The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-07-31

the names Of the men selected for the
conferences committee The conven-
tiOa then adjourned uRtH sea o'clock
Thursday
When the second days session met
Congressman Newlands moved that .
committee on ways and means Be ap,
pointed to rsiss funds With which 10
defrsy the expenses Of the convention.
Congressman Charles A. Towne, vice
chairman, wss then introduced. He
said that the press Of the country had
apparently forgotten its sacred duty
and had become the plant tool Of
monopoly. Money was the god It
worshiped. But the day of regsnera.
ton was at hand. History was Be.
ing made to-day. The people had
been lax, but had determined 70 Mas
age their own affairs They had SUI.
fered gFieVously at the hands Of mo-
hopolies and trusts. but hereafter they
would look after their own affairs
Ex-GoV. JOAN P. St John, Of Kansas,
was then called upon to speak. He
was greeted with cheers He told how
corn was worth ten cents and oats
eight cents bushel ia Kansas aud POI
tRtOes six cents a bushei 10 MiuBesota.
This was one Of the reasons so many
farmers believed ia free silver. Three
months ago nearly everyone believed
that nothing on earth could defeat
William Mckinley for president,
but the surrender of American
interests to Great Britain at
the republican convention had
fallen upon Mckinley like q bolt OF
lightning. It had changed the seHti-
ment of the whole country, Free sill
yer at sixteen to one would sweep the
nation. Never in the history Of Amer.
lea had it been 50 hard 10 keep gold
here Hs under the present system. I'm
der it S262, 600. 600 worth Of bonds had
been issued and the working people
plundered by the "Wali street syndi-
Gates and the English bond sharks"
The next one to address Che conven-
ton was Mrs Helen n. Cougar, of In
diana She denounced the gold bug
monopolists," avail street pluto
Gratis" and English bond sharks" and
said the only salvation Of the people
from serfdom was to declare for the
! free coinage Of silver She denounced
Mckinley and the platform on which
he stood. She denounced the rspub-
liean party, the liquor traffic and the
rum power OF the world. The saloon
keepers, the rum power and the an
archists, she said, were with Mckinley.
Sc were ''the thieves Of Wall street"
A general wrangie followed over the
/ demand made by some of the delegates
that q poll Of the convention be made
TO find cut the previous political be-
iiefs 81 She dolsE1ssa The coEvention
had voted 70 take such B poll IN the
/ forenoon. The discussion grew out OF
an EFFORT TO have the secretaries Of the
delegations poll their several delega-
tions and report to the secretary of the
convention. II was decided to proceed
with the roll call Of states The result
Of the poll showed that there were 25G
republicans, 1875 democrats, A popu-
lists, nine proaibltiOnists, one nation
slist, one greenbacker, and 19 indie
pendents. Twenty states failed to Fe-
/ port
81. LOUIS, July 2G-The silver part y
convention did very little at their ses-
sion Friday morning as they were
waiting on their conference committee
with the peoples party and the con-
vention, after listening TO some
speeches. adjourned until $50 in the
afternoon.
It was nearly four o'clock when
Chsirman st. John raped for order,
The report Of she conference commit
tee was read and adopted and then
Senator Jones read the platform. the
chief part being IS follows:
FiFst-The paramount issue at this time In
! the United States Is iEdisputably the monsJ
aHsstlon Il IS 5stsssn tie gold standard
I, gold bonds and bank currency on the one side
and the bimstallie standard. no bonds and gov
erament currency on tie ether
On this issue We declare ourselves 70 be In
favor Of q disHnctlvsly American finaneial
| system We are uhaltsfaaig opposed 60 ths
! single gold standard and demand che imme'
date return 70 the constitutional standard Of
gold and silver, by the restoration By this gov.
eminent, independently OF any foreign power
Of the unrestricted coinage OF gold and silver
as the standard m0ney at the Fstio Of sixtses
f A.
they existed prior 20 1873. the silver coin 70 b
q full legal tender, equally with gold, Tor 81
debts and dues, public ana private. and ",
favor such legislation as viii prevent for "a,
future the decentralization Of any kind Of lega
tender money by=PTiyate contract
! We hold that the power 70 control snG Fegu
late 8 paper surTshcy Is insspaFaBle from th,
power 70 coin money; and, hence, that all cur
Fency intended 70 circulate as money should b
issued and its volume controlled By the sen
erai goFeFnmsnt only, snd should Be lega
tender.
The platform then gees on 70 ssy
/ that il is opposed 20 the issue Of b0ndi
| in time Of peace; it is against allowing
q syndicate Of native and foreign bank
ers to uphold the gold standard anl
letting them make large profit; de
MES that there can Be such an ee0noEIi,
paradox s. Oyerproduetioa; fsvcFs rs
storing both gold ard silver; sppoah
to the people Of the United States h
Wake one supreme effort 70 free them
selves from the money power, and rec
/ commended the convention 70 nominat
the democrats noainsss for psssiden
and vice president
The platforms was adopted after sons
debate
The convention again took No th