Kansas City daily journal., 1896-08-25
POLITICS and
POLITICIANS.
News and Gossip of the Campaign,
Gathered at the Hotels and
Public Buildings of the
City and Elsewhere.

illustrate the fact that any man of aver
age intelligence is perfectly competent TO
understand I.ds the money question question: about
to Introduce his bill making greenbacks
legal tender, he consulted with two FRIENDS
in whose judgment he placed the greatest
confidence. In reply to his inquiries ne re-
ceived letter from one of the irienos
declaring that it would be utterly ruihous
to make the greenbacks legal tender ana
that ii would be unconstitutional anyway.
In the same mail that brought TINS ietter
was the reply from the other friend, IN
which he adjured Mr. spau,idin,g u,Il ED Gy nl an
means to make the greenbacks legal Ten
der Mr.. Spaulding was rather mystined
at this opposing counsel, but he kne" tnat
great men always differ and ne thought
Mr.. Spaulding received a letter from the
man who had opposed the legal tender
provision urging Mr. SPaqIdinss ba s, 10 hx cer1 a
means. The climax was reached when the
other friend wrote that he, too. had
changed his mind and that whereas he
legal tender he was now strongly opposed
to it. Mr.. spaulding's opinion of the finan;
ciering abilities of his friends changed
and he came to the conclusion that he was
as competent as they to frame wise
financial measure"
"If we have free silver" said Jacob
Lewis. "it will be good deal like what
passed through in California during the
early days of the gold excitement. l was
working for contractor and We got paid
every Saturday night. 1t took several tons
of white metal to pay off the men on Sat.
urday night, and at the end of a few
than / could carry around with me. To
be sure. everything was high in proportion
and We had to pay big prices for our board
and clothes. but as l did not need any
of the latter / got hold of a good deal
of money One evening / refused to re-
ceive any of the white metal and striking
my money in the bank and received a gold
deposit for it. tell you | was awfully re-
lieved. When left California l sold the
gold deposit for greenbacks, which were
the only thing we had in this country
L. c. Krauthoff returned Sunday from
the meeting of the American Bar Associa-
took keen interest in the trend Of sen.
timent in the East during his trip. and he
said yesterday that Mr.. Bryan is losing
speech fell like wet blanket upon the
Eastern Democracy, and was a distinct
disappointment. Mr.. Krauthoff said the
approaching national convention of sound
money Democrats at Indianapolis. Sep
tember 2, would be attended by represent
atives from forty-two states, and woEld
promulgate platform that would rally to
the support of the ticket all those Demo-
Gratis who believe in rescuing the Demo-
cratic organization from the Chicago
outfit.
Billie Condor. telephone man at Cen
trail police station, who is candidate for
the nomination for sheriff on the Demo-
cratic ticket, who has been laid up for the
past two weeks with his amDutated leg,
expects to be ou. in day or two SO as
to complete his canvass for sheriff. Twelve
hours at the telephone and two or three
on the streets was more than Mr.. Condor
could stand and he was forced to his room
in the very thickest of the fight. He says.
however, he will be at the convention and
ocL he lny to "a nnrth b hfva
There is clothing dealer in Independ-
ence." said Candidate Joseph Mccoy yes
terday. who started in a month ago with
800 Mckinley and Bryan caps for boys. He
has been compelled to replenish his stock
of Mckinley caps twice, but the Bryan
you consider that young America invaria-
bly, takes his politics from his father. you
will see the significance Of this. Dealers
the mug of the boy orator doesn't take
well with the masses"
Hon. T. p. Buckner returned yesterday
from the great sound money picnic and
barbecue held last Saturday in Galloway
county. in Mr.. Bland's old district. Mr..
Buckner said yesterday that the farmers
enthusiastic for free silver they have
been represented. He said that 500 farm
ers attended the picnic and listened with
hearty approval to sound money speeches
addressed the audience himself.
J. r Garfield, Of Greenburg, Kiowa
county Kas.. was in the city yesterday.
the guest of his brother, Mike Clerk
Garfield at the postoffice. Mr.. Canf1eld
was for many wears editor of paper ct
GreensbUrg ard is well posted on the pol
itics of that portion Of the state. He says
tire large rumber of Democrats there ara
for sound money. and that most of them
will vote for Mckinley. The Bryan aggra-
Eation, he says, Is rot at all popular with
the people out West
Charlie Martin. Of the Hotel Savoy, yes
terday received from a friend in Chicago
a purse of the is to 1 variety. 1t is madA
"f lady's stocking. with clasp at tha
top, and is said to be the sort for which
there viii be demand when the money
| of the land is free" and cheap.
Candidate Joseph Mccoy has been en-
gagged to speak at Park college September
] on the sound money question. He un-
| ierstands that q free silver orator will
| be in attendance and that there are pros
poets of a warm debate.
There Will he a three-cornered debate at
| the Oak Grove picnic Tomorrow Joseph
| Mccoy will present sound money argu-
| ment: W. s. Cowherd will speak for free
| silver. and ]. S. Crosby will make Popu-
! list talk.
DON'T WANT SALOONS,