Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-07-18
NUMBER 9.
KANSAS ALLIANCE.
From the Topeka Advocate
Lack of Confidence.


Hackney's letter was addressed to
!. l. Bond, lately prominent Re-
publican of Salina, and the follow
ing is Mr.. Bonds reply. 1t appears
that none of these men have any per-
sonal objection to the Republican
candidates, but that they are pro-
testing from principle:
..SALINA. KAN, July ). 1891.
Hon. w p. Hackney Winfield Kan
''DEAR SIR-Iour letter incloSiny
copy of your communication to
Blue received with much satisfac-
tion.
81 too am loath to leave political
associations of Il Ii -ctimc. Fqf about
IA quarter of Il century bsss, been
voting for Republican cafIdfoates
and never before have 4 bolted a
ticket.
Il would not bolt now, il the Re-
publican party IN Kansas had pre-
sentcd candidates who fairl. repre-
sented the sentiment Cf Kansas Re-
publicans, and we're battling for the
success OF those principles which /
have ever been taught TO believe
were Republican.
The success of the Republican
party in the past has been due TO its
championship Of human rights. IL
has been in the past earnestly con-
tending for the protection and eleva
tion of the masses. IL was
conceived in the womb of philan-
thropy. born in the house of equal
fU nd Il 10
tegrity. 1t was trained in the
school of disinterested patriotism.
graduated from tho university of
American manhood and won its spurs
in the battle for human liberty Ivy
Staying Il pampered American aris-
tocracy.
IF in its age it consents to
emascuiation, and cravenlv surren-
ders to the foes of American pro-
gress. a sense of duty requires me
to raise my voice in earnest protest,
and exert my utmost influence to de-
prlve its captors of the fruits of
their victory. Thus onty can its
devotees hope to rescue and restore
1t to its pristine vigor.
You and | are but humble pri-
Yates in the great army, but we
would prove recreant to duty and
false to the trust of American citi-
zenship should We silently witness
this capture of the Republican party
by the advocates of gold monometal-
lism and lnactively mourn.
The ease with which Grover
Cleveland construed the life out OF
the national Democratic platform.
convinced me that the only hope for
true bimetallism lay in the election
of bimetallists to office. and before
the Republican convention was held
| had firmly resolved to vote for no
man for any legislative office who
was opposed to the free coinage of
silver.
I'm my opinion John Sherman is
no firmer advocate OF gold mono
metallism than is TIE Republican
candidate for congressman at large,
and though he may declare himself
a thousand times in favor of bimetai-
lism. his voice and vote, if elected.
would be given for single gold
standard.
No man is a bimetallist who does
not favor the legalized use of both
metals without discrimination.
blue belongs to the class who as
sured us that the repeal of the
Sherman law would be followed by a
wave of unexampled prosperity So
far as / have heard Kansas mas not
been drenched with it,
These men now explain that the
present depression is due to the fear
of injurious tariff legislation All
present indications denote either no
tariff Legislation or immatefiaI re-
ductions.
80 long as present financial con-
ditions remain prosperity will con
tinue to be will-o'-t the wisp
The lack of confidence which pre-
vents investment is justified by the
continued falling of prices. This de-
preston will not cease until the vol
ume of currency in circulation be-
comes adequate to the business de-
mands.
If all of the silver mined in the
whole world for the next fifteen
years should be coined and added to
the circulation of the United States,
we would not have as large circu-
iation. per capita as that demanded
by the Pennsylvania Republican
convention.
The California Republican state
convention declared uneauivoeally
Tor the free coinage of silver at the
present ratio. Will Kansas elect a
congressman who opposes the re
Mobilization of silver? | hope that
no man who is sincere friend OF
Kansas will permit himself to be de
ceived in this campaign 1
hope you will miss no opportunity
from now until the polls close on
election day TO secure vote for
free silver Yours truly.
THOMAS l.. BoSp.
Is is strange, but true. that there
ire men in Kansas whose sole polit
ical mbition is to be classcd with
Cleveland and Sherma1 Two OF
these are Morrill, and Blue.
THE Kansas state Democratic CON
vention declared in its platform:
1--WE endorse the wise and patriotio
action of President Cleveland, and
the efforts of all true Democrats in
executive and legislative stations. in
all they have done to carry out the
principles of the last Chicago plat
form. The contention very Judi
ciOusly refrained from an enumera-
tion of the particular planks of the
Chicago platform that democrats in
executive and legislative station"
have done anything TO carry out
This precaution saved a vast amount
OF research.
The Topeka Capital and the Kan
sas City Star are tho only papers
west OF St Louis that published
Governor Altgeld's letter to Glove