The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-03
ANOTHER NEW PARTY.
TELLER AND HIS ASSOCIATES TAKE
A DECISIVE STEP.


rss.y of Their Owl National Convention
Win bs Held.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. % The follow
ing address was issued to day by the
silver Senators and Representatives, as
q result Of q meeting held at Senator
| Teller's house last night for the or.
! ganization OF the silver Republican
party
To the Silver Republicans ofrhe Unit
ed States:
! There could not be a better illustra-
ton OF the great law by which in free
| governments the rise, progress and
decline of parties are determined thar
that afforded by recent and present
political development in the United
States. Political part es are practical
instruments for executing the will OF
the people in respect to principles and
politics of government. They there
fore, should represent and respond to
public opinion in its attitude toward
the problems which the experience Of
the nation from time to time brings
forward for solution. It is not par
ties that make issues. but it is issues
that make parties.
For years events have been forcing
upon the country, with ever increas.
ing defniteness and emphasis. the ne.
cessity Of reform in our monetary sys-
tenn as respects both the coinage CT
metallic money and the regulation
and control of credit currency. I'm
der stress of experience and conse-
quent investigation, opinions have
been gradually crystalizing. In this
process, the line Of cleavage has paid
little regard to previously existing
party demarcations; and to day the
most careless observer cannot tail to
see that the genius of the nation IS ap-
preaching settlement ofthis momen-
tous controversy through the agency
Of political instruments now being
fashioned to its hand
In the history of these formative
events the so called silver Republicans
have taken an important part and dis
charged necessary function. In
doing so they have not surrendered
their convictions on certain other
great principles of political economy
and government; but they realize that
those principles are not capable OF sue
cessful application under present mon
etary conditions.
They believe, therefore, that the ad-
eouate treatment Of all other issues
must await the correct decision Of the
dominant one thus presented. In
this spirit they co operated with the
organized forces of bimetallism in the
last campaign. Every consideration OF
patriotism and expediency seems to
counsel a continuation Of that poiic7.
Silver Republicans believe them
selves to be in harmony with the orig
inal spirit of the old Republican party
and they claim property in its great
name and glorious traditions justified
by the splendid services and sanctifed
by the sacred memories OF the time
when that party embodied the aspira-
tions and spoke the purpose OF the
great masses of the American people.
That party was born in answer to
the cry for champion of liberty. Its
early, words were words of comfort
and assurance to the oppressed. It's
deeds by which it will hereafter live
in history were deeds of patriotism.
Its policies professed above all things
to hold dear the safety and welfare OF
the American people as against the
rest of the world.
TIE silver Republicans cannot for.
get that history. They cannot today
follow those who have usurped the
dominion of that party into a shame
less abandonment of American inter
ests and the tyranv of an alien money
sytem. They believe that the duty OF
our hour demands that they maintain
their identity and perfect their organ
ization.
Circumstances have sometimes in
the past thrust upon the undersigned
responsibilities on behalf OF silver
Republicans, which in the absence Of
formal organization we have felt war
ranted in assuming. Recently, more.
over, we have been receiving q vast
number of anxious inquiries from
various parts OF the country upon the
question OF party policy and request
ing US to give some definite direction
thereto. These communications ex-
hibit surprising and gratifying unan-
unity in sentiment and plaa.
Responding to these earnest sugges.
tions aad at the same time expressing
our own deliberate opinion, we urge
upon the silver Republicans OF the
United States and upon ali citizens OF
whatsoever previous party as5ocla-
ton who are willing to cooperate
with US in political action until the
great monetary issue is settled and
settled right, that immediate steps be
taken to perfect organizations IN the
various States and territories to the
end thereafter national convention
may be held for the purpose OF max
ing an authoritative pronouncemelt
to the country and etfecting a.national
organization. As soon as possible
eacn Of the States and territories
should designate member OF the pro
visional national committee OF the
OF the Silver Republican party, which
committe will have charge OF the ma
tional convention aud OF all matters
preliminary thereto. Meantime, we
have taken the liberty OF naming
Hon. Charles a. Townes OF Minneso-
ia as chairman of the said provisional
national committee, whose official ad-
dress for the presenI will be the city
OF Washington and 70 whom all com
munications should be sent.
The provisional national committee
| is hereby called to meet in executive
session at the city OF Chicago, at a
place to be seasonably announced oy
the chairman, on Tuesday, the 6th
day Of June, 1897.
Singned at the city OF Washington,
this 22nd day OF February. 1897. the
anniversary OF the birth of the First
| American. whose life was sublime
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