The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-20
BoLTERS GIVE TELLER A BOOM
IT Is IN A FREE SILVER ADDRESS
JUST ISSUED.


Only Salvation for the Country.
St. Louis, June 19.-At the secret con-
ference of the bolting silver delegates yes
terday and last night. after much careful
consideration. the subjoned address to
the people of the United States was agreed
upon and authorized to be- given TO the
press While the address contains much
in the nature of a silver coinage argu-
ment, the concluding paragraphs show
the determination Of the boiling delegates
TO bring about the nomination, II possible
Of Senator Henry N. Teller of Colorado
as the candidate for the presidency on a
platform having for Its cardinal principle
the Tree and unlimited coinage OF silver
The address in fun is as follows:
TIC tie People Of the United States:
OsS5 d the call OF duty, and justified by
the common citizenship Of this republic
we adaress this communication TO the peo-
pie and the forthcoming 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 conviction, but we respectfully
ask the cooperation of all who believe
that the time has come for simpler and
more direct methods of naming men for
national service than has obtained in re-
cent years. Political party organization
is necessary, because without it the indi-
vidual voter is dumb; but the party is only
the means not the end; it is voice, ana not
the sense.
As the world advances in this wonder
ful epoch of intellectual development and
physical Improvement, there is a constant
requirement for better things. The in
dlNidual Ieels that requirement and heeds
H. or ne fails IN lifes endeavor. Parties
must also obey the same law. 1t follows,
therefore, that the moment party shah
choose to stand still or retrOgress, 1t Is
no longer efficient to achieve the end
TO which the people are necessarily des-
Lheu. Ihere Is no sanctty in mere party
name; and the mark of decay Is sat on
individual strength IN a nation where the
absolute rule Of political organization CO..
erces men from the truth for the sake
of eXpediencIes and establishes insincere
SUBMISSION 10 partisan rule for the sake
of power.
Recognizing the value and the splendid
achievements of political parties in this
country as elsewhere, we are yet CON,
strained to believe that for more than
twenty years no one Of them has been
entirely sufficient for the needs of the
people. The great trend TO better things,
resting In the heart and purpose Of ali
| men, mas been stayed during the latter
| part of this generation by The failure Of
| parties TO express in their achievements
| the highest nope and aspiration Of the
mass of the people who constitute the
| parties And there has been growing m
this country-swelhng . with each
recurrence OF national election,
great mass of Independent
| thinkers and voters, which, falling
within itself to control, has gravltated be-
| tween the two great parties. Since 1872 (ex-
! cepttng possibly the election of 1876 the
pendulum has swung from side to side,
with each four years. in 1872 the republi-
can party elected the president; In 1916, the
| democracy claimed the election; In 1850,
| the republican party elected; in 1854, the
| democrats elected; In 1888, the republicans
/ elected in 1892, the democrats elected; ia
/ 1886 (until within a few Weeks) It has been
/ conceded that the republicans would elect.
/ What has been the cause of the mighty
| oscillation of a mass which this year has
! probably obtained controlling proportions
/ Every man can answer to himself. II he
! has been an observer, II he has had In
/ terests that were affected, II he has felt
/ hope to see greater justice done and mas
/ seen that hope blasted, he knows that the
/ general dissatisfaction has arisen from the
TACT that party promises made were bro
/ ken TO the people by party performance;
/ he knows that so soon as the election was
over and successful candidates were IN
| stalled they became the serVitors of the
! party and the advocates OF a narrow and
| nOn-progressiVe policy, within which alone
/ there seemed to be an assurance of selfish
! safety and partisan administration. No
! new social truth has been put forward in
| an effective way. While in all the depart
\ ments of physical life there have been de-
| velOpments and achievements of ease and
| still greater and more important domain
! of social reform we have stood still or re-
! Progressed.
/ Ii Is not that the people have not felt
| the stirring of determination, that this in
action has endured, but because Of the
/ rule of the party which has largely con-
| trolled men In and out Of office. 1t has
/ become a source of reprOach TO any man
! that he should dare to renounce allegiance
to organization Men have been expected
/ to submit their views 10 the dictation of
/ conventions, although IL is common
/ knowledge that conventions have been
swayed to views and declarations not the
/ most approved by the mass of the people
/ nor progressive for their welfare.
We do not arrogate TO ourselves one iOta
more Of intelligence, patriotism or cour-
age than Is possessed by any Of our fell
/ low citizens. But we feel that the time
/ has come for the performance of a duty
! to the country and for our part, though
/ we stand alone, we VIII make an endeaVor
| in the direction of that duty. Parties may
| outlive their usefulness; the truth never
become n obsolete ds Every Ily,, generation ,
! the truths Of personal knowledge and pre-
sent requirement; and If the enforcement
| of these truths shall make necessary a de-
1 parture from party organization, the peo-
/ pie have this right and Will exercise 1t un-
| iii old parties shall return to the truth,
| or new parties shall be created to enact
If the voices which have sounded to US
from every state in this union are an
! indication Of the real feeling, this year is
/ the appointed time for the people to as
sert themselves, through such mediums
/ as may give best promise of the. achieve
! ment of justice. But whether we are
/ mistaken or not concerning the general
/ sentiment in the United States, we have
not mistaken our own duty in withdraw
/ ing from the republican convention, feel
/ ing that 1t is better to be right and with
! the minority in apparent defeat, than to
| be wrong with the maJority-the majority
! in apparent triumph.
eve hold that in the great work Of social
/ evolution in this country, monetary re-
| form stands as the first requisite No pol
| lev, however promising Of good results,
| can take its place.
| Continuation during the next four years
/ upon the present financial system will
| bring down on the American people that
| cloud Of impending evil to avert which
/ should be the first thought of statesmen
! and the first prayer of patriots. Our very
| institutions are at stake. To-day, with
! rapidly increasing population, with widely
! swelling demands, the basis Of our money
| is relatively contracting and the people
l are passing into a serVitude all the more
| DANGEROUS because ii is not physically
4 apparent. The nation itself, as to other
! nations. is losing the sturdy courage
/ which could make it defiant in the face Of