The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-01
Boiling Silver Delegates Issue
a Strong Address to the
People.
a Summary of Financial Condi-
tlons That Greatly EDdanger
the Country.
THE PENDULUM's SWING.
4 Clseerzy Worded Bid to the Chicago
Coarenti;oa and u DeothJlo'c to
- 1NcHin7ey's Chances.

ST.. I.cU1s, Jane 19-As t5e secre,
conference Of the bolting delegates yes
terday aud last night, after much care
ful consideration the subjoined address
to the people-os the .Uoited States was
agreed upon aud authorized to be given
to the press. While the address con-
tains much 10 the nature Of silver
coioage argument, the concluding para
graphs show the determination of the
bol:iog delegates to bring about the
nomination il possible of Senator
Henry NJ Teller Of Colorado as the
candidate for the Presidency 90 plat
form having fo: its cardinal principle
the free and Unlimited coinage of sill
yer. The address in full is as follows !:
ITO the People Of the Uoited States:
Obeyiog the call Of duty and justi-
fed by the con- moo citizenship of this
republic, we address this communication
to TIE people aud the forthcoming ccu-
ven:ions OF the United States In do
iog so We claim 20 authority or right
ether than that which belongs to every
man to express personal conviction, but
we respectfully solicit the cooper. zion
Of all Who belive that the time bas come
for a return to the simpler and more
direct method of naming men for ia
t;onal service than has obtained 10 re-
cen: years. Political party organlza-
tiop is necessary. because without 1t the
individual voter is dumb. But the
party is only the means, not the end 1t
is the voice and not the sense. As the
world advances in this wonderful epoch
Of intellectual developm ens and physical
Improvement, there is a constant re-
ouiremens for better things The iodi
vidual feels that requirement and beeds
it. or be fails in life's endeavor. Par
ties must also obey the same law. 1t
follows, tba, the moment party shall
choose TO stand still or retrogress. 1t is
no longer efficient to achieve the end to
which the people are necessarily des.
tined. There is no sanctlty in mere
party name. and the mark of decay IS
set on individual strength 10 nation
where the absolute rule of political
organization calls men from the truth
for the sake of expediepcy and estab-
fishes inslncere submission to partisan
rule for the sake of power.
Recognizing the value and the splen-
did achievements of political parties 10
this couotry as elsewhere. We are yet
constrained to believe that for more
than 20years no one Of them has been
entirely sufficient for the needs OF the
people. The greater trend to better
things resting in the heart and purpose
of all men, has been stayed during the
latter part of this generation by the
failure of parties to express in their
achievements the higbese hope aud as
piratiou of the mass of the people who
constitute the parties. Aud there has
been growing in this couDtry-swelliu g
With each recurrence Of national elec-
tions. great mass of Independent
thinkers aadayoters which failing within
itself to control, aas gravitated be-
tween the two great parties. Since
1872 excepting possibly the election OF
1S76),be pendulum has swung frou side
to side within four years. In 1872 the
Republican party elected the Presi-
deu: in 1876, the Democracy claimed
the election 10 1880, :he Republicans
elected; 10 1884. the Democrats elect
ed 5; in 1888, the Republicans elected
10 1892. the Democrats elected, in 1896
(ua:il within few weeks) it has been
conceded that the Republicans would
elec: What has been thecause of the
mighty oscillation Of mass which this
year has probably obtained controlling
proportions ? Every man can answer to
himself If he has been an observer.
if be has had interests that were affect
ed, if be bas felt hope to see greater
Justice done and has seen that hope
blasted. be knows that the general dis
satisfaction has arisen from the fact that
party promises were broken to the peo-
pie by party performances be knows
that 80 soon as the election wss over
aud successful candidates we're INSTALL
ed, they became the servisors OF the
party and the advocates of narrow
and non-progress've policy within which
alone there seemed to be an assurance
of sel6sh safety and partisan approval.
During all this period We have lacked a
great constructive administration No
new social truth has been put forward
in an effective way. While 10 all
departments Of physical life there have
been developments and achievements of
ease and comfort to the favored of man
kind, in the still greater aud more i'm
portant domain of social reform we
nave stood still or retrogressed.
Il is Dot that the people have DOT felt
the stirring Of determination thas this
inac:;on has endured, but because of
the rule CT party which bss largely coc-