Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
DEMOCRACY AND FREE COINAGE.

l see in a late issue of one of the
Toreka dailies, the Press / think, that
in an interview Hon. J. S. Richardson
chairman democratic state central COM
niittee, said that he would call the
state central committee together soon
to take into consideration the adVis-
ibility of calling state convention to
Of the supreme court.
1t is to be hoped that the committee
will call the convention and that in ad-
dition to nominating candidate for
Chief Justice that it will come out
squarely for the free coinage of both
gold and silver, and that the declara-
tion will have no vague or uncertain
meaning. Such is the desire of the
people. It is democratic and has been
from the foundation of.the government
and the organization of the democratic
party. Every test vote in congress on
free coinage of silver has shown that
from "a to 80 of the democrats were,
in favor of the free coinage of silver.
large majority of the party is in favor
of free coinage, L will quote extracts
from the platforms of the democratic
state conventions in 1890.
Arkansas:-"Wef favor the free and
unrestricted coinage of silver"
California:-''W We favor the free coin
age of silver"
Colorado:-"W demand the free
and unlimited coinage of silver"
Idaho:-''We tender our gratitude to
the democrats in congress for their al
most unanimous votes in both houses
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silxer.'
Lllinois:-"W demand that all un-
necessary restrictions be removed from
the coinage Of silver"
Indiana" demand the free and
unrestricted coinage of silver upon the
basis existing prior to 1873"
Iowa:-"We demand the free coin.
age of. silver.''
Kansas:-"We favor the free coinage
of silver.''
Michig believe in the free
and unlimited coinage. OF. gold and sill
Ver.''
Missouri:-"W are in favor Of the
free, unrestricted coinage of silver"
Nebraska: I'VE favor the placing Of
the silver dollar on it's former footing
with gold coin.''
Nevada:-"We declare for the fre'
and unlimited coinage of standard sill
yer dollars"
North, ,Carolina:-Tbe democracy O
North Carolina favor the free coinag,
of silver
Ohio:-''We favor the free coinag'
of silver with its present ratio to gold
Oragon:-'tWe reaffirn the position
which has ever been maintained by tn
democratic party, that gold and silve
are equally the peoples money"
South ,Carolina:-"We favor the fre
and unlimited coinage of silver"
South Dakotac-"That we are il
favor OF the full reconciliation of sill
ver.''
Tennessee:-'We demand q cur
rency of gold and silver"
Texas:-"We are in favor Of the fre
and unlimited coinage Of silver"
Wyoming 1--WE demand the fre
coinage of silver"
Is not this enough TO show that TIA
policy of the party is and always ha
been in favor of the coinage Of bot
gold and silver. Why should not tn
democrats of Kansas let it be known
now that they are still on the tim
honored platform of the party on tn
financial question.
The tariff question is settled in favo
of the people, thanks to democrati
congress and president. The peopl
were determined on that question, an
the result was great victory.
From all indications they are as full
determined on the silver question an
in my judgment will be equally as viz
torious. You can trust the people
but you can't fool them, all the time.
s'LET US have coin defined,' says th
New York Advertiser. Which lead
the Chanute Blade to remark: lie
us have coin defined or undefneC
~vhat vve want ia the coin of the realm.