The advocate., 1894-05-09

United States senate, but 1t didn't
do it.
Here the crank turns forward
again to October Is, 1893, and the
criticism of the Wichita Eagle for
presuming the financial plank of the
Minneapolis platform to favor free
silver appears:
We believe We are on the Minneapolis
platform and the Eagle off.
Now, We propose 20 point out what that
means, if il means anything. (That il is
well put in.-ED.) In the first place il 1t
meant free silver coinage at 16 TO 1 We be-
lieve it would have said 90. Il certainly in
that case would have been drawn up by free
silver men. The fundamental, sxiomRtiO
starting point Of free silver men is that a
legal ratio, tpSo tGctO, maintains itself. IL
requires no Restrictions" or conditions"
10 make il good. In fact, the idea Of with
such restrictions" as embodied in che
Minneapolis plank, is utterly obnoxious 10
the free coinage idea. There can be No ''re-
Stricsions" if there is free and unlimited
coinage. II the Minneapolis plank meant
free coinage Of silver, what did il mean By
putting restrictions" In?
Il means nothing Of the sort; this is pre-
Cisely the position Of the Capital. Il is the
position of the leaders Of the republican
party. The best men in the democratic
party have come over 10 the same position
and pretty nearly dragged the party over
with them. The republican party does not
believe in the free coinage policy; The plat
form does not mention free coinage, and
the Kansas republicans are in line. They
indorssd the Minneapolis restriction"
plank and will DO found on the next party
platform declaring for sound money on The
present 100 cent basis.
Now the crank on the machine takes
another twist backward to January
16, 1891, and behold the following:
II the house at Washington Is near the
people it will speedily enact the silver bill
which has now passed the senate. Enough
democrats w. Dnpelled TO vote for il
By their pFetensions in the late campaign,
when they thought the matter disposed Of
st the first session, TO make ii an easy
matter TO defeat the Eastern anti-silver
men Of both parties.
Here the crank whirls forward
again to October 1, 1898, and this
appears:
It would be folly for Kansas republicans
TO SGT themselves up in sntagonism TO the
party in the nation which has always been
the party Of honest money, and, at the time
when even the democracy 10 rapidly rally
ing around sound principles, for Kansas
republicans TO indorBe the free silver craze
would be 10 place themselves out of SYM
pathy with the undoubted sentiment Of the
party. The policy Of the United States is
bi-metallism on a gold standard and the
Capital congratulsteS the party in Kansas
on It's wisdom and integrity in this matter.
Now comes another TWIST backward
to January 4, 1891, and behold!
SHORT MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
The Capital wishes to send a short mes
sage 10 congress. Il will be brief but i'm
portant TO the West. Il is this:
Stop your windy speeches about election
bills; pass the Plumb measure for the
free coinage Of StIUer, and give the country 100
or 200 millions more paper currency.
Il is not as long SS the presidents last
message, but it will do the country more
good, If il is acted upon, than dozen mes
sages like the last one. The West and