come in line.
To have alluded at that time to
any error Of judgment which MIR.
Bartiue might have made in Con
cress, or his vote on parliamentary
questions, which ms constituents
had taken exceptions to, woula have
been Ill timed at such meeting and
/ did not indulge in them.
1t IS now quite evident to me that
the "ohye- branch of-peace" system
advocated by me last July in order
to bring about unity. i'll Nevada
among all classes of people will
never be received in proper spirit
by our opponents.
They will still cling to the old Re
publican party, and while singing the
song CT silver reconciliation, asso-
ciate only with those who lose no
opportunity 10 plunge the KNIFE oil
antagonistic legislation into the sill
yer movement.
So 1t is that these men, whether
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