The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
TELLER FOR The PRESIDENCY

from every State in this Union are an indica-
ton of the real feelings this year is the ap-
pointed time for the people to assert them
selves, through such mediums as may give
best promise of the achievement of justice.
But whether we are mistaken or not concern
ing the general sentiment in the United States,
we have not mistaken our own duty In with
drawing from the Republican Convention,
feeling that it is better to be right and with
the minority in apparent defeat than to be
wrong with the majority in apparent triumph.
We hold that in the great work OF social
evolution in this country monetary reform
stands as the first requisite. No policy, how
ever promising of good results, can take lts
place. Continuation during the next four
years upon the present financial system will
bring down upon the American people that
cloud of impending evil, to avertwhlch should
be the first thought of statesmen and the hrst
prayer of patriots
Our very institutions are at stake. To-day,
with the rapidly increasing population, with
widely swelling demands, the basis OF our
money is relatively contracting, and the people
are passing into a servitude all the more
dangerous because it is not physically appar-
ent The Nation itself, as to other nations, is
losing the sturdy courage which could make
it detianti in the face of injustice and internal
wrong.
Prices will never cease falling under the sim
| gle gold standard. The restoration of bimet-
allism by this country VIII double the basis OF
our money system. In time it will double the
| stock OF primary money of the world-will stop
falling prices and steadily elevate them until
/ they will regain their normal relation to the
volume of debts and credits in the world. BIZ
! metallism will help to bring about the great
hope of every social reformer, every believer IN
the advancement of the race who realizes that
the Instability of prices has been the deadly foe
OF our toilers and the servant of the foreign 1t-
| terest gatherers. Bimetallism will help to
bring the time when certain expenditure OF
| human. toll wi II produce q certain financial re-
| suit. Who among the great masses OF our peo-
pie in the United States but feels that his lot
would be made better, his aspiration take new
wings, if he could know in the performance Of
his labor what would be the price OF his prod.
uct? Is not this purpose worth the attention
| of the people as individuals and worth the at
tention of political conventions yet to be held
in this year 1896?
Is this not so great an end that all who be
lieve in the possibility of attaining ii by the
means proposed can yield something of thei1
partisanship both in conventions and at tht
polls? 1t is in the hope that the masses ane
the remaining conventions will have the cour
age and the generosity to unite for this purpos'
that we have dared to offer our views to thu
people of the United States, and because in tn
past there has lacked q rallying point for tn
masses who hold as we do to this belief, W
venture an act, trusting thatit will be received
in the anne spirit of conciliation, concession
and hope with which we put it forth.
We have endeavored in plain way TO set tn
matter before the eyes of our fellow-citizens
, We invoke the union OF all men and partie
who believe that the time has come for the trl
: umph of Justice. II is an hour when the pee
pie may speak for themselves as individual
: and through conventions yet to be held. 1t
l the right of every citizen to indicate his pre-
erences With this in view, we offer to til
| forthcoming conventions and to the pee
pIe name of man for the Presi
: dency of the United States who's
life in public and private represents thos
/: distinguished virtues which adorned the day
1 and the deeds of the earlier time OF this RI
: | public return to which virtues are requisit
! for the prosperity and contentment of the PEE
T pie and the perpetuity and commanding e1
i ample OF these institutions. That name
Henry NJ. Teller-a man OF the people and fC
;, the people. He is OF no section. His experienC
Il and service, his devotion to the common IN
: ice and the common cause OF his fellow-citizeI
n has been as wide as the country. We belieI
Is that the people Of the United States have hi
K in their hearts, as he has had their interests
Ie his purpose through all the work of an exalte
/ life.
e 1t is not merely as the exponent of a mon
e tary reform that we present this man to Il
d people. 1t is true that he has waged might
!, war for the restoration of the money of IL