The Lamar register., 1900-07-11
ATTITUDE OF THE
SILVER REPUBLICANS

hansSs CITY. Mo- Idi1 - ALaS rhsNA
Republican party to-day, by its execu-
tive committee, issued the following
address
To the silver Republicans of the Unit.
ed States:
The Democratic National Convention
Of 1900 has nominated William j.
Bryan for president and .Adlai F. Stew
enson for vice president. The Silver
Republican National Convention Of
1900 has nominated William ]. Bryan
for president and referred the matter TO
a candidate for vice president 10 it's ma
tionai committee with power to act
Your committee had carefully consid-
cred the whole matter, II met In con-
ference with representatives Of the
Democratic and OF the Peoples party
national committees, and went over
the ground fully.
Your committee found itself face TO
face with these facts:
In 1895 thousands OF voters who had
heretofore voted the Republican ticket
found themselves 50 widely AZ variance
with their party platform that they
could not. without -stultihcAtinn
longer act with the Repahicau party
In that year they fduud In the Demo
cratic candidate t0E president. and tn
the platform upon which he stood.
complete and sufficient Justification for
giving him their hearty support. With
him they went down 20 defeat. but IN
that defeat vun victory for manhnod
and patriotic Independence for which
they have no apoloEy TO nTer aud IL
Which they feel Just pride. They r.
tain and preserve the right TO vote aE
their Judgment dictates. They bow to
no party boss and have not atdicated
their right 20 fhiuk
In 1895 the Republicans party made a
profound departure from The traditions
and Interests ~f the American psople
and rf the party by rejecting the free
coinage or silver along ,rith gold and
placing Itself Ia a position 10 adopt the
gold standard, This year Il hns de
clarNd itself utlEssscrvetliy for the gold
standard, This continues the csutro-
yersy % 1854 BuJ Ia addition to IS
departure from the advocacy Of h!sust-
aliisIn- Il has Bow StilI gnnTss profourti.
ly departed rnsm the traditions and In
ierrsts Of fhe American pas1ple hy b.,
coming The apoioEis; suF aud The chaia.
Tliou of trusts and ua0nppolis-s and has
introduced such imisriaIis-ic practices
and thsDgses iHtu the administration of
the affairs Of tis. government that fos
the first rimr ia the histEBrs
q thar party its national convention
could not even rrgpr "a the ds-
ciaration % inlispeuti"uce. and this al
though lts convention of 1850 met Ia
such place and within such an suSI.
F0nment thar tbs srvat declaration
would have peculiarly ap;salesl 10 the
party had q ssiil listened To the voice
thar. Ia earlier and better DAYS. plssh
for government -'of the i-s-upic. faf
the pzsople and by the p4soFlr" Ia the
face u such profound departures froln
the traditions and tnlsresi q the Amer
iean ie0pie we eannat RETURN 80 THE Rs~
publican party.
On the other hand we hnd the Dem
ocrntfc party has asain placed Itself
right on the money Question right on
the question % trusts aud uiouopalIs-s.
rsshs as the champion OF the sec!ara-
ton Of Independence ard of constitu-
tional government. right IN eSprsSsgn.
It's sympathy for other nations. who on
iy ask that which you would tina, 9TH
err should DO uRHo you. do ye even 20
unto tbeul7
The Democratic candidate for prrsi-
dent = oars. our euuveHtioa named
him Upon The fuaslameutai proposi.
tons above stated. We are one with the
Democratic and Peoples party. our
common candidate for president q en-
hstest- hsaT1 and soul. IN fhis srs-a;
cause. We know he has 10. high eour-
age Of his e0uyictioes His triumph Il
Necessary II we are 20 hand town TO
our childSsa 4 governments founded in
the wisdom ~ the fathers. maintained
by the blood and treasure OF It's clti.
Eens and perpetuafed a. a priceless her.
itase-
Impcllei by these considerations
your national Cotnmitte,. has deter.
mined that Its duty Ga this hour Is 10
indorse Hon. Adlai r. Stevenson as our
candidate for vice president 10 order
that the opposition TO the gold stand.
ard. trusts and uonopolicS Imperial
ism and all lts attendant evils may con
centrate It's votes at the danger rsSlut
and accomplish the triumph OF ihese
principles 20 dear TO Us, II Is bu;
simple justice TO say that In taking fb,.
action Indicated we are following the
advice Of our distinguished leader,
Hon. Charles 4 Tawue.
Let US express the hope tbaf our
friends VIII lay aside whatever Of dis
appointment they may feel and iofu
Ia united effort to secure the ri.
umph OF our principles At the coming
election