The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-13
TO THE SILVER MEN
Suspend Active Agitation and See
What KcKinl'y Will d..
But BE PREPARED FOR 1900
Chairman Lane CT the ElmetaIllo
Party Calls Upon All Forces to
support the New Presl-
dent In His Efforts.

san Francisco, Dec l2.-CharIes ID,
LAM. cil.rman of the rational binat.
al..s- party. has Issued the following
address;
san Francisco. Dee. Ito IN. BIZ
mUtallista 81. the United states. The
contest II lSy6, whi,h for some months
has engaged public attention. was de-
termin0d az the ballot toX upon the
3rd ult for the republican candidate.
While tho supporters 1T Nr ti~van and
thH great principles which h. espnu41i
have no reason Ia rcgr.t the effort
M id' In h,s behalf, anl w'htch We VIII
rrrtw WHEN occasion requires N l,
only the part of wisdom to accent with
tbr utmcst good faith the decision OF
th' American people upon this or any
other pue stion submitted to tIre deliber-
ate judgmf nj which Is almost sure in
the end Ia b. corrrctly dec led by that
tribunal
Tho cause OF bimetalllSm. which was
thr wn;chword OF the anti-republican
tuicsS. has not BEEN abandoned: nor
arr W. dlsheartrncd or dlsmayed by
this I, mponry defeat. We arr as firm.
ly convinced now of its ultimate tri-
umph in the United states as that tn
American flag Is the enblt m of onsti-
titutional liberty. and while principles
may for u time b. overshaddw WED by
snrhistry and truth Obscured by the
sCrtcn n deception or intrigue. they
viii finally rise above the darkenad
horizon and Gssurn" their ughtrni posi-.
tl"1 ~ thr guiding stars ~ popular
government, our position WIS mot AMI
lntnyvi iznd by thu comniled ", alth ~
t'vn continents. Tho debtor class wa,
threatened by its creditors. the labor.
inv class by It's employers ami the pi,t-
ruus Of savings banks and insurance
companies wure made the victims of
unsclupulpus h"r lgogues who declared
that their investments in these inStl-
tutiuES wpu' TO br sacrificed II FIRE
coinage ~ SILVER should he accom-
Ilish,d a. the r,.sult of the clrction.
tn" slfrty OF a government like ours
must drP nj upon thr FIRE and un,
tiammrlied exercise of the elective
faucms'. where each citizen shall have
;hc righl To cNtrcis' his choice without
fear or favor. according 10 his under.
statdng 81 the merits II tho contend
ing p1rti,c, Every effort which appeals
tn tho Judgments of the voters upon
tho issues To he detcrmlrsd by their
4uffrag Is within tn. legitimate do
main 81 partisan ethics. Hut when re-
sort IA hal la the protligate expe ndturp
OF Nancy .lad-otlts Ices uestlonahe
but equally potent methods % Undue
ing th- voter TO abandon his principles, =,
- much In evidence in the last cam
rnign. IL Is nigh time for the people tn
= their seal OF condemnation upon
these practices. which are subversivs
or popular government and menace
To the pCrps tutty of our free institu-
tons
But thr election has been accom-
pliyhed and IL II nov the 'ut. of every
citizen TO accept the result in spirit
of patriotism unsulltcd by partisan
ilrc0r and unembarra SD by factiOus
agitation of tn. issues which have Just
ts'n cug'ht cut. While We as bimet-
allists ,till adhere To the conviction
that there can be M permanent resief
to tn y plr based uTon the single
gJll stInilri. and that time will dem-
,rstrat" the accuracy Of our position.
W Gt the s1me tn regard II as n
duty eni0lncl up1n every eitlgep 10 do
everything in his p1weF to assist tn,
~, -.irrt-F' = In every effort to Iuts-
mote the welfare of rhr people by any
policy which he may consider viii ac-
c5TP that ! suit.
To this end we carnC stiy advise all
otr friends and ccIitutCrs throughout
tho Tinted states To ~ spt.nI active agi-
ration or III. subject ~ free coinage nf
silver any uirthVr thqn a stmpla mpbH-
izlng rr th, frse silver clubs thr,ughnIp,
tn union. ard the keeping up 81 tn,
club rolls for futur, service. BY this
~ ur4 81 shah furnish to our a1ver.
tlitrs every opportunity to fultlll ths
rrtgnjs which they made u tn pcp-
n, Jt.rlpo IN. caunnign of r~s,nring Z,
IN. t-r,trJ stat, mar m, ,.sxrl-,. ~
mr.. sutri,y which Its r..,urre-s and COM
n,rT,,i standing ,rtitt. II 10 enjov
an ~ tho nations = IN. earth. and IL
Z, .i,,ii H., d.,,crs,,-,,,J ,bat the in
,.r.lpy admlplstr,,i,sn sh,lt ~ abie I,
HrtI nj = IN this suit Tor the people