The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
Hackney's Letter to Blue.
Law OFFICE OF W. p. HACKNEY,
WINFIELD, KAs., June 16, 1894.

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WINFIELD, KAs., June IL, 1894.
Hon. R.sW. Btsse, PEeGSGnton, Kas.::
DEAR SIR In a report of your speech
made at Kansas City, Kas., Saturday even
ing, as published in the Kansas City Jour
nal yesterday morning, you are made to
say that you "Iike the national platform
on the money question"
In this presume you refer to the ma
tional Minneapolis platform of the repub-
liean party. Is this so, and do you still
adhere to that platform?
Inssmuch as the Kansas City Journal is
your friend, presume you viii answer in
the affirmative. If this is so, is there any
difference in your position now and that
of John Sherman and the other members
Of the republican party of this Congress
who have gone off after Grover Cleveland
on the money question?
If this is so, then what have you to say
to the last paragraph of the money clause
OF the platform upon which you were nom
mated, which provides for the opening of
the mints Of this country to the coinage
of American silverf In other words, do
you cOnstrue that to mean, as it was in
tended (as understand it), that the Amer
loan product should be coined at the ratio
: of 16 to /, or do you mean it shall be coined
at the ratio evidenced by the bullion value
of the two metalsf
An open end fair declaration on your
part in response to these interrogstories is
in order at this time, In view of your past
political declarations on this question, as
we'll as your declaration on last Saturday
evening, and, "a an cld-time friend, who
has, when possible, testified the same per-
sonally, think am entitled to an answer
without any equivocation or hesitancy.
want to know, if you shall be elected to
CnUnraaa shat 7 NAV aHTaest frnTTn Won on
this question. I was not in favor of your
nomination at the late convention because
of your we'll known prior financial senti-
ments, but was led to believe by your
friends that the adoption of the platform
referred to would meet with your hearty
appreciation, and that you would enter into
the campaign In accordance with the spirit
of the coinage declaration therein COR
tanned.
I know that the republican party has
been wrong on this question, and seriously
and radically wrong, and 20 years Of dis
astrous and adverse experiences ought to
convince the most skepticaI of that fact.
But these disasters have been SO terrific of
late that Is seemed to me that the leader
ahip of the party must face from the
breakers In front of which We are drift
ing, and steer for the broad and deep
ocean OF the rehabilitation Of silver, and,
As step IN that dlract1ons thought the
Kansas plank would be bridge to tide as
over from the mistakes Of 1892 to the suc-
cassful issues osf 1886; from the single. gold
standard of 1882 to broad, ststssmanlike
bimetallism Of 1896, as enacted into law
prior to the crimes Of 1878 and those fol-
lowing whereby silver vas stricken down.
But Il you are correctly reported IN the
Journal, you are now where John Sherman,
Ben. Harrison and the other cuokoos IN
the republican party, Who do Grover
Glsyslendis bidding On this money aues-
sion are, and you are not ia accord With
fhs. great mass of Kansas republicans, aRd
ought TO be defeated at the polls iR No
SEDber next.
As much as it would grieye me 20 see 3
oonfedarate soldier defeat yon this yeas
shera are worse political Eaissskea thsn
wotEnQ, for sx- confedsrats soldiers now
AID e vote for man who Was IA - con-
fs1ezete army 50 7esFs asas Ero7g though
is may have hsen fhae1 e1ar betssr 4oe
che American people than 20 vote Tor 3
wnn who vas right 50 pears aga and