The state herald., 1898-10-21

At meeting OF the State Central com.
mittee OF The silver republican party of
Colorado, held in the city of Denver on
the l3, day of June, A. ID. 1898. SAID com.
mittee appointed subcommittee OF
seven OF its members 10 meet with like
committees from the democratic and
populist parties in IN endeavor to arrive
Mt a co operation with SAID parties in the
coming fall campaign. Similar commit
tees were shortly aiterward appointed by
the state committees Of the democratic
and populis' parties. On Saturday, the
lG, day OF June, tho three sub commit
tees met in the city OF Denver and agreed
as the first step toward cooperation to
call the state conventions OF their re.
spective parties to meet ut COLORADO
Springs on Sept. 8.
Said committees also unanimously a.
dopted the following resolutions:
Resolved, By the joint committees OF
the democratic, peoples and silver re.
publican parties, IN conference assem-
bled:
That We affirm the desirablity OF n
thorough union between the silver par
ties oil the state of Colorado, in accord
ance with and upon the lines proposed
by the chairmen OF our respective ma.
tional organizations, in their addresses
issued in February last, mud that we con
gratnla'e the silver forces OF the nation
that the good work outlined aud suggest
ed in those addresses has already borne
fruit in many states OF the Union.
We pledge our individual faith one to
the other, and our respective party COM
mittees ench to each. that we will, indi.
ridually and collectively. use all honort.
BILE means to bring about the result de
sired by the heads OF our several organ.
izations.
We are, severslly and collectively, OF
the opinion that the question OF free
coinage OF silver is the paramount issue
In this poli;ics OF this nation, that there
can be no compromise between the advo.
Gates Of this b.neiicent change In our
monetary system and these who support
or favor tho gold standard, aud that
there should be no division among those
who labor to bring 10 our people the
great blessings which will follow tho sue.
cessinl issue Of the struggle In which
our forces arc all engaged,
The question OF which party aud WIN,
individual should bold any particular of.
dee IL trivial and ips'gnibcnnt while the
right Of our citizens to freely pnioy the
fruits Of their own labor and toll 10 de-
MED. and so will not lot differences as
TO nun essentials divide ne when We ARE
united upon the essentials OF our coun-
try's welfare.
We bolinye thnt ihoro should bo fu-
sion, union aud co op. ration Of the par
iira Which VS. represent. IN support OF
joint state, congregational mud legislative
tickets. TO the end thnl tho ,iewa enter
tanned by the vast nnjoriiy OF tho peo,
Dle n tAin state khould bc truly rupr..
srnted IN both honsra Of congreas, and 10
the state government, and that these
vieWn should bo Huthora,isely expressed
ia angle platform to be promulgated
hy our respective party conventions.
Resolved, further, That rs nm impor-
tan, stop N The direction Of making oi;
fcctive tho foregoing declarations, the
conventions Of anid parties should be
held at the same time mud place, and
that the views Of the majority OF the rs
sembed committees ~ TO the proper
time and place for holding aaid oonycn
tionn ehouid bo decioiyc aud acc, ptod
by all three committees. Be II further
Resolved, That wc pledge our best ei.
fotta ~ individuals, committees and par.
y ollicialu 10 effect a fusion Of our fcs.
pectiye parties on legislative and other
candidhteH, Ia order that We may present
solid front In the support of state, con
rr"aBl0nal legislative and county tickets
in the coniiug election"