Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-13
ATTITUDE OF THE
SILVER REPUBLICANS


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. Stew
enson for Vice president. The Silver
Republican National Convention OF
1900 hns nominated William J. Bryan
for president and referred the matter to
candidate for Vice president to Its na-
tionnl committee with power to act.
Your committee had carefully consid-
cred the whole matter. II 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 thcs. facts:
In 1896 thousands OF voters who had
heretofore voted the Republican ticket
found themselves 80 widely nj variance
with their party platform that they
could not. without srif-s,ultification
longer MT with III. Republican party.
In that year they found In the Dcmo-
cratic candidate. for president. and In
the platform upon which he stood. n
complete nnd sufficient Justification for
giving him their hearty support. With
him they went down to defeat. but In
that defeat won a victory for manhood
nnd patriotic Independence for which
they have no apology To otrcr aud IN
which they feel a Just pride. They ~.
tain nrd preserve the RICH; To vote u.
their Judgment dictates. They bow to
no party b1ss nnd have not at,iIcai-si
their ri.hi to think.
In 1857 the Republican PARTY made n
profound departure frnn the traditions
and Interests Of ihc American people
and Of the party by rejecting the free
coinage Of silver along with gold and
placing Itself In n position to adopt the
gold standard. Thi. year II has si-.
cinrcsi ii-rif nnrrs-rv-,iiy for the gold
standard. This continue. the coniro-
v~rsy of isHi Hut In addition to H..
departure fruin the advocacy OF bimct.
nllistn. II has now still NOR. profound.
~ departed from the traditions. and In.
'rrssis Of tile American iscopic by H..
coming the npoin.i.t for and the cham.
rinn of trusts inh monai-oli~s nnd has
introsius,-i surh imipcriniis;ic practice.
aud shspti-s into tli- administration Of
the a6nirr Of the government that fnt
the sir-t time In the his,ory
Of lhat party IL. national convention
-c,'sf -. ,rrn rrfrr 70 the de-
ciaraiIon OF Independence. ani this al.
though ~. cnny-nti.n Of 1910 met in
such a piacv ani within such an cnvi.
sunm~ut that the Er-at declaration
would have peculiarly appealed to the
party hnd II s,ill listened To tho voice
that. in earlier nni better days. plead
for a government ''of the people. for
the people AMI by the i-.opic." In tho
face OF such profound departures from
the traditions AMI Interest Of the Amer
icnn people We cannot return TO the Kc-
publican party.
on the other hand. We md the Dem.
ocra'ic party has again placed Itself
rish, on the money question. right on
the question Of trusts and monorolics.
right as the champion Of the dcciara.
tion Of Independence and Of consti'u.
'ional government. right In expressing
its sympathy for other nations. who on.
u ask that which you would that 9th.
crs should do unto you. do yc even 80
unto them
The Democratic candidate for prcsi.
dent IL ours. our convention named
him. Iron the fundamental PROPOSE
tions alpovc stated. we nrc one with the
Democratic and Peoples party. Our
common candidate for president IL On.
listed. heart AMI soul. In thi. great
cause. We know he has the high cour.
age OF his convictions. His triumph IL
necessary " We are to hand down to
our children n government founded In
the wisdom OF the fathers. maintained
by the blood and treasure Of lis citi.
zcns and pcrpctuatcd as priceless her.
itagc.
Impciicd by these considerations
your national committee has deter.
mined that its duty In this hour II TO
indorse Hon. Atiiai T.. Stevenson rs our
candidate for vice president in order
that the opposition to the gold stand.
ard. trusts and monopolics. imperial.
ism and all It's attendant evils may con.
ccntratc Its votes at the danger point
and accomplish the triumph OF these
principles so dear to us. II Is but
simple Justice TO say that In taking the
action indicated we are following the
advice OF our distinguished leader.
Hon. Charles A. Townc.
Let us express the hope that our
friends will lay aside whatever Of dis
appointment they may feel and join
In united effort to secure the tri.
umph Of our principles Mt the coming