The Red Cloud chief., 1896-06-26
TELLER AND SILVER.
BATTLE CRY OF THE CON-
VENTION BOILERS.


Sr. LOUIS, Mo. June 2O-United
States Senators Fred Il Dubois Of
Idaho, Il. +. pcttigrew Of South Ia.
kota, Frank }. Cannon of Utah, Con-.
gresham Charles II. Hartman of
Montana and Ben f. Rich, Clarence l.
Alien. A. =. Robertson, A. G.. Cicvc.
land, Willis Sweet, Amasa II. Camp
bell, Archie NJ. Stevenson, EnOch
Strother, James VI. Downing, Charles
Ii. B~rickenstein, Thomas kearns, C.. J.
Hart, Littleton Price, Jacob J. Elliott,
O. J. Salisbury, j. Il Oyerton, Frank
C.. Goudy, John i. Vivian, J. ". Rookie.
fellow, Robert W. lIoyuge, John NJ.
Williams and J.. NJ. Earl, the free sill
yer delegates who walked out Of the
national convention, signed this morn.
ing % declaration of independence
which set forth their principles and
recommended hat all parties aud
organizations opposed to the gold
standard unite in supporting Senator
Teller for President. A strong effort
is being made to get delegates from
silver states who did not Withdrew
from the convention to sign this
declaration.
II is the Joint belief of all who have
been consulted from the far West that
there Will not be II successful Rcpub-
llcun clector in the West outside OF
Iowa and possibly Minnesota They
further believe that there will not be
"A Republican elected South of the
Potomac and tho Ohio rivers. Amen.
Der of the Montana delegation sug-
ra.t,I tI., tl, .l,N, L., .-.... ,sA,,ll
be in Illinois and Indiana, and thai
Illinois, Indiana. Iowa. Minnesota.
Michigan, West Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware, New Jersey and Counccti-
cut were doubtful states and the Re.
publican party would have to carry
all of them in order to succeed
FLEA To THE PEOPLE
"To the People OF the United States:
Obeying the call of duty and justified
by the omm citizenship OF this re-
public, we address this conmuuica.
ton to the people and the forthcom-
ing conventions Of the United States.
In doing SO we claim no authority or
right other than that which belongs
to every man to express personal con-
victions; but we respectfully solicit
lllt 'o-olVl ~ az IL ~ Z
that the time has come for a return
to the simpler and more direct method
of naming men for national service
than has obtained IN recent years.
political party organization is
necessary, because without il the indi-
vidual voter is dumb, but the party is
only the means, notthe end. 1t Is the
voice and not the sense. As the world
advances in this wonderful epoch OF
intellectual development and physical
/, Improvement, there Is constant re-
quirement for better things. The in
dividual feels that requirement and
hecds it, or fails in life's endcavors.
Parties must also obey the same law.
IL follows, therefore, that the momen,
n party shall choose TO stand still OF
retrogress, it is also inefficient &c
!, achieve the end to which the people
are necessarily destined. There is nc
sanctity in mere party name, and the
mark of decay Is set on individual
strength in nation when the absolute
rule of political organization coercc'
r men from the truth for the sake Of ex
pediency and establishes insincer,
submission to partisan rule for the
: sake of power.
INDEPENDENTS ~ POLITICS.
lIt Nhlut uUu III
splendid achievements of political par
ties in this country, as elsewhere, w
. are vet constrained to believe hat 70
i more than twenty years no one o
them has been entirely sufficient 70
4 the needs of the people. The grca
!, trend to better things resting in tn
heart and purpose of all men, ha
Il been STAYED during the latter part o
this generation by the failure Of par
u ties To express in their achievement
r the highest hope and aspiration of tn
mass OF the people who constitute tn
parties. And there has been CROWN
in this country swelling with eac
IL recurrence of national election -
= great mass OF independent thinker
: and voters, which failing within itsel
u to control, has gravitated between tn
u two great parties Since !s72 (excep,
~ ing possibly the election of 1876, tn
u pendulum has swung from side To sid
l. with zach four years In ls?2 the II
u publican party elected the Presiden
Is in 1876 the Democracy claimed tn
'r election; in lsS0 the Republican part
elected; in 1884 the Democrats clecte,
n in 1888 the Republicans elected: in lso
rs the Democrats elected; in 1896 trnt
- " WV 'NNH'l . 'Ao' '''' ~
ceded that the Republicans won
III elect.
lie ''What has been the cause of tn
mighty oscillation of n mass viii,
es this year has probably obtained co
re trolling proportions? Every man q
In answer to himself. II he has beer ;
es observer, il he has had interests tn
IA were affected; il he has felt n shopc
see greater justice done and has SCI
az that hope blasted; III he knows tn
d. the general dissatisfaction has aris'
'P- from the fact that party promis
~ made were broken to the people
party performances, he knows tn
al soonShs the election was over and 81
Is ccssful candidates installed they
came the servitors of tho party a,
the advocates Of a narrow and no
~ progressive policy within which alo
M there seemed to be an assurance
ISL selfish safety and partisan approx
GREAT TRUTHS NOTABLY LACKING,
"purinp all this periOl we ha