Show FRIENDS OF WHITE METAL national party iss issues ue s an address to them Friend tile barty urged to lo PUPIL I 1 the h work of ion with wit it all alcor the ae kleink 1 so 10 unite lor for action all believe 1 in trec silver anil and ilive but little faith in tile he old Part bartles les I 1 washington lington may 31 the national sit silver ver party through its chairman J J mott today issued from its headquarters in this city an address to tile the friends ot of silver it Is as follows follow headquarters national silver party Wars washington hIngton may 30 30 to the friends of silver since the founding of this party on january 11 22 1896 the work of organization has been steadily but quietly pursued and the country has been aroused to lo a pitch of excitement unknown since the civil war silver Is on all lips throughout the land it is echoed and re echoed from the glided gilded mansion to the lowly cottage I As each hour pastes parses it becomes become more apparent that a political conflict the like of which has never been seen before Is just at hand it must be clearly understood that party lines cannot withstand this conflict and so far as the friends of silver are concerned the they y must not the party parly leader who puts in his time mending lines while the silver cause suf fers will be relegated to a deserved seclusion cl there Is 1 no time for composing differences between men who do not agree on this question the only thing to be considered is how those who do agree can get together they who say they are for free silver and at the same time plead for the unity of parties are not the friends of silver aud the suffering people the unity ot of old parties is the death ot of sliver silver as everybody body knows those who look to coming yeats years tor for a peaceful settlement of this matter mistake the cond condition of the times and the temper of 0 the people there can be no delay the conflict will not walt wait the hour has come the secret of success in this conflict consists in the lining in up for the battle those who coin compose the lines must b ba friends striking the same blows for the same object this breaks party lines arid and party lines once broken silver will be free that meeting of earnest men inen or the ot of january 1896 marked an epoch that will live in history the convention which grew out ot of it to be held in st boull on the of july will nill undoubtedly be one of the most important conventions and notable gatherings ever assembled in this country the wisdom of its nets acts and that of the peoples party convention to be held at the same place and time depends the vital question as to lo whether becan we can havea have a just settlement of this money issue in our generation if that issue can call be clearly presented to the voters of the united states stripped of all minor political questions and under a standard and leadership which will command the confidence of the people it will win win b by y an overwhelming majority our friends are argea urged to push the work of organization with all possible vigor giving no heed to those who advised waiting wailing the action of the old parties that contain enemies as well as friends of our cause the power of our organization to defeat the ambition of the janus faced politicians is being recognized by all parties hence clear cut declaration for or against silver are the rule in local conventions convention of all parties this year our purpose purpose Is to unite for action nil all believers in the restoration of tree free silver and prosperity this cannot be accomplished by inaction ordeley or delay on the part of our friends the republican party is ir committed to tile the gold standard through the platforms of so per cent of the state con ind any straddle that may be made lit in its national platform hlll III deceive no one the democratic party parly must not expect the country to accept any candidate it may name acquiesced by ua itt gold wing of that party the question of vital importance is if for silver men to nanie name a candidate for president dent whose nomination will be readily acquiesced in by all the believers in monc monetary tary reform friends of silver look to your interests and organize now while hile the fruit is 16 ripe for plucking we do not wait wail on tile the problematical action of any pirty party 11 |