The herald., 1897-02-24
Urged to Continue in the Good
Way
OTHER ISSUES MUST WAIT
Until the Great Financial Problem Has
Been Solved
Every Condition Of Patriotism and Expedi-
ency Counsels Continuation Of Union
Of the BimetaIlic Forces
A..oc,.t.d Press special Wire

Associated FresS Speclal WIro
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-The follow
ing address was issued today by the
silver senators and representatives as
the result of a meeting held at Senator
Teller's house last night for the organi-
zation Of the Silver Republican party:
To the Silver Republicans of the
United States There could not be
better illustration of the great law by,
which, in free governments, the RISE.
progress and decline of parties are de-
termined than that afforded by recent
and present political developments in
the United States. Political parties are
practical instruments for executing the
will of the people In respect to prin-
ciples and policies of government. They
therefore should represent and re-
spond to public opinion in its attitude
toward the problems which the expert
ence Of the nation from time to time
brings forward for solution. 1t is not
parties that make issues. but 1t is issues
that make parties. For years events
have been forcing upon the country.
with ever increasing definiteness and
Emphasis. the necessity for reform in our
monetary system as respects both the
coinage of metallic money and the regu-
alton and control OF credit curreHcy.
Under stress of experience and conse-
auent investigation, opinions have been
gradually crystallZing. In this pro-
cese the line of cleavage has paid little
regard to previously existing party de-
markations, and today the most care
less observer cannot fail to see that the
Eenius of the nation is approaching a
settlement of this momentous contro-
versy through the agency Of political
instruments now being fashioned to it's
hand. In the history Of these formative
events the so-called Silver Republicans
have taken an important part and dis
charged a necessary function. In do
ing so they have not surrendered their
convictions on certain other great prin-
ciples of political economy and govern
ment, but they realized that those prin-
ciples are not capable of successful ap-
plication under the present monetary
conditions.
They believe, therefore, that the
adequate treatment of all other issues
must await the correct decision of the
dominant one thus presented. In this
spirit they co-operated with the organ
lied forces of bimetallsm in the last
campaign Every condition Of patriot
ism and expecency seems to counsel a
continuation of that policy.
Responding to those earnest sugges-
tions 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 party 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 or
ganizations in the various states and
territories, to the end that thereafter n
national IA la1I
the purpose of making an authorta tive
pronouncement to the country and ef-
fecting national organization. AS
soon as possible each of the states and
territories should designate a member
OF the provisional national committee
or the Silver Republican party, which
committee will have charge of the call
ing OF the national convention and of all
matters preliminary thereto. Mean
Tune. we have taken the liberty of NAM
ing Hon. Charles A. Towne of Mime
sofa as chairman of said provisional ma
tional committee, whose official address
Tor the present will be the city of Wash
should be sent.
Ine provisional national committee is
hereby called to meet In executive ses-
sion at the city of Chicago, at a place
10 be seasonably announced by the
1897. >''e o''' u 'uneA
Signed at the city of Washington this
2zd day of February 1897 the ami
versary of the birth Of the First Ameri-
can whose life was sublime example
or patriotism and whose precept pIac-
ing duty to country above and beyond
all party obligation, is a deathless
"archword of political liberty.
H. NJ TELLER,
FRED T. DUBOIS,
FRANK ]. CANNON.
r. F. PETTIGREW,
LEE MANTLE,
JOHN P. JONES.
CHARLES A. TOWNE,
CHARLES S. HARTMAN
JOHN SHAFROTH,
c. E. ALLEN,
EDGAR WILSON,