The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13
SILVER TALK SHOULD STOP.
CHAIRMAN LANE SAYS IT'S TIME TO
GIVE THE COUNTRY A REST.

Bryan's Baclers Called ON to Abide
Agitation of the silver Question
should Cease for the Present, But
the Clubs should Continue in EN-
istence-1f the Republicans Fail to
Bring Relief the Fight should BE
Renewed in 1900.
San Francisco. Cal, Dec. 12,-In an ad-
dress, issued to the bimetallists OF the
United States, Chairman Charles d. Lane
of the national bimetallst committee
urges them to accept the verdict of the
country and uphold Mai. Mckinley as
President. He advises them to cease ac-
tive agitation on the subject of free coin
age, in the hope that the theories advo-
Gated by the republican party will bring
relief, but says the struggle should be re-
newed until bimetallism is an accomplish
ed fact, If the republicans break their
pledges and resort to the issuing of bonds
to maintain the country's credit
The address says: 1.-THE contest of 1896.
which, for some months, has engaged pub
lie attention, was determined at the ball
lot box upon the Sd ult, in favor of the
republican candidate. While the support
ers of Mr.. Bryan and the great principles
which he espoused have no reason to re-
gret the great effort made in his behalf
and which we will renew when occasion
requires, it is only the part of wisdom
to accept with the utmost good faith the
decision of the American people upon this
or any other question submitted to their
deliberate judgment, which is always sure
in the end to be correctly decided by that
tribunal.
1.-THE cause of b-metalism, which was
the watchword of the anti-republican
forces, has not been abandoned by its
friends and avocates, nor are we dis
heartened or dismayed by this temporary
defeat We are as much convinced now
of Its ultimate triumph in the United
States as that the American flag is the
emblem of constitutional liberty, and
while the principle may be for time over
Swallowed by sophistry and truth obscur-
ed by the screen of deception or intrigue,
they will finally rise above the darkened
horizon and assume their righttul posi-
tlon as the guiding stars or popular govern
ments.
Our position was met and antagonized
by the combined wealth of two continents.
1t was sought to be obscured by feigned
issues, opprobrious epithets, dishonest
methods and partisan zeal and every in
trigue which wealth could inspire into
requisition.
while we, as bimetallists, still adhere
to the conviction that there can be no per-
manent relief to the people based upon the
single gold standard, we at the same time
regard it as a duty enjoined upon every
citizen to do everything In his power to
assist the President-elect in every effort
to promote the welfare of the people by
any policy which he may consider will ac-
complsh that result.
ITO this end, we earnestly advise all our
friends and coadjutors throughout the
United States to suspend active agitation
of the subject of free coinage of silver any
further than a simple mobilizing of the
free silver clubs throughout the union
and keeping up of the club rolls for flu
ture service. If 1t can be demonstrated
by actual service that the theories advo-
Gated by the republican, party In the re-
cent election will bring to the people the
promised relief every bimetallist in the
United States will be as free to acknowl-
edge his error as he was candid in sup
porting his principles in the past cam
paign.
But If, on the contrary we are furn-
ished only with broken pledges, and the
old makeshift of issuing bonds In the vain
attempt of keeping up our credit by run
ming further into debt, is again resorted
to, we promise to renew the struggle until
bimetalism shall become an accomplished
fact In the United States.
"As national chairman Of the bimetallic
party, 1 call upon all of its forces through
out the United States, regardless of past
party affiliations, to accept the result with
dignity and forbearance and to join in
UNFOLDING the actions of Maj. Mckinley as
President of the United States, and to
support him in all his efforts to increase
the prosperity and well being Of the cili-
zens of this republic, but In no manner
to abate their earnestness in the cause of
free coinage so that when it shall again
be necessary to assert the principle we
may be in better condition than was pos
sible in the recent struggle. Yours sin
cerely, Charles d. Lane
National Chairman of the Bimetalllc
Party"