Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-28

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am convinced, is in the election OF
President pledged, unconditional,
and unreservedly, to the free and un
limited coinage OF silver and gold, tn,
same as from the foundation of ou
government until 1873, and also un
conditionally in favor of a nationa
currency without the intervention O
banks of issue and against the issu
ance of interest-bearing bonds in time
of peace for any purpose whatever.
I appeal not only to Republicans il
my own State who can appreciate th,
sacrifice I made in renouncing party
obligations on this question in adj
vance OF party action in the premises
but to the people throughout the
country without regard to party, tc
cooperate in this great non-partisar
patriotic American movement to sus
tain the industrial and financial indie
pendence of the United States in the
pending irrepressible conflict.
This sentiment influences ME to &C
cept the Craftsmanship of the National
Silver Party. l shall give TO this
movement my best services and
thought, and successful or otherwise,
l shall realize the satisfaction of hav-
ing done my duty to the people and
the country as I see and understand it.
In my own State I confidently ap-
peal to the rank and file OF both par
ties to support my efforts. North
Carolina is an agricultural State and
nine-tenths OF its people are directly
and disastrously affected by the oper.
alton of the single gold standard.
appeal to them to lay aside party feel
ings, ignore party obligations on this
social question, disregard party ap-
peals, forget the exasperations of past
party contention, and spurn the offer
of place and emolument.
We have the example and expert
ence of the last campaign in North
Carolina to show the practicability
and safety of men of different parties
cooperating to carry out a great
measure essential to the welfare of
the people, where neither of the par
ties favnrins il conld offoot it alone.
That was a cooperation on one issue.
the issue Of fair elections. 1t is now
arranged to extend such plan
through all the States on another
vital issue Of even greater importance
to this country. No one party can
do this, but q majority Of the people
in all the parties want it done, and
they can do it if they will cooperate.
The peril that menaces the people
in the election of q President whose
administration of the government
means perpetuation OF the present
financial system, can only be averted
by the people themselves. 1t may he
too late four years hence. Presen,
abnormal conditions do not warrant
belief in the peaceful submission OF
the people to further oppression and
Impeachment. The gold-gamblers
may decide the popular ebullition as a
system OF harmless socialism," but
il they are wise they will heed the
sdmonition, and not persist in theil
greed OF accumulation at the expense
OF the toiling and suffering people
The plain, patriotic duty OF every
American who loves and honors his
country, who would jealously guard
its institutions, who would die for the
principles that have made it the
greatest, the richest, the proudest, the
most Independent nation on the face
OF the globe, is to assert his manhood
and subordinate party success to the
country's welfare in the impending
conflict.
Let US have this metal money re-
stored and in the proportions found
in natures storehouse, and as it ex'
listed in Washington's time when the
flag and the constitution were fresh
and God seemed to speak to the peo'
pie through an open book.
The men who are for gold stand to.
gether no matter what party they he
long to. They have control of both
the Republican and the Democratic
parties. The people in their distress
striking at entrenched power, knock
out first one and the the other party
but no matter which turn is taken
gold comes uppermost. The gold
leaders are keen, determined and
loyal TO the gold standard. Are the
silver leaders less determined, less in.
telligent and less loyalf If they ara
equal to the others in these qualities
what is the matter with them that
they allow victory after victory to be
scored against them, and that too
when the silver people in the country
are in the vast majority?
The people are enraged and Justly
so. Must they say at last to these
leaders, "Lo these many years have
we sent you for silver, and you have
returned to US without it; you are un
profitable servants, and have led III
through the fog and quagmire of dis
appointment. We like to honor you
but you must take us by some othel
road and reach our idol,
The men who blasted the way t
the silver conference did we'll. Th'
people see the citadel OF their liberties
). } aud are ready for the battle. Th'