The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-03

forts of the Republican party. and be-
cause the Democratic and Populist
platforms, except on the money ques-
tion. are odious and hostile to the well
fare of the county. l shall not cast
my vote for Mr.. Bryan.
II hold my commission from the Re-
publican party. Many of its members.
including some Of its leaders, in the ex-
ercise of their judgment have an
nounced their intention of leaving the
party. shall stay. My loyalty to the
party which has honored me is entirely
consistent with my loyalty to the high
est and best interests of the state rep
resent in the senate of the United States,
and / know no reason why I should
abandon my party or desert its colors.
There is to my mind no reason why
1T was not as much duty to vote for
Weaver four years ago as for Bryan
today. The Omaha platform declared
for free coinage. and was no more OBJ
jectionable than the Chicago platform.
and Bryan Is vouched for by leading
Populists as being as good Populist
as lives. The Populists have not
changed in the last four years. 1t is
we who are expected to join this aggre-
cation. Others may find it wise or ex-
pedient, but l won't do it. Whenever
the course Of events could make 1t pos
sible that should speak from the same
platform as Tillman or Waite or Ig-
natius Donnelly. in advocacy Of the
same presidential candidate, know
there must be something wrong with
me.
THE NEEDS OF COLORADO.
what we need in Colorado is less
Mysteries and more common sense. We
have glorious resources. yet In the in
fancy of their development we are suf-
fering from the imposition of a mistak-
en- financial policy. which 1t is our nat
ural and proper desire to see over
thrown as speedy as possible We are
one of forty-six states in the union.
each free and sovereign. Within our
borders live about one hundred and fif-
tieth OF the people of the United States.
We live In a republic where the major
ity rules. The vast majority of the
people of the United States are honest
and of high average intelligence, and
devoted to the perpetuity of free insti-
tutions. Our great desire is to induce
u majority Of the people of the United
way to the accomplishment Of this re-
suit Is not by vituperation and abuse.
The press Of the country, east as we'll
as west, is largely responsible for the
bitter sectional feeling now sought to
be provoked. 1t Is for us. who do not
own or control newspapers and are not
In the business of throwing mud, to re-
member that the millions of people who
will east their ballots this fall nearly
all are as patriotic as we are, and,
with us, equally desirous that this re-
public shall live and not die. The peo-
pie of the east are our brothers-we
sprung from the same loins. we have
common country a common faith and
the same dear flag. This gospel of hate
which Is now being preached should find
no follower among sane men, no well
come among good citizens.
1--WE who believe i'm the free coinage
of both gold and silver at our mints,
at the ratio heretofore existing, will
secure the adoption of our views when
we are able to induce the majority of
our fellow-citizens to spare our belief.
when the people who do not now agree
with us shall be led to agree with us.
not alone because of our arguments
on finance, but because our views on
othergr questions entitle us to public
confidence and respect. Free coinage
will never come. in my opinion. out of
the tumble and folly of the Chicago
platform, nor will it be heralded by the
cap and bells of Populism.