People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-11
Where They Stand.

Oh AdON Jun
day printed letters from nine
teen OF the twenty delegates to the
Republican national convention
defining their position on the all
absorbing finance question. Of the
nineteen all save one (Murdock Of
Wichita) declared against free coin,
age Of silver.
The free silver Republicans of
Kansas will doubtless wonder why
this declaration of their ideas on
hnance was not promulgated before
they were choSen-why delayed
until all the balance of the country
had declared itself. The Capital
says "the ing uiry was made to the
Kansas delegates because of tie
TACT, which has attracted national
attention, that Kansas Republicans
alone of all the states of the union
neglected to express any opinion on
the absorbing question of finance at
their state convention"
In the first place it is bumiliating
to know that Kansas the birth place
oil radlcalism, had no opinions to
express on the great issue-that she
would thus confess TO cowardice and
attract the attention of all the states
OF the union to her shame. In the
second place it was practicing a
confidence game on the free silver
Republicans. If they were so
strong tor the gold standard why
did they not make it known before
their selection and give the people a
chance to select delegates represent
ing their interests2 The plot is now
revealed and free silver Republicans
can see how they have been hood
winked. Kansas, an exclusively
agricultural state, a state which
must sell its surplus products in the
markets Of the world, in open COM
petition with silver nations and buy
its supplies on gold standard and
protected basis, is represented in
the national convention by delega.
ton demanding continuation of
its own commercial degradation
No wonder the prices of products
are low, when our people not only
submit to it but go on record in
national councils in favor of it.
The VOICE calls the attention off
all free silver Republicans. to these
facts, Are you still going to sup.
port the party that thus deceitfully
arrays itself ag ainst your interests?
Will you not join the great union |
that is forming against the tyranical
gold powerf Think seriously! Your
homes, the welfare of your families
and the life Of our beloved nation
depends upon it.
Some Of the answers to the Capi. |
tails queries were very unique: For
instance, the Swede president of
Llnsborg college, Carl A. Swenson,
said; "The Republican party should
not tamper with any of the issues of |
today either in finance or tariff"
Mr.. Swenson's policy seems to be
to just 60 in on a blind chase for
the offices, leaving principles in the
rear. 1t is not known just what
particular consulship MIR. Swenson
is slated for, but it is sufficiently
desirable to fix his affections stead
tasty upon it. 1.-The can get that
consulship "the people may be
damned"
Marsh Murdoch, the only silver
man of the litter replied as follows:
ITO your not very lucid and indi.
rect question Of today, reply that
it is my conviction it will prove
perilous for the Republican National
convention to ignore the large silver
element Of the party in its earnest
demand for sure and speedy free
and independent bimetallism."