The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
TELLER FOR THE PRESIDENCY

from every State in this Union are an indica-
ton of the real feelings this year is the ap-
pointed time for the people to assert them
selves, through such mediums as may give
best promise of the achievement OF justice.
But whether we are mistaken or not concern
ing the general sentiment in the United States,
we have not mistaken our own duty in with
drawing from the Republican Convention,
feeling that it is better to be right and with
the minority in apparent defeat than to be
wrong with the majority in apparent triumph.
We hold that in the great work OF social
evolution in this country monetary reform
stands as the first requisite. No policy, how
ever promising of good results can take Its
place. Continuation during the next four
years upon the present financial system will
bring down upon the American people that
cloud of impending evil, to avertwhich should
be the first thought OF statesmen and the first
prayer OF patriots
Our very institutions are at stake. To-day,
with the rapidly increasing population, with
widely swelling demands, the basis OF our
money is relatively contracting, and the people
are passing into a servitude all the more
dangerous because it is not physically appar-
ent. The Nation itself, as to other nations, is
losing the sturdy courage which could make
it defiant in the face of injustice and internal
wrong.
gle gold standard. The restoration of bimet-
allism by this country Will double the basis of
our money system. In time it will double the
stock OF primary money of the world-will stop
falling prices and steadily elevate them until
they viii regain their normal relation to the
volume of debts and credits in the world. BIZ
metallism will help to bring about the great
hope of every social reformer, every believer in
the advancement of the race who realizes that
foo
OF our toilers and the servant of the foreign in
terest-g gatherers. Bimetallism will help to
bring the time when certain expenditure of
human toll will produce certain financial re-
suit Who among the great masses OF our peo-
pie in the United States but feels that his lot
would be made better, his aspiration take new
wings, If he could know in the performance of
his labor what would be the price OF his prod
uct? Is not this purpose worth the attention
| of the people as individuals and worth the at
tention OF political conventions yet TO be held
in this year 1896?
Is this not so great an end that all who be-
lieve il the possibility OF attaining it by the
means proposed can yield something of their
partiganship both in conventions and at the
| polls? It is in the hope that the masses and
| the remaining conventions will have the eour-
age and the generosity to unite for this purpose
| that we have dared TO offer our views to the
people of the United States, and because in the
past there has lacked rallying point for the
masses, who hold as we do to this belief, we
venture an act, trusting thatit viii be received
in the anne spirit OF conciiation, concession
! and hope with which we put it forth.
We have endesvored in plain way to set the
matter before the eyes of our feilow-citizens.
| We invoke the union of all men and parties
| who believe that the time has come for the tri-
umph Of justice. II is an hour when the peo-
pie may speak for themselves as individuals
and through conventions yet to be held 1t is
the right OF every citizen to indicate his pref
| erences. With this in view, we offer to the
forthcoming conventions and TO the peo-
pie name of man for the Presi-
| deucy of the United States whose
life in public ana private represents those
distinguished virtues which adorned the DAYS
| and the deeds of the earlier time OF this Re-
| public, return to which virtues are requisite
| for the prosperity and contentment OF the peo
! pie and the perpetuity and commanding ex.
ample OF these institutions. That name is
| Henry NJ. Teller-a man OF the people and fol
the people. He is OF no section. His experience
and service, his devotion TO the common JUS
| ice and the common cause of his felloW-citizens
! has been as wide as the country. We believe
that the people Of the United States have him
in their hearts, as he has had their interests il
! his purpose through all the work of an exalted
| life.
1t is not merely as the exponent of a none
! tary reform hat we present this man to the
! people. 1t is true that he has waged mighty
| war for the restoration of the money of the
cons stitution and his name has been identified
as that OF no other living man with this grea
cause. But had his services been less de