Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-09-16
A RUMORED TRICK

There is a vague I, port that there If
scheme on foot to orgariz~ a SILVER
Republican" party in \ ra'ta l. IL
rumor be trUe, the IlUp" -itIOn ~
either The frUU of iGi"tic f. ly 90 the
offspring Of ~tr-nchrEy T o the b:metal-
lie cause. TN" rrsult II such an or
%ganization would he r. diviHt the free
coinage vote, wh!ch uDdPr tie pres
ent conditions is practically cons Ii
dated in the State. No G cd could
possibly come of such = movement,
which should be frOwned upon by
every Nevadan who believes that the
coinage question is paramount to al
issues before the country at the pres
ent time. 1t is folly to attempt to ef-
feet anything for silver within the or
ganization Of The Republican party.
Their last National convention. by
practically a unanimous vote, adopted
the gold standard, and the term, "Sil-
ver' Republican is as anomalous and
contradictory as that of gold Demo-
crat Catholic Protestant or Christian
Atheist
William Jennings Bryan will m
questionably be the free coinage
Presidential candidate in 1900, He
viii! be nominated, probably without
opposition, by the Democratic Ma
tionsl convention, and also by the
Silver party as in 1896, and he will re-
ceive the support Of the entire bimetal-
lie element Of the nation. The gold
standard will be represented by the
candidates of the Republican National
metallic vote, including the 1900
self-styled gold Democrats who vrteC
for Palmer and Buckner at he las
Presidential election. The issue viii
be squarelv made and met upon TIA
line, and the Silver men OF Nevada
as everywhere else, will muster in til,
ranks of the opposition to the g"IC
standard party Of the nation.
Uuder these conditions. with tn,
future political situation SO plaiDl'
discernible, what egregiOus folly t
of silver, either in the ranks o
under the name mo matter how pre-
fixed Of the party which is pledged t
the destruction Of the principle repre-
scented by the anomalous prefix to tn
proposed organization.
1t is more than probable that th
scheme, if such there il, originated
with the little band Of Republican
spoilsmen thai: supported the McKin
ley ticket in this State last fall. The
are always ready for anything whicI
will weaken the Silver party, aud pc!
haps they may be able to cajOle int
their camp by a me .Dingless adjectI
val patchwork, d few half-hearie
Silver men Of RApublican antecedents
tallic principles are s1evenly balance
that the weight of II feather turn
the scales between them. The
may perhaps also be reinforced by
few played out politicians, who ha
ing been rejected by the Silver part,
are willing to catch at any straw, i
the desperate hope OF saving then
selves from sinking into the waters {
political oblivion.
While We do not attach any gref
importance to the alleged scheme no
believe hat it could result in seriou
harm, it is we'll that the honest an
sincere Silver men of the State shout
be posted and put OF their guar
against any attempt to cause divi:
ion in their ranks. That could tie til
only purpose Of such an Organization
but We have sufficient faith 10 the ir
telligence aud hOoesty Of the ran
and file of the Silver party to inspil
u with confidence that DO consider
able number can he caught by sue
a shallow device of knavery and DIT
plicity.