The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-07-23
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Teller and Associates Issue Manifest tO
Urging suppert of Bryan.

Teller and Associates Issue mantfes TO
Urging Suppert of Bryan.
DENVER, July Ex-senator Teller and
II of his associates who left the national
Republican convention, have made public
an address to the silver Republicans of
the country, setting forth their views of
the situation The silver Republican con-
gressmen and senators have been in con-
ference at Manitou for several days over
this statement In addition to those sign
ing the address Senator Pettigrew of
South Dakota and Senator Cannon of
Utah are declared to be in,sympathy with
it, although Senator Cannon was not
present at the conference, owing to busi-
ness engagements in Boston. The address
is in part as follows
eve deem it fitting thst we, who have
heretofore affiliated with the national Re-
publican party and who have rejected the
financial plank of the platform adopted at
St Louis and refused to support the NOM
inees of the convention, should state our
position in the present campaign and give
briefly our reasons in support thereof.
when certain delegates TO the national
Republican convention repudiated the
financial plank of the platforEa and with
drew from the convention, we determined
that we would give our support to such
candidates as should appear mest willing
and capable in aiding in the restoration
of silver TO its rightfnl place a. standard
money.
1.-THE Democratic party in Chicago con-
vention has taken position in ats plat
form SO pronouneedly favorable to silver
and has nominated candidates of such un-
usually unquestionable convictions in IA
vor of the bimetallic policy and OF such
high personal character that we have de-
ter1nined to give them our support. We
support such candidates because they rep
resent the great principle of bimetallism.
which we believe to be the cause of hui
manity and civilization and the para
mount question now before the American
people.
'sWe therefore announce that we shall
by voice and vote support Messrs. Bryan
and Sewall for president and vice presi-
dent, and we appeal to all citizens. and
especially to Republicans who feel as we
do-that gold monometallism would be
of lasting injury to the country-to act
with US in securing their election.
1.-THE Democrats who believe in the gold
standard are announcing their intention
to support Mckinley or proposing to put
q third candidate in the field for the avow-
ed purpose of aiding Mr.. McKinley's cleo
ton. A great number of leading and infiu-
ential Democratic journals have declared
that they will support the Republican
nominees. 1t is evident there is to be a
union Of forces on the part of the adyo-
Gates and supporters of the gold standard
to elect Mr.. Mckinley and congress IA
vorable to him which will support the
financial policy outlined in the Republic
an platform.
"This is a critical period in our national
history. Our industrial and financial in
dependence of other nations and peoples is
involved in this campaign, and we firmly
believe there will be no return of prosperi-
ty until we shall have changed our finan-
cial system so as to restore the bimetallic
system established by our fathers Of the re-
public, and, so believing, we urge all
friends of gold and silver as standard
money and the opponents of single gold
standard to give to Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Sewall their hearty support
"In advising this course we do not con-
slider it necessary that they shall abandon
or surrender their political views on other
questions.
Profoundly impressed with the impoF
tance of the issues of this campaign for
ourselves and our associates, we respect
fully submit the foregoing to the candid
consideration of the American people"
The document is signed by H. NJ Teller,
Fred T. Dubois, Lee Mantle, Charles S.
Hartman, Edward Wilson, John f. Sha-
froth and A. NJ Stevenson.