The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-09
HOW DELEGATES STAND
Only One of Them Is Very Strongly In
Favor of Silver

HOW DELEGATES STAND
Only One of Them Is Very Strongly In
Favor of silver.
Topeka, Kan, Junue S-An Associat-
ed Press dispatch from Topeka last
might contains a brief statement of the
! attitude OF the Kansas delegation TO
the Republican national convention on
| the money question OF the twenty del
/ egates. nineteen have expressed their
sentiments over their own signatures.
OF the nineteen, seventeen are for the
present monetary standard, one Is for
free silver and one is somewhat unde-
ciGed. The free silver delegate Is Col
onel NJ. NJ. Murdoch Of Wichita, and the
undecided man is 1. e Lambert, of En-
pOria-
Below win be found the statement of
the nineteen delegates in their own
/ language:
T. ]. Anderson am emphatically, in
/ favor OF a platform declaring against
the free coinage of silver.
Nathanial Barnes-I am in favor OF
| the greatest possivle use OF silver but
every dollar should be kept equal with
every other dollar.
! Cy Leiand-For sound money, and for
| the use Of a reasonable amount of silver
and paper. so long as they can be main
| tanned at parity with gold.
! Governor Riddle-If the free coinage
of silver were determined upon by this
! government, ii would be followed by
Widespread financial disaster
Carl A Swensson-The free and I'M
| limited coinage of silver is a danger
Gus, untried and underlined policy It
should be remanded 10 the parties of the
same character. The Republican party
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sound theory.
II. NJ. Murdock-It will prove perilous
for the Republican national convention
10 ignore the large silver element of the
party in its earnest demand for sure and
speedy free and Independent bime-
tallism.
William c. Hook-My position has al
ways been unequiYOcally in favor of
sound and honest money and against
the free coinage OF silver upon any
basis that is insufficient TO preserve its
parity with gold.
john Schilling-I am personally op-
posed to the heresy of free coinage OF
silver
W. II. Browne believe in the single
gold standard. with the use OF only so
much silver as may be maintained at
par with gold. / believe the finances of
the nation are all right now and / de-
precate the effort OF Plat and the Dem
ocratic papers of New York in con-
juction with Cleveland & Co, 10 with
draw attention from the real issue upon
which the people have so universally de-
clared for Mckinley.
Grant Hornaday-I am a Sixteen to
one man." BY that 1 mean, however.
that 1 shall vote sixteen times, or more,
g. IL 10, re 4
one vote to aid the free silver heresy"
John Randolph am not in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at a ratio of 10 10 by the United States
government, and 1 think the Republic
can national convention az ST. Louis
should not express itself in favor OF
that doctrine.
L E. Lambert-I have always been a
silver man have recently, however.
almost come to the conclusion that the
coinage of even the American product
at the ratio of 16 TO 1 might drive gold
from circulation. If / were certain that
it would l would be opposed to the coin
age of even the American product. l
am in favor of some legislation friendly
to silver-such legislation that will give
US the coinage of all the silver that can
be circulated on a parity with all the |
rest of our money.
J. S. Dean-The Republican national |
should declare against the /
free and unlimited coinage of silver a [ |
the ratio of 16 10 1. AT the same time l |
believe it should be the aim of our
party TO secure the largest possible is !
sue of silver upto the point of depreciat- |
ing our currency.
T. d. Fitzpatrick am in favor of a
plain and courageous declaration by the
national conventio for a /
currency OF gold, silver and paper. in /
sufficient for the business of the |
country; for the maintenance Of the
gold standard which has existed prac-
ticeily since 1894, and against the free
of silver.
George W. Higinbothan-I am in faV-
or of the money being kept as it IS now
every dollar as good as every dollar,
and all as good as gold.
E. F. Robinson believe that the
party should express itself
against free silver and
in favor of only so much silver as can |
be used OF only so much silver as can
be used with safety. interchangeabilty |
al par being maintained.
I. T. PURCELL am opposed 10 the free
and unlimited coinage of oliver.
Frank Vincent am emphaticaliy OF
The opinion that the conven ton should
declare against free COMA &c. II the
Kansas delegates do not so vote. they
,ail TO represent the sentiment of the
party Of this state.
Harry BOne-I believe the Republican
party at St. Louis should unequivocaHy
express itself in favor of the gold stand
ard and against the free and uaIimited
coinage of silver.