Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
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and we find him backing up all the
time to the silver element asking them
to hook on. When he gets load on. if
he ever does, he will start the other
way at such rapid gait as to shake all
the silver fellows of before entering the
gold bug camp.
The following clippings show repub-
lican editors to be either fools or
knaYes:
1.-The silly twaddle and bosh in some
of the little one-horse pop papers re-
ferring to Maj. Morrill, as the "gold
bug, gold bull" and as being opposed
to silver is calculated to disgust any
reading, thinking man who has kept
track of Majnr Morrill's record when in
congress. They know that there il not
a word Of truth in the statement. The
facts are, he is just the reverse, as ev-
cry vote he cast while in congress on
the question was in favor of silver
Smith County Pioneer.
There is no need to go to Major Nor
rill's record. He has just written a
letter coming out for free silver at Is to
l. Print that.-Topeka State Journal.
The following is an extract from
Major Morrill's letter the Journal re-
fers to. which up to date has not APP
peared in the Capital that we have
seen, and we watched closely for it.
And 1t seems to me that there can
be but one ratio. 1 think it 10 idle to
talk about changing the ratio. The
fact that we have $500, OOO, 10000 Of sill
yer now in circulation would render it
almost impossible to make change in
ratio from the present one of l6 to ~
Even here Morrill, does not commit
himself to free coinage of silver at 16 to
l but has ingenuosly shaped his declar-
alton 80 that it can be construed either
way to suit the occasion. We think
his declaration on the money question
made Aug. 9Th, 1893, in an interview
with Journal reporter Is calculated to
give the best understanding of his po-
sition on money. Here is what he said
a little over year ago when he was
not running for office:
Il am satisfied with tho message.
am glad the president has overlook
ed the tariff question long enough to
pay some attention to money matters.
1t shows that the president is in favor
Of honest money and favors a single
gold standard. He is opposed to the
free coinage Of silver, and in favor of
money recognized as the money by all
countries, which means gold"
In the above you will observe that
Morrill, is well pleased with the presi-
dents message. Further down he says
''he, 1.-THE president) is opposed to the
free coinage of silver" Mr.. Morrill, is
we'll satisfied with Cleveland's position,
and adds: 1t shows that the president
favors an honest money, and is in fav-
or of single gold standard" Morrill,
YVES pleased with his position. why?
| Because it was his sentiment. Now.
to think man who feels pre- eminent
ly fitted above all others for the posi-
ton Of governor Of Kansas" is so hyp-
ocritical as to try to deceive the people
as to his views upon any question ia
sufficient to disgust any man and cause
him to vote against him. We say down
with such men. They are not fit for
any office, We want men. We don't want
demagoRues and hypoorites to fill our
offices, and right here affords one of
the best opportunities IN the world to
show it by your votes.
The Capital is an Avowed Rold-bug
paper and has supported Maj. Morrill,
from the first on account of his sound
financial IDEAS" ana to show concIu-
sive proof that the Capital does not be-
lieve that Morrill, or the republican
party are in good faith In declaring for
silver at Is to ], we produce an extract
from that sheet of Sept, 9Th, which ex-
| plains itself:
Nevada Is pop state because 1t
has an impression that the pops are
friendly to free coinage Of silver at the
lowest possible ratio. It knows that
neither the republican or democratic
party will ever give the country free
coinage of silver at l6 to without in
ternational agreement to protect the
currency of the United States from
certain depreciation and diminutlon in
amount"
SO you see that there is no intention
on the part OF the replblieans to give
us free coinage of silver at is to un-
less England says so. We all know
that England will never permit the re-
publIeans to do it.
AS further evidence that the repub-
lican are playing "hoss" with the yo-
tiers of Kansas we give confidential
letter from Cy Leland, chairman OF
the republican state central committee
to Dick Blue, which clearly shows their
position in the state is a hypocritical
one and their object is to get votes and
nothing eass.
Dear Sir did not have time to
write this afternoon from Topeka.
Maj. Morrill, speaks at Burllngame to.
day. Maj. Morrill, talked oyer the sill
yer question and sald about what h2
would say in his speech tOdayi that the
platform was all right, that he believed
the silver produced In this country
should be coined, that protection to
our own industries would give work to
all our citizens seeking employm
The Major realizes the Importance OF
the si'ver'questlon, that we don't want
the other parties to make that the is
sue with as. / do not think it neces.
sary to confer with Major about thi.
question unless you can meet without