Gilpin observer., 1900-07-12
ATTITUDE OF THE
SILVER REPUBLICANS

Kansas City, Mo-, July THE Silve,
Republican party to-day, by its eXec,-
tive committee, issued the followin.
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 Silve,
Republican National Convention OF
1900 has nominated William j. Bryan
for president and referred the matter to
a candidate for vice president to its M
tional committee with power to act
Your committee had carefully consd
cred the whole matter. 1t met in con
ference with representatives of thr
Democratic and of the Peoples party
national committees, and went over
the ground fully.
Your committee found itself face 10
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 self-stultitication
longer act with the Republican party
In that year they found in the Demo
cratic candidate for president. and III
the platform upon which he stood. II
complete and sufficient justification for
giving him their hearty support. With
him they went down to defeat. but in
that defeat won victory for manhood
and patriotic independence for which
they have no apology to offer and in
which they feel just pride. They re-
tain and preserve the right to vote IL,
their Judgment dictates. They bow to
no party boss and have not abdicatcd
their right to think.
In 1896 the Republican party made "A
profound departure from the traditions
and interests OF the American people
and of the party by rejecting the free
coinage of silver along with gold and
placing itself in position to adopt the
gold standard. This year it has de-
clared itself unreservedly for the gold
standard. This continues the contro-
versy of 1896. But in addition to its
departure from the advocacy of himct-
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 cham.
pion of trusts and monopolies and has
introduced such imperialistic practices
and theories into the administrator of
the affairs of the government that for
the first time in the history
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 place and within such an envi-
ronment that the great declaration
would have peculiarly appealed to the
party had it still listened to the voice
that, in earlier and better days. plead
for government ''of the people for
the people and by the people" In the
race 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 Oh
the question of trusts and monopolies.
right as the champion of the declara
ton of independence and of constitu
tonal 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 ye 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 government founded in
the wisdom of the fathers. maintained
by the blood and treasure of its citi-
Zens and perpetuated as n priceless her.
itage.
Impelled by these considerations
your national committee has deter
mined that Its duty in this hour is to
indorse Hon. Adlai e. 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 at the danger point
and accomplish the triumph of these
principles 80 dear to us. 1t is but
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 a united effort to secure the tri-
umph of our principles Mt the coming
election.