The herald., 1896-06-01
The National Silver Party Issues
an Address
No GOLD BUG NEED APPLY
Ohio Silverites viii Capture the Ham.
iIton County Delegates
Rural Districts Instruct for Free Silver in the
Stronghold Of Gold Standard Demo-
Gratis Platt's Movements
Associated Press Special Wire.


| cites that since the founding of the Ma
tional Silver party on January % last
| the work of organizing has been steadily
but quietly pursued, and the country
| aroused to pitch of excitement un-
| known since the civil war. II declares
the secret of success in the pending con-
hict consists in lining up for the battle,
| and that the convention of the party to
| be held in s. Louis July 22d will undoubt-
| edly be one of the most important con-
| ventions and notable gatherings ever
assembled in this country
The complete address is as follows:
| Headquarters National Silver Party.
Washington. d. c., May 30. To the
| Friends of Silver: Since the founding
| of this party on January 22 1896. the
work of organization has been steadily
| but quietly pursued and the country has
been aroused to a pitch OF excitement
! unknown since the civil war. Silver is
| on all lips throughout the land 1t is
| echoed and re-echoed from the glded
| mansion to the lowly cottage.
| AS each hour passes it becomes more
| apparent that 81 political conflict. the
| like of which has never been seen be-
! fore, is just at hand 1t must be clearly
understood that party lines cannot
withstand this conflict. and so far as
the friends of silver are concerned they
must not. The party leader who puts
in his time mending party lines while
the silver cause suffers will be reIegated
to deserved seclusion. There is no time
for composing differences between men
who do not agree on this question. The
only thing to be considered is how those
who do not agree can get together. They
would say they are for free silver and
a the same time plead for the unity of
parties are not the friends of silver and
the suffering people. The unity Of old
parties is the death of silver. as every
body knows.
Those who look to the coming years
for peaceful settlement of this matter
mistake the condition of the times and
the temper of the people. There can be
no delay. The conflict will not wait
The hour has come. The secret OF sue
cess in this conflict consists in the lining
up for the battle. Those who compose
the line must he friends striking the
same blows for the same object. This
breaks party lines and party lines once
broken. silver will be free.
That meeting of earnest men on the
22d of January, 1895, marked an epoch
that will live in history. The convention
which grew out of it, to be held in St
Louis on the 22d of July will undoubt-
edly be one of the most important on
ventions and notable gatherings ever
assembled in this country. Upon the
wisdom of its acts and that of the Peo-
pies party convention. to be held al the
question as to whether we can have
just settlement of this money issue in
our genertion. If that issue can be
clearly presented to the voters of the
United States. stripped of all minor po-
litical questions. and under a standard
and leadership which will command the
confidence of the people it will win by
an overwhelming majority.
Our friends are urged to push the work
of organization with all possible vigor.
giving no heed to those who advised
waiting the action of the old parties
that contain enemies as well as friends
of our cause. The power of our organ
ization to defeat the ambition of Janus
faced politicians is being recognized by
all parties. hence clean-cut declarations
for or against silver are the rule in local
conventions of all parties this year Our
purpose is to unite for action all believ-
ers in the restoration of free silver and
prosperity. This cannot be accomplish
ed by inaction or delay on the part of
our friends"
The address concludes as follows
THE Republican party is committed
to the gold standard through the plat
forms of 90 per cent of the state conven-
tons and any straddle that may be
made in its national platform will de-
ceive no one
Inc Democratic party must not ex-
pect the country to accept any candi-
date 1t may name acquesced in by the
gold wing of that party.
The question of vital Importance is
for silver men to name a candidate for
president, whose nomination will be
readily acquiesced in by all the believ-
ers in monetary reform.
FRIENDS of silver, look to your inter-
ests and organize now while the fruit
is ripe for plucking. Do not wait on the
proolematical action of any party"
OHIO SILVERITES
CINCINNATI, May 31.-There is much
comment today oyer the reorganization
last night of the Hamilton county Dem
ocratic committee. Chairman Lime
man is gold standard man, a friend of
Cleveland, Carlisle and Attorney Cen
eral Harmon. A resolution was adopt-
ed appointing James S. Meyers, Thomas
Noctor, John Juelg, Henry Jansen and
John Sheehan, all silver men, to make
the apportionment of wards and town
shlpS for delegates to the Democratic
state convention to be held at Columbus
June 20. AS this apportionment has al
ways been fixed by the chairman, Mr.
Linnemann announced before the vote
was taken that if the resolution was
adopted he would resign. The resolu-
tlon carried, 26 to II, and Linneman re-
signed.
Nlce-chairman Keating was put in his
place. This is accepted as an indication
that the two congressional districts in
Hamilton county, which have S5 votes
in the state convention, will send free
silver delegates to the Columbus con-
Vention, favorable to John p Mclean
and other nti-administration Demo-
Gratis, for delegates at large
Rural districts have been instructed
for free silver and this county was con-
sidered the stronghold of the gold stand
ard Democrats.
DELEGATES CHOSEN.
CINCINNATI, o.. May 31-The En-
quirer tonight has complete returns
from lis counties OF the l19 counties in
Kentucky, and claims that the delegates
to the state county and county conven-
tions at Lexington next Wednesday,
with the exception Of Polk, Kennett,
Spencer and Casey counties not heard
from, will stand as follows: Silver 1884:
gold, 60; uninstructed, SO; not heard
from, 13.
THE PROHIBITION SPLIT.
SPRINGFIELD, o., May 31.-Rev. Mr..
Crabtree, Prohibition candidate for sec
retary of state, and nearly all the pro-
hibitionist candidates, will resign to-
morrow, thus necessita ting, it is said, a
new state and county convention. This
action is taken to join the new party
organized at Pittsburg.
PLATT'S MOVEMENTS
WASHINGTON, May 31.-Hon. r. G.
Piatt arrived in this city last night but
left again at an early hour this morning
for New York. Among those whom he
saw while here was Senator Quay of
PennSylVania bllt the 1attar declined tO