The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-07-02
TELLER THEIR NAV
PEOPLE URGE ~.
'"s
A Definition Of Their Po.it,o,
Forth in an Address to tn. W.
of the Country-views ~,
Who "Bolted." awe


The silver men who walked on,
Republican convention, with otbs,s tIe
same faith, have issued a statemo. 'ae
dressed to the people Of the United Stay, az
and the national conventions ye, ="
held. They say in part: Os
There Is no %sanctity In a mere par,v
and the marx OF decay Is set on lndir u,SMe
rule OF a political organization absolute
from the truth for the sake Of exned,aaea
and establishes an insincere subnis.Hneacy
partisan rule for the sake Of power 10
mere mas peen growing In this counts,
and swelling with each recurrence Of ,bnmlry'
tional elections, a great mass of indenenan.
thinkers and voters, which, falling w,t Sht
Itself to control. has gravitated betwes ~1l Y
two great parties. Since 1872 (excen,;snnss
from side to side each four wears IN n"u.s
the Republican party elected Its pres,dan.
In 1876 Democracy claimed the election H.
1850 us the Republican party elected. In lsaa
cans elected. and In 1892 the Dernoc,s.,
elected. In 1895. until within a few wees
IT mas been conceded that the Republican,
would elect"
The signers say this Is because party prorr.
ises made were broken to the peonie hr
party. performance. They declare further.
During all this period we have lacked .
great constructive administration. II no.
comes a source Of reproach to INV ma,
that he should dare to renounce allepisnrs
to an organization. Men have been exSecIss
TO submit their Views to the dictation ~
conventions. although 1t Is of common know.
edge that conventions rave been swayed n
the views and declarations not most ar.
proved by the mass Of people nor for Their
welfare" The silver men further declare
The time has come for the performance
OF a duty to the country. Parties may out.
live their usefulness. but truth never be.
nr1Nn oAl r>
men has a right to affirm the truths Of past
knowledge and present requirement, and II
the enforcement Of those truths shall make
necessary a departure from the party or.
ganization, the people have this right and
will exercise 1t until the old parties SHAH re-.
turn TO the truth or new parties be created
TO enact II into law.
I'VE hold that in the great work Of social
revolution In this country monetary reform
IS the first requisite. and no policy. how.
ever promising in good results. can take It's
place. The continuation during the next
four years Of our present financial system
will bring down upon the American people
that cloud Of impending evil to avert which
and the first prayer Of all patriots. Our very
creasing population. with widely swelling
demands, the basis Of our money Is relative
ly contracting and people are passing into a
servitude all the more dangerous because Il
is not physically apparent.
The nation itself, as to other nations. IS
losing the sturdy courage which could make
II defiant In the face Of injustice and inter
national wrong. From the farmer and
tradesman to the Government, there is an
apparent shrinkage from giving ofepse. lest
the vengeance Of the offended financial
portion Of IT'S international rights lest some
mighty foreign creditor make a destructive
demand.
Where will all this end II the people de-
cline TO assert themselves? The country
cannot much longer exist free and independ-
ent against all the rest Of the world. nor
can its people much longer be free in the
n"blest sense Of the term, If the United
states as a debtor nation shall follow the
policy dictated by the creditor nations.
produce all the necessaries Of life.
while other nations consume our products.
In the race for existence il Is a constant
struggle between the producer and the con
sumer. Our present system Of money delhi
erately submits TO the desire and profit Of
the creditor nations, leaving US en- masst
and as individuals a prey 10 the money
gathering and deadly cneapening OF the od
world. AS our debt 10 creditors abroad IL
creases on the masses Of the nation, ta'
price Of human production on the larn
and In the workshop decreases with appai
ling rapidly. exacting more and more t0i
from our citizens TO meet a given demanC
and holding over their heads the threat o.
conhscation to meet their obligations, leav
ing them bare and defenseless.
The only remedy Is TO stop the fallint
prices. the deadllest curse Of national life
Prices never will cease falling under a s!ngl,
gold standard. The restoration Of bimetal
lism by this country will double the basil
Of our money system. In time 1t will dou6n
the stock Of primary money Of the world
will stop falling prices and steadily elevat
them until they regain their normal relation
10 the volume Of debts and credits In III
world.
we have endeavored In a plain way 70 Sc
this matter before the eyes of our fellow
citizens. We invoke a union Of all men AM
all parties who believe the time has COM
for the triumph Of Justice"
The signers then pronounce a eulogy upo'
Senator Teller and suggest him to all ma
ttonal conventions yet 10 be held as q can
didate for the Presidency.