The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-02
WHAT ARE REPUBLICAN PRlSCI-
Piles


n Mr.. Chalfanf, the new editor of The En-
[o-ia Ledger says:
We are in favor OF the National bank
ystem for the reason, in our judgment,
IL Is the best system of banking ever Is
lished in this country.
This did not surprise Col. Anthony, of thu
Leayenworth TIMES, because as he tells US,
| The Emporia Ledger has always been paper
OF rather doubtful Republicanism" But
when that sturdy Radical sheet. the Manhat.
Tan Sotionaiist comes out and agrees v it'll the
Ledger, then the Col. is surprised indeed.
The TIMES, in speaking Of the Notion aid,
says:
We are surprised at the NStionqIisf We
mad always supposed, from It's louI prof-s.
sions, that IL cordially adorsed the Republic
ment as that quoted above fr m the Iefoer-
il places itseit IN direct opposition To ou,. OF
the most important principles OF the Repub.
lican party.
The TIMES then calls attention TO the Re.
publican platform of Kansas, which says:
We favor the withdrawal OF National bank
notes, substituting therefor the Greenback
| currency issued directly by the Government
as the sole paper currency OF the country.
We incline to think that II Col. Anthony
| will give The matter few moments refiec-
| ton, he will conclude that the Ledger and
| Neti0ndiia are more in harmony with the
| National Republican party than is THE
TIMES. II is true that in order to catch votes
| the Republicans of Kansas declared in favor
| of the abolition of the National Ban king sys-
| TEN, but II is not true that the public speak
ers Of the party. on the stump, advocated
any such things, while some OF them in pub
| lie speeches, including the present Governor
| OF the State, defended In the strongest posi-
bic language that system. 1t is q system ad-
| opted by the Republicans, and one which
the party as such gives no indication OF
changing. We like THE TINES. 1t is the
| best daily IN the State and Its
| editorial head, according to our
| way Of thinking, is sound on the
financial question. Col. Anthony occupies q
position similar TO Col. Phillips on the money
problem, a position, which II II did not
serve, In part At least, TO defeat Col. Phillips
| demonstration, rendered him SO obnoxious
| to the state central Committee that they
would not put him on the stump in the last
canvass, and the speeches which he did make
were made by especial request" OF voters
outside OF the party management. To sum
up: The Kansas Republicans in August dur
ing the heated term got little "soft" on the
money question. In this they placed them
selves I'm direct opposition" TO the settled
policies of their party, Nationally. Before
The election and during the last three weeks
OF the canvass, they threw away all disguises,
and put themselves in accord with the Re-
publican party. The TIMES may not have
discovered the change OF base and still thinks
this Is Greenback party" in Kansas,
while IL is an "honest money" party else.
where.-H,initold Interstate.
The Interstate speaks from an opposition
stand point. We readily admit that the
Democrats have been trying hard to drive
the Republican party on to Just such .
platform Is that referred to by our neigh
Dor IN his remarks above quoted, but they
have not succeeded in doing SO. The rank
and file of the Republican party in the
west is largely in favor of substituting
greenbacks for national bank notes, and the
plank in the Republican State platform de-
claring in favor Of this policy expressed the
sentiments of at least nine-tenths of the
Republicans of Kansas, ard those speakers
who refused to stand upon the platform,
did not reflect the sentiments of the party