Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-07-23
RALLY AROUND SILVER.
Make Bimetnllism the Plank and
Hnrmonizc Minor Differences.

Make Btmetn1lism the Plank and
Harmonic Minor Differences.
When men have one great national
question upon which they thoroughly
agree, sooner or later they are sure to
harmonic all minor differences for the
sake of the one vital and all-important
object which they have in view.
This is the inevitable trend of events
in the progress of the silver campaign
The restora ton of the white metal to
its rightful and necessary place in the
currency Of the United States is the
attainment toward which nearly halt
of all the voters in this country bent
their efforts in the last presidential
election. Men of all parties sacrificed
lesser interests for the sake of the
greater, and this process of unifcation
is making greater advances now than
ever before.
The sentiment of the republican sill
yer conference recently in session in
Chicago was strongly in favor of a
union of all silver parties. The feeling
is we'll expressed by ex-senator Dubois
when he says: 1--WE are determined
to keep this fight up from now until
1900, and to so direct our efforts that
we will win.
SAT the last national convention here
in Chicago all the silver forces-popu-
lists, democrats and silver republicans
were united in the election. They
voted for Bryan. They gave him a
splendid vote, but they did not have
enough to win. 1t is very plain, there
fore, that we have got to get more
votes between now and 1900, and the
only place we can get them is from
the republican party. I believe we can
draw more than enough from that party
to win the next big fight"
Having thus stated how he expects
to add materially to the fighting
strength Of the silver forces, ex-Sen-
ator Dubois significantly adds:
II wish to say here that of course we are
to unite all the silver forces, no matter
under what name, to present q solid front
to the republican party"
This is the important thing to be
attained. There are enough silver men
in the United States to carry nation
al election to-day if they would unite
and vote as they think. 1t is encourag
| ing to those who have the cause Of sill.
yer at heart to observe that the leaders
Of political action, however much they
may differ on other questions, are pre-
pairing to unite on this.
Charles E. Towne, in his address call
| ing the silver conference to order, said:
us 1t too much to expect, or is 1t injudi
| cious in me to express the hope that silver
democrats, populists and silver republicans
| may by 1900 be welded into one strong anG
| serviceable instrument In the hand OF Prov
idence for the political regeneration of the
country and the beginning of reforms re-
| storing the spirit of the constitution ant
| contributing to the advancement and hap
uiness of mankind?"
With such sentiments as these ex
pressed in such strong and unmistaka
BILE language, the silver republican con
ference sounds the rallying cry, which
should be passed along the line unit
it is taken up in full and united chorul
by every loyal advocate of the one grea
reform upon which depends the hap
piness and prosperity Of the nation
Chicago Disnatoh.