The morning times., 1897-02-24
TO SILVER REPUBLICANS
An Address Has Been Issued
From the Capitol.
SIGNED BY THE SILVERITES
They Believe That the Adequate
Treatment of All Other Political
Iss ues Must Await the Correct
Decision of the Dominant One
Thus Presented to the People.

| An address was issued yesterday after
| noon by the silver Republicans of the Senate
and House. 1t is as follows:
ITO the silver Republicans of the United
States:
There could not be a better Illustration
| of the great law by which in free govern
| nents the rise, progress. and decline of
parties are determined, than that afforded
| by recent and present political devel-
! opments in the United States
Political parties are practical instru-
| ments for executing the will OF the people
| in respect to principles and policies of
| government. They, therefore, should rep
| resent 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. 1t 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-increasing definite
| ness and emphasis the necessity of reform
! in our monetary system, respects both
| the coinage of metallic money and the
| regulation and control of credit cur
| r9ncy. Under stress OF experience and
consequent investigation opinions have been
| gradually crystalliZing.
in this pi ocess the line CT cleavage has
| paid little regard TO previously existing
| party demarcat.ons, and today the NEST
| careless observer cannot fail to see that
| the genius of the nation is approaching a
! settlement OF this lnomentous controversy
| Through the agitation of tie political in
struments now being fashioned TO its hand
I'm the history Of these formative events
| the so-calltd silver Republicans have taken
| an important part and discharged a neces-
| sary function In SO doing they have not
/ surrendered their convictions ON certain
| other great principles OF political economy
and government. bat realize that these prin-
| ciples are not capable of successful apph-
cation under present monetary conditions.
| They believe, therefore, that The ade-
| quate treatment OF ell other issues must
| await the correct decision OF the dominant
one thus presented. In this spirit they CO
! operated with the organized forces OF bi-
| metalliSm in the last campaign, Every con
sideration of patriotism and expediency
| seems to counsel a continuation OF that
policy.
''Silver Republicans believe themselves
to he in harmony with the original spirit
| OF the old Republican party. and they
| claim it properly IN it's great nafnes and
glorious traditions, Justified by the splen-
did services, and sanctified by the sacred
| memories OF the time when that party en-
bodied the aspirations and spoke the pur-
poses 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 ofcoinfort and assurance
to the oppressed It's great deeds by which
it will hereafter live in history were deeds
of patriotism. It's policies professed above
all things to hold dear the safety and
welfare OF the American people as against
the rest of the world.
The silver Republicans cannot forget
! that history. They cannot today follow
those who have usurped the dominion OF
that party into shameless abandonment OF
American interests and the tyranny of an
alien money system.
They believe that the duty OF the hour
| demands that they maintain their identity
! and perfect their organization, Circum
stances have sometimes in the past thrust
upon the undersigned respon sibiIities OF
behalf of silver Republicans which. in the
, absence OF formal organization. we have
felt warranted in assuming
| Recently. however, we have been re
ceiying vast number of anxious inquiries
from various parts of the country upon the
question of party policy, and requesting
us to give Some definite direction thereto
These communications exhibit surpris
| ing and gratifying unaninity in sentiment
and plan.
''Rcsponding to these earnest suggestions
| and at the same time expressing our own
deliberate opinion, we urge upon the silver
| Republicans of the United States and upon
| all citizens of whatsoever previous part y
| association 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
organization in the various States and
| Territories, to the end that thereafter q
| national convention may be held for the
purpose Of making an authoritative pro-
! nouncement to the country. and effeCting a
| national organization.
LAS soon as possible each of the States
| and Territories should designate member
, | of the provisional national committee O
the silver Republican party, which com
| mittee will have charge Of the calling O
the national convention and of all matters
preliminary thereto. Meantime, we hav'
taken the liberty of naming Ion. Charles
A. Towne, OF Minnesota, as chairman o
said provisional national committee, whost
official address for the present will b,
the city Of Washington, and TO whom al
| communications should be sent
THE provisional national committee 1
hereby called to meet in eN ecutive session
at the city of Chicago, at place to b
seasonably announced by the chairman
on Tuesday the 9Th day OF June, 1897.
''Signed at the City of Washington, thi
22d day OF February, 1897, the anniyer
| sary of the birth OF tire First American,
whose life was a sublime example OF pa
triotism, and whose precept, placing dut
to country above and beyond all party obi
CATION, is a deathless watchword OF pc
/ litical liberty.
H. NJ, Teller, Colorado: Fred T. Dubois
Pettigrew, South Dakota; Lee Mantle
3 Montana, and John P. Jones, Nevada
Senators.
Charles. "A. Tewne, Minnesota: Charlie
s. Hartman, Montana, John +. ShafToth
Colorado; and C, L. Allen, Utah, Representa-
/ | tives''
l