The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-23
BUSINESS MEN ON GOLD
Very Few Think Our "Present
Gold Standard
AS the Platform Calls Tt, is
What We Want.
If ,sour Present Gold Standard" is
What We've Got Now, Then That
rs What We Don't Want Any
More Of

more I'll
The business men of Topeka are not
united on the financial plank OF the
Republican platform. They do not
look at the question in a political hSht
but rather ask themselves the question
whether the financial policy proposed
would be the best thing for the coun-
try. Following is what they say.
Seymour Heymam of the Hub CLOTH
ing company believe thal sltNeL p
the best for this country nave Aol
studied the question to any great OK
tent but 7 am satisfied in my own lnlnu
that for the western people free silver
is the best.
d. p. Paxton of the Model Supply
stOre-I ana not a. gold standard man.
I have always been a Democrat but L
have never held on to the gold stand
ard roIicv of the party i would like to
see a change. Anything that VIII glVe
more of our labOring men employment
and believe that free silver Would 80
it. When we started this store IN April
we had 400 applications for 80 positions.
This shows that the people are not en-
plOyed who would work me Inlns
needed more than anything else now IS
to employ the people and good tunes
would come and think if silver was
restored we would soon see better
times
o. E. Sawyer of the Topeka Cash Dry
Goods company don't like the plat
form. They could just as well have
put in a bimetallic plank The fact
that the gold men forced q Single
standard gold plank shows that they
We're determined to force the issue j
do not see why it should have been
one way for Mckinley would be elect
ed without a doubt if it We're not for
this gold plank The only question now
is whether free silver is of more inn
pOrtance than protection
F. r. Bacon of the Topeka Transfer
company am for anything that viii
make business better. 4 have not stud
led this question enough to tell which
would be best.
George NJ. HammeH of the Hammen
Tailoring company don't like the
gold plank and I won't swallow it
either and I am satisfied that the peO-
pie don't like it any better. i am not
politician and do not stand around
ON the street corners talking but I have
talked to "a Republicans at my store
here and of that number only three
We're gold standard men That shows
how the sentiment is among the Re
publicars- 1t is the worst thing that
ever happened to the party and viii do
more to defeat Mckinley than any
thing.
w. c. Chaffee-The platform suits me
all right but I would like it if some ar
rangement could be made to use more
s. Barnum Of S. Barnum & Col
think the gold plank is wen enough.
don't believe 1T would be wise to change
our present financial system, it is bad
enough now. L must confess that as
an oIullleIy cll!1eh' i uoh know huch
N. Davidson of the Golden Rule Dry
Szovus company - am a Diue ptOoleu
high protection Republican and a Nc
s1lliiey man ana Would hke 70 vote
LOT nlln DuL 1 San swallow tnaU gold
platform. Gold is the rich mans mon
ey and silver is the money of the poor
Il14 anu len w an slfeeI wants
soiu lL Is pretty saIe TO say thaI IL is
not the best for us. A gold plank is not
IN me with my ideas OF nnance and
uoii nave 10 accept IT,
Ape j. aug ust ne most important
tnlus 70 ttle business men. ana espec-
lally 10 the cloIhlers, politically, is the
setlle iheht ~ the lallI1 question with
Us ~ p tatilA LisL ana lne money Ques-
Senator Teller would come out as the
candidate Of the united silver forces of
this country, he would give Mckinley
an extremely close race and possibly
defeat him. Teller is a strong man and
represents the interests Of the south
ana west perfectly No matter what the
east may think on the money question.
the west and south have entirely dif-
ferent views and some concession to
them would have made them feel much
better Inan Ihey now do
with the platform except the financial
the western idea about finance nee &c It
would seem to me that the platform
builders would have acted much more
wisely had they conceded s0nethirsr to
the west and to the silver men IF Sen
sweep the west. L am sure.
w. w. Mills of Mius-Adams. COMPANY
-L nave not yet made UP my mind
what think of the platform and do not
suppose small much before the third
day of November.
wv. T. Crosby-The platform suits me
precisely. I suppose I am what is call
sound and stable rl1rra-7rz- - 80