, 1900-07-12
OF THE
SILVER

Kansas City, Mo. July THE Silver
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 T.. Stev-
enson for vice president. The Silver
Republican National Convention Of
1900 has nominated William j. Bryan
for president and referred the matter 10
n candidate for vice president to its MI.
tional committee with power to act.
Your committee had carefully consid-
cred the whole matter. 1t 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 1896 thousands of voters who had
heretofore voted the Republican ticket
found themselves so widely at variance
with their party platform that they
could not, without disqualification.
longer act with the Republican party.
In that year they found in the Demo
'''' ~ lA'FA'i'iAs INV III
the platform upon which he stood. n
complete and sufficient Justification for
giving him their hearty support. With
him they went down to defeat. but in
that defeat won n victory for manhood
and patriotic independence for which
they have no apology 10 offer and in
which they feel n just pride. They re
tain and preserve the right to vote as
their judgment dictates. They bow to
no party boss and have not nbdicated
their right to think.
In 1896 the Republican party made n
profound departure from the traditions
ana interests of the American people
and of h party by rejecting the free
coinage of silver along with gold and
placing itself in n position to adopt the
gold standard. This year it has de.
clared itself un~reservedly for the gold
standard. This continues the contro-
versy of 1896. But in addition to Its
departure from the advocacy of bimet-
nllism, II has now still more profound.
ly departed from the traditions and in.
terests of the American people by he
coming the apOlOgist for and the cham.
pion of trusts n ~mOnopolies and has
introduced such impcrialistic practices
II theories into the administration of
the affairs of Ii government that for
the first time in the history
OF that party its national convention
could not ven refer to the de.
claration of independence. and this nj
though its convention of 1900 met in
such Il place and within such an enyI
fonInent that the great declaration
would have peculiarly appealed to til,
party had 1t still listened to the voice
that. in earlier and better days. plead
for n government 'Of the people. fol-
the people and by the people" In the
face of such profound departures from
the traditions and interest of the Amer.
lean people we cannot return TO the Re.
publican party.
On the other hand. we find the Dem.
ocrntic party has again placed itself
right on the money question. right on
the question of trusts and monopolies,
right as the champion Of the declarn.
ton of Independence and of constitu.
tional government, right in expressing
Its sympathy for other nations. who on,
ly ask that which you would that 9th.
crs should do unto you, do We even Sc
unto them"
The Democratic candidate for presi
dent is ours. our convention named
him. Upon the fundamental PROPOSE
tions above stated. we are one with til,
Democratic anu Peoples party. OuI
common candidate for president Is en-,
listed, heart and sou. in this .great
cause. We know he has the high cour
Z of his convictions. His triumph Il
necessary II we are to hand down tC
children n government founded IL
the wisdom of the fathers, maintained
by the blood and treasure of its citi
Zens and perpetuated as Il priceless her
itage.
lmpelled by these consideration,
your national committee has deter
mined that its duty in this hour is t.
indorse Hon. Adlai T.. Stevenson as on
candidate for vice president in ordel
that h opposition to the gold stand
ard, trusts II ~monopolies. imperial
ism and all its attendant evils may con
c%entrate its votes ut the danger poin
and accomplish the triumph of thes,
principles so dear to MS. 1t is bu
simple Justice to say that in taking tn,
action indicated we are following til,
advice of our distinguished leader
Hon. Charles A. Tuwne.
Let us express the hope that on
friends will lay aside whatever of dis
appointment they may feel and joiI
In IL united effort to secure the tri
umph of our principles at the comm,
election.