The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-05-11
eAvz sREckINRIoeE AN OVATION.
1he Kentucky CongresxnAan opens MS
Canvnss For q RenomInntinn.

The kentuSky Congressman Opens HIS
Canvass For q denomination.
LEXINGTON, KY, May Lexington
was crowded today with partisans of
Colonel w. c. P. -Breckinridge, who
gathered from all over the Ashland dis
trict to give the opening of his canvass
for denomination a great spectacular
sendof In his own home. The meeting
was held at the opera house at o'clock.
Colonel Breckinridge's speech was
mainly devoted to view of HE carser
IN congress, beginning with the first cleo
ton of Cleveland. and he pointed out
that no man in the Democratic party
has taken more advanced ground ON the
tariff question, or done more to unity the
party on economic measures he re-
piled to the claims of his opponents that
he is fowery orator, but not prac-
teal STATESMAN, by reciting with great
particularly his labors on committees
and on the floor of congress. The con-
clusion of his speech was devoted to
the scandal and the opposition TO
his nomination on moral grounds.
He denounced and defied these
who are assailing him, the newspapers,
and says the future will vindicate his de-
voted friends and confound those who
seek to destroy his usefulness. This per-
sonal address differed from other pub
lished utterances since the trial on one
important feature. Responding to the
charge of hypocrisy III taking leading
part in religious and moral movements
while living a double life, he says he
was all this time making atonement for
a secret sin which he dared not confess
and did everything in his power to keep
others from following in his footsteps.
FAVOR IoNAcBlMETALLISM
Fifty Prominent Chicago Bankers and
Financiers Sign timetable Greed.
CHICAGO, May Chicago bankers,
merchant princes and manufacturers,
whose names are widely known, have
come out for international bimetallism.
Marshall Field, Lyman j. Gage, George
NJ. Pullman and 10 others of wealth and
Importance III the financial world have
signed creed with bimetallism as its
basis, and pledged themselves to promote
its adoption as an international system.
This is the outcome of conference held
a short time ago by several prominent
financiers. At the conference the fol-
4OW4AS Va was pIO-
pared by committee: ''This committee
is formed for the purpose of promoting
the establishment of international bimet-
allis1n upon the general plan of the Latin
union, but with broader basis.'
Those concerned in the movement are
earnestly opposed to free coinage of sill
yer or any increased use of silver by this
country, Independent of international
action and agreement, and believe that
the repeal of the purchase clause of the
Sherman act affords fitting and fortu-
nate opportunity for advancing the cause
of international bimetallism. They be-
ieve that the day is not far distant when
the necessities of commerce will compel
the international use of silver as well as
gold in the currency throughout the
world. Franklin II. Head, who was ap
pointed secretary of the committee, at
once set about finding others of the same
belief, and up to the present time has Sc
cured the signatures of over 80 promi-
nent gentlemen.