The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-19
J. SHERMAN, TRAITOR.
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long. JOnn sherman anu GFOV0r Glove
land are going to march to the polls and
vote together in 1895 They cannot be
divided"
Col Harris followed in a short address
and c. Z. Holiday extolled Colonel Tom
linson for nominating Mr.. SibIey for the
presidency. "He named the only Dem
ocratic governor Kansas ever had,' he
said, sand the only Democratic mayor
Topeka ever had and I have no doubt he
will prove as successful in the case of
Mr.. Sibley."
There was wild applause at this and
Mr.. Sibley threw his head well back and
laughed heartily.
There we're calls for Tomliuson, but he
shook his head and a short speech by r.
S. Osborn closed the meeting.
The resolutions passed are strongly in
favor of the free coinage of silver and
against the issuing of interest bearing
bonds They are as follows:
Whereas, Silver and gold coin have in
all ages constituted the money of the
world, were the money of the fathers of
the Republic, the money of history and
of the constitution; the universal expert
ence of mankind has demonstrated that
the joint use of both silver and gold coin
as one money constitutes the most stable
standard of values; that the full amount
of both metals is necessary as medium
either of these historic money metals
means an appreciation of the value of
money, fall in the price of commodi-
ties, diminution of the profits of legiti-
mate business, a continuing increase in
the burden of debts, and a withdrawal of
money from the channels of trade and
| industry.
Whereas, The logic of the facts estab-
fishes beyond intelligent question that
| Of
money by conspiracy of selfish interests
| is the cause of the widespread depres-
| sion and suffering that came with the
! gold standard and there can be no restO-
ration of prosperity, no permanent relief
| from prevailing conditions until the
great cause has been removed by the
complete restoration of silver to its place
as money metal with gold.
Whereas, We believe that the place of
! the United States in she finances and
trade of the world should be command
ing one; that the encouragement of the
development of our own natural re-
sources is one of the highest duties of
our national law makers; that looking
toward South America or Australia in
the hope of discovering bonanza
gold mines to provide an increasing vol
ume of money with which to pay our
current expenses and the interest and
|
| their face payable in coin, while by our
own unfriendly legislation no place for a
single ounce of American silver for full
monetary uSe can be found, is an act I'M
worthy of patriotic American; there
fore be il
Resolved, First-That we declare our
selves to be unaltsrably opposed to the
single gold standard and demand the
Immediate return to the constitution al
standard of gold and silver by the
restoration by this government indie
pendently of any foreign power, of
the unrestricted coinage of both gold
and silver into standard money at the
ratio OF Is to l and upon terms of exact
equality, the silver coin to be full legal
tender equally with gold for all BITS and
dues, public and private.
Second-That we hold that the power
to control and regulate paper currency
is inseparable from the power to coin
money, and hence that all currency in
tended to circulate as money should be
issued and its volume controlled by the
general government only and should be
legal tender.
Third-That we are unalterablv op-
posed to the issue by the United States OF
interest bearing bonds in time of peace
and demand the payment of all coin OBJ
legations of the United States as provid-
ed by existing laws in either gold or sill
YER coin at the option of the government
s1d not at the option of the creditor
The organization committee decided
that this should be the Kansas branch OF
the Bimetallic League of America They
recommended that committee of three
be chosen for each congressional district
and that the chairman of these commit
tees constitute the state committee. The
headquarters of the league will be in To
peka.
The following officers were chosen
President, R. W. Spar of Douglas; sec
rotary. F. B. johnson, Topeka; treasurer
G. K Holiday, jr., Topeka.
All of the old vice presidents except
those who refused to serve will hold
over, but several were selected to fill
vacancies. They were: 8. A. Riggs
Douglas; John Moloy, Morris; H. L
Lands, Barber; j. McKinstrie, Hutchin-
son; Peter Hamilton, Nemaha; l. Scott
Elk; Mr.. Westgate, Stafford; ]. C. Can
non, Linn; Mr. WAGNER, Kingman; D
7. Armstrong, Barton.
The following are the congressional
committee chosen. the first named being
the chairman:
First district-W. D. Bland. Atchison
W. n. Allen, Jefferson; A Il. Atwood
Leavenworth.
Second district-R W. Spar, Douglas
Fl. P. Clay, Lynn; r. NJ Galloway
Bourbon.
Third district-Jeff Hudson, Wilson
F. Il. Atchison, Labette and J. A. Eaton
Cowley.
Fourth district-C. Z. Holiday, Jr.
Topeka; F. B. johnson, Topeka, and S
A. Martin, Eureka.
Fifth district-W. D. Vincent, Clay
T. E. Bond, Salina and ]. G. Lowe, Wash
ington.
Sixth district-George Wilcoxson, Col
by, and Tully Scott, Oberlin.
Seventh district-W. l. Brown, King
man, and Fletcher Meridith. Reno.
The last two districts were each lef
with one vacancy to be filed by the twt
members already chosen.
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