Show 41 have been a lifelong Republican Republic-an I cast my first rote for ATirn hunt Lincoln and hue supported j the party ever since Hat to speak in perfect candor I want to say that if I lclit ccI thc only hope for silver lay with the Republican party I would not lift a linger for this organization or-ganization of the silver sentiment Jf The Rcpnltllcnii party is too mnch i loiiiil up with thc prold men of the cast All its leaders lean that way and I am afraid it would lie impossible impos-sible for us to gain anything from I > I them Our hope lien with the Democratic Democrat-ic party I believe novr that if the fight ii properly made the silver nrlnR of that party will gain control of the contention and cnt loose from Groier Cleveland and the gold monomctulIiKt I Imic every confidence con-fidence that they will Then eland e-land and his party will join the Re I pulilionn party If the Democrats are wise they Trill leave the tariff issue out of the oMiiipaign That will simply becloud the financial issue and cause disturbance dis-turbance They should declare that thaI issue has been put in the background back-ground If they do this and coniC out for free silver they will sweep c erj thing almost up to the New England states and may gala some ir of them HON THOMAS G MERRILL The Father of the Bimetallic Union 1i |