Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-12-12
HI FUSION QUESTION
Views Of a is to ] Silver
Man

The State Central Committee of the
Democratic Party, by a public address
has invited Silvermen to disband their
organization and to go into b Demo-
cratic camp, and train under the name
and banner of hat party with the view
as expressed, of uniting the strength
of the rue Silver sentiment in support
OF one set of nominees for Off ice.
While the object as expressed is a
worthy one, the mode suggested Of ac-
complishing it would be the rankest
bad faith exercised towards those in
the Silver Party who do not endorse
the principles Of the Democratic Party,
outside of the Silver question. The
true friends of silver IN 1892 left the
old party organizations and ed
the Silver Party on the pledsI that
they would stand united on that issue
however much they might differ on
other principles or questions of public
policy. While the members of the
Silver Party, Of Den ocr3tic proclivi- !
tICS. LII l 1T W. hCS1bobC w jim tildG
party if the Silver Party be disorgan-
lied. other members who are not in ac-
cord with the Democratic Party on
other important questions, and who
coeld not ~conscientiously unite with
Hauna's gold bug party in this State,
would Justly regard the disbandment
suggested as the rankest criminal ag-
erosion on good morals aud plighted
good faith. 1t is rs certain an any flu
ture event can be, that William J..
BRYAN will be the nominee of the Nat
ional Democratic Party for President
and that he will receive the electoral
vote of Nevada at the mex election.
1t is due to N~evada's self respect: it is
due to Bryan, the great champion Of
the Silver cause and human rights,
y the American statesman without a
2 peer. that he shall .eccjve the vote
OF thi. State by an overwhelming ma
jority. To this end it is desirable that
; the Silver. the Democratic and Pop
: ulist parties shall hold their respective
State Conventions at the same time
and at the same town and unite on an
e electoral ticket. And It is desira ole
9 that they should unite on the same
5 nominees for the other offices, which
u can be done by an equitable distribu-
ton of the same between the three
h parties. The Silver Party has ever
o manifested a disposition so to divide
c the offices. Three years ago it took
t what was called the Democratic party
in out of the wet, gave it two nominees
for electors, when it could not have
otherwise commanded five hundred
votes in the State and offered the
Populist the other nominee when they
did not have over one thousand votes
This action made it possible for tht
=. Democratic Party to exist today anC
have Il following Of about 1900 voters
Inc Silver Party no doubt will be will
OF inc to be more liberal with the othe
'e two parties next year. as it acts for thu
- maintenance of principles and not sole
;, Iy to secure local offices.
va uG ia 10 Vi jig INCPNDlLCdl
or State Central Committee also recon
mends the Silver Party TO disban,
and he invites the members to a kom
in Hannas political mansion. H
=; bases his advice and invitation on tn
assertion tina the Silver question
settled and that there is no furthe
need for the existence of the Silve
-, Party. If it be true that the SIlvt
~ tofore adopted, hen by the sam
:, means every political question, o
which the people have divided on part
lines, has been settled, and there re
he mains no question at. issue, Then
a would be the crazy act of idiOcy
abandon ons party and go into anothC
when there is no question TO settt
Mt The policy OF benevolent assilnilatio
he may succeed in a~malgamating all ii
Nv native races, and all the moral an
he criminal elements in the Philippin,
;es into one grand and harmonious who
ty of criminals, but the Chairman Of tt
= tAibC 80
tactics of benevolent assimilation, a
No.. simulate the intelligent and hone
II Silver Party men Of Nevada into Ha
naism. 1t is as refreshing a. - co
summer breeze in the tropics, fer tt
mouthpieees of W minority p~.ies
advise the dominant party to disbal
in order that their depleted ranks M
be augmented.
1t is admitted by the Democrat
Committee that its party is not yej j
ganized throughout the State.
would seem to be the height of folly
disband one party which is thorough
organized in every county for a par
without organization, on the eve of
Presidential election.
1t is true hal the Silver Party w