New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
SOUND MONEY SENTIMENT IN KANSAS.

The silver fanatics make n great deal Of noise.
but even in the West where they have at times
seemed to have everything their own way. their
influence is waning Apart from the silvcr-pro-
ducjng States where the frcc-conagc sentiment
is q selfish trade interest rather than a monetary
theory. Kansas IS generally supposed TO be the
strongest silver State in the country. This Is due
largely TO the fact that the Populsts are solid
for free coinage and have succeeded in carrying
the State and that the Democrats hoping to CON
vert the Popuist votes TO themselves, have
sought to rival them in the unsoundncss of their
principles But Kansas is by no means without
a strong sound-money sentiment and the poll
ticans who are counting on the state as gwen
I'D rretrieyably to financial hcrcsics and figuring
that its vote IS only to be obtained by surrender
ing to the chcap-money craze might pron'apv
make more careful calculations.
There Is undoubtedly an active frce-silver clc-
ment among the Republicans of Kansas. but 1t Is
not nj all at present the dominant element in the
party This is evident from an Inspection OF 'ic
Repubcan newspapers published in different
norts Of the State While there are few iniiu-
entail Republican papers advocating silver. the
greater number Of leading dailics ana wecKics
rs we'll as of the numerous smaller journals OF
c,corly the opinions Of their readers than do
napers less dependent for support on n limited
cliontage are active advocates OF sound money.
1.-THE North Topeka Mail" makes the following
rcport on the result Of an examination OF It's
exchanges:
9Th. Mali, has been watching the Republican
rewsnancrs ~ Kansas and finds that OF lo2 papers
seventeen are for free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at ls /. while eighiy-iive stand sIuafcV
upon the money plank Of the last Republican Ma
tional Convention. That's about the way '"' NJ
rublicans OF Kansas stand.
"Thc Topeka Daily Capltal'' publishes list
Of pine,y-two Republican papers. ten dailics AMI
clshty-two weckcS who are opposed to free sii-
yer and in addition quotes four of the leading
Democratic papers ~ working To maintain the
nrcscnt party Of gold AMI silver The Rcpub-
lean papcrs represent iifiy-nine counties "i
Kansas. and among them, says The capital
are found the most 81 the leading Republican
..vc.klics II Kansas that have expressed 'h'hl-
selves on either side If the question. ElSh'y
"pcr cen, Of the weekly Republican papers ~
kansas that have taken any position at all upon
free silver are against II. and many II them are
in fighting trim aud are carrying The war i"'
ward with unInswcrablc argument
The Republican party in Kansas has been bcli-
a.
to Them In common with thr great body 81 H.
ruhlicaps ln other States IL has declared Tor me
u.. Of both gold and silver 4, money. In M
when KcDnblicanism Suffered rcvrrs'S ever,
where tho Kansas Republicans Were defeated
bv fine united Democrats and Populisis 10y lr>>
than 5000 votes in 4 pDll II about @21"p Last
wear they went before the people Win rlni
form which. while it favored the increased use
If silver from American mines with di>'r'mih
ton AGAINST foreign silver >'larrly declared l'I
coinage "wilh such restrictions AMI under surh
"uroyisinus. t. be- determined by legislation a.
.vil secure the mI.ni,uaicr II the pJrlty oi
..valr. of fho two metals That wds IN cNhih
,i,n ~ sympaihy with he nciehborns silver
rroiu.iug States. hui in it there vas Ia hint ~
the ch.ap-moncy hrr,~y Democrats ahl f"p
ullsi, both declared fDr free coinage ~ ii' r"'i'
u IL 10 l. The Republicans carried The S'h''
hv = plurality Of over - 600 over The P'lMisis'
and Of nearly 5000 over Democrats ana f"pu
Isis combined Almos' exactly - per cent "'
N. voters Of Kansas last year allied themselves
with the sound money party and sine" lh'n 'h'
onnon.nis Of a silver standard. according I" local
| r,n,r,s have been steadily gaining ground. me
| nounlIlcans Of Kansas. Ike jhc great majority
| Of other Republicans, are for an honest doila''
| and the attempt, Of the cheap money men L"
| frirhtcn the party into surrender 10 their de-
m,uls by threatening the detection of old sup
ror,.rs in that state are rs useless Il they are
|