The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-20
AN ADDRESS FROM
, THE SILVER MEN
Boilers froa the C0aveati0a Are Ready
for Battle.
Mr.. TELLER TO BE A CANDIDATE
The Manifesto Contains the sigma.
lures Of Republican Delegates
from Idaho, South Dakota, Utah,
Montana, Colorado and Neyada.
Lee Mantle in the Band.

st. Louis, Mo-. June 19-At the secret
conference of the bOlting silver dele
gates yesterday and last night after
much careful consideration an address
to the people of the United States was
agreed upon and authorized to be given
to the press. While the address con-
tains much in the nature of a silver
coinage argument, the concluding para
graphs show the determination of the
bolting delegates to bring about the
nomination. IL possible Of Senator Henry
NJ. Teller. Of Colorado. as the candidate
for the presidency on platform having
for its cardinal principle the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
The address Is q follows:
To the people Of the United States:
Obeying the call Of duty and justified by
the common citizens Of this republic,
we address this communication to the
people 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 eX-
press personal conviction, but We re-
spectfully solicit the cooperation OF all
who believe that the time has come for
return to the simpler and more direct
method Of naming men for national SER
vice than has obtained in recent
years. Political party organization Is
necessary, because without 1t the In
dividual voter Is dumb; but the party Is
only the means. not the 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 a constant require
ment for better things. The Individual
feels that requirement and needs 1t, OF
he fails In lifeis endeavor. Parties
must also obey. 1t follows. therefore,
that the moment party shall choose a
stand still or retrogress it Is no longer
efficient to achieve the end to which the
people ara necessarily destined. There
is no sanctity in mere party name; and
the mark of decay is set on individual
strength in a nation where the absolute
rule Of political organization cOerces men
from the truth for the sake of eXpedi-
ency and establishes insincere submis-
sion to
PARTISAN RULE FOR THE SAKE
OF POWER.
Recognizing the value and the splen-
did achievements Of political parties in
this country as elsewhere, We are yet
constrained 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 all men has been stayed during the
latter part Of this generation by the fall
ure CT parties to express in their
achievements the highest hope and as
piration of the mass of the people who
| constitute the parties. And there has
been growing in this country-swelling
| with each recurrence of national elec-
| tion-a great mass of independent
thinkers. and voters. which, falling
| within itself to control, has gravitated
between the two great parties. Since
1872 excepting possibly the election of
| 1870 the pendulum has swung from side
to side with each four years. In 1872
the Republican party elected the presi-
dent; in 1876 the Democracy claimed the
election: in 1880 the Republican party
elected: in 1884 the Democrats elected
| in 1888 the Republicans elected; In 1896,
until within q few weeks. it has been con-
ceded that the Republicans would elect.
What has been the cause of the mighty
oscillation Of a mass which this year has
probably attained controlling proper
| tions-every man can answer to him.
self. If he has been an observer; If he
| has had interests that We're effected
\ IL he has felt hope to see greater JUS
| tice done and has seen that hope blast
ed, he knows that the general dissatis-
faction has arisen from the fact that
PARTY PROMISES MADE WERE
| BROKEN.
to the people by party performance
| he knows that aS soon as the election
was over and the successful candidates
We're installed they became the servitors
of the party and the advocates of a mar
! row and non-progressive policy within
| which there alone seemed to be an as
surance of selfish safety and partisan
approval, and during this period we
have lacked a great constructive ad-
| ministratiOn, No new social truth has
been put forward in an effective way
While in all the departments of physi-
cal life there have been developments
and achievements of ease and comfort
to the favored Of mankind. in the great
er and more important domain, of social
reform we have stood still or retrOgress-
ed. 1t Is because of the rule of party
| which has largely controlled men in and
out Of Cffice. 1t has become a source OF
reproach to any man that he should
dare to renounce allegiance to organiza-
tion. Men have been expected to submit
their
VIEWS TO THE DEDICATION OF
CONVENTIONS.
| Although 1t is common knowledge thai
conventions have been swayed to views
and declarations not the most approved
by the mass Of people, nor progressive
for their welfare.
| We do not derogate to ourselves one
iota Of intelligence, patriotism Of cour.
age than Is possessed by any other fell
low citizens. But we feel that the time