Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-17
OPPONENTS OF COLD
Appeals Made to Anti Gold Men to
Stand Together.
FINANCE The PARAMOUNT ISSUE.

Aue"Oss ~ suS D0msvChotACs AVP~AWs 1o3
silver Republican Parties Issue Ad.
dresses to Consolidate silver Forces
for the Coming Campaign.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 16.-.The addresses
on behalf Of the democratic, populist
and silver republican parties, which
are the result of the conferences which
have been in progress among the lead
ers Of these parties at the capital for
the past few weeks, were issued yes
terday. They seek to unite the mem
bers Of the three parties in future cleo
tions upon the financial issue % the
question Of paramount importance,
and are separate appeals to each Of
the parties to consolidate all along
the lines for this purpose. The
address to democrats is signed
by Senator James X. Jones,
Of Arkansas, chairman Of the demo-
cratic national committee. and is in
dorsed by the democratic congression-
al committee; that to the populists by
Senator Marion Butler, chairman Of
the populist national committee, and
the Is other populist members Of the
senate and house, and that Of the sill.
yer republicans by Chairman Charles
Towne and the silver republicans in
the senate and house and also by ex.
Senator Dubois. All the addresses are
OF considerable length. The demo.
cratic address opens as follows:
The surrender Of the republican party to the
advocates Of the gold standard and monopoly
Is at last complete The present administra-
tion, called TO power on the solemn pledge OF
the republican national convention OF St Louis
10 promote bimetallism, has formulated and
sent TO congress bill, the leading purpose Of
which, the honorable secretary Of the treasury
avows. Is to commit the country more
thoroughly to the gold standard. The country
has already for "a years, been so thoroughly
committed to this standard partly by law and
partly by usurpations OF the executive
DlhuGu vi puC bOfCiuASup, tuut ito
effects are seen and felt on every hand;
wages are reduced; work is harder to
get; the weight Of debt is doubled; the value
of land and other property Is reduced one-half
or more, until the lives Of the people are made
bitter with hard bondage" 1t Is certainly not
in the interest Of humanity to have this condi-
tion Of things more thoroughly established
The continued rise in the value Of gold, or,
which is the same thing the continued fall Of
prices must inevitably transfer the property
Of all those engaged in active business or by
hand, brain or capital, to those who, avoiding
the risk and effort Of active business, only draw
interest
1t concludes by saying:
After the bold declaration OF the administra-
ton In favor Of the gold standard no sincere
bimetallist can ever again, by his vote or indu-
ence, give aid or encouragement to the repub-
lican party. The issue Is joined; we cannot
avoid 1t II we would Either the friends Of
bimetallism or the advocates Of the gold stand
ard trusts and monopolies must succeed Who
Is not for us is against us We ore asking no
man to abandon his party or change his poll
tics; we ask no one to yield any principle; but
In this great contest we do appeal to all good
men to stand solidly together for liberty and
humanity and strike down forever this con-
spiracy Of gold and monopoly
The populist address says:
The conspiracy Of gold and monopoly Is near
Ing It's elimination. Every advance 1t has
made during the last 25 years has been by
sdroit and stealthy process These would have
been impossible II it had not had Its agents
and confederates holding positions Of public
trust In the legislative executive and judicial
branches Of the government Neither the
benetciaries nor the tools Of this conspiracy
have any particular politics In name the last
administration was democratic The present
administration Is called republican, but 1t has
ingloriously practiced and defended the perfdi-
GUS policies Of Its predecessor
We do not arraign any political party on
partisan grounds. We arraign system and
denounce conspiracy. We condemn individ-
uals and organizations that support this sys-
TEN and aid the conspiracy A party that Is
the mouthpiece and agent Of this conspiracy Is
Just as dangerous under one name as under an
other In every campaign the gold syndicate
and all the allied trusts and mOnopolies COM
bine. They select the conventions they desire
to control they elect the candidates that they
have selected. OF course they control them
after they are elected. Therefore, those who
are not their agents and who would not submit
to their tyrannous spoliation should strenuous
ly oppose the allied combination Of gold and
monopoly.
The paper Of the silver republicans
says:
The cunning plans OF the benehciaries Of the
gold standard and the advocates 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 generations Honest men should
hesitate no longer IL opposed to the establish
ment Of the gold standard In oil its rigor, II OPP
posed to the retirement Of government curren-
cy, II opposed to the erection Of great ass0-
citation Of banks Of issue as the all dominating
power In the nation, II opposed to every kind
Of trust and monopoly, the offspring and adjunct
Of the money power.
Patriots and citizens, we call upon you to
unite In this great common service to Citizen
ship and patriotism. No man need surrender
his party convictions No existing organiza-
ton need be abandoned While striving to
overthrow common enemy no good purpose Is
served by emphasizing points on which we diff
fer. But until this final assault Of the enemy
upon the last ramparts Of our Industrial and So
cial independence is repealed, until the control
Of the money system Of the country Is rescued
from the hands Of special interests and Sc
cured to the whole people. the members Of the
great armies Of political reform In every part