The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-20

This sentiment influences me to ac-
cept the craftsmanship of the National
Silver party. | shall give to this move
ment my best services and thought. and
successful or otherwise, shall realize
the satisfaction of having done nv duty
to the people and the country, as see
and understand it.
In my own state | conidentially an
peal to the INK and file of both parties
to support my efforts. North Carolina
Is an agricultural state. and nine tenths
OF its people are directly and disastrocslv
affected by the operation of the single
gold standard. l appeal to them to Law
aside arty feelings, ignore party obliga.
lions on the social question, disregard
party appeals. forget past party conten-
ton, and spurn the offer of place and
emolument.
We have the example and experience
OF the last campaign in New York to
show the practicability and safety of men
OF different parties cooperating to carry
out a great measure essential to the wei
fare of the people, where neither of the
parties favoring it could affect it alone.
1t was cooperation of one issue, the
issue of fair elections. 1t is now ar.
ranged to extend such plan through all
states on another vital issue of even
greater importance to this country. No
one party can do this, but a 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 President whose ad.
miuistration of the Government means
perpetuation of the present financial
situation, can only be avoided by the
people themselves. 1t may be too late
four years hence. Present abnormal
conditions do not warrant belief in the
peaceful submission of the people
to further oppression and impoverish-
ment. The gold gamblers may deride
the popular ebullition as a system of
harmless socialism, but If they are
wise they will heed the admonition
and persist not in their greed of accum-
ulation at the expense of the toiling, suf.
fering 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 1t the greatest
the richest, the proudest and most indie
pendent 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 restored
and in the proportions found in natures
storehouse as it existed in Washington's
time, when the flag and the constitution
were fresh and God seemed to speak to
the people from an open book.
The men who are for gold stand to-
gether, no matter what party they belong
to. They have control of both the repub-
lican and democratic parties. The peo-
pie, in their distress, striking at the in
trenched power, knock out first one and
then the other party, but no matter
which turn is taken, gold is uppermost.
The gold leaders are keen, determined
men, and loyal to the gold standard Are
the silver leaders less determined, less
and less loyal? If they are
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 improbable servants,
and have led us through the bog and
quagmire, but you must take us by some
other road and reach our idol
The men who blazed the way for the
silver conference did we'll The people
see the citadel of their liberties and are
ready for the battle. The Philistines
are at our doors. To your tents, oh
Israel!