Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-16
SILVER REPUBLICAN ADDRESS.
TelIerites Exhorted to Stand Shoulder
to Shoulder With Democrats
and POpulists.

Washington. Feb. 15.-The paper of the
silver Republicans is as follows:
1.-THE cunning plans of the beneficiarIes
of the gold standard and the advocates
of monopoly are nearing completion. They
need but to win one more victory to become
supreme. To be able to defy the sover-
eighty of the people for generations with
the policy of the Republican administra-
tion is q plain confession that the secret
authors of the st. Louis platform of 1896
are in absolute control of that party. Pow
er thus secured under false pretense Is
to be ruthlessly used to carry out the ul-
terror 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 caution and deceit that have hith-
erto been the necessary preliminaries Of
success.
But this openness of purpose has the op-
portunity of patriotism. Honest men
should hesitate no longer, IL opposed to
the establishment of the gold standard in
all its vigor, II opposed to the retirement
of government currency. if opposed to the
erection of a great association of banks OF
issue as the all-domnating power in the
nation. il opposed to every kind of trust
and monopoly, the offspring and adjunct
of the money power.
Before this awful and imminent peril
personal ambition must melt away and
merely partisan contention must be stilled.
While this issue remains unsettled. Demo-
crat, Populist and silver Republican must
stand shoulder to shoulder in a common
cause. United. we can save the republic:
the last refuge of self-government, the
one remaining hope of liberty, to succeed
ing centuries. The policy 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, the
closest cooperation should be our watch
word.
After full counsel together, We should,
wherever there is contest. choose n
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
becomes responsible for discordant coun-
ellis 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 service of
citizenship and patriotism, No man need
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
ramparts of our industrial and social sys-
TEN of the country is reduced from the
hands of special interests and secured to
the whole people. the members of the great
armies of political reform in every part or
the United States should act I'm mutual
justice and harmonious cooperation for the
general welfare. To this object, thus urged
upon our friends everywhere, We hereby
pledge Jointly and severally our earnest and
constant endeayors."
The address is signed by Charles A.
Towne. chairman of the national committee
of the silver Republican party. and eight
silver Republican senators and representa-
tives and Fred Il. Dubois.
Congressman Newland. of Nevada repre-
senting the silver party. concurs in recon-
| mending the unification of the silver forces
in the coming campaign.