People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30
THE SILVER QUESTION
DISTURBING THE SERENITY OF
THE POWERS.
Earth to Head 1t Of-But the Cool
Silence of the People Is Omi-
nous.

The silver question has broken out
again with increased malignity. The
Illinois democrats have scratched off
a scab and the gold bugs seem to fear a
relapse. The chairman Of the Illinois
state central committee has called
convention with the avowed intention
of making declaration on the money
question. 1t is known that if the people
control that convention they will de-
clare for free silver. Hence the effort
on the part of the gold bugs to defeat
the object Of the convention. 1t is
argued that a declaration in favor of
free silver, at this time, by the state,
will be construed as reputation of the
administration policy and hurtful to
the democratic party. Senator Palmer,
Comptroller Eckles, COL Morrison, and
others who belong to the cuckoo tribe,
are hurrying and scurrying about to
side track the convention. The east Is
looking upon this matter with more
seriousness than it ever has done. At
the same time 1t is confident
that the movement is only
ephmereal and can be side
tracked in the near future. Mr..
John De Witt Warner, who is at the
head of the New York Reform club,
and member of the Sound Money
association" and who is willing to
zine hands" with anybody to crush
the silver movement, says:
There appears on the surface to be
tidal wave in favor Of silver In some
of the states east of the Mississippi
river, but the craze will die out before
the assembling Of the next national
convention. The worse the drunk and
the harder the jag, the more certain
the victim will sign any kind Of a
pledge for his future good behavior.
He win even be willing to take the
gold cure. That will be the condition
of the Illinois democrats after they re-
cover from their silver jag"
There is no doubt but What the east
confidently believe that they will be
able as usual to whip In" the west
and south on the money question.
Whatever may be the action Of the next
national convention Of both old parties
it is certain that the east will join
hands-both republicans and demo-
crats-to prevent any legislation that
will curtail the power which the bank
ers now have over the currency Ques-
ton. The hope Of the gold bugs is to
preserve the organizations of the re-
publican and democratic parties In
tact. Their only fear is stampede OF
the voters from the two old parties to
the Peoples party. Secretary Morton
who seems to be interested in behalf OF
the gold bugs, as are all Of Mr.. Cleve-
lands household, has written a letter
to Mr.. Buchanan, general passenger
agent of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Mis-
souri, Valley railroad, asking him
about the growth of the silver senti-
ment in the west. Mr.. Buchanan re.
plies as follows:
81 am able to see, and to an extent
appreciate, the very evil effect being OK.
erted by the so-called free silver inter
ests in this country, and ! hardly thinl
this is appreciated in great csnters
The wave Of the baneful idea has al
most reached an epidemic condition
and unless fully answered in kind boti
great political parties will be obliget
to either incorporate 9 SUBSTANTIAL ire