The Lamar register., 1898-04-02
TELLER ON FUSION.
Ne want. = unlon OF silver Force-, But
VIII Not Combine With Regular Re-
pablicsns

Denver. March 2s.-The Republican
publishes the following letter from
3enator Teller:
..rhe agreement to unite the silver
forces OF all parties was meant beyond
Questlon 10 apply TO all sections OF the
country. and certainly not less TO Colo
rndo than to any other state. Indeed
II any exception Is 10 be mnde In that
state, II should be In the direction of
greater unity OF action there than else
where, for the reason that the people
there have given the silver question
more attention than have those OF 9th
cr sections. and are, therefore, better
urpparcd to set an example TO other
cpmmunlties. III the silver people OF
Colorado cannot unite upon candidates
they cannot well expect others TO do so.
Especially am opposed to any
unlon OF forces on the part OF Silver
Republicans with the Mckinley Re
publIcnns. ON this proposition desirr
to make my position SO plain that u
cannot be misunderstood The Repub-
ncau party l. the only political organ
nation that Is now opposing the free
coinage OF silver In the United Stntes.
Hence II Is with this party that we
must contend In the future unless we
abandon our efforts 10 secure proper
fIsefsl.- liflGn bE hllNFI III thl
<ystem. We will never secure any
financial relief through the agency Of
the Republican party, and every par
ticie of support that we give 10 that
party locally or nationally strengthens
IL In It's defense of the gold standard.
To talk further about international
bimetailism under the present admtnis-
trntion il absurd. and l observe that
the effort on the part of Republicans to
maintain the position that an interna-
tional agreement can be secured hai
been much abated Of late. think il
is becoming well known now that even
IL European consent could be secured
TO nm international understanding the
leaders OF the Republican party would
not assent to Ii. Indeed there is very
little pretext in any quarter that inter
national bimetalllsm will be farther
pressed. and,,-this being true, the Re
publican party fully accepts the gold
standard. leaving no excuse for u sill
yer man to stand with 1t under any cir
cumstances.
"rn view of this and other facts an
alliance with the Republicans is not TO
be thought of, and such an alliance, If
made, would end only in defeat and
dIsgrnce. 1 am opposed to such
combination, and will not support a
ylckeL SO ilihue-
III do not intend to try to dictate the
nominations of the Silver Republicans.
but shall reserve my right to oppose
by my vote and influence any man
they may nominate who will affiliate
with the gold party, and IL there is
any alliance or any union of effort be
tween those two parties l will, to the
best of my ability, do all l can to Sc
cure the defeat of the combination.
..As | said at the outset my opposl-
ton to such an alliance is based on the
Importance of the contest for a proper
financial system. In my opinion the
uuestion is too important to be sacri-
fced for mere official position, even if
ai1ccess could he assured by making
such a combination and do not be
Heye it could be so assured. Such Mt
1e1st is the position |. ms one individ-
nal Silver Republican, will take.
Z LAS to the suggestion that there
&ll4tlld be no effort to unite the silver
fQ1ces in Colorado, IL is to my mind
bit eli ghtly less mischievous than that
or1niting with the gold standard nd
vpt4tes No party Is ever safe when
Il Xrows too confident. and | think
th{ft should be union of silver forces
all l1}ong the line IL we would win IN