The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-17
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Tho silver republicans IN lBDN wen
10 tho support Of Dryan upon th'
single issno--ihn FREQ coinage " All
yNp ~ the ratio Df 10 ~ !, says VA,
Minneapolis Jonnnl, " viii b ~
mombnred, however, TINT while nOlnl
this, they gave their hearty lndorAo,
ment 10 every other pink IN the ~
publican mtloDnl platform, Silver II
no longer the "mrNmonnt lsHno," NO
cording 10 BryaD, tho Kansas City
platform, md the silver republican
lenders themselves, When tho repnbl
lionns attempt 10 make N even \
secondary Issue, nome nre louder III
their Ontcry of protest thnn these ail'
vnr republicans Logically, then, sll'
ym being no longer before the
country, tho silver republicans, " they
mN politically honest, should return
10 tho republican mrty, That IA
what the most ~ them nro doing,
lint their lenders hO moi agree 10 Anch
u programme, Immediately after The
campaign Of 1890 the majority Ot
them went over bodily 10 Tho dema
OcWey, Al tho KnnAnA CITY cOnyoI'
ton Charles A, 1'Ownu Of Minnesota,
ohnlymnn Of the silver republican ms
tiODnl committee, announced tllht "
bnd long been entirely ID accord with
MI democratic policies, bnI Ind kept
the silver republican name ~ the snRe
gositoD W Chairman Jones nNd Mr.,
Bryan, who thought Tint IN could do
the "ennHn" moro good by smiling
under false cOlOrA ihnn boldly ms
nounelng whnt hin convictions were,
For four years, therefore, Mr., ToWile
willingly occupied a False position bos
FORE tho country, with tho lndorse'
mont VI both Jones md Bryan, The
reason for this policy ,nny bc Aeell
oaAlly, u WIN the purpose OF these
lenders 10 deliver The silver pepublls
cans over bodily 10 the democracy,
nnd n fow NJ The better known among
thom consented 10 Try 10 deceive the
rank nnd Ale, 10 Iho end Tint their
scheme might meet with the grnnter
success,
N wns another pnse W the wolf ID
Sleeps clothing, 10 the credit "
thousands OF silver mpnbllcnnA--mell
who separated themselves from Tho
mpty NJ their iirnt love ~ n question
" honest conviction nnd lnhOred liiI'
solnrhly md unllrlngly 10 give silver
tle position thny Thought " entitled
~ Oopupy--thh deceit VIVA quickly
discovered, Tho VOLTS IoRA prOtrld'
Oh below tho nhnnp'H skin ana lis
bnShy inil stuck out behind. The
gpont majority " silver republicans
never intended permanently 10 nlly
themselves with The democratic Mrty,
md the effort ~ Mr. TOwno nid
others ~ deliver ihoM over 10 That
organization Inns aroused their just
resentment,
No silver republican Or national
reputation hns more rOrcibly ana
o%IO1unDtly voiced TINT resentment
thnn former United states senator
INo Mantle NJ Montmm, IN his open
Ioltm announcing his return 10 tho
republican mrty, He declares that
silver IN not md mnDOt be the Issue,
taking the democracy NJ IN word, nild,
ltho the patriotic man that Il" N, no
purpOsas m "sinhd by liIu own
eonniry mtbw ihnn give MD anh com.
fOrt ~ its enemies by supporting the
democratic policy" Accepting inc
dictum NJ Tim KnnAnn City convention
thnt "immrialirm" IN thW "pnrna
mount issue" now, he argues tlnt
the "trHitOrs' this yew nm not man
HE himself, former silver r0pnbli'
cans, who refuse IN continue Nv nnts'
mws for democratic Oni1'nokNra, but
men who nwem giving eOeOuWae'
mept and sympathy W Aguinmldo md
bis delpded followers, while thN M0n
tMm volunteers were giving tlnT
lives and makiua M imwvishnble
record IN defense NJ their avn govern
ment,"