Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-21
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members OF the national republican eX-
ecutive committee who withdrew from
the republican party upon the adoption
of a single gold standard platform by
the st. Louis convention have issued an
address to the people of the United
States. 1t is a complete statement of tho
defense of their action in with
drawing and presents in a force
full style their opinions on the
great question of finance. One
has only to read 1t to appreciate the earn
estness of the men who signed it. That
they and the people whom they repre-
sent have taken their departure from
the republican party for good and always
no one can doubt. That they were inn
PEELED to take the course they have taken
from purely patriotic motives must be
conceded. That. they offer their leader,
Senator Teller to conventions yet to
come and to the free coinage advocates
genarally as a suitable man for the nom
ination for president but exemplifies their
faith and confidence in him as man of
ability, honesty and patriotism.
If by such a course they have hopes
of procuring the nomination and cleo,
ton of their favorite leader to the presi-
dency of the United States their action is
commendable.
But we are sure the idea that Senator
Teller is the proper man for the
democratic convention to nominate will
not find Judgement in the minds Of many,
if any, democrats. The State Herald de-
sires to see all the advocates of free coin
age and as many of the advocates of
the gold standard as so desire battling
11pdar of 6an1OnraoU TT has
ways advocated liberal policy toward
those who were in the party, but dis
agreeing with it,as we'll as towards those
outside the party. 1t has always wanted
more democratic voters and fewer repub-
llcan and populist voters in the country,
and for that reason it favored a liberal
action on the part of our state commit
tee, and subsequent events have demon
strated the wisdom of the policy
We hope the leaders who left the re-
publican party at st. Louis and their fol-
lowers will come right along into the
ranks of the democratic party. We be-
lieve they will do so. We are sure that
Senator Teller wants to see bimetallism
prevail in this country, and we are GER
tain that he is fully aware that the way
and the only way to get it is through the
democratic party. Such being the case,
it will not be necessary for the demo-
cratic party to nominate Senator Teller
as its candidate for president in order
to bring to its support the senator and
his following or to enable 1t to carry the
election. They are out of the republican
party and headed for the party most
likely to give them and the country true
bimetallism-the free coinage of gold and
silver at 16 to land there Is nowhere
else for them to go.
We would not favor the nomination of
Senator Teller by the democratic conven-
ton even were it necessary to do that
in order to bring to the support of the
party him and his following. Sena tor
Teller and his following having given up
their party for the purpose of alligning
themselves with some other party when
they only disagree with it on one single
plank of the many planks in Its platform
shows their earnestness for bimetallism;
however, there is no reason why the great
unconquered and unconquera BILE demo-
cratic party of this nation that has risen
more than once from the ashes of defeat
and captured control of this govern
ment should abandon all the planks in
its platform, which are many, save one,
simply to bring to it the support of
Senator Teller and his following. AS the
boys put it: ut don't have to-
| We want Senator Teller and his follow
| ing to rally under the democratic flag,
| the party that is going to save this coun-
| try from the blighting effects of the
| British gold standard. but we refuse to
| consider him even as the remotest presi-
| Dental possibility at Chicago. Having
| followed the republican party until 1t
| sold out, boot and baggage to the money
| power, the people of the great northwest,
| who have been and are yet among the
| greatest sufferers from the Ubiquitous
| legislation that party has put upon the
| statute books of the country, should be
| content to fall into line in the ranks of
the party that is standing and has al
ways stood for the rights of the masses
| as against the classes without asking
the privilege of furnishing the standard
| bearer of the party Immediately upon
| joining it.
| Senator Teller will not be the nominee
| at Chicago In fact, we don't think he
| aspires to be, and shall not be surprised
IL he so declares at an early date.