The state herald., 1899-09-15

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line Of action, the individuals or political
parties that oppose that line OF action
SIMPLY through fear Of possible harm &c
their political standing do not show
that degree Of loyalty to the best inter.
ests OF the state that entities them TO the
support OF the people OF the state.
A move 10 being made by some mem
bers Of the silver republics. party OF
Phillips county to b ing about fusion
between the silver republicans and the
Mckinley republicans for the election Of
. county ticket. A meeting OF the siiysr
republican county central committee was
held ct Holyoks, Saturday, Sept. 9th.
For rsss0ns best known to the chairman
ot the committee, q. w. Garland, the
call for this meeting WAS not offered to
US for publication in the HERALD and We
had NO intimatiou whstevrr from him
itat such meeting was to be held As
there we're eight weeks bel xesn the date
Of this meeting and election day. it would
seem that the shortness OF the time for
campaign did not necessitate such de-
parturs from the usual custom Of pub
lishing the rall for this meeting and, un.
less We aro regarded re no longer loyal
to the silver republican party, it wonid
seem that there wss NO good cause for 30
carefully retraining HON any msn,ion o
tho proposed meeting to us.
In the absence Of com.
mittesman from precinct 4, b. A. Sweed-
fund was selected to ill the vacancy for
the purposes Of that meeting and DIR. F..
N. Smith was chosen to fill vacancy in
south I. DR.. Smith offered motion
authorizing the chairman to appoint n
committee OF thrco to confer with a like
committee from the Mckinley republi.
cans on the question Of fusion ticket.
tue committee TO have authority TO fix
the date OF the primaries and convention.
After lengthy discussion. tile motion
carried by vote Of to s, and the chair
man sppointed Dr. +. N. Smith, b. A.
Sveedlund and Herman Jurgeus as the
committee. This vote was close aud, AZ
ter the adjournment OF tho committee,
one Of tue committeeman. who ~ss called
ou, OF the room during the discussion
and returned just in time 10 vote, claim
ed that he had no Intentions OF voting
Tor the motion but did 30 not knowing
what the question before the committee
was. We are opposed to such fusion
and also to this action Of the committee.
No central COMMITTEE should exercise
authority that properly belongs to the
msmbsr. OF tho party when met In tn.
party convention. No central COMMITTEES
should attempt TO decide for party the
question of fusion or no fusion nor
should any three oi it's numbers 10 given
authority To do so. This question should
10 settled in tbs county convention when
tho party isfully yepveseu,ed by delegates
aud that IL where the question will bs
finally settled no matter what the rspor,
Of this SPECIAL committee may 10. This
O~ipg the situation. vs can sss No de.
msnd for the appointment of thi, special
committee. The readers Of the HERALD
are well acquainted with our position ou
tue question Of fusion. We have opposed d
fus'on with the AcKinlsy republicans
and are opposed 10 II in the comipu csa,
paisn. This 10 not . personsl matter
with us ios ss have DO better friends IN
the county tbsn are found IN the ranks
OF that party. The members Of the silver
republican party left the republican
party 10 1876 because they believed IL the
free coinage u silver by tho Uu,t~d and
tho republican party had declared for IN
t-rnatioual bi,nstsllism. Hipcs that time
the republican patty has abandoned 10.
tsrusiionsl bimstaii,sm and Ia nov on q
gold stsndard platform. We favor the
fusion Of hssilvsr republicans, I.uo
Gratis an+ povui'sts Of this s,a,s bscauss
We believed Il would aid the cause oi b,.
tneisli's,a aud, In order that the silver
forces may he thoroughly organized, ,vs
favor fusion Ia the county campaigns
~ wcii ~ the state. Aside from this
question Of b,metslli.m, there 10 very
little " ANY excuse Tor the snistsucs oi
tho silver republican party ass IL weuid
be much mors cansistent oa the part oi
It's n'embsrr To disband tho i~sty than
To weaken tho Organization Of the siivs,
forces by afusion with the oui- pslitica
party that stands upon = gold STANDARD
platform. We hope that tho silver n.
publirsns of this county sill consider
this question caieiuily and We b-liev.
that they will decide that our position
Ia the correct ,ne. Va would b. glad 4,
have tho members Of the pnriy who fayo
fnrion Use the coumos OF tho HrnALp I,
present their reasons for 20 dong.
Ths great success of Guam berlain', :,
Cole. Cholera sDd Dihrriioca t..n,d, 4,
Tho usatp-ht Of bos.l Complaints bs,
made u pispdsfd oysr the greater iur, Z,