Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-29
Kansas-A Sound Platform

The people of the eastern States are
stroubled with the apprehension that their
brethren of the West, and Northwest
might add the South-are not as well in
formed on financial questions as they
themselves are. They imagine that they
'"know il ALL" and, like Governor RUSSELL,
of Massachusetts,, they have determined
not to allow false theorists to gain control
of the Government. Rather than submit
20 the financial measures of the western
Democrats all such eastern Democrats will
permit their fears to overcome their love
for genuine Democracy. Like him, they
concur in opinion on financial questions
with their Republican neighbors and
prefer the success of the Republican
marty to the success of those whom they
hold to be unsound on the currency ques-
tons. We do not wish to do injustice to
Governor RUSSELL. but we can make no.
thing else out of his own words. He declares
that Massachusetts, will not lend her aid
70 any movement, whatever its source and
however honest its purpose" which does
not measure up to the standard Of her
financieripg. Heby necessary implication
charges the Democrats of Virginia and
Ohio and the other States which have de-
clared for free coinage with advocating
schemes ITO debase our currency, unsettle
credits, impair values, and pay laborers
IN deprecated currency" II Governor
RUSSELL really holds these opinions he will
of course refuse TO aid IN the election OF
men whom he believes to be bent upon In
augurating and carrying out schemes
which in their operation will ruin the en-
tire country. As an honest man he must
prefer Republican success.
We are glad. therefore. to find, as our
telegraphic columns stated yesterday, that
the Democratic editors of Kansas have
adopted creed which is liable to few OF
none Of the objections that have been
raised against the platforms erected in
some other States. Their platform Is one
that any good Democrat might we'll stand
upon. Their first declaration is that they
sympathze with any body of persons seek.
ing reform and contending against evils in
the laws and the administration of the
Government. Every good citizen must
concur IN this utterance. When we SEE
men in search Of light We cannot but de.
sire TO aid them in their quest. We may
doubt that their search will be successful
butwe cannot help wishing that they may
better their condition in some way. The
Kansas Democratic editors next declare
against the iniouites of protection al
shown in the MCKINLEY tariff.
Next the Kansas editors come to the
financial question and declare in favor oil
the system prsctioed from the foundation
OF the Government up to the year 1873
the year when silver was: demonetized
This resolution thus favors the free coin.
age OF silver. II comes just in time to
strengthen the hands Of the Ohio Democ-
Yscy, and to let the Democrats Of the
South know how their western brethren
stand upon this sll.important question.
We commend this plank Of the platform
Of tho Kansas Democratic editors to the
attentive consideration Of Governor Rus
snrx. Of Massachusetts, II speaks no,
Tor the Democracy Of Kansas only. but fnl
the Democracy Of eli the States likely 4
choose presidential electors next year.
The Kansas Democratic editors demand
that the Government shall control thu
trsnsportstion Of tho country. The tols-
srsph makes them declare for tho aboli'
floe Of the bankruptcy system" but u
there L no bankrupt law now in force We
suppose this IL mistake. But to rs theil
most gratifying declaration isthat they are
cppossd 70 converting the Government
lsic banker. and to the proposition that
~ 0oysvnmsnt shall purchase the sur.
>pine psoducts Of the sod. which latter
peoposltion they pronounce to DO IN plain
vloIstlon q The Federal Constitution We