The record-union., 1898-02-16
PAPER OF THE SILVER REPUB-
IICANS.

The paper of the Silver RepupIlcans
is as follows:
The cunning plans of the benehcl-
aries. of the gold standard and the al
vocates of monopoly are just neariils
! completion. They need but to VIII
! one more victory to become supreme
! and TO be able TO defy the sovereignty
of the people Of the generations. Ihs
! policy of the Republican Administra'
ton is a plain confession that the Sc
cret authors Of the St. Louis platform
OF 1896 are in absolute control of tha'
party. Power thus secured under false
pretense is to be ruthlessly used t
carry out the Interior designs of tbs
conspirators The slow processes OF
| twenty-five years are rapidly adVanc-
| ing to their goal, the near approach II
| which now seems to warrant dlspehs'
| ing with the caution and deceit thai
/ have hitherto been the necessary pre-
! limnarieS of success.
| But this opennesS of purpose mas
/ the opportunity of patriotism. Honest
! men should hesitate no longer IL OPP
| posed to the establishment of the golC
| standard in all it's rigor; If opposed &C
| the retirement of Government currency
! if opposed to the erection OF a great as
! ISOLATION of banks of issue as the all
dominating power in the nation II OPP
posed to every kind of trust and mo-
nopoly, the offspring and adjunct OF the
money power.
Before this awful and imminent
! peril to the institutions of our country
| every personal ambition must melt
away. and merely partisan contention
must be stilled While this issue re-
mains unsettled Democrats. Popuilsts
and Silver Republicans must stand
shoulder to shoulder in common cause
United We can save the Republic, the
| last refuge of self government, the one
remaining hope of liberty to succeeding
centuries.
THE policy of our foes is 10 divide
us. that they may conquer US. Let nc
| private interest, pride. carelessness OF
folly afford them hope that we shall
| furnish arms against ourselves. In
| every State and Congressional District
IN the Union the close corporation
! should be our watchworc. After full
consent together we should, wherever
| there is contest, choose a strong
champion of the common cause. and to
! MIN SnOuiu DS xiv eli Tie u uc dlttSieaitS
and earnest support of every opponent
/ of the party of gold and monopoly The
| man or organization that in this grave
| crisis becomes responsible for dis
/ cordant counsels or divided energies
! does not deserve the blessings we are
all striving TO preserve.
Patriots and citizens: We call upon
! YOU 10 unite in this great common
| service of citizenship and patriotism
No man need surrender his party con-
victions. No existing organization
need be abandoned. While striving to
| overthrow a common enemy. no good
purpose is served by emphasizing points
| in which we differ But until this final
assault of the enemy on the last ram
/ parts of our industrial and social in
! dependence is repealed, until the con-
/ troll of the money system of the coun-
| try is rescued from the hands of spe-
/ cial interests and secured to the whole
people the members of the great armies
of political reform in every aprt of the
| United States should act in mutual
justice and harmonious cooperation
| for the general welfare. To this OBJ
| ject. thus urged upon our friends every
where. we hereby pledge Jointly and
severally our earnest and constant en-
| deavor
"(Signed). Charles A. Towne. Chair
man National Committee OF the Silver
Republican party. eight Silver Repub-