The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
silver REPUBLICAN
PARTY ADDRESS,
National Committee Makes Report
of lis Endorsement of Stcv-
tnSOn.
Arrangement OF IMPERIALISM.
New Departure by Mckinley Party
From the Traditions of the
Bryan and Steven
son the Candidates.

Kansas City. Mo July THE Silver Re
publican party to-day. by its Executive
Committee. Issued the following address:
To the Silver Republicans of the United
States:
The Democratic National convention of
-, ha: nominated William J. Bryan for
Presiden, and Adlai r Stevenson for Vice
Pre- s;ieIt. The Silver Republican National
Convention of 1900 has nominated William
]. Bryan Tor President aGG tt ferycd the mat
ter vf q candidate fer Nice President TO its
National Committee with power To act
NoIr committee has carefully considered
the whole matter. II met in conference with
representatives "f the Democratic and Of
the Peoples Party National Committees
ard Went over the ground fully.
Your committee found itself face tn face
with these facts: In 1896 thousands of vot-
els who had heretofore voted the Rspub-
iiCan ticket found themselves widely at
variance with their party's platform that
they could not. without sci; qualification.
longer act with the Republican party. In
that year they found in the Democratic
candidate for President and in the platform
upon which he stood complete and sufH-
Client justification for giving him their
hearty support With him they went down
To- defeat but in that defeat won a victory
for manhood and patriotic independence for
which they have no apology to offer and in
which they feel just pride. They retain
and preserve their right tu vote as their
conscience and their Judgment dictate. They
bow to no party boss and have not abdi-
Gated their right to think.
Ncw Republican Departures.
I'm 1896 the Republican party made pro-
found departure from the traditions and in
teresjs Of the American people and of that
party by rejecting the free coinage If sill
along with gold and placing itself in a
position to adopt the gold standard. This
year IL has declared itself unreservedly for
the gold standard. This continues the con-
troversy Of iSas. But. in addition 10 its de-
parture from the advocacy Of bimctaliisnn.
il has now still more profoundly departed
from the traditions a.d interests of the
AMERICAN people by Incoming the apologist
for and the champion Of trusts and monopo-
lies and has introduced such imperialiStic
practices and theories into the administra-
ton of the affairs of Government that for
the frs; time il the history of that party,
it's National Convention could not even re-
fer TO thu Declaration of Independence. and
thiS although its convention Of 1850 met ia
such - place and within such an environ
m,nt that the great Declaration would have
peculiarly appealed to- the party had II SIN
listened to the voice that in that earlier and
better day pleaded for a government of the
people for the people and by the people In
the face OF such profound departures from
the traditions and interests of the American
people. cannot turn to the Republican
party.
-,3n the other hard. find the Demo
cratic party has again placed itself right
on the money question. right on the quss-
ton of trusts and m0aopo!ies. right the
champion of the Declaration of Independ-
ence and Of constitutional government.
right In expressing its sympathy for other
nations, who only ask that which ytu
would that others should do unto you. do
We even So unto them.
The Democratic candidate for President
is ours: our convention named him. Upon
the fundamental propositions above stated
We are enc with the Democratic and the
Peoples parties Our common candidate for
President j. enlisted. heart and soul In
this great cause. We know he has the high
! courage OF his convictions His triumph is
necessary II we are to hand down to our