People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-10
The Record.

The republican candidate for coun-
ty attorney, Mr.. H. L. Woods, a few
days since in private conversation
took occasion to announce with con-
siderable glee that the POpulist party
had abandoned its principles and was
fast being scattered to the four
winds. He was told that our recent
county convention valued the old
Omaha platform so highly as to have
it incorporated in its platform and
read at length before the convention
and that we had not abandoned a
single plank Of the same; while upon
the other hand his party had en-
phatically declared for free silver in
1890 and had since renounced it. He
denied the soft impeachment and
challenged US to produce a platform
containing such declaration.
Well posted people would not deny
such statement, but in order to re-
fresh the minds of some whose men,
ory may be little at fault, we re-
produce the plank referred to and
call Mr.. Woods attention to it, as
well as the attention Of everyone else
interested.
This is clipped from the stereotype
plate report in the Standard Of Sep
tember II, 1890, same report is fur
nished to all customers of the A. n.
Kellogg Newspaper Co., republican
and democratic papers alike) which
gives the entire platform, more than
column in length. We examined
the files Of the Monitor also, but
found that the platform as pub
lished in the Standard was skeleton
lied by the editor of the Monitor.
who stated in so many words that
the platform declared for the free
coinage Of silver" The authenticity
Of this plank will not be seriously
questioned by anyone:
THE practical operation Of the Silver Act
now In force, recently passed by republi-
can majority, and opposed by a democratic
minority in both houses Of congress- Is rap
idly increasing the value Of silver and Is a
good step In the right direction. but we. the
republicans OF Kansas, demand flee coinage
OF silver, measure strongly opposed and
vigorously denounced by the late demo-
cratic administration led by Ex-president
Grover Cleveland"
In line with this sentiment we find
on page l79 Of the Senate Journal
1891, proceedings of January 2S, 1891
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The recent action OF the senate
Of the United States In promptly passing the
free coinage Of silver bill, is move In the
direction OF restoration Of prices and pros.
perity TO the agricultural industry; there.
fore, be II
Resolved, That the senate OF the state OF
Kansas urge upon the national house OF rep
resentatiVes prompt concurrence In the pas.
sage Of the senate bill; that this body. rep
resenting the republicans OF Kansas. re.
spectfully but earnestly request our delega
tion In congress TO insist, In the interest o.
the country aud the welfare OF the republl
can party In the west, upon the passage o.
the bill and its approval by the republican
executive, as being In line with republican
pledges,
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the scnat,
is hereby instructed to transmit copy o.
these resolutions to each member OF the
Kansas delegation in congress,
This was adopted on yea and nay
vote-4 yeas, 3 nays, both Senator J
W. Forney and Chester /. Long votin,
yea. There was only one democra
and one POpulist in this senate.
Thus it will be seen that Republi
cans in 1890 and 1891 were truly il
line for what the Monitor recent,
termed that appalling menace" fre
coinage. They never put on any 0
those variations about the "Ameri
can product and parity" until the ma
tional convention of 1892, when the
ran up against the eastern Shylock,
, and had to give in." Now these ar
historical facts and we challenge MI
Wood or any one else TO controver
them.
, Some fellows can eat crow and re
ish it, but thousands Of good, homes
republican citizens. who see the
, granaries full and no purchaser at
remunerative price nOtwithstandin
thousands OF deserving citizens al
almost starying-their once value
possessions gradually slipping ava
from them-are getting mighty sic
and are on the point Of seeking ths
relief which comes from unloadin
the stomach.