Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
FIFTEEN PUZZLE
kho Political Game That Is Now Be-
ing Played in Several of the
States.
EusI0N ELECTORS IN KANSAS
Even the Goldbug Democrats Are Re-
ported as Not Being Able to
Agree.

AREccs
HUTCHINSON, Aug. G.-The democrats
nd populists of Kansas have practically
Fected fusion of interests in the com
no election. Since Tuesday last the
emocratic convention here has waited
,por the populists at Abilene. The
emocrats held two sessions today. The
orning session was adjourned until
vening. When the democrats reas,
embed tonight word was received
rom their ambassadors at Abilene
bat the populists had accepted
he ticket recommended by the demo-
rats for electors. The ticket was agreed
non last Tuesday and formally placed
4 nomination. The democrats then took
the question of the state ticket, and
here being practically no opposition,the
Iopulists' nominee for governor, State
,enator j. w. Leedy, was nominated by
Reclamation. Other populist nominees,
Frank N. Oster for chief justice, Rev. j.
b. Botkin for congressman at large,
nd A. M. Harvey, were as cheerfully
ominated. But here the democrats
Vere again forced to wait upon the con-
kention at Abilene and at l0:3O O'Clock,
DO further nominations having been re-
ported from the populists, the conven-
ion took recess until 1Oo'clock tomor-
low morning, when the other populist
nominees will undoubtedly be indorsed.
Reed Renominated.
PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 6.--Speaker
Thomas B. Reed was nominated by &C.
klamation for the tenth consecutive
Term in congress by the republican con-
bention of the First district today.
In the course of his speech of accept
knce Reed said: "The democrats talk
lbout the fall in the prices OF cotton and
wheat because gold has appreciated in
talue. My friends, every one in this
country, even farmers, is liable to meet
with 1me trouble in his business.
More people 60 into business, and the
profits of the business are decreased, be-
cause there are so many to divide them.
Why has wheat gone down? Not be-
cause silver was demonetized, but be-
cause Russia and the Argentine Repub-
bic are raising millions Of bushels Of
wheat, and they can sell it here az cheap
las our farmers can. Now, we will al
ways have money, even il we demonetize
|every dollar of gold and silver in the
world. And we may have silver money,
perhaps, but are you any better off il
|you have your property reckoned in half
|dollars, las it will be on silver basis, rather
than in dollars, as it is at present? No,
we don't want silver, because the road is
a thorny one to travel, and after you
travel it, it will be still more thorny and
rougher,
Credit plays great part in the silver
question. IL your merchant buys goods
from England you will find that credit
amounts to great DEAL and on silver
basis we will pay big sum for this
credit. This is why the merchants do
|not want silver basis. They say on a
Silver basis you will sink down in our
debt one half Would you do it and de-
|prive the man you owe of one-half Of
what you owe him? Shall the nation do
it? | say no, and not from sentiment
do | make this statement, but from a
selfish reason. We must preserve our
credit in the world and if we adopt sil-
|ver basis we will ruin it the world over.
We want no silver basis to help US out
Eof these hard times, because a silver
basis is dishonorable. Distrust brought
on these hard times in 1893, and hard
times will last until we turn down these
silverites and when we settle this thing
for good and all in November, we will
hear no more OF hard times"
Following Reeds speech, the commit
tee on resolutions reported and the con-
vention adopted strong Endorsement
OF the action of the st. Louis conven-
ton, pledged loyal support to McKin-
Icy and Hobart and to the candidate for
governor, Llewellyn Powers, and closed
by pledging the first district to make
Reeds election as nearly unanimous as
possible.
POpulists Defiant.
OMAHA, Aug. ca special from Hast