The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-13


,hnt convention was over scores OF mcn
ieft the hall refusing to be carried body
and hreeches into the Dcmoeratic party
rms hnekstering remnant that was left
soid their birthrights as Republicans. and
npJured the last particle OF Republican
principle they ever possessed. fer pwo
, paltry state officers. Truly. my friends.
the OK kncweth his owner and the ass his
masters crib. and the ludicrous part Of
u Is they Try stili to call themselves Re-
pnhlicana.
In tho vote on the last tariff bill my
colleague declined TO vote. The congress-
man from the First district voted against
II and tho other congressman from Colo
fado was at home. Remember the words
oi Mr. Teller here when he entered the
Democrats convention Mt the close OF the
adjournment Of tho Blood convention.
when he said 'in 1900 / shall be found
marching with you" And when he told
that convention that not only upon the
money question, but upon all others thc
hopes OF the country lay in the Demo-
cratic party. ! speak OF him fellow cit
liens with great respect and II la little
enough and true enough 10 say that he
combines most OF the brains and all OF the
character among the small set called the
Blood Republicans. Tho result. fellow eli
.zcns, OF that convention. was tho most
lamentnbly conglomeratcd ticket that was
ever nominated but Mr.. Thomas who "a
travelling around tho state. as I am told,
denouncea Populism and all its works.
And second upon the ticket was Francis
Carney. II Popuilst OF Colorado. compared
with whom Governor Waite was a suck
ing dog. The story OF that convention
ought to be made familiar 10 all Of US.
The history Of the last few months OF
their party l do not caro- 10 30 over at
length but on the 9Th of July the regular
Rcpublicon state committee was called to-
Ecther and accepted tho resignation OF
irving Howbert as chairman and Judge
Hodges nnd elected Broad in hia place and
on IN July Mr.. Todd called meeting OF
tho committee and declared there had
been too many proxies used and removed
Hodges and elected Board In his place and
were the first to use the name "siiyer Re-
publican Broad WIS elected by the
highest power in the state Mr.. Towne
was appointed by committee who lacked
authority and was elected provisional
chairman TO act until his successor should
pc named by national convention Of tho
silver Republican party. That convention
nus never been held and never viii. lie
held. This same man. but two years ago
defeated while running as a Popullst and
Democrat. and not as "A Silver Republican.
and dofented BY a large majority. removed
Broad. There was never a greater outrage
perpetrated on any man.
The Broad convention which met In
this city and TO which most OF the Silver
Republican delegates went. adopted a
platform upon which any Republican
could stand. They declared their willing
| ness to go over 10 tho Democrats and the
rank and tile OF the party now proposes
to como back TO the party they loft but
temporarily. In thlH state there are today
only Republicans and Democrats. silver
Republicans have no place In state poll
Ties us thoy have none In national politics.
In 1873 the Indian miuta closed down and
Tho AGITATION OF the silver question began
This state registered big majority FOR
/ weaver but IN 1884 elected "A full Rcpuhii-
/ can state ticket In 1890 the people sent
/ eight delegates and eight Rlternatcs to tho
convention at st Louis who were IN
/ Htructed to leave that convention unieas II
declared unequlvocnlly for silver Those
| ls Colorado Republicans walked out OF
! The convention at ST Louis but IL IN a
source of satisfaction to know that 13 out
OF the l6 are back again I'm tho Republican
ranks. There then began In this state a
campaign unparalleled for vilificAtion and
| Evaporation. We have made ourselves a
laughing stock TO tho people OF the coun-
try bociiusc We stick our heada into the
ground und yelled Sixteen to one" aud
| would not see that the sun was shining
The Democrats ana Silver Republicans
arc not fuslng in other states but the
Democrats IRE going alone. In Montana
according to my latest advlccs, n Repub.
lican victory Is assured. Nowhere outside
Of Colorado are the Democrats even con.
sidering the coinage OF silver nt 10 to fot
the United States alone. The Republi.
can party has boon and always Will bc
favorable TO silver II left to work out its
own principles. In Colorado the papcrl
say the Republicans are for gold. We be
ilcve that hlmetatllism alone will brin,
true prosperity. We are for blmetalilsn
and not silver recommendation. The great
er nations might secure the restoration o
silver but the United Stntcs cannot do 4
alone at present. People of the Unites
States do not realize tho immensely ant
| t0gfquuIygngea Nf
tion will never be solved but by an inter
| national agreement and then never but b,
an International agreement through tn,
Republican purity. believe the world Will
come to realize the need OF both gold ant
| silver. The United Stntes ls fast becom
ing creditor nation and this question
Of silver r. now matter OF more concerr
to the other nations than 10 us, and II w,
continue our prosperity which believe w
| Will under a Republican administration
believe the other nations will ask us upor
what basis we will restore silver.
Tho desire OF all three conglomerated
| parties to secure my place is the only is.
sue that has been offered to the people
OF the state In this campaign and digresH-
ing little would speak Of the candidate
for governor as freely as could were he
not so close in blood and kindahip but l
| ask whether Thomas IL n greater friend
| OF silver than Henry X. Wolcott.
The senator quoted several things from
| Charles S. Thomas, the Fusion candidate
| for the governorshlp of Colorado. Among
the quotations was the following:
| II was taken from the Denver News
September 2s. 1891. on the occasion OF the
formal opening OF the Democratic cam
| paign.
we arc told that the Popullst party
| Is the only friend OF silver. have the
greatest respect for the Populist party,
| but every man with grievance has got
into the party and has got his grievance
| into the platform The general tendency
OF the Popuilst party seems TO be
| irredeemablc and unlimited currency
| based on land. wind and pumpkins"
| Proceeding ne said: NOW. fellow citi-
zcna. that Is the party whose vote Mr..
| Thomas Is now soliciting and whose
candidate for lieutenant governor In one
| OF its great leaders. ] have said that the
| Democrats had no other Platform. They
have another. and II " platform Of OBJ
Htructlon and a platform OF nogntion. 1t
| is platform which permits them TO wait
until the Republican party advocates a
measure and then Joins hands TO try to
defeat IL. And just now they are en-
dcavoring 10 stir UP the filth and hnd
Eofne ground or accusation against the
administration because OF the conduct
Of the war Fellow citizens. 1 want to
call your attention for moment or
two TO the Injustice OF this charge. The
and have become hysterlcal over Il. When
this war was first impending you will re-
member that the president OF the United
States opposed IT. and wanted TO postpone
It.. because he wanted first to save the
lives OF the reconccntrndos down there