The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-05-17
CAPITAL NOTES.
Y TASHlN 3TON, D. c., May
w 13th.-The administration
" isn't receiving very encour-

" isn't receiving very encour
aging reports from its efforts to wean
the democrats, particularly those from
the South, from the support of silver.
This is the way Mr.. G.. II. Baskette,
editor of the democratic Banner, of
Nashville, Tenn, who is at present in
washington, sees the situation: 'sPO-
litical affairs in my state are in n
somewhat tangled condition. There
is great diversity of sentiment on the
silver question, most of the business
men in the cities being for sound money
while large majority of the rural
voters are in favor of free and unlimit-
ed silver coinage. 1t must be admit
ted that the advocates of silver are
conducting their propaganda with far
more enthusiasm than the other side.
It may he that the sound money con-
vention to be held at Memphis will do a
good deal to stem the tide of the silver
movement that seems spreading all
over the country. notice. however,
that the silver people propose holding
a convention, so that the whole thing
may result in standoff.''
Senator Stewart has written another
L. open letter-the third within Il month
to President Cleveland, the text
heing Mr.. Clevellnd's recent letter to
the governor of Mississippi. Mr..
Stewart is quite as sarcastic in this as
he was in the other open letter. He
tells the President: Your treatment
of contumacIous of1iceholders illus
trates the benefites of civil service re-
form. When you tell them that in the
interest of good government Office hold
ers must not be surprised if they are
summary dealt with," and that 1.-The
discovery you have made that the sales
and purchases of the farmers and
planters in cheap gold market exact
ly balance each other, and that what
is lost by the low price Of sales is gnired
by the low price of purchases, solves
the question, and shows your full COM
prei:ension of all the principles OF
economic science'. But his conclud-
ing paragraph is the most cutting-it
cuts his old republican associates as
well as President Cleveland. In it ht
says: Fear not. The Harrisons
the Slarmans, the Reeds and the
Mckinleys will never be APPLE to ralle.
the goldites of the republican side t.
meet the gold forces commanded b,
you in the contest you have inaugural
ed for the honor and emolumants ot
sound money, safe currency and civi
service reform. Their indirect meth
eds served well in the past, while
secercy was the road to success, hu'
will fail Ill the conflict now raging
while the mighty gold forces give battl
in view Of all men, where the time
servers never appear. The hereditar
rights of the descendants of Shyloc
are safe in your hands. Your deere
of low prices and less wages for thos
who Product, and more gain and les
J sacrifice for thOes who absorb, will b
executed by the power you command
while the trimmers and dodgers of til
, republican fold are confounded dn
paralyzed by your boldness and dash
1t is said that Mr.. Cleveland has bee
very much irritated by these :etter
written by Senator Stewart, but ther
are prominent silver men who thin
they have not been beneficial to silver
Information charging Governor Mol
: Till with obtaining money under falls
/. pretences was filed with Justice of tn
peace Grover, in Topeka last Friday
= by G. w. Peters, of Leavenwortll
!, but the )vernOr is still walking arouIl'
leose. He has not been arreste
l. because county attorney, II. G. Stafford
e advises the justice not to issue IL VA
= rant on the information, and I'll
a "learned justice" is afraid to act coi
Q trary to the county attorneys adyic,
s The information is veryplain and show
+ that Morrill, gave vouchers for the pas
e ment of money t, J. f. Bristow III,
g c. E. Hull, for work done III his priva
n Office before his inauguration TheS
are not all the fraudulent vouchers Ii
issued, bat they are all that are mel
ii toned in this case. and copies of the
certified by tie auditor and treasure
were filed with the information.