Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-03
FREE SILVER ADDRESS.
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FREE SILVER ADDRESS.
Address Of the free silver republic
cans at the same time that the popu-
lists and democrats issued their address,
es the free silver republican in congress
sent out the following:
'The cunning plans of the benef-
Charles of the gold standard and the
advocates of monopoly are just near
ing completion. They need but to win
one more victory to become supreme,
and to be able to defy the sovereignty
of the people for generations. With
the policy Of the republican admins
tration is plain confession that the
secret authors of the St Louis plat
form of 1896 are in absolute control of
that party. Powers thus secured uu-
der false pretense is to be ruthlessly
used to carry out the ulterier designs
of the conspirators, The slow process
es of 25 years arc rapidly advancing to
their goal, the near approach to which
now seems to warrant dispencing with
the caution and deceit that have hith =.
erto been the necessary preliminary of
success.
''But this openness OF purpose is the
opportunity of patriotism, Honest men
should hesitate no longer If opposed to
the establishment of the gold standard
in all its rigor, if opposed to the retire
ment of government currency, if OPP
posed to the erection of a great asso~.
citation of banks of issue as the ALI
dominating power in alienation, If OPP
posed to every kind OF trust and mon
opoly, the offspring and adjunct of the
money power.
Before this awful and imminent
peril to the institutions of our country,
very personal ambition must melt
away and merely partisan contention
must be stilled. While this issue re-
mains unsettled, democrat, populist
and silver republican must stand shoul-
der to shoulder in common cause.
United we can save the republic, the
last refuge of self-government, the one
remaining hope of liberty, 70 succeed
ing centuries. The policy of our foes
is to divide us that they may conquer
u.s. Let not self-interest, pride, care
lessness or folly afford them hope that
we shall furnish arms against our
selves. In every state and congress
ional district in the Union the closest
CO operation should be our watchword.
After full counsel together, we should,
wherever there is a contest, choose
strong champion Of the common cause,
and to him should be given the true al
legiance and earnest support of every
opponent Of the party of gold and
monopoly. The man or organization
tat in this grave crisis becomes re-
sponsible for discordant councils or de
vlded energies does not deserve the
blessings we are ali striving to pre-
serve.
patriots and citizens: We call upon
you to unite in this great common SER
vice Of citizenship and patriotism. No
man need surrender his party convic-
tions. No existing organizations need
be abandoned. While striving to over
throw a common enemy, no good pur-
pose is served by emphasizing points
on which we differ. But until this fin-
al assault on the enemy upon the last
ramparts of our industrial and social
independence is repealed, until the con-
troll of the money system of the coun-
try is rescued from the hands of the
special interests and secured to the
whole people, the members of the great
armies of political reform in every part
OF the United States should act in mu-
tual justice and harmonious co-opera-
ton for the general welfare. To this
object, thus urged upon our friends
everywhere, we hereby pledge jointly
and severally our earnest aud constant
endeavor
(Signed:) "CHAS. A. ToWNE,
chairman national committee of the
silver republican party; eight silver
republican senators and representa-
tives, and Fred I. Dubois