The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-27
TO INDEPENDENT SILVER MEN.
Chairman B. f. Keith Issues an Address
to the Voters of His Party

10 the 0ferS OF HIS Party.
Chairman Manly received yesterday
the following address to the independ-
ent silver voters of North Carolina by
State Chairman b. f. Keith. of Will
mington The address will appear in
the New Era, the organ of the National
Silver party in North Carolina, on
Tuesday morning:
Wilmington, N. c., Sept. "a. 1896.
As chairman of the National Silver
party | address myself to the voters
of North Carolina, calling your atten-
tiOn to the great cause of financial re-
form, now the subject of contention
between all the political forces of this
country.
The gold standard is represented by
the Republican party.-The free coin
age OF silver upon a parity of 16 to /,
and entirely independent of what 9TH
er nations may say or think, has been
and is the doctrine of cur party. The
Democratic party adopted it at Chi
cago. The Peoples party has held this
doctrine since its beginning.
Both Of these pan ties recognize the
doctrine of the National Silver party
as the chief subject of popular discus
sion, and, with us. are for silver as
a money of final redemption and have
at last come to the rightful conclusion
that this great cause should be the
first subject of National legislation.
and all other matters should be rele-
gated to the rear until this great cause
should be sustained.
So the watchwords OF the three par
ties are:
SILVER AND FREEDOM
which go hand in hand. recognizing
as their standard bearer that magnifi-
cent American WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN.
On the 21st of September the Demo
cratic and Populist parties, through
their executive committees met in
Raleigh, and, having the demands of
the National Silver party before them
in considering the representation of
the several paties upon the State cleo
toral ticket, adjusted the same upon
the following basis, to wit:
Democratic party-Five electoral
votes.
Populist party-Five electoral votes.
National Silver party-0ne electoral
vote.
This ticket is in every way worthy
Of your support and confidence. Every
man on this ticket, If elected, will cast
his vote for William Jennings Bryan
for President of the United States, and
for the respective candidates for Vice
President of the three parties. Accord
ing to the Constitution of the United
States no man votes directly for the
FresidenF, but men of different polit-
ical parties wishing to vote for the
same man, find that it is necesso
that ticket be arranged fer this mr..
pose.
This has been done All obstacles
have been removed, and now l can
say to the voters of North Carolina
that every man who wishes to vote for
William Jennings Bryan for President
OF the United States, and for the cause
of silver, can confidently cast his vote
for the electoral ticket just as arranged
between the parties.
/ now call upon all the vosers of
North Carolina, interested in the cause
CT silver, to rally to the support of the
great champion of silver.
/ call upon all independent men,
independent of parties or party ties,
who desire financial reform, to rally
to THE support of our electoral ticket
in November.
/ call upon all the voters to work i'm
season and out of season for the great
object, and success win reward our
vigilance and effort
Let every man beware Of gold bug
tempters who stand in our midst, say
ing to the Democrats and Populists will
that not support the ticket, and to the
Populists the Democrats will not sup
port the ticket. Men of his kind are
enemies of he silver cause-are try
ing to defeat the ticket by insinuating
distrust in our honest and honorable
purpose, and are themselves the Great
nres of pelf who wish to defeat the
people at the polls in November.
/ urge upon you not to abate your
zeal in the cause of free silver, pros
perity and progress and that every
man constitutes himself the trusted
agent of the people on the day of cleo
ton and until the polls are closed.
Let us prove to the world that the
right of franchise is too sacred to be-
come the subject of bargain and sale,
and although plutocracy has millions
to be stalled on the possible corrup-
ton of the people, let US watch the
polls and the emmissaries of corrup-
ton, and drive the tempters from the
temple of freedom.
Let us prove to the world that ball
lot in the hands of freedom is more
precious than gold.
Let us prove to the world the Amer
lean people are not for sale.
b. #. KEITH,
State Chairman National Silver party.