Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-25
DEMOCRACY ANDFREE SILVER
Judge Elli0tt's Sound and Timely
Talk to His Fellow Democrats
in New Mexico.
SEND KNOWN SILVER MEN TO CHICAGO
Effective Methods Suggested for se-
curing Such Delegates-Un Rule
Advocated - Statehood Will
Not Be Injured Thereby.
To the Editor Of the New Mexican.

To the Editor of the New Mexican.
Hlilsboro, N. NJ, April 21.-With your
permission I desire to say few words to
the free coinage Democrats of New Mex
leo, through the columns of the New
MExIoAN. II is said that 10 the multi
tude Of counsel there is wisdom. If what
counsel herein be not wise or beneficial
to the free silver coinage cause, or to the
Democratic party it will not, hope,
prove to be Il detriment to either, for no
cause can hope for success without con-
tinual agitation, aud no party can pros
per which Is too eowardly to avow its pU-
sition on all subjects that appertain to
ths Interests aud welfare of the people.
To succeed in the cause Of the free cuiu.
aye ot silver, those of US who advocate it,
have fight to make; have an Herculean
struggle on our hands which will require
all Of our ability, tact aud ffort-, for as
l said III an article published in the
Sierra County Advocate several years
''the goldbuss" Of Europe aud the east
have got the people foul aud they are not
g1ing to let go their hold uutil they are
choked of-until they are compelled to.
INDIFFERENCE AND INACTIoN
will never gain any cause, good or bad.
Energy, activity, diligence and vigilance
are necessary to attain success in any
matter Of i'm mportance. Eternal vig,lanc-,
which embraces all the above quAi,ties, it
is SAID. is the price Of liberty and if the
liberties OF the masses of the people are
not involved in this subject Of the free
coinage of silver, then the wIsest, best aud
most learned of our aye are mistaken.
The Democrats can not affort to act Hs
the Republicans have done in this terri
tory gu this subject. We eau not ignore
or pass over ia silence in our platform
as the, did the "-iver question" Hon
esty, caudor and fidelity to principle and
to the interests of the masses of the p+o-
pie will not permit Of such course or
policy.
We said in our last territorial platform,
adopted ut Las Cruces ia 1896. ''that thu
Democracy Of this territury, by their rep
resentativ+s in Convention asssmb mbled,
hereby declare 10 favor Of the free aud
unlimited c"insg. of silver at the Ratio
of l6 to /, Hs it existed prior to it's de
m"netizntinn by tho Republican party in
1873, and We pledge ourselves nat to sup
port, by ward or vote, anyone who is not
haartlly mud earnestly In accord with the
above declaration"
This language, or some language equal
ly as strong. if not stronger, should b-
adopted on this subject in our June con
vention at Las Vegas. The words
INDEPENDENT OF FOREIGN NATIONS
should thiuk be inserted in the above
plank after the word s'silver." This would
max. it more in accord with the senti.
ment Of the masses Of the people Of the
Democratic party in this territory. II
some snch pauk as the above IL NOT
adopted and inserted in the platform.
upon any such hypocritical insincer-
pr-trxt a. that it will iujurs the pros
poets for statehood to do SO, why theu
let the party bs consigned to oblivion,
snpw d uadsr a. IL will bs.
Now lot me say something about the
delegates to the territorial and national
Conventions.
It has been said aud feared by aome
that, through bribery and other cnrr nr'
influences, there will be trsachery and dis.
loyalty to the platform aud party on tn
part Of some Of the delegates to the ma
tiunal conv-ntiun.
In order to prevent the possibility Of
this hap ppen,ng, the delegates to the Chi
covu Convention should be selected with
great care and cautlun as to their senti
ments on the free coin ,ge Of silver. No
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