The state herald., 1898-04-01

" surprised at the course Of certain dem
ocrats In Denver in declaring they woule
run an independent ticket aud would re-
fuse to cooperate with any other organ
ization. Such course ls almost as sat.
isfactory to tho gold standard people a,
it would have been il they had declared
for the gold standard. have strong
conviction that such course, il perslsted
In in all the states, will insure the re-
election Of Mckinley in 1900 and certain
ly fasten the gold standard on the coun-
try for many years to come
was surprised to learn through the
newspapers that some parties, Of the
Colorado silver republicans. are propos-
ing q union with the administration
forces in the state. I do not learn that
any considerable number OF our friends
can be guilty OF such folly, and II so, !
think it better for them and better for
the cause OF silver that they 20 at once
into the Mckinley camp and drop oil
pretanse OF interest IN the SILVER cause.
II the people of Colorado are not faith
ful to this cause we Can hardly hope TO
find it anywhere else.
do not believe the silver republicans
Of Colorado would unite with the Nc
kinley republicans on state ticket II
the silver republicans were allowed to
name the candidates from their own
ranks. for one will not.
The silver republican party was not
organized to secur. Offices for it's mem
beIs, but to further the cause OF national
bi'netaiIsm and to oppose the gold stan
dard. To do this 1t hss been at al! times
anxious to co. operate with oil those who
believe that national bimetallism or free
coinage by the united States is essential
to the prosperity OF the country and the
perpetuity OF our institutions.
The Mckinley republican party is op.
posed to the free coinage OF silver by the
United States alone and would make our
financial system dependent on the ap-
proval Of foreign governments. 1t is now
endeavoring to secure legislation that
the secretary OF the treasury declares sis
for the purpose OF Strengthening the
gold standard" 1t proposes, as means
of strengthening the gold standard, to
retire the green backs and treasury notes
and to replace them with bank note is
sue in which the banks will have all the
profit and the government all the risk, as
the government is to guarantee their re-
demption in gold.
A union OF the silver republican party
with such q party would be not only an
abandonment Of its organization but an
abandonment Of the fres coinage of sill
yer by the United states alone, and would
rightfuiiy subject the party to the con-
tempt Of all honest people. Such n
course would be criminal, and am con-
tident that such union will not be made
You may rest assured, no matter what
you may have heard or what you may
hear hereafter, that l will not be q
party to such movement and will not
support ticket SO nominated, nor will l
support any candidate who will accept a
nomination from tho Mckinley party, al
though he may be my personal and po-
litical friend.
The republican party has done nothing
since II came Into power to convince me
that made a mistake when left it, and
do not want and will not have any con.
nsction with it nor IN my way help main.
tain IL in power either in the state or ma.
tion.
/ do not intend to attempt to dictate
to others, but i mus. be allowed to act
for myself in matters 30 important, un-
tra'nmeled by party ties or obligations
and uninauenced by personal ambi,,on
Of any ons.
The battle OF 1898 is preparatory TO
the more important one OF 1900, and ~s
must not allow partisan feeling nor the
ambition Of individuals Tor office TO keep
the silver forces apart whsa all realize
that our success is dependent on our u
bility to unite all the friends OF silver on
. candidate in 1900, and that without
such union thors ia no hope Of success.
1t Is the policy OF our opponents to di-
vide our forces and TO crsa,s discord in
every way possible; to distract the at
tsntion Of tho people from the real ques-
tion that will he presented to them in
the congressional election OF 1898 and
tho presidential election Of 1909. tn,
friends Of silver labor under many
We have the power Of
tho administration against US and we
here know how Tint great power is now
being used In preparation for the coming
campaign; wo havo the ignorance and
sel'ishness Of the aggregated wealth Of
the world against W., and II We yin In
1900 II ~ill be because the American peo.
pie still have pstriotism enough TO defy
oil these great forcos and 10 stand for the
right a. God has gwen them to zoe IL.
We shall DO criminal. indeed. II We allow
party feeling. political prejudice OF per.
sopal ambition to divide and weaken our
forces and thus assure to our opponents
. victory that means financial disaster
to the country and ultimately the dsgrA.
dsiion Of the greAt body Of tho American
people and the destruction Of free rep
rossniaiive govsrnmsnt Your. truly,
II. n. TELLER