The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-07
SILYER'S FRIENDS.
An Army of Them Marshalled
in the Columns Below.
Letters From Many Prominent
Kansas Republicans
RECEIVED RECENTLY
By Secretary w. H. HOrnaday of
the League.
All Speak Strong Words for the
White Metal.
KANSAS SENTIMENT
Overwhelmingly for the Free
Coinage of Silver
AL Speak Strong Words for the
White Metal.
SENTIMENT
Overwhelmingly for the Free
Coinage of Silver
AS Shown by Expressions From
Every Republican.

One or two gold bug papers have besn
declaring that the Republican voters
and papers of Kansas were almost unani-
nous for the financial plan promulgated
in Lombard street, London, and now be-
ing industriously carried out in the
United States.
The contrary is true w. H Horna-
day, the secretary of the state Re-
publican Silver league, has basket
full of letters which he has re-
Ceived from every section of the state,
since the issuance of the address to the
Republicans of Kansas.
OF course many letters were of a
strictly confidential character and con-
tanned much private information and
suggestions relative to the plans and pro-
ceedings of party leaders and would be
bosses, whicn the JOURNAL refrains from
printing. In all there are but three letters
from Republicans Of the state which fail
10 approve of the movement and endorse
the address. Ore of these letters is from
| a pronounced gold bug, recently strong
Democrat and today Interested only i'll
money changing schemes. Another is
from a gold bug who has long been hold
ing office by the grace of the voters
of the Republican party of Kansas.
The other is from a man completely
! under the domination of eastern capital.
! with no sympathy for the toillng wealth
| producers of this country.
Tho following extracts are necessarily
brief and might have filed four times
this space. but they will give the Repub-
/ licans of Kansas a slight intimation as to
the true sentiments of the masses of Re
! publican voters. no matter how the bosses
and party manipulatOrs may try to per-
/ vert the truth.
CHIEF JUSTICE MARTIN.
Chief Justice David Martin, while
! holding the high position he does depre-
Gates being Interviewed on public ques-
/ tiOns, but says "rhe address is we'll
drawn and time y, and little of it is
amenable to just criticism. Its general
scope is conservative, logical and con-
vincing and it will tend toward keeping
I the Republican party of Kansas from
/ being placed in false light My views
upon the restoration of silver have been
in pnblic print and are we'll known, at
least ever since 1894. These views, ex-
while I was private citizen,
are strengthened by time and
/ reflection, and by the expert
ence which our country is now under
| going with the national treasury placed
under the protectorate and abandoned
| to the tender mercies of u syndicate OF
foreign bankers, and l care not how
|
vate citizen are repeated and reiterated"
EDITOR L. P GREER.
am for making this silver fight with
in the Republican party and propose to
work on that line until 1 am Kicked out
of the party AS some of the gold bugs
! threaten.
EX-SECRETARY, wN. HIGGINS.
| Ex-Secretary William Higgins, in a
| letter regarding the action of the state
central committee, written to Capt
| Coney, says: "You and your associates
have won great victory without any ef-
fort on your par. The state central
committee has nominated Judge Martin
without opposition He is the most
| open advocate of the cause of free silver
! of any man in the state; and it is finger
board and commits the party to free
silver"
| REPRESENTATIVE a. P. HEMINGER.
A 7. Heminger, of Santa Fe, and an
active member of the state legislature,
writes: ''In my judgment silver must be
remonetized before labor can receive its
reward or our products Ncau attain any
! value The Republican party is the
| party of progress and must give this re-
| lief"
| EX-CONGRESsMAN FUNSTON.
E. Il. Funston, ex-congressman from
the Second district. in suggesting that
/ younger ana more active man De maze
the committeeman from that district,
writes: Il feel that l can do some ef-
fective work for the restoration of silver
as money of primary redemption, and
for its equally favored treatment with
gold, by remaining private in the
ranks of the party, and [ shall most Ger
tainly do all l can for this cause.-The
cause Of the great producing classes of
this country"
c. W. M'DONALD.
c. W. Mcdonald. Concordia, writes: II
have read the address to silver Republi-
cans and heartily endorse it. But l do
not think it best to put duty on foreign
silver; make it free and unlimited Will
be glad to help the work in any manner
| l Can"
EDITOR W. H. NELSON
w. II. Nelson, editor of the Smith
Center Pioneer, says: 81 am thoroug hly
in earnest on this silver question, wheth-
or it is in line with the Pop idea or not;
| but we know it is not"
| COLONEL MARSH MURDOCH
Col. Marsh Murdock of the Wichita
Eagle, in discussing the movement in d
recent letter, says: '.Silver is coming out