The Springfield herald., 1900-07-13
ATTITUDE OF THE
SILVER REPUBLICANS

Kansas City. Mo-. July 7.-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 Il. Stev-
enson for vice president. The Silvrt
Republican National Convention ui
1900 has nominated William j. Bryar
for president and referred the matter to
candidate for vice president TO its na
tional committee with power To ar,
Your committee had carefully consii
cred the whole matter. 1t met in con.
ference with representatives of th,
Democratic and of the Peoples party
national committees, and went oNci
the ground fully.
Your committee found itself face Ia
face with these facts:
In 1896 thousands of voters who ha,l
heretofore voted the Republican ticlsc.
found themselves so widely at vari;lnc,
with their party platform thar 1h"y
could not, without sclf-slultiiicntiuu
longer act with the Republican pnr,y
In that year they found in the Demo
cratic candidate for president. and IN
the platform upon which he stood. u
complete and sufficient justification foi
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 TO offer and iu
which they feel n just pride They ~
tain and preserve the right to vote ns
their Judgment dictates. They bow IL
no party boss and have not abdicatcd
their right to think.
In 1896 the Republican party made !,
profound departure from the traditions
and interests of the American people
and of the party by rejecting the frc'
coinage of silver along with gold and
placing itself in n position to adopt tho
gold standard. This year 1t has de
clared itself nnreservedly for the gold
standard. This continues the coutru-
vcrsy of 1896. But in addition to it,,
departure from the advocacy of hmc:
allism. it has now still more profound
ly departed from the traditions and in.
terests of the American people by be
coming the apologist for and the cinm,
pion of trusts and monopolics and has
introduced such imperialistic practices
and theories into the administration OF
the affairs of the government that for
y
of that party its national convention
could not even refer to the de
claration of Independence. and this al.
though its convention OF 1900 met in
such II place and within such an envi-
ronment that the great declaration
would hive peculiarly appealed to III,
party had it still listened to the voice
that. in earlier and better days. plead
for n government ''of The people. for
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.
ocratic party has again placed itself
right on the money question, right on
the question of trusts and monopolieS.
right as the champion of the dcclnr;,-
tion of independence and of cons,it,,-
tional government. right in expressing
its sympathy for other nations. who on
ly ask that which you would that 9th
ers should do unto you, do we even So
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 the
Democratic and Peoples party Our
common candidate for president is en-
listed, heart and soul, in this great
cause. We know he has the high cour-
age of his convictions. His triumph IS
necessary if we are to hand down to
our children n government founded in
the wisdom of the fathers. maintained
by the blood and treasure of its citi-
zens and perpetuated as priceless her
itage.
Impelled by these considerations
your national committee has deter
mined that its duty in this hour is to
indorse Hon. Adlai f. Stevenson as our
candidate for vice president in order
that the opposition to the gold stand
ard. trusts and monopolies. imperial
ism and all Its attendant evils may con
centrate its votes ut the danger point
and accomplish the triumph of these
principles so dear to us. 1t is hut
simple Justice to say that in taking the
action indicated we are following the
advice of our distinguished leader.
Hon. Charles A. Towne.
Let us express the hope that our
friends will lay aside whatever of dis
appointment they may feel and join
in Il united effort to secure the tri-
umph of our principles at the coming
election.