The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-02-18
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.


The silver men are preparing to
win and will control the next House
of Representatives. Under one BAN
nerthey will present a solid front
next November, and strike down
forever the conspirators who are at
tempting to run this country solely
in the interests of monopolies and
trusts and foreign bondholders.
Other issues will be told to wait;
past differences will be forgiven
party lines will be forgotten, and
honest practical uitnettalism will be
the watchword to all those who OPP
pose gold recommendation.
The leaders of the Democrats,
Populists and silver Republicans
met in Washington last Tuesday,
and determined to work together.
Their conference was not only har-
monious, but practically unanimous,
and the National Chairman of each
of the three parties issued an adj
dress to the country, asking all true
bimettalists to vote together. Chair
man James X. Jones signed the adj
dress for the Democrats, Chairman
Marion Butler and twenty-five
Senators and Representatives sign
ed for the Populists, and Chairman
Charles A. Toune signed for the sill
yer Republicans.
Chairman Jones concludes his ad-
dress as follows:
"The issue is Joined we cannot avoid
it If we would. Either the friends of
bimettalism or the advocates of the
gold standard, trusts and monopolies,
must succeed. Who is not for us is
against us. We are asking no man to
abandon his party or change his poll
tics; we ask no one to- yield any -princi-
pie: but in this great contest we do APP
peal to all good men to stand solidly to-
gether for liberty and humanity and
strike down forever this conspiracy of
gold and monopoly"
The eloquent Populist concludes
his address with these glowing
words: Nltf
"There are but two sides to this
mighty and portentious conflict. All of
those OF whatever party who favor the
conspiracy Of gold and monopoly, who
favor Industrial slavery, widespread
poverty and national destruction,
should be on one side, and all those of
whatever party WHO oppose this deadly
design, who love truth and right, who
love their country, who love their
homes and firesides, and who believe in
the sacred principles declared by JEFF
ferson and reasserted by. Jackson ard
Lincoln, should be on the other side.
On this side we solidly stand.
"Then let us, maintaining at all times
party integrity, invite the harmonious
cooperation of all seeking the same
end. The ominous dangers threaten
ing the institutions of the Republic
make this the highest duty. The line
of battle is clearly drawn. We cannot
avoid the conflict If we would, therefore
let us appeal to all citizens and to all
organizations and parties that oppose
this conspiraey-that oppose Govern.
ment of the trusts; that oppose and
will not submit to the despotism of sor-
did wealth---t0 come to the rescue. Pa
triotsm and manhood are not dead. A
large part of the American people real
ize the wrongs and comprehend the
dangers and are ready and anxious to
spirit of rs Is abroad in the land and
the FRIENDS of liberty everywhere are
awaiting the patriotic call to fight a
common battle against common foe
Let this be done and we can crush
every traitor as did the men of the
American revolution; let this be done
and we shall drive every Tory to igno
minous defeat. Let this be done and
we shah re-establish what is almost
overthrown-a government of the peo
pie, by the people and for the people,
The silver Republican Chairman
Mr.. Toune, closes his address with
this patriotic appeal.
"Patriots and citizens: We call upoI
you to unite in this great common ser
vice of citizenship and patriotism. NJ
man need surrender his party cOnvic
tions. No existing organization neeC
be abandoned. While striving to over
throw a common enemy no good pur
pose is served by emphasizing point,
on which we differ. But until this fina
assault of the enemy upon the last ram
parts of our industrial and social indie
pendence is repealed, until the contro
of the money system of the country II
rescued from the hands of special inter
ests and assured to the whole people
the members of the great armies of pc
litical reform in every part of tn
United States should act in mutual ins
tice and harmonious cooperation 70
the general welfare.
"ro this object, thus urged by on
friends everywhere, we hereby pledge
jointly and severally, our earnest an,
constant endeaVor,"