The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
"PatriOrs and Citizens, Asked to
Unite and Throttle .'GoId Bugs"

"PatriOrs and Citizens" Asked to
Unite and Throttle .'GoId Bugs"
The address of the silver Republicans is
as follows:
THE cunning plans of the beneficiaries Of
the gold standard and the advocates or
monomoply are. fast nearing completion
They need to win but one more victory to
become supreme, and to be able to defy the
sovereignty of the people for generations
The policy of the Republican administration
thors of the st. Louis platform of 1896 are
in absolute control of that party Power
thus secured by false pretense is to be
ruthlessly used to carry out the Interior
designs of the conspiratorS. The slow pro-
cesses of twenty five years are rapidly adj
Vancing to their goal, the near approach to
with the caution and deceit that have hith-
ertO been the necessary preliminaries of
success. But this openness of purpose is
the opportunity of patriotism. Honest men
should hesitate no longer IL opposed to the
establishment of the gold standard in all it's
rigor, II opposed to the retirement of the
government currency. if opposed to the
erection of a great association of banks of
issue as the all-dominating power in the
Nation. If opposed to every kind of trust
and monopoly, the offspring and adjunct of
the money power.
Before this awful and imminent peril to
the institutions OF our country every per-
sonal ambition must melt away and every
merely partisan contention must be stilled.
While this issue remains unsettled, Demo-
stand shoulder 10 shoulder in a common
cause. United we can save the Republic,
the last refuge of self-government, the one
remaining hope of liberty. TO SUGGESTING
centuries. The policy of our foes Is to di-
vide us that they may conquer us. Let not
sef-intereSt, PRIDE carelessneSS or folly af-
ford them hope that we shall furnish arms
against ourselves. In every State and con-
gressional district in the Union the closest
cooperation should be our watchword.
After full counsel together, we should,
wherever there is a contest, choose strong
champion of the common cause, and to him
should be given the true allegiance and
earnest support of every opponent of the
party of gold and monopoly. The man or
organization that in this grave crisis be-
comes responsible for diScOrdant councils or
divided energies does not deserve the bless
ings we are all striving to preserve.
Patriots and citizens, we call upon you 10
unite in this great common service of citi-
zenShip and patriotism. no man need sur
render his party nor convictions. No exist
ing organization need be abandoned. While
striving to overthrow a common enemy, no
good purpose is served by emphasizing
points on which we differ. But until this
final assault of the enemy upon the last
raTnparts of our industrial and social indie
pendence is repelled until the control of the
money system of the country is rescued
from the hands of special interests and as
sured to the whole people, the members of
the great armies of political reform in every
part of the United States should act in mu-
the general welfare To this object, thus
urged upon cur friends everywhere, we
hereby pledge jointly and seVerally, our
earnest and constant endeavOr.'
The foregoing is signed by Charles A.
Towne chairman of the national committee
of the silver Republican party, eight silver
Republican senator's and representatives and
Fred I. Dubois. Congressman Newlands, of
Nevada, representing the silver party, con-
ours in recommending the unincation of the
silver forces in the coming campaign.