The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-21
TELLER AND OTHERS
An Address to the Silver Republicans
Of The Country.
PULL WITH THE DEMOCRATS
They Urge All Friends OF Blmetal-
llsm to Give to Bryan and sew
all Their Hearty support
A Clear Argument.
PULL WITH THE DEMOCRATS

Denver, July Ex-senator Teller and
six Of his associates who left the ma
tional republican convention, this even
Ing made public an address to the sill
yer republicans of the country, setting
forth their view of the situation, In
addition to those signing the address,
Senators Pettigrew OF South Dakota
and Cannon OF Utah are declared TO be
In sympathy with IL, although Senator
cannon was not present. The address
follows:
I'VE deem 1t fitting that we, who
have affiliated with the republican par
ty and who have rejected the financial
plank OF the platform adopted at st.
Louis and refused to support the nomi-
nees OF the convention, should state our
position on the presidential campaign
and give. briefly. our reasons in support
thereof. When certain delegates to the
national republican convention repu-
dated the financial plank Of the plat
form and withdrew We determined that
we would give our support to such
candidates as should appear most will
Ing and capable of aiding in the restor-
alton Of silver to its rightful place as
ty. In Its Chicago convention, has taken
a position In its platform so pronounce
edly favorable to silver and has NOM
mated candidates of such unquestiona-
BILE convictions In favor of the blmetal-
lie policy and of such high personal
character that We have determined to
give them our support. We support
such candidates because they represent
Wy se, pine.p's y. o'ihe.a,isli'
manity and civilization and the para
mount question now before the Ameri-
can people.
WV 'o' "f'"" an" s'"""'
I'VE therefore announce that we shall.
by voice and vote, support Messrs. Bry-
an and Sewall for president and vice
president, and we appeal to all citizens,
and especially to republicans who feel
as we do-that gold monometallism
would be Of lasting injury TO the coun-
try-to act with us in securing their
election. The democrats who believe
In the gold standard are announcing
their intention TO support Mckinley or
proposing to put third candidate in
the field for the avowed purpose OF aid
ing McKinley's election. A great num-
cratic journals have declared they will
support the republican nominee. 1t is
evident there Is to be a union of forces
on the part Of the advocates and sup
porters OF the gold standard to elect
Mckinley and congress favorable to
him which will support the financial
policy outlined In the republican plat
lor"'
but One Course TO Pursue.
ITO those who believe In bimetallism,
which means the equal treatment Of
both gold and silver at the mints of the
nation, there is but one course to pur-
sue and that is to unite the silver
forces and to oppose with all our might
the candidate representing the policy
which we believe is fraught with disas-
ter to the nation and ruin to the peo-
pie. Gold monometallism means the
shifting to gold alone, as primary mon
ey of all burdens OF commerce and
credit formerly borne by gold and sill
yer. and as the worlds stocks of these
metals has always been about equal In
amount, 1t means the doubling or the
burden upon gold. Doubling the bur-
den upon gold means doubling the de-
mand Tor the same, and doubling the
demand OF necessity doubles the value
thereor. rms gradual shitting TO gold
or all the burdens OF poth gold ana SILL
yer mas caused graduai ana steady
increase IN the value OF every uoiiar
redeemaple IN goid, ana hence. grad
ual ana steauy ueclihe IN tue Vaiue OIL
every conlihoui'y 'hat ID iheasureu ny
tHat uoiiai'
mckinley Is Goidbug.
"Tbe representatives and supnorters
Of Mckinley consented 10 the insertion
in the 81. I.ouis platform of the gold
standard declaration thinlv veneered
by a declaration for blmetallism.
when the leading commercial nations
that consent Was secured the cold
standard must he maintained II is
we'll known that This consent cannot he
secured from Great Rritain and such
decI.rat;ons for himetaIIism means
notbinp AT this Limitation unon II Nc
KinIev consented 10 the declaration for
the yold standa rd in the nlatform and
I'm his recent sneeches has accented n
and has become its advocate. he has
shown by his speeches heretofore made
that he understood the danger OF the
gold standard and the distress which
wou,d he inflicted upon the America n
,,aonIa nv its adonfIon ana vet ha
,,ledgas the neople 70 sunnort and
,,ainta,r that system and fasten unon
the,n Ali the evils of the financial svs-
tom which he has heretofore repudia-
ted A. thev will make him nresIdent