The herald., 1898-11-06
GRAND RALLY AT THE WIGWAM
Burt Estes Howards Mastery Exposition of the Issues
the Campaign

to be, or if it disappoints you, I shall gladly
as vicarious sacrifice for my misdeeds,
since he has gotten us both into this scrape.
| shall not discuss the candidates in this
present campaign. The questions which
confront us are far larger than the mere
election OF particular candidate or the put
ting in office of a particular ticket. There
are issues involved in this campaign which
should be discussed but which the gentle
men who shall speak tonight are much more
competent to handle than l could hope to
be. But every issue which may be brought
before you is something smaller than the
main question, which should be constantly
kept i'll mind.
WHAT FUSION is
There has been much ridicule thrown al
the fusion of the Democrats, Silver Repub-
licans and Populists. 1t has been called q
hybrid, mongrel combination, national re-
ceptacle for the offscourings of the earth.
1t is time to disarm the opposition of any
weapon which they may find shaped to their
hand by the non-esseltial differences be-
tween these parties by ignoring those differ
ences and meeting on one broad platform Of
human rights and democratic government.
1t is time to stop dividing over questions
that have no practical bearing ON the ad-
vancement OF the American citizen and Of
the American people as whole, to unite
OIL questions of profound significance to us
all. 1t is time to forget the name 'Silver
Republican" Democrat" and "Populist,"
and out of this trinity of parties, which are
dominated by one spirit, largely, and one
aim, to create one great party, with one
heart and one soul, striving for the gospel
OF the common man.
The name, "Slver Republican," is too mar
row and smacks too much of things that
should not be preserved. 1t binds the party
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on is far broader and of far deeper signifi-
canoe than the adoption or rejection Of any
monetary system. 1T is NOT A STRUG-
GLE FOR A KIND OF MONEY; IT is A
STRUGGLE FOR A KIND OF MAN. II
is not fight that certain metal should
have its rights and be released from the
domination of another metal; but it is .
battle than manhood should have its rights
and be released from the tyranny of money
of whatever kind. If it is a contest for q
double standard of coinage in measure,
that contest is subordinate to the larger
contest for single standard of citizenship
and single level of privilege and opportunA
ity for all citizens.
THE GREAT ISSUE
We must not be blinded to the greater
issue by the Haunting of the party banners
of smaller issues. We must not be divided
into sects and conflicting camps over the
petty questions OF mere method and Of
minor details, to weaken by our lack of sol
idarity the mighty impact of the central
principle we have just declared for upon the
political affairs of our country. But it is not
to set forth any scheme for the unification
of our forces that speak to you. Nor il i
my purpose to refer to the candidates upon
the various tickets. Mr.. Gage and Mr.. Wa
ters are both my friends, and l could not
stand up in any public presence and speak
ill of them. There are men on all the tick
cts whom 1 admire; there are men on all
the tickets whom do not admire. shall