The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-31
OHIO FOR SILVER.

Observing people will not fail to no.
tice that at every convention OF the
people, or their acting representatives,
! there is an outspoken sentiment in
| favor OF silver. The newspapers and
| speakers, who are creating such a tenn
pest in teapot, appropriating all the
| argument and claiming n universal
stampede for the single gold standard,
are fully aware that they represent
| only a small minority on this question.
| They know but too well that the people
are against them, hence the noise and
fustian of their premature campaign.
They fully recognize that the masses
are to be converted to their way of
thinking, and they have resolved to
stop at nothing to accomplish it. The
long editorials, and demagogical har-
argues from the stump claiming
| everything in sight, they are perfectly
well aware, is the greatest aggrega-
ton Of falsehoodS, and the boldest at
| tempt to carry the country by sheer
cheek, that was ever attempted. Were
they TO tell what they know TO be true
they would admit that a very large
majority Of the people of this country
would vote for bimeatllic standard.
They know this because the people
have not failed to say so on all suit
able occasions.
a case in point is the Ohio state
convention, which nominated a candi-
date for governor last Tuesday. 1t
was not convention of fanatics, nor
POpulistS, nor yet Democratic gather
ing, but a Republican convention, reg
ularly assembled, a part of whose duty
! it was TO embOdy 4 declaration of prin-
cipleS in Il set of resolutions regularly
adopted. In regard to silver the reso-
luton says: I'VE favor bimetallism,
and demand the use of both gold and
silver as standard money" The dis
patch states that the resolutions were
adopted with ringing applause. and, it
may be said incidentally that Senator
John Sherman who said Ohio Republ-
caniSm was the cornerstone of the Ma
tiOnal edifice, was chairman of the
convention. Does this seem as if the
gold anaconda had swallowed the Re
publican party in Ohio? 1t is. indeed
significant that the Buckeye common
wealth should send up a delegation
that would adopt such a resolution.
There is no double meaning To il. 1t
simply demands gold and silver as
standard money" The oddities will
please observe that Ohio is within hail
ing distance of New York If they
are to sweep the country with such a
tornado of votes. this is narrowing
their territory down TO few square
miles, lying principally east OF the
Allegheny mountains. Ohio having
set the pace, no state west of there
will feel ambitious to be converted.
Candidates for the presidency will, no
doubt, utilize the hint embodied in
this resolution. and try 10 shape up
their principles to suit. 1t has no
other effect than 10 squeeze word
of honest conviction out of one or more
Of these candidates. it Will have served
a good purpose. The people have little
use Tor man without CONVICTIONS.
and still less for one having 4 mind but
afraid to express it.
But we want now to hear from the
honest money" organs II is not
cranks this time. nor PopuHsts. nor
regulators Of debts, nor mine owners,
but the duly elected representatives Of
the people fresh from tn great aGricul-
5uraA manufacturing and mining dis
tricts of Ohio. who support their inSti-
Iuuions of learning. and manage 10
maintain their standing in the CONNER
cial world, that speak out publicly and
unequivocally in favor OF both gold
and silver as money of final payment.
II the MorCans and their iIk can ex-
tract the least enjoyment from Snaw-
inc Jht Buckeye 1ile they are wclcomes
10 IL