The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-07
SILVERS FRIENDS.
Concluded from First Page.)

| RESULT ana TO get DaCk some OF our lOSk
values,is to get hold of the party organiza-
ton, which can only be done through
overpowering numbers. But the people
are with us in this fight"
j. z BURKHART.
J. E Burkhart, of Miltonvale, says:
"There has been but one party during
the last thirty years able to give this ma
ton any laws of practical value, and
now the patriotic pc ople are again turn
ing to that party for relief in the resto-
ration of silver, which with the renewed
protection to American interests, will
alone give us peace and prosperity"
REPRESENTATIVE A j. WHITE.
A. ]. White, Nortonville, an active
member of the legislature, writes: II
would like to see the coinage of the
American output, at 16 to l, brought
about, and when we capture the presi-
dent and congress in 1896, we must be
prepared to accomplish just that result
All the congressman are, | suppose, for
silver, unless it is Mr.. Calderhead."
CONGRESSMAN BRoDERICK.
Congressman BrOderick writes: Sam
for both gold and silver and believe in
settling these issues within our own
party. But there must be no proscrip-
tions for opinions sake"
REPRESENTATIVE FRANK E. GRIMES.
Frank T. Grimes of Leoti says: Your
address to the silver Republicans is just
the thing and will save the party in this
section. Our Republicans are nearly
unanimous in their demand for the re-
storation of silver as money of final re-
demption."
COL D. r. ANTHONY.
The following characteristic letter
from Col. D. r. Anthony is given in full.
Much of it will instruct the reader; all
will at least be interesting: Il am op-
posed to either a pure gold or silver
standard l am for both gold and silver,
but opposed to the issue of another sill
yer dollar, because it is so easily coun-
terfeited 1 am in favor of the govern
ment buying one million dollars worth
of gold and silver bullion at the market
price and issuing on that all the cur
rency the business interests of the
country needs, so long as the same can
be maintained at par. l favor an import
duty of 20 per cent on silver and the
same amount of export duty on gold. l
favor the payment of import duties in
gold l favor law demanding
the keeping of gold bullion
in the United States treasury
in such amount as to command the ad-
miration of Rothschild, Belmont, Nor
gan and company. l favor the issue of
convertible 2 per cent bonds and con-
sequent purchase of the debt of the
United States by Americans. I favor a
common business sense policy and OPP
pose Democratic theories like those of
Cleveland and Carlisle"
C R. MITCHELL, GEUDA SPRINGS
c. R. Mitchell, Geuda Springs, says:
II think a good club of silver Republi-
cans can be organized here and in sew
eral of the adjacent towns. Send me
your plans of organization and | will go
to work. Silver stands ten to one among
our voters here"
T. B. HICKMAN, DONIPHAN co.
7. B. Hickman of Elwood, and mem
Der of the Republican central committee
of Doniphan county, writes for blanks
and literature, saying that while the
leaders are trying to ''straddle the ISSUE"
the voters are thinking for themselves
and will be right when it comes to the
primaries.
EX-GOVERNOR EsKRIDGE.
Ex- Governor EskrIdge of Emporia in
reply to an invitation to attend the early
meetings of the friends of silver wrote:
"The movement to organize thoroughly
for effective work, the silver Republicans
meets with my hearty approval, as l be-
lieve the success of such a movement
means much to the Republican party"
GEO. W. FINCH, HARPER co.
Geo. w. Finch. attorney at Harper.
says: 81 am now and have been strong
silver Republican and am in hearty &C
cord with this movement, and willing
and anxious to do all in my power to
further the cause of organizing the sill
yer Republicans. We are all right in
this county if allowed to have fair ex-
preston at the primaries"
EDITOR CADwALLADER.
R H. Cadwallader, editor of the Louis
burg Herald, says: Il am glad to see
Republican free silver men organizing
within the party. We have organized a
county league of 200 members of which
1 am president We find plenty of voters
who will join US.
LAWYER c. W, VAN DE MARK.
G. W. Van De Mark, prominent law
yer of Clyde, writes: 81 believe we have
enough Republicans here to organize a
silver Republican league; please send
! the necessary papers,
EDITOR S. H. DODGE
S. Fl. Dodge, editor of the Beloit
Gazette, says: 81 am very busy but shall
do all can to aid the movement. Have
made arrangements for publishing the
address,"
JEFF BOLT, INDEPENDENCE.
Dir. jeff Bolt, an old resident and the
head of one of the largest commercial
| houses of Independence. says: 81 read
| silver Republican address and it meets
my unqualified appreciation, and l am
confident it reflects the sentiments of a
large majority of the Republican voters
| of this county. They are almost IN
| animously in favor of the free coinage of
| silver, but for some reason our party
organ, the South Kansas Tribune, has
taken stand in favor of gold. Party ties
are strong, but know a large number
of Republicans who will break away if
the grand old party lodges this issue"
GEN. IRA F. COLLINS
General Ira F. Collins, past depart
ment commander of the G. A. R. and
very prominent Republican of Sabetha,
writes: 'The address of the silver Re-
pubIicans is all right, and if the Repub-
! lican party turns it down next year the
people will turn them down. Four out
] of five of onF Yoters ara for fraa silver