Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-07
WE MUST WIN.

is inspired by patriotic desire TO secure
the success of the great cause in which
he is enlisted and see all who feel that
the triumph of democratic principles and
republican institutions is necessary to the
further development and present and
future prosperity of the country united
under one flag and following one leader
for the overthrow of the iniquitous re-
publican monetary system that has been,
is now and will continue until it is wiped
from our statute books, banllrupting the
nation and impoverishing the people. The
keynote of his every utterance upon the
subject since he withdrew from the st.
Louis convention has been that all friends
of the free coinage of gold and silver,
disregardlng minor and non-essential
matters, must get together and act in
harmony until victory is won.
The latest written expression from
Senator Teller is contained in letter by
him to Senator Dubois. He says:
Morrison, ILL.,, June "a, 1896.
ct notice that the gold standard demo-
Gratis have declared their intention to
control the Chicago convention. do not
think they can do it. If our silver friends
control the convention and give us good
silver man, as [ think they will, | THINK
he should have the active support OF all
who believe the money question is the
great question before the American peo-
pie We must, for this campaign at least,
overlook all minor differences and put
the country ON a sound financial system,
that recognizes that gold and silver are
the money of the constitution.
Il believe this can be done, and to that
end we must lend all our energies. A lit
tie more patriotism and a little less par
tisanship is what our country needs at
this time.
"The friends of silver made no mistake
at st. Louis. and we must not make a
mistake as to our future alliance with
other silver advocates. The cause is of
too much Importance to admit of carping
or criticism. We must all get together
and act together until the battle IS Won.
1t will be a royal battle, with justice on
our side. We must win"
The only Interpretation that can be
given this deliverance is that he is ready
to support the candidate of the Chicago
of course will be a Tree
coinage democrat, upon free coinage
platform-and lend all the aid of his
great influence and ability to the success
of the ticket He gives advice and sets
an example that should and will be taken
and followed by the great mass OF the
populists and free silver republicans who
stand for the gold and silver coinage to
which the people are entitled under the
constitution, and of which they nave
been surrepttiously and Illegally de-
prived by republican legislation at the
command and in the interest of the in
ternational gold conspirators.
There never has existed in this country
at the same time more than two great
political parties. More are unnecessary.
The democratic party, by its record, his
tory and traditions, has always been the
bimetallc, honest money party of the ma
ton, and only through it can come the
financial reforms and reliefs for which
the people contend and the welfare of the
republic demands. There has not been
a day since our monetary system was
first formulated and adopted that the
democratic party has not been pledged
to the use of both gold and silver as
standard money-money of final redemp-
tion-and its convention which assem-
bles in Chicago today will renew this
pledge by a declaration SO plain, posi-
tive and unequivocal that 1t cannot be
misunderstood, misconstrued or pervert-
ed. There will be no occasion, there can
be no reason, for those who demand free
coinage, be they popultes or free silver
republicans, to seek elsewhere than in
the ranks of the democratic party for
political comradeship in the great strug-
gle now about to begin for financial in
dependence.
Let them, for the present at least, bid
farewell to partisanship. strike hands
with patriotism and together strive for
the common good of our country in the
establishment of a sound financial sys-
TEN that shall recognize both gold and
silver as the money of the constitution,
II this be done nothing can be more GER
tain than signal triumph of the cause
at the November election.
AN OPINION FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE
In it's search for opinions by wire and
otherwise respecting the present situa-
ton as regards the democratic party and
the probability of Mr.. Whitneys becom-
ing the party's savior" the New York
Journal, an Independent goldbug paper,
strongly inclning to republlcanism, re-
ceived the following from the chairman
of the democratic committee of Nashua,
away up in New Hampshire:
Nashua, N. IL. June 30.
ITO w. r. Hearst, the journal, New
York: