The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-08
TO RUN FOR SENATOR.
Bishop w. Perkins Announces His
Candidacy.
NOTHING BUT COMBINATION


For the Republican state Ticket and
PIatform-Hfs Views on the EInan
eiaI Question
81 will do all 1 can for the Republican
party in Kansas, and if we are successful
1 shall shy my caster into the senatorial
fight next winter" said ex- United States
Senator B. W. Perkins today.
81 think" continued the ex-senator
.sthat the ticket nominated is an excel
lent.on The personnel OF the ticket
is good and it is well distributed SO that
all sections ought to feel satisfied. and
believe all the candidates can work to-
Rether tremendously for the success OF
the ticket
-Maior Morrill, will make a popular
candidate for governor with the business
men Of the state as well as with old SOL
dIers, and the nomination OF Mr. Blue
for congressman at-large will be pleas
ing to the soldier element and viii
strengthen the ticket in this particular.
In fact the old soldiers have been SO bad
" treated by the national administration
that they feel that they want special
representative in congress, and my Judg-
ment is that in the approaching cam
pairn we will make more gains from the
old soldier element than from any single
element in our politics..
sWhat do you think of Troutman and
II think the nomination of Troutman
for lieutenant governor is an exceeding
ly good northumberland only because
Of his ability and capacity as speaker
but his nomination IS a guaranty to the
prohibition Republicans OF the state that
the Republican party does not intend to
turn its back on prohibition, notwith-
standing we are entirely silent upon the
subject in our platform.
There were many reasons why Billy
Edwards should be made an exception
to the general feeling that prevailed that
the old ticket of two years ago ought not
to be renominated and in my judgment
he Will prove very popular candidate
and his nomination gives great strength
TO the ticket in the southwestern part of
the state.
THE other candidates are good men
and will make capable and efficient Off
GERS"
what do you think of the platform?"
"The platform is a good one and
ought 10 prove satisfactory to all Repub-
Hcans. We have had a prohibition
amendment to the constitution and pro-
hibition Legislation for fifteen years and
there is no more reason why we should
he reiterating our devotion to prohibit
ton each year than that we should reit-
crate our faith in the ten commandments
and the convention did wise thing in
ignoring il absolutely in its platform.
wisely in ignoring the female suffrage
question. l believe that majority of
the Republicans Of Kansas are in favor
Of female suffrage, but there are very
many excellent Republicans who are OPP
posed to il, and it is question of pro-
priety and conscience with each individ-
ual voter and ought not to be made a
party question.
"NIy judgment is that il would not
have streng thened the cause if we had
declared for it in our platform, while it
would have injured US with many who
do not belive in extending to women full
Acknowledgement
"a lady suffragist stated to me that our
platform of two years ago endorsed
everything but the Kelley cure, and she
thought we ought to be willing to en-
dorse female suffrage this year, as it was
one of the practical issues of the day.
l tried to suggest to her many good reas-
ons why IN my judgment we ought to
ignore 1t in our platform, and l am very
glad that the Republicans of Kansas
have at last reached conclusion that it
Is unwIse to take up every ism in the
country, and make it a feature of their
platform"
what about the financial plank?"
"The money question with the tariff
will be the great issues in 1895, and it
was right that the Republican party of
Kansas should declare emphatically
for bimetalIism and for the
coinage of the product of our
silver mines. The ratio is left to be
determined by the wise considerations
necessarily attending legislation upon
the subject and my judgment is that the
sentiment of Great Britain il rapidly
changing upon the subject of bimetal-
ism, and 1t is only question of a little
time when the great commercial nations
will be able to agree upon an interna-
tional standard that will provide for the
coinage of all the silver mined in the
world It was Great Britain that pre-
vented the reaching of such a result at
the recent Brussels convention; but as
before suggested, 1 believe the temper
OF Great Britain is rapidly changing
upon the subject
Il believe we will redeem Kansas this |
year. There is no one but the office !
holders that has any considerable conf |
dence in, or respect for the national |
Democratic administration and the state |
Hopullstic admin istration is a stencil and |
to the good name of our state |
and TO the reputation of our people and /
All good people who have at heart the |
best interests of our state should Join |
with republicans this year in it's com
plete and absolute redemption"
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