The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-05
Given More Explicitly on Coin
age Than Ever Before.
Not Afraid to Let Silver Be
Coined.
HAS SEEN s6OO,OOO,OOO
OF Silver Coined and 1t Made
Prosperity.
Says rs Per Cent of the Repub-
licans Want Mckinley.

ST. LOUIS. March 5. - Ex- Senator
John J. Ingalls, is registered at the
Planters, He has been lecturing in
Illinois, and is now on his way to Michi-
gan.
There is no doubt that Mckinley is
the choice of the people of Kansas for
president" said Mr. Ingalls, to a re-
porter, land there is but little doubt that
he is the choice of fully 70 per cent OF
the Republicans of the United States.
During the past few months have been
in nearly every state east of the Rockies,
and | am convinced that Mckinley Is the
man the people want. Whether he Will
secure the nomination or not is another
thing.
"There is always lot of scheming and
intrigue at a political convention. There
are always a certain number of people
whose own am biticns will lead them TO
combine against the strongest man, for
they know it is their only chance to slip
in. Such was the case with Blaine in
1876. and there is no doubt that Blaine
was the choice of the Republican party
at that time. Mckinley is the choice
now. His fate may be the same.
d That is caused by this favorit SON. idea
being worked to death. No one takes
that candidacy of Quay seriously, but it
is possible that Pennsylvania will give
him the delegation from that state. And
at the same time, the people of Pennsyl-
vania are for Mckinley, for it is a pro-
tectionist state. Cullom of Illinois will
probably secure the delegation from his
state, but at the same time Illinois is as
strong for Mckinley as Ohio itself. But
Cullom is the 'favorite son.
"Morton will be the only pawn on the
board in the hands of Platt, but it is
quite proba BILE that New York state will
come to the convention instructed for
Morton. Morton is disqualified by age,
but again we have an example of the
'favorite son.
.Mr. Reed is a powerful man, and
leader in his party but it was not
that he was a local man, New England
would be Instructed for Mckinley, for
the people are for Mckinley, Tho only
chance these men have to win is to com
bine and destroy the strength of McKin-
ley. And it is by these combinations
that the will of the people is often de-
feated.
"In Kansas we are all bimetalists," he
said. ave want every dollar to be worth
1O0c of debts"
Asked if he meant by that that the peo-
pie of Kansas favored hfty-cent dollars,
Mr.. Ingalls, answered evasively that the
dollars might be called fifty-cent or ten
cent dollars. It WAS immaterial. A pa
the government at the back of il, but
with Uncle Sam behind the issue, either
paper or silver was worth as mucn as
gold at ratio of 16 to l. If he had his
way about il, he would make the ratio
151z to l. The government could easily
MAINTAIN such ratio, and particularly if
the green backs and national bank notes
were retired.
when the Bland Allison act was
passed the opponents of the measure
claimed that the country could not psssi-
bly, stand more than $75,000,000 in sill
ver," he said. Beyond that a
vawniag abvss. But l have lived to
see $6OO, 100000 in silver issued since
then, and we had pros perity until Cleve-
land caused the purchase of silver bull
lion 10 be stopped. They said that the
increase of silver dollars would drive
gold out of the country, hut we had more
gold between 1S79and 1898 than at any
time before or since. The country is
growing rapidly in population and COM
merce. More money is needed, and why
not coin more silver rather than add to
the volume of our paper money! Gold
is out of the question as a circulating
medium. 1t is held in vaults and used
to settle trade balances between ma
tions, bat it does not circulate among the
people. What we need is more silver
money. But that doss not mean that the
currency will fall to silver basis. The
ratio can be maintained, as 1 said be-
fore"
sAnd without cooperation of other na-
tions."
"Yea"
"And with the nints open to free coin
Agef"
81 did not say that. 1 am not a free
coinage man. Some Limitation must, of
course, be placed on the coinage, but just
what 1 am not prepared to say"
Mr.. Ingalls, does not believe that Sem
ators Carter and Teller will bolt the Re-
publican party, sven if the St. Louis con-
vention declares out aud out for the gold
standard 81 certainly will not" he add
ed. "The currency is but one of many
questions. / may not subscribe to every
plank of the national platform but I'm
going to support the ticket PlI sup
port it even if it comes out squarely
for the gold standard"
"WiIl you be a candidate for your old
seat at the expiration of Mr.. PETERS
termf" was asked.
Il will," was the decisive reply" "It
was understood when l left public life
that might some time re-enter it, and /
would rather begin exactly where 1 left
of. l think l would have been named
last year had l asked for the place, but
if there is q Republican legislature in
Kansas next year, shall make an effort
to secure my old seat"