The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-20
are weary of seeing the Goddess of Liberty
being made the common strumpet of Wall
street "
NO SILVER PARTY.
Delegates Do Not Think the Time
Ripe for 1t.

Delegates Do Not Think the Time
Ripe for 1t.
George W. Baker, Temporary chairman
of the convention, said he did not approve
the formation of a separate silver party at
this time. eve are ready to Join any
party that will adopt the bimetaIlic
standard" said he; "but do not think it
would be wise to attempt the formation of
a silver party. Our present work is to
convince the people OF the fact that there
is but one issue of any Importance before
them, and that the silver issue. The
Democratic or the Republican party can
have our votes and our influence if either
of them will bind its candidates to carry
out our wishes. We are for silver, first,
Ia st and all the time, and we expect to
engraft our principles on one of the parties
already in existence"
William Pardy, a San Francisco dele
gate, expressed himself as opposed to the
formation of new party at present. 1--WE
expect to engraft our principles on both
the old parties before the next general
election. Until we have failed to secure
what we are after from either or both of
L
silver party. However, the silver ques-
ton, am convinced, will be the one great
issue of the next political fight in this
County. and think the silver men can be
depended upon to cast their votes for the
candidates that are pledged to bimetallic
platform"
M. J. Mcdonald of San Francisco is an
other of the many who oppose the forma-
ton of a new party. II do not believe We
could form a new party that would develop
strength enough to carry our platform to
a successful issue in the short time that IS
left us before the next Presidential cleo
ton" he said, land therefore such an at
tempt, in my opinion. would be unwise. 1
think one of the main parties will carry
our measures if we can convice one
of them of the Importance of the issue
and our strength. That is our present
work-to show the great and attracting
Importance Of the silver question. Solve
that and you solve the economic difficult
ties of to-day"
J.H. Tengman, chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions and author of ''Sil-
yer and Its Relations to Business Depres-
sion," was asked if in his opinion the con-
yention would result in the formation of a
silver party.
al do not" he answered, Though such
thing might happen. As 1 understand
the objects of this meeting we have come
together for the purpose OF arousing
thought on this silver question and at the
same time testing sentiment. Most of us
do not see the necessity of silver party
until we know exactly what the old organ
izations are going to do.
"If this necessity arises we can jump into
party organization in time to sweep the
country. But unless driven out by hold
ing sentiments which we esteem higher
than the ties of party we are all better
where we have stood for years past. /
think the majority of the delegates pres
e1t hold this view. Our object is to edu-
cate and propagate and hold ourselves in
readiness for the Struggle which is bound
to come in whatever party attitude we
may stand"