The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-20
ROANOKE, VA. SATURDAY, JUNE 20 1896

themselves as individuals and through
conventions yet to he held. 1t is the
right of every citizen to indicate his pref
erence. With this in view, we offer to
the forthcoming conventions and to the
people the name of a man for the Presi-
dency of the United States, whose life
and in public and in private represents
those distinguished virtues which adorned
the days and the deeds of the earlier time
OF thus republic; Il return to which vir-
tues is requisite for the prosperity and
contentment of the people and the perpet-
uity and commanding example of free in
situations. That name is Henry NJ.
Teller, man of the people and for the
people He is of no section His expert
ence and service, his devotion to the COM
mon justice and the common sense of his
fellow citizens has been as wide as the
country We believe that the people of
the United States have him in their hearts
as he has their interests in his purpose
through all the work of an exalted life.
Parties must also obey the same law.
1T follows, therefore, that the moment
party shall choose to stand still or retro
gress,.l t is no longer efficient Ito achieve
the end To which the people are necessari-
ly destined. There is no sanctity in
mere party name; and, the mark of decay
Is set on individual strength in nation
when the absolute rule of political organ
lZatlon coerces man from the truth for
the sake of cXpediency and establishes in
sincere submission to partisan rule for the
sake of power
we do not arroGate To ourselves one
lota more of intelligence, patriotism, or
courage than is possessed by any of our
fellow citizens. But we feel that the
time has come for the performances of a
IIItI IN This
though we shalrstand alone, we will make
an endcavor in the direction of that duty.
If the voices which have sounded to us
from every State in this Union are an in
dication of the real feeling this year is
the appointed time for the people to as
sert themselves through such mediums as
may give best promise of the achieve
ment of justice. But whether we are
mistaken or not concerning the general
sentiment in the United States, we have
not mistaken our own duty in withdraw
ing from the Republican convention feel
ing ii is better to he right and with the
minority in apparent defeat than to be
wrong with the majority i'll apparent tri-
umph.
we hold that in the great wUr of social
evolution Ill this country, monetary re-
FORM stands as the first requisite No
policy, however promising of good results,
can take its place. Continuation during
the next four years upo nthe present finan-
cial system will bring down upon the
American people that cloud of impending
evil to avert which should he the first
thought of statesmen and the first PRAYER
of patriots.
Our very institutions are at stake. To-
day, with the rapidly-increasing popula-
ton, with widely swelling demands. the
OASIS OF our money is relatively contract
ing, and the people are passing into a
servitude all the more dangerous because
1t Is not physically apparent The nation
itself as to other nations is losing the
sturdy courage which could make it def
ant III the face Of injustice and internal
wrong. From the farmer and the trader
man TO the government there is apparent
the shrinking from giving offense. lest
the vengeance of some offended financial
power should descend. The business man
submits some portion of his Judgment
and his will, and the nation submits some
portion of its international right lest
some mighty foreign creditor shall make
destructive demands
Ihe above address is signed by Fred r.
Dubois Il. +. Pettigrew, Frank j. Can
non, Charles \. Hartman, Ben f. Rich.
Clarence f.. Allen. a. S. Robertson. A. c.
cleveland, Willis Sweet, Amasa b. Camp-
nell, Archie NJ. Stevenson. Enoch Stroth-
er, james NJ. Downing, Charles III. Brick
ehsteln, Thomas kearns, G. j. Hart. Lit
tieton Price, jacob J. Elliott. O. j. Sails
bury, j. b. Overton, Frank c. Goudv.
John r. Vivian, j. w. Rockefeller. Rob
ert W. BoynOgne, John +. NJ. Williams.
and IL. NJ Earl, at St Louis, June 10.