The times., 1898-02-16
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS.
They Appeal TO Their FellowCoun-
trymen on Behalf of the
Whole People

The pronunciamento of Chairman
Towne of the Silver Republicaa
committee and his associates is not less
important than the one issued by Chair
man Jones, for it presents the issue
from the standpoint of the Republi-z
cans who believe the Republican party
| has gone off after strange gods. This
address is bound to attract the atten-
ton of the country, and prove to the
Eastern contingent of the Republican
party that ii can never hope to wean
the Western Republicans back to the
fold so long as that party is dominat-
ed by men who seek the establishment
of the single gold standard, and who
believe that the policy of the present
Secretary of the Treasury is the policy
as enunciated by the st. Louis plat
form. The silver Republicans present
the issue in language that cannot be
misunderstood as follows:
The cunning plans of the benefciar-
les of the gold standard and the advo-
Gates of monopoly are fast nearing
completion.
They need but to win one more vic
tory to become supreme, and TO be able
to defy the sovereignty of the people
for generations. The policy of the Re
publican administration is plain con-
fession that the secret authors of the
st. Louis platform of 1896 are in alb
solute control of that party. Power
thus secured by false pretenses is to
h., +N,1 70 h.s
Interior designs of the conspirators.
The slow processes Of twenty-five years
are rapidly advancing to their goal.
the near approach to which now seems
to warrant dispensing with the cautioh
and deceit that have hitherto been
necessary preliminaries of success.
But this opennesS Of purpose is the
opportunity OF patriotism. Honest men
should hesitate no longer if opposed to
the establishment of the gold STAN
dard i'm all its vigoT. if opposed to the
retirement of Government currency, if
opposed To the erection of a great as
sociation Jf banks of issue as the all
dominating power in the nation; If op-
posed to every kind of trust and mon
opoly, the offspring and adjunct of the
money power.
Before this awful and imminent peril
to the institutions Of our country every
personal ambition must melt away
and every merely partisan contention
must be stilled While this issue re-
mains unsettled, Democrat, Populist
and Silver Republican must stand
shoulder to shoulder in common
cause. United, we can save the re-
public the last refuge of self-govern-
ment. the one remaining hope of lib
erty to succeeding centuries. The poll
icy of our foes is to divide us that they
may conquer US. Let not self-interest,
pride carelessness or folly afford them
hope that we shall furnish arms
against ourselves. In every State and
Congressional district in the Union tha
closest cooperation should be our
watchword. After full counsel to-
gether. we should. wherever there is a
contest, choose a strong champion of
the common cause, and to him should
we give the true allegiance and earnest
support of every opponent of gold and
monopoly. The man or the organiZa-
ton that in this grave crisis becomes
responsible for discordant councils or
divided energies does not deserve the
blessings we are all striving to pre-
serve
Patriots and citizens: We call upon
you to unite in this great common SER
vice of citizenship and patriotism. No
man need surrender his party conyic-
hons. No existing organization need
be abandoned while striving to over
throw a common enemy. No good pur-
pose is served by emphasizing points
upon which we differ. But until this
final assault of the enemy upon the
last ramparts of our Industrial and
social independence is repelled, until
the control of the money system of
the country is rescued from the hands
of special interests and assured to thd
whole people. the members of the great
armies of political reform in every part
of the United States should act in
mutual justice and harmonious CO.
operation for the general welfare. To
this object, thus urged upon our friends
everywhere, we hereby pledge. joint
ly and severally, our earnest and con-
stant endeavof.
Charles A. Towne Chairman Ma
tional Committee of the Silver Re-
publican Party. II. NJ Teller
Frank ]. Cannon, r. F. Pettigrew.
Lee Mantle, John p. Jones, Charles,
S. Hartman. John F. Shaforth. w.
c. Jones, and Fred T. Dubois.
THE PCPULISTS' APPEAL.