Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-08-22
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BristOw then tries to explain how the
republican party stands on the money
question, but only adds insult to in
jury, as the letters themselves show.
DEAR SIR:-Your favor of July 81
asking for contributions to the repub-
lican campaign fund received. and
can almost say, mot / cent for con-
tribute but millions for Defense" be-
cause contributions to fund to elect
monometallIsts, or such weak BIZ
metallists as to amount to the same
thing it is more like tribute to an op-
pressOr than aid to our business inter-
ests. Your recon- mendatlons are cor
rect. II am a reliable republican"
and have voted the ticket and worked
for it for twenty years, never having
voted for any other party. The party,
its welfare and success are dear to me,
but my own interests and those of my
family and friends are of more conse-
quence to me than any party, and if the
nominees of the republican party. their
organ, the Topeka Capital and other
papers supporting them do not change
front on the silver question, favor free
coinage, stopping the increase of value
in the dollar and consequent deprecia-
tion of all property except money,
which will bring bankruptcy and ruin
to our farmers and business men, l will
give my little contributions to some
party that can see the hand of oppres-
sion and cast it off.
The act of 1873 demonet1zinR silver
was crime and the repeal of the Sher.
man law of 1890 without giving us
something better was equally crime,
both perpetrated in the interests of the
rich and creditor classes against the
honest tOiler and business man.
There is at present not cent added
to the circulation In the United States,
nor has there been since the repeal of
minished by the shipment of gold and
silver that has been sent to our oppres-
sors across the water. so whatever has
been added to the wealth of the country
has gone to the moneyed and creditor
class at the expense of the owners of
property and honest debtors. All of
our English bosses and their copatriOts
on this side and it Is time to call a
halt and find where we are at.
1t Is my intention to do as some 9TH
ers do, 60 out Of the ranks and herd
with party that while it may be right
on this question is radically wrong on
some other questions of great moment,
but to appeal to those who are in the
lead to heed the cries of distressed
peohle, and like the grand republicans
of 1861 and 1858, take and hold the
position of friend to the oppressed,
retrive their now imperiled fortunes as
party, following the advice of j. D.
Cameron and place four words in the
platform High tariff and free silver"
and pledging themselves to work for
the success of that principle and all
that it implies, restriction of immigra-
ton. arbitration OF disputes between
capital and labor and pleading the
cause of the common people.
This is my stand, and your COM
mittee to do It's duty as the conservator
of the interests Of our party in this
state should see to it that your work is
not done In vain or in the interests of
those who will, if elected, work for the
interests of our enemies and against
those who elected them. Give us a
guarantee that our money shall be used
| TOR our interests. as we'll as for party
success and pledge you as much as l
can spare, and will try to get others to
aid. Yours truly, A. E. AGRELIUs.
Topeka, Kas., August 4, 1894.
Mr.. A. f. Agrelius, LindsbOrg, Kans:
My DEAR SIR Yours of August 8
is received and contents noted. Your
closing sentence is Give us the guar
antee that our money shall be used for
our interests as we'll as for party sue
cess and pledge you as much as can
spare ard will try to get others to aid"
This is just what we pledge you. We
do not know of single republican in
Kansas that is not in favor of the res
toration of silver as money metal. !
know there is not one on the state tick
ct. AS to the manner OF restoring it,
that would be question of cOmpro-
mise as all legislation is where there Is
such wide difference of opinion.
do not agree with you in your more
radical statements, but believe there
is no material difference between your
ideas and those entertained by Major
Morrill, and Mr.. Blue in regard to thell
views on the silver question. With
best wishes, I am, yours very truly,
IL. BRIsTOW, Secretary.
Ltndsborg, Kas., August 6, 1894.
Mr.. j. L. Bristow, Secretary, Topeka
DEAR SIR: 1 have yOnr reply of 4th
to roy letter of 3rd which contains the
same evasion as has been practiced fol
several years in all statements made
both by the speakers in the campaign
and our representatives In congress
They all say they are in favor of thu
use of silver as money metal, bu
they also want it 80 hampered that w
: standard.
II You say las to the manner of re
storing it, that would be question o.
compromise as all legislation is where
there is such wide difference of OPin
ion." We have had all the compro
, mise we want, having had nothing bu
. compromise in the Sherman law o.
1890, and which did more damage tt
l the cause of silver than would hav'
5 been done if that law had contained
| but one section, and that section re
: pealing the Bland-Allison act of 1878
| Siluor and ifa 0auoc hoo novor hoog