The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-17
SIBLEY COMING.
The Man Who Maybe Nominated
for President
If a Free Silver Coinage Party
is Formed
WILL BE IN TOPEKA.
He Will Speak at Hamilton Hall
Tomorrow Night.
The Silver Conference Promises
to Be Well Attended.
STEWART CAN'T COME
But Sends a Long Telegram OF
COngratulatiOn.
A. c. Shinn Tells the Object OF
the Meeting.
The Silver Conference Promises
to Be Well Attended.
STEWART CAN'T COME
But Sends Long Telegram of
COngratulatiOn.
A. c. Shinn Tells the Object OF
the Meeting.

LA-OOugE6SsIudu JO66pn -. OAO4Ot VI
Pennsylvania, one of the warmest friends
of silver in the United States and the
prospective candidate for president, of
the silver party if one is formed, will ar
rive in Topeka tomorrow morning and
will tomorrow night deliver an address
in the interest of free coinage at Hamil-
ton hall.
1t was not expected that Mr.. Sibley
would attend this conference but last
evening Col. W. P. Tomlinson received
the following dispatch from him:
FRANKLIN, Pa, June 16, 1895.-Editor
Topeka Democrat, Topeka. Kansas:-I
will arrive in Topeka Tuesday forenoon,
leaving Wednesday, Will speak after
noon or evening as desired JOSEPH c.
SIBLEY."
Senator Stewart will not be here as
announced on account of his work in
Kentucky which he can not leave.
The following telegram explains his
failure to come to the conference:
LOUISVILLE, ky., June 16
]. B. Chapman. Topeka, Kansas.
Am enlisted in Kentucky silver fight,
can't be with you. Restoration of silver,
the only hope to stop falling prices and
destruction of American homes. No 9TH
er issue of importance compared with
the necessity of breaking the gold cor
ner. One more gold president will down
the Americans to servitude, perhaps for
all time. Four fifths of the American
people are opposed to any kind of money
the purchasing power of which grows in
a safe.
The growing purchasing power of
money must be stopped We can do it
with silver and with nothing else. The
government is in the hands of the enemy
Give it no more until the people acquire
control. Let Kansas lead and enough
will follow to restore the government to
the people. W. N. STEWART
Mr.. A. c. Shinn of Ottawa, vice presi-
dent for Kansas of the American Bime-
tallic league, who called the silver con-
ference which is to be held here tomor-
row, arrived in Topeka this morning, and
is at the Throop.
A STATE JOURNAL reporter asked Mr.,
ShinE what his, intentions were in calling
the silver conference, if it was his inten-
ton to make the gathering strictly nom
partisan affair, to which he replied:
81 called the conference with the one
object of advancing, if possible, the
cause of free coinage of silver at our
present ratio of 16 to 1. An earnest in
vitation was sent to all who believe in
this without regard to party"
'Do you believe that many Republi-
part in the discussions?"
Il expect a number of free coinage
republicans; men who are for the free
and unlimited coinage of our present sill
yer dollar, party or no party"
"Have you received many letters bear
ing on the cOnference?"
"a greater number than was exDacted
You see this was not expected to be in
any sense of the word a convention. but
nIEFu TO-,
meeting of state committee. 1t was not
expected for there to be any commuuica-
ton OF Ideas or plans until the day of
meeting, yet Hon. II. T. Clay of Linn
county writes Your call is just right in
point of time and all sound
Judge Jos a. Bay of Sumner county
says: 1 am for silver and desire to take
hand in the fight Should like to mt
in some of my time this summer in an
effort for the people,
IF. Burleigh johnson of Topeka said:
'I have watched closely the current of
events and continually observed
the trend of thought of the
people, and think you have
acted very wisely in making the call at
this time
81 P. McClain of Mcpherson saws.
The sight of the thousands and thou
sands of dollars being flched from nc
3
make the heart of any true patriot bleed
with sorrow. l would like to meet with
you at that conference, bat money
have none. so you will have to excuse
me. l will do all can here in McPher.
son.
"s. A Day of Montgomery county
says; 1 would like to attend the confer
ence'
Hon. S. S. King of Kansas City, Kan,
writes: i regret that I shall not be able
to attend the silver meeting to be held in
Topeka, ss 1 am just starting for New
mexico to be gone some weeks wish
you would say to the friends of silver
who Will be at Topeka that the strong
est of them all is no f1rmer in his faith in
the efficacy of unlimited coinage than /
."John R Foster, president of the First
National bank of Garnett, Anderson
county. says: VIII try and meet with
you if can. We have organized
a silver club here and if desired
the club will send two OF
three delegates to represent it There