The advocate., 1894-08-15

Yours truly, A. E. AaRR1IUs.
TOPEKA, KAs., August 4, 1894.
Mr.. A. q. AgreltOGS, LtndsbOrg, KGs.:
My DEAR SIR:-YouPs Of August 8 is re-
CeiVed and contents noted. Your closing
sentence is "Give Us the guarantee that our
money shall be used for our interests "a we'll
as for party success and I pledge you as
much as I can spare and will try 20 get
others to aid" This is just what We pledge
to you. We do not know of a single repub-
liCan in Kansas that is not in favor Of the
restoration Of silver as a money metal. I
know there is not one on the state ticket.
AS to the manner Of restoringi it, that would
be a question Of compromise as all legisls-
siOn is where there is suoh 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 10 their
views on the silver question. With best
wishes, am, yours very truly,
J. L. BR1sTow, Secretary,
LINDsBORa, KAs., August 6, 1894.
Mr.. j. L. BristOlO, Secretary, Topeka, Kas.:
DEAR SR.-I have your reply Of 4th TO
my letter Of 3rd which contains the same
evasion as has been praCtiCed for several
years in all statements made, both by the
speakers in the campaign and our repre-
sentatiVes in congress. They all say they
are in favor Of the use of silver as a money
metal, but they also want it so hampered
that we are to remain under the single gold
standard.
You say "as TO the manner Of restoring
IL, that would be question Of compromise
ss all Legislation is where there is such o
wide difference Of opinion" We have had
all the compromise we want, having had
nothing but compromise in the Sherman
law Of 1890, and which done more damage
to the cause Of silver than would have been
done il that law had OJntained but one geO-
tion, and that section repeating the Bland
Allison act of 1873. Silver and it's cause
AAsaS AVNVA AOOA A4GD buA2 ~ WhH UV
the passage Of the law Of 1880. We want
this difference Of opinion" that you mem
tion to be harmonized in favor of the bust
ness interests Of this country, and when we
republicans Of the west and south are will
ing 10 accept the policy Of high protection,
which faVors the east more than il does the
west, they must make but one compromise,
containing but one condition, and that the
absolute free coinage Of silver at It's present
ratio with gold, the bill that was introduced
by P. B. Plumb and which passed the SEN
ate before the Sherman compromise was
passed. Had our representatives done their
duty in congress By insisting upon that
law and taking that or nothing, there
would never have been such a thing as the
So'called Peoples party, and the passage
Of a free coinage act now will take all the
wind out Of their sails, leaving them free
trade and vagsries that no man of sense
will subscribe to. We are losing men every
day BY our compromise position on the sill.
YER question. The party must take stand
on this question with all uncertainties left
out, or "Dsnnis" is its name. Yours truly,
A. e. AaRnLIUs.
LIHDsBoRG, KAs., August 7, 1894.
Thomas l.. Bond, Sdlind, Kas.:
My DEAR S1R-I have read your essay on
the free coinage Of silver, and il was not
dry reading, nor such as to leave any srgu-
ment Of gold-Standard men unanswered. II
boldly and plainly meets every objection
urged, and to the fair and unprejudiOed
mind leaves nothing for the American mon
ometallist 10 stand on.
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