New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-24
70 FORM A SEPARATE PARTY.
A MANIFESTO ISSUED BY BOLTING RE-
PUBLICANS IN CONGRESS-

A NEW NATIONAL SILVER ORGANIZATION PRO
PosED-cHARLEs A. TowNE NAMED AS
PROVISIONAL CHAIRMAN.
Washington, Feb 23-Thc following address
issued this afternoon by the silver Republicans Of
the Senate and House:
To the Silver Republicans Of the United States:
There could be no better illustration of the great
ress and decline of Parties are determined than
that afforded by recent and present political devei
practical Instruments for executing the Will Of the
pop in to and of M
spond to public opinion In its ATTITUDE toward me
time to time brings forward for solution. 1t is not
parties that make issues but 1t Is issues that make
For years events have been forcing upon the
country with ever,increasing deAn!teness and EN-.
system as respects both the coinage Of metallic
money and the regulation and control OF cre on
seauent Investigation opinions have gradually
crystazns In this process the line Of cleavagS
d osy that e genius Of s
Ou ne ta E S Sa
In the history of these formative events the
called silver Republicans have taken an important
SO th eo have not SURRENDERED their convictions o.
certain other great principles Of political economy
s snG re mot capable a Of successful
under present monetary conditions. Incy Den e
issues must await the correct decision of the domi
nant thus In ,d1 this sp5 sey
in the last campaign. Every consideration Of
patriotism and expeiicncy seems &c counsel con-
Silver Republicans believe themselves to be in
can party and they Claim a property in It's great
and glorious traditions Justified by the spen n
the time when that party embodied the aspirations
and spoke the Of the great masses OF the ne
the cry for a champion Of liberty. It's early words
words of comfort and assurance , to the OPP op
i've in history We're deeds Of patriotism ITS pol
css weaT Of the gn to hSd people as
against the rest Of the world The silver Repunli,
so@s ' foOw those who have usuTpd dominion
of that party into a shameless abandonment OF
6e2 n See Re Sa % DUTY Of
hour demands that they maintain their Identity
Circumstances have sometimes in the past thrust
upon the undersigned responsibilities on behalf Of
silver Republicans which. in the absence or formal
organization We have felt warranted in assuming.
Recently moreoyer we have been RECEIVING yasf
the country upon the question OF party ponfy ana
MS to ss fes sra
flying unanimity in sentiment and plan; Responding
to these earnest nG s e r oe
the silver Republicans OF the United States ana upon
Who are wiling to cooperate With US in political
action until the great monetary issue IL settled ana
organzation in the various states and Territories to
the end that thereafter National Convention may be
held for the purpose of making an authoritative pro-
nouncement 10 the country and effectng National
organza tor. As possible each OF the States
and Territories shouil designate member of the
provisional National Committee Of the silver Republi-
can party, which committee will have charge OF the
calling OF the National Convention and OF all matters
preliminary thereto. Meantime: we have taken the
liberty Of naming the Hon. Charles a. Towne OF
Minnesota. chairman Of said provisional National
Committee. whose official address for the present Will
be the city of Washington. and to whom all COM
munications should be sent.
The provisional National Committee Is hereby
called meet In executive session at the city OF CHI
cago. at placs 20 be seasonahly announced by the
chairman. on Tuesday. tire eighth day Of June. 1897.
Signed at the city OF Washington this 22d day OF
February 1897, the anniversary Of the birth OF the
First American" whose life sublime ex
ample Of patriotism and whose prec.pt placing duty
a deathess watchword of political liberty.
The address Is signed by II. NJ. Teller. OF Colorado:
Fred r. Dubois. OF Idaho: Frank j. Cannon of Utah:
r. F. Pettigrew. of South Dakota Lee Mantle. Of
Montana: John p Jones. OF Nevada: Charles A.
Towne OF Minnesota: Charles p. Hartman OF Mon
tana John F. Shafroth. of Colorado and c. f. Allen.
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