Show THE SITUATION now that the republican party has in its national convention pronounced in favor of the single gold standard and borrowed the term sound money from grover cleveland it remains to be seen what action the silver republicans will take throughout the country in supporting the candidates of the st louis convention it is one of the most difficult things to break away from froin the party of our choice that an american can think of party ties are strong and the official pie is tempting the partisan whip will no doubt be used to attempt to lash into line and all the usual methods resorted to for the pu purpose of uniting the rank and file to secure the election of mckinley the ideal representative of 9 gold old and high protection never before has there ever been such a general and deep seated revolt within this great party as exists today especially in the west and northwestern states it would seem incredible that such a vast umber number of intelligent and suffering men co could uld be coerced into party fealty by the promise of the loaves and fishes of office or by the brass band hurrah of party pride the great democratic party is als also 0 confronted with a divided house on this the supreme question of the hour the result however will be exactly opposite in chicago to that in st louis lonis in which event we believe the free sil silver ver forces of all parties ought to unite with the silver democrats to accomplish the reformation of the money qu question esdon we urge this for the simple reason that united we succeed but divided we fail the silver wing of the democratic party can carry every southern state as aa well as several of the middle and western states the party is organized and has a hold on the people that no new party can acquire this year therefore we believe if the country ia aiato iato to be redeemed from the money power I 1 at lt th thia is time it can only be accomplished pbs hecl by ulli uniting ting with the silver democrats if the silver republic CS cans will do this there should be mutual concessions as to con can and the nominations gressional onal ional gresa eress ther other offices so that iu in 1897 both baffi ta 0 of the e hal would be secured for the enactment of such laws as will restore res tore prosperity and happiness to the toiling i millions of our people there is no sense in the silver men disagreeing over collateral and immaterial questions when we all agree on the important matter let these small side issues be put aside for the present and let the people unite as they did in 1861 to save the union the th e importance of 0 f this yeas years election cannot be overestimated the weal or woe of seventy millions of americans depends on the result of this contest let us be patriotic and true and let our motto be country first and party afterwards 51 |