The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-29

Plumb and ingalls,, and recently Curtis
and Broderick, have all been the friends
of silver.
~ hold in my hands book entitled
.Twenty.ninth Republican State Con-
yention of Kansas, Held in the City of
Toreka, September 3 and 4, $780, and
reid from its pages plank of the plat
form adopted by that convention, re-
ported by the committee on resolutions,
of which committee Hon. ]. 4. Hudson
of Shawnee county was chairman. The
Republican brethren say: The political
operation of the silver act now in force,
recently passed by a Republican major
ity and opposed by Democratic minor
ity in both houses of congress, is rapidly
increasing the value of silver, is a good
step in the right direction; but, we, the
Republicans of Kansas, demand free
coinage Of silver, measure strongly op-
posed and vigorously denounced by the
late Democratic administration led by ex-
President Grover Cleveland
"The Republican platform of the last
state convention perhaps was not SO clear
in its terms as the platform just read,
and yet it declared for bimetallism. find
that distinguished Republicans Endorsed
that proposition. l read from a letter
written by Governor Morrill,, of August
%, 1894, in which he says: i am
in favor of the free coinage of the Amer
lean products, and it seems to me there
can be but one ratio. thiuk it is idle to
talk about changing the ratio. The fact
that we have five hundred millions of
silver in circulation would render it al
most impossible to make change in the
ratio from the present one of 16 10 l.
Il hold in my hands also letter writ
ten by the Hon. Richard Blue, under
date of July %. 1894. in which he says:
1 am in favor of a full restoration of sill
yer as money under the Republican
platform, national and state, and [ am
ready TO support any ratio that will bring
that about
$50, my fellow citizens I think need
not apologize for saying to you that 1
am bimetallist when l fino myself in
such good company as this. l am in
favor OF at once opening up the mines
of the United States. and that the pro-
duct of these mines shall have free ac-
cess 10 the minis of the United States
that are now in idieness. And l am
satisfied that if the Republican party in
1895 will inscribe npon its banners a
vigorous foreign policy, protection to
American industries and American la
Dor. the restoration of silver as the
money Of the constitution, that it will
be invincible. and that it will
march like a mighty army across
the countrr, and that we will install
again in the White house Republican
chief magistrate, and that the youngest
babe now born will never live to be old
enough to see another Democratic presi-
deuf."
Lieutenant Governor ]. A Troutmau
followed Judge Beekman with a strong
speech in which he approved the senti-
ments of Judge Beekman. 1t was the
first public expression Of Mr. Trouiman
on the financial question. Summed up
briefly, he said:
the money question is an irrepressi-
BILE question. The Repu blican party,
which has always settled questions in
behalf of the people, should restore sill
ger 10 its constitutional position as phi
mary money. 1 am an unequivocal BIZ
metallist"