The silver star., 1900-07-13
ATTITUDE OF THE
SILVER REPUBLICANS

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Kansas City. Mo-. July 7.-Tl,e Silver
Republican party to-dny, by It's execu.
i've committee, issued the folloyiny
address, ""S
10 the Silver Republicans of the Unit.
ed States: >''''
The Democratic National Convention
OF 1900 has nominated William /
bryan for president and Adlai u. Stey.
enson for vice president The Silyo,.
republican National Convention Of
iouo mas nominated William !. BRYAN
Ior president and referred the matter m
candidate for vice president to its NJ,
uohai committee with power To nri
lour committee had carefully consid
cred the whole matter. II met In ru,.
ference with representatives nr ,h.
democratic and of the Peoples nurty
national committees, and went oy,.,
the ground fully.
Your committee found itself fuc, n,
face with these facts:
In 1876 thousands of voters who hns
heretofore voted the Republicnn ,ic,r,
found themselves so widely at varlaur,
with their party platform that tho,
could not, without self-stul,iticatio,,
longer act with the Republican party
In that year they found in the De,nn
cratic candidate for president. and In
the piatfOrm upon which he stood. !,
complete and sufficient Justification for
siVihg MN their hearty support. With
Miln tney went down to defeat. but IN
: that defeat won victory for manhood
ana patriotic Independence for whici,
they have no apology to offer and In
winch they feel n just pride. They ~
t;iin ana preserve the right to vote n,
their Judgment dictates. They bow +.
no party boss and have not ubJicute,i
their right to think.
In 1876 the Republican party mode :.
profound departure from the tradition.
and interests of the American peoplt
ana OF the pnrty by rejecting the FREE.
coinage of silver along with gold ana
placing itself in n position to a,lopt the
eold standard. This year 1t has de-
CARED itself unreservedly for the gold
Standard. This continues the contrc.
.ersy OF lso6. But In addition TO lis
departure from the advocacy of bime.
nllsm. 1t has now still more profouud
ly departed from the traditions and il,
terests of the American people by he
coming the apOlOgist for and the cham.
ploh OF trusts and mOnopOlies and Ins
introduced such imperialistic practices
ana theories into the administration of
tne analrs OF the government that for
the first time in the history
OF tnat party its national convention
could not even refer to the de.
ciaration of independence. and this al
though Its convention of 1900 met in
such a place and within such an cuyi
ronment that the great declaration
would have peculiarly appealed To the
party had it still listened To the voice
Ihat. IN earlier and better days. plead
ior 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.
ocrntic party has again placed itself
riSht on the money question: right on
the question of trusts and mOnopoles
1ght ms the champion of the dcclar;,-
non OF independence and of constitu-
tionnl 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
MIN. Upon the fundamental PROPOSE
tions above stated. we are one with the
Democruuc anu IeOpleS party. Our
common candidate for president is en-
listed, heart and soul, in this grea,
cause. We know he has the high cour-
age Of his convictions His triumph Il
necessary IL we are to hand down TO
our children government founded In
the wisdom of the fathers. maintained
by the blood and treasure of its citi-
zens and perpetuated rs n priceless her
itage.
1mpelled by these considerations
your national committee has deter
mined that its duty In this hour IL to
indOrse Hon. Adlai Il. Stevenson as our
candidate for vice president i'm order
that the opposition to the gold stand
ard. trusts and monopolies. imperial.
ism and all Its attendant evils may con
centrate its votes at the danger point
and accomplish the triumph OF these
principles so dear to MS. 1t is but
simple justice to say that in taking the
action Indicated we nre following the
advice of our distinguished leader.
Hon. Charles A. TOwne.
Let us express tho hope that our
friends will lay aside whatever OF dis
appointment they may feel and join
in united effort to secure the tri-
nmph Of our principles at the coming
election.