The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-02-26
Will They Do It?

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Chairman Towne of the Nationa
Silver Republican committee, anc
Marion Butler and rs Populist Sen
ators and Congressman, issued ar
address last week to the people o
the United States, who believe in ths
restoration of silver. urging then
to stand shoulder to shoulder in
the congressional campaign Mex
fall. The address is issued in three
separate papers and 80 lucidly
places the condition of affairs be
fore the people that none should
hesitate to adopt the recommends
tions set forth. Selfishness- and
sectional strife should be buried
and a determined effort made t6
free the people from the financial
bondage which now threatens to
overwhelm them. The cause is too
great and the battle too momentous
to allow petty jealousies and local
partisan chickering's to find a place
in this great struggle.
The leaders of the three parties
plead with their followers to join
hands in the great battle for silver
in the campaign of 1898 and also
in the national campaign Of 1900.
The Democratic address says in
part:
"In view Of the great principles involved
and of tho dangers SO close at hand, we
urge the people every where to arouse
themselves and at once to take steps to
save themselves and their children from
the letters now being openly forged to
bind them.
"We-sre asking DO man to abandon his
party or change his politics.; we ask no
one to yield any pnnciple, but in this
great contest we do appeal to all good
men to stand solidiy together for liberty
and humanity and strike down forever
this conspiracy of gold and monopoly.
Our only danger is in division. II we
are in earnest we must have harmony
among ourselves"
The Silver Republican address
in part is as follows:
The cunning plans of the bene6ciaries
of monopoly are just nearing completion.
They need but to win one more victory
to become supreme and to be able to defy
the sovereignty of the people for genera
tons.
"The policy of the Republican admin
istration is a plain confession that the
secret authors of the st. Louis platform
Of 1896 are In absolute control OF that
party. Power thus secured under false
pretense is to be ruthlessly used to carry
out the Interior designs of the conspira-
tors.
"Honest men should hesitate no longer
if opposed to the establishment of the
gold standard in oil its rigor; If opposed
10 the retirement Of Government currency,
if opposed to the erection Of great asso-
citation of banks of issue rs the all dom
mating power in the nation, if opposed
TO every kind of trust and monopoly, the |
and adjunct of the money power.
Before this awful and imminent peril to |
The institutions of our country every per
'onal ambition must melt away and |
merely partisan contention must be
titled; while this issue remains unset
led, Democrat, Populist and Silver Re.
publican must stand shoulder to shoulder,
n common cause. United, We Can save
he republic, the last refuge of seif-gov-
the one remaining hope of lib
'rty, to succeeding centuries. The policy
# our enemies ia to divide US that they
nay conquer US. Let not selfinterest,
,ride, carelessness or folly afford them
lope that We shall furnish arms against
ourselves.
"In every State and Congressional Dis
riot In the Union the close co operation
hould. be our watchword. After full
ounsel together, We should, whenever
here is . contest, choose strong cham
ion of the common cause and to him
hould be given the true allegiance and
arrest support of every opponent of the
arty of gold and monopoly.
"Patriots and Citizens We call upon
on to unite in this great common service
f citizenship and patriotism. No man
eed surrender his party convictions. No
xisting organization need be abandoned
While striving to overthrow q common
nemy, no good purpose 10 served by
emphasizing points on which we differ.
tut until this final assault of the enemy
pom the last ramparts of our industrial
nd social independence is repelled; until
he control OF the money system of the
ountry is rescued from the hands of
,ecial interests and secured to the whole
eople, the members of the great armies
political reform in every part of the
nited States should act in mutual justice !
I'd harmonious CO. operation for the gen.
al welfare"
The Populist address in part says /: /,
"There are but two sides in this mighty
I'd portentous conflict. All of those of ,
hatever party who favor the conspiracy {
gold and monopoly, who favor in I,
lstrial slavery, widespread poverty and :
Itional destruction should be one side,
id all Of those of whatever party who
'pose this deadly design, who love truth q
ID right, who love their country, who q
We their homes and 6resides and who 7
leve in the sacred principles declared 9
; Jefferson, and reasserted by jackson
d Lincoln, should be on the other side. q
son this side we soiidIy stand. Then u
: US, maintaining at all times party Y
tegrity, invite the harmonious cooper v
ION OF all seeking the same end. The ;,
1inous danger threatening the insttu- :
ms OF the Republic make this the high "
duty. TIE line of battle is clearly Il
avn. We cannot avoid the conflict If Il
would. Therefore, let us appeal to il
citizens and to all organizations and h
rites that oppose this conspiracy that T