Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-11-14
SILVER PARTY VITALITY.

When the Silver party Of Nevada
FIRST swept the State the big majority
for Cen Warner on the silver issue,
people said that il was simply a pop
ular outburst and had not come to
stay.
In the next campaign it elected its
ertire State ticket by handsome ma
jolities and in two years gave its
electoral vote for Bryan.
In both the campaigns the wise
acres predicted that the party had
made its last fight ard would never
again appear in politics.
Two years ago the Silverm and
Democrats failed to agree and ran
separate tickets.
At this time everybody seemed
thoroughly convinced that the party
could not win With the other tickets
in the field. The prevailing idea vas
that it would run third in the race,
yet it withstood the assaults Of ali its
foes aid was again triumphant. But
Of coure Everybody" said it was its
las, fight, ETC., etc.
But it became clear to the leaders of
both the Democratic ard Silver pal
ties that it would be risky business
for the two parties, identical III every
thi.::- but name, 10 travel alone in
Presidential cam pa,gn Wien all the
inonied forces OF The country would
be arrayed to defeat Bryan The par
ties fused at Virginia City, and after
the fusion there was some objection
made to the dictitofial spirit display
ed by the Democratic convention
which threatened to endanger the sue
cess of the ticket. 1t was soon DEM
onstrated, however, that this feeling
was brought about by people who did
not give the matter proper considera-
ton and that the leaders of the party
deplored it.
This feeling of dissatisfaction soon
passed away and the members of both
parties united in an earnest effort tc
elect the whole ticket.
Before election day the ranks CLOSED
up and there was not single unhar
monious note anywhere. In spite o
the determined character of the OPP
position and the weight of Eastern
money sent III here to crush Silver il
the State where it was born, the al
lied forces won magnificent victor
and carried the day everywhere by III
most decisive majorities. 1t is clea
two parties, Democratic and Silve,
are irresistible in this State when prop
erly united. For year prior it wa
whispered about that majority {
the Silvermen were going back to til
Republican party and the party woul
be left utterly stranded.
The idea was conveyed that the e:
Republicans in the Silver party wou
neve. tolerate a Democratic allianc
There are many voters in the Si!v
party who regard that as a midd
ground and They are content to r
main there. They object to goi
bodily into the Democratic party
reasons best known to thernselv,
but they welcome an alliance of f
ces and will continue to.
The two parties have lost little
their strength since the last ca
paign. The two parties, with sep
ate tick cts, polled an average of 6,t
votes, 1000 Silver and 1000 Den
crate Look over the maiorit
when the returns are complete a
then ask yourself what our los
have been. A few traitors to
party, the purchasabe vote and
weak kneed people who skunk aw
from the firing line on election {
with the idea that were desertin
the winning side We can we'll
ford to lose this element.
What is the policy for the futul
To retain the two organizations
tact and again fuse the forces for Io
The Republican era of Waste !;
extravaganza cannot ever be resto
in this State. The people have
further use for it.