The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-03-12
A CALL TO BATTLE.
Continued from first page.)

oil present disagreement. Untll that con
test is won the advocates OF a foreign finan-
cial policy, the defenders Of trusts and mo
nopclies, will continue their greedy grasp
upon the industries OF this country, and
while the American people are divided
themselves on lists" and "isms" their prop
erty will be divided among our opponents.
The plans of unification discussed in
Washington and agreed upon by represent
atives of the democratic, populistic and sill
yer republican parties, do not require the
surrender of party organization; on the
contrary, it is agreed by all, that it is wise
and prudent to maintain intact the several
organizations. 1t is proposed that all diff
ferences in the respective states and con
gressional districts should be settled upon
broad, generous and patriotic grounds,
keeping in view the main purpose OF ac-
complishing the greatest good for the cause
itself, not only in the particular state or
district, but in the nation at large. For it
must be remembered that no state OF dis
trict has a monopoly upon the cause, and
no man or party has a mortgage upon any
place. In the selection of candidates, the
sole question should be, who will give the
greatest strength to the cause in the ma
ton. When that question is truly answer
ed, it ought to be decisive of the contro-
versy.
The result Of our efforts in the coming
campaign will have their full measure OF
influence in the campaign of 1900. If by
our conduct this year we show ourselves to
be narrow and selfish and petty and un-
patriotic, in declining to make generous
concessions to our allies in the great con
test, it will serve to make more difficult
the complete cooperation that ought to
exist in 1900.
With Chairman Jones of the national
democratic committee, and Chairman
Butler of the populist committee, and
Chairman Towne of the silver republican
committee, each earnestly and consistently
supporting the idea of cooperation with re-
ciprocal concessions, it is scarcely to be be-
lieved that any substantial opposition in
either of the three parties will make itself
manifest. When to this is added the well
known advocacy of that idea by the gal
liant young leader of the anti gold standard
and ~anti-monopoly forces of the United
States, William J. Bryan, it seems to me
that every patriot in all of the allied par
ties ought to be willing to bury differences
animosities or prejudices, turn his face to
the future, and "let the dead past bury its
dead" l am one of those who recognize
the populists as pioneers in the field of re-
form. While / do not agree with them in
all the declarations they have made during
the earlier part of their history, | am glad
to say that the platform which they adopt.
ed at st. Louis in 1896 contains much
which meets with my unqualified approval
and little that l condemn. Their pioneer
work has not only had its effect in theil
, party but it has set in motion a spirit o
investigation and thought among other cit
! liens of the United States, which resulted
in the complete regeneration of the demo
cratic party at Chicago, the adoption of al
American platform, declaring for American
policies, and having as its exponent a genu
= inc American as the candidate OF the unit
q ed forces for the presidency of the United
States.
!. am one of those who believe that tn
> patriotic masses of the democratic part.
will withstand the efforts which are evel
now being put forth to capture the demo
cratic national convention of 1900, by thos
who would reverse its convention action Q
1896, and again turn the party towar'
4 Clevelandism. | cannot believe that thi
scheme will be permitted to succeed. | d.
I believe that the platform at Chicago will b
Y substantially ~re-enacted, and that MI
Bryan will be nominated by acclamationb
that party, and that he will also be nom
G mated as the candidate of the populist an
silver republican parties. Each of thes
three parties has contributed a share t
the common cause. Each has its specig
mission to perform. No conflict should e1
list anywhere between them. The eXampl
of discord and inharmony in one state c
} district may become a serious obstacle t
v peace and good will in another.
a The special mission of the silver repuI
lican party, OF which | I'm a member, is t
:; deplete the ranks of the enemy, and Their
10 by augment the forces opposed to foreig
o. control of our finances, and to the turtle
growth and extension of the power of m
nopoly and aggregated wealth in tt
II world. We are u sort of fraternity, a bar
of rebels, that learned at st. Louis and b
fore it, what a great many persons ha'
learned since. We knew then and pr
~ claimed to the world that the republics
lis platform was intended to mean and d
4 mean that the party was committed to Il
W gold standard. We knew then and sa
It. that no international agreement could
a obtained, and we further charged what h
since been demonstrated, that the mi
q who inspired The platform and forced
II down the throat of the convention new
.lv intended to make a serious attempt to
cure international bimetallism. And nc
the mask is off, the hypocrisy of the ADM
istration is exposed, and it now stan
pledged "to commit the country more the
oughly to the gold standard" to retire t
Frs greenbacks, to transfer to the banks t
;o right to issue or refuse to issue the mon
l'o with which to enable the people of t
NC United States to carry on their respect
business enterprises. The mask being O
and the foregoing being the declared p
icy, it becomes pertinent to ask VIII
course will now be pursued by the m
who supported Mckinley upon the bel
that he would achieve international bin
allism. What new excuse will be invent
by men who declared they would suppC
the republican party because the preside
and the party were the friends of the gret
-, back? Many republicans remember t
III pledge which the president gave in his
ter of acceptance to keep in circulate
=. and as good as gold all of the silver a
paper money which are now included
the currency of the country" They
membered that pledge, and they beliey
Die the president would keep it, and therefC
al they voted for him. Now they find
president has wilfully violated it, by +
MT ommending in his message of July p
es. and in his message of December 9th, Is
!, in effect and in words, the retirement
me the paper money which he had promi.
lev to keep lin circulation" | wonder vi
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