The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10

Silver Republicans Urged 60 organize
DR. Mott Gives His Views in the FOL
lowing Letter Which we Publish by
Request
To the SIIUer Men in the Republican
Party in North Carolina:
Having had some public connection
with the effort to promote the silver
cause, and believing more and more as
the time rolls by that the happiness of
the people and the prosperity of the
country is wrapped up in it, / fCsl un-
willing to leave enything unsaid Oh un
done which occurs 20 me would be Of
benefit to The cause.
With this apology, / take this means
of saying to such Republicans in North
Carolina who feel inclined to support
any honest effort to restore the free
coinage of silver, that they had best
communicate with me by letter inn
mediately.
Chairman Charles A. Towne, of the
Silver Republican party wrote me sew
eral months ago expressing the desire
chat the Silver Republicans in North
Carolina be organized, and asking me
to move in it so that the silver Demo
Gratis and Populists might be more en-
Outraged in the effort to unite all the
friends Of silver money.
The Republicans of the State are
more largely interested in the matter
than men Of any other party, because
more Of them proportionately are
laboring men, and earn what they
make by the sweat Of the brow. The
fruit of their labor isnot bringing what
it is worth, because the silver money Of
the world has been stricken down.
There are some LEGAL Republican lead
ers who are ready to move In this mat
ter, but even if it were not so the Re-
publican working men should remem
Der that this silver movement is a
movement of the people and not of the
leaders. Let the working Republicans
therefore move themselves, no matter
how inexperienced they may be.
want q couple Of canvassers in each
county who will Immediately notify
me by letter that they will procure the
names Of some Republicans scattered
over the country who will vote the
silver ticket this year. / will CORES
pond with these canVRsEers while they
are getting up the names. 1t is impor
tant to be in a hurry, since the Demo
cratic and Populist parties are to hold
their State conventions in the next few
weeks. If the replies come quickly,
can communicate with Chairman
Eowne, have a State chairman appoint
ed and through him a State executive
committee in time TO exert whateveE
Influence it Can 60 unite the silver
people.
The county canvassers in writing to
me es requested will please indicate
their preference for a cn6iTmsu,lf they
have any, suggesting scme young,
active man.
IL APPEARS TO me now that the silver
Democrats and Populists are going to
unite their organization in this State IN
conformity with the addresses of the
chairmen of both National committees.
Mr.. Bryan, the great leader of the free
silver cause in this country, is using
his influence to secure this union,
knowing, as he does, that the Demo
cratic party by iteelt alone has not the
power to carry this State under the
Chicago platform. A union of these
two forCes-silver Democrats and
PopulistS-will divide the Democratic
and POpulist parties. Without con
sidering here how the detection from
these two parties will array itself, it is
plain that svch detection will satisfy
Silver Republicans that there is an
honest IF Jrt and determination Of all
men TO align themselves in accordarc9
with their belief on the money qaes
ton. With this feeling and confidence,
there should be enough Silver Rspub-
llcans TO off set the detection Of Demo
Gratis and Populists.
The money question is the vital ques-
ton. Even in the presence of war and
it's horrors it will remain the vital ques-
ton, for the expressions of the money
power have entailed more misery than
any war can bring. The present war
is local in its character as all wars have
been. But this money fight is a
world wide fight, and all humanity is
engaged in it. So universal and para
mount q matter must ultimately
separate the men of all parties who do
not agree on it.
The Silver Republicans in all the