The indicator., 1897-08-28
A SQUARE PROPOSITION.

The democrats OF Pueblo are declar
ing day after day thai silver republicans
cannot afford to unite in politics for
local purposes with the Mckinley rem:
that to do SO would hurt the cause of
silver in the eyes of the country at large:
that it would look like the republicans
OF the greatest silver producing state,
and the banner state for Bryan, had laid
aside their differences and come together
again as republicans. They keep this
talk up day after day, and day by day
the clatter keeps growing louder and
louder and the democrats continue to
grow more and more solicitous
AT the same time they are fond of rid
icuing the 'so-called" silver republi-
cans. They refer to them as zebras. and
mavericks and contend that there can be
no such thing as silver republican
They are ''so-caled' silver republicans,
but are not silver republicans.
The question then submits itself, what
are the advocates of silver in the repub-
lican party to do? They cannot join is
sues with the Mckinleyites on local is
sues for that would ruin the cause of
silver in the eyes OF the country at large,
and they cannot remain party by them
selves. for they constitute no party
only Il 'so-called" one-and they, there
fore, occupy false position, They are
neither fish nor flesh, and what then re-
mains for them to do in order to please
the solicitous democrats? What can
they do but the one thing-just quietly
and unhesitatingy walk into the capa-
cious nav of the democratic party and
be swallowed up in toto.
That is the only thing left open for
them to do, and, although, the silver
party is the dominant party in Pueblo
county and infinitely bigger than the
democratic party, yet the democracy is
willing to occupy the ludicrous position
OF the toad that threatened to swallow
the man. But as the story goes the toad
swelled up and swelled up and continued
to swell up as the man approached, until
it busted.
1t takes nerve; it takes assurance; it
takes gall for the little democratic party
in this bailiwick to make such propo-
sition. But allowing for the sake Of ar
gument that it is half way right; that its
surmiseG as to the injury coalition
between the silver republicans and the
Mckinley republicans would work the
cause OF silver at large. are those demo-
Gratis who pretend to fear the result will
ing to make Just small sacritice-in the
matter of securing offices meet the
republican silver advocates half way?
Now, we wish to make n suggestion
which We have every reason to believe
would meet with the approval Of silver
republicans. In few words it is this
For the sake of the good OF silver will
the democrats agree t. give up the name
Of democracy in Pueblo county and
unite with the silver republicans on
common ground under the name Of the
Silver" party? Here both parties sur
render the national namo and stand to-
gether on local as well as national issues.
The SILVER party would elect its choice
to every Office in the county. Silver re-
pubicans and democrats would go into
the primaries together, into the one con
vention together and stand by the ticket
selected together.
Hore is a fair and square proposition
and one that sincere men in the demo
cratic ranks cannot reject Up to this
time republicans who bolted the st.
Louis platform have made all the sacri-
rifices. Now let us see If the democrats
are willing to make any at ali.