The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-28
SILVER'S FRIEND.
1T is the Republican Party, Says
Mr.. Frederick.
Thinks the POpulists Have No
Show.
DEMOCRATS TRICKY.
Might Have Helped Silver, But
Wouldn't.
Republicans win Take Ground
for Bimetallism.
DEMOCRATS

From our Special Correspondent.
washington. April 2S.-From the view
which CONGRESSMAN Broderick takes OF
the political situation there viii be no
substantial results in the coming cam
paign in favor Of silver. The Popu-
lists have no show of winning. the Dem
ocrats. even if they should declare for
silver. are so discredited with the PEG
pie that they will not get large suppofl
and the Republicans viii take sh9ll4
for ..bimetallism" without perhaps
even defining it.
In speaking Of the situation 70 Ine
Journal correspondent. Mr.. Broderick
said. II do not believe that the Popu-
lists viii show much Of an increase over
their former strength Iney We're q
growing party. but they have lost pres
tige by their extreme ideas and some
of the ridiculous positions they have
taken. They forfeited all claims 70 the
confidence of the people by lndorslng
fin conventions and i'm popular meetings.
such things as the COZey movement
and the riots at Chicago.
THE people of the country OF course
did not svmpathize with Pullman in
his trouble with his employees but when
the trouble grew into dangerous and
unlawful disorders they could not
cOuntenance such proceedings or IN
dorse she instigatOrs of them For this
reason the people are afraid 70 trust
the P0pulists and will not give them
any large support Extreme views are
I suppose characteristic of all new par
ties. but I do not think the RopullslS
viii accomplish much in this campaign.
The Democrats cannot win in my
judgment on account Of the almost un-
1versal distrust which the people nave
of the Democratic party. ne impress
sion is general that the Democratic par
tn is utterly incompetent and incapa-
BILE Of administering the AFFAIRS OF gov
eminent properly. They have had
chance and have shown that they could
do nothing If they had really wanted
TO do something for silver they could
have done so when the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act was repeal
ed But they were buuoozed Dy CleNe-
land into doing that and they did not
have the courage to give substitute
for the law which they struck out
Even if the Democratic platform at
Chicago should declare for free silver,
the people have no confidence that the
party would keep the pledge. NO one
believes that the Democratic party
means what it says. 1T has redeemed
only a few of the promises which il has
made with prOfusion during It's entire
history Only occasionally has it put
into force what ii has promised to
bring to pass. And SO the people have
come TO regard Democratic promises as
of little consequence and entitled to
no respect
NY belief is that in the coming cam
pa5gn the Democrats viii put up a man
who is known to be for the gold stand
ard on q free silver platform and will
preach the candidate i'm the east and
the platform ia the west. That is just
about what they did in the last cam
paign and that is what they are likely
to do again.
The Republicans viii win on the
general condition of the country They
would on any platform. Business is
depressed and people are complaining
of hard times. They remember that
there were better times during Harri-
sons administration and they want the
Republicans put back in power
What kind of money plank do
you think VIII go into the Republican
platform 2''
There viii be some such phrase as
fbimetallism and one dollar as good as
every other dollar used, I think. Per-
haps bimetallism viii not even be dehn-
ed 7 do not believe the party viii de-
clare for the single gold standard
While there win probably be nothing
done for silver. I would rather trust the
Republican party TO eventually do
something for the metal than 10 expect
aught from other sources, for the Re
publcans do keep most of their prom
fses-
THE Republicans win go ia this