The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
To Hold the Free Silver Re.
publieans In Line,
But Are Quite as Willing to
Receive Free Silver
FROM REPUBLICANS,
As From Democrats or POpu-
lists, Says r. w. Turner.
Mr.. Turner Tells Result of the
Chicago Conference

r. w Turner who is the member OF
the national committee OF the SILVER
party from this state is in the city
NIr Turner attended the meeting OF lne
committee at Chicago. After the meet
ing adjourned National Chairman Lane
issued an address stating the positloh
that the party would likely follow lh re-
gard to the incoming Republican ma
tional administration. When asked to-
day by a Journal reporter as to what
action was taken at the meeting OF the
committee. Mr. Turner said.
Our meeting at Chicago was not d
regularly called meeting OF tne com
mittee. "a few members only oI lhe
committee being present a res ulaI
meeting viii be called soon TO outline
policy of future action. Chairman
Lanes letter of q few days ago. voices.
I think the sentiment of the committee
The Bimetalic party is made up of men
who have come from ali parties. but
more largely from the Repu blcan par
ty than any other. The initial step was
taken when its members declared Nv e
pledge to lay aside party ties and TO
subordinate, for the present, our con-
victions upon all other political ques-
tlDns. and cooperate for the settlement
Of the money question by restoring the
free coinage of silver as it existed
prior TO 1873; to support no person 1o1
congressman or United states senator
VINO is not in favor OF the free coinage
of gold and silver at the ratio of Is to
1; we expressly reserve the right, after
the money question is settled to read
just our political afiiation as we may
see fit
such are the declarations Of our plat
form and clubrOll pledge. Nothing but
the restoration of silver is our plat
form and we viii as gladly take it from
our party as another and for that rea-
son we viii cheerfully cooperate with
the Republican party to secure it, if
that party be sincere in It's declara-
tiOnS faVCra able to silver.
The issue of the recent campaign on
the money question stripped to its max
edness was as to the method, not as to
the necessity One party faV0ring inl-
mediate Independent action and the
other party fav0ring action by interna-
uonal agreement which it has pledged
itself to obtain
WEI are using our votes and inhu-
euce to escape the constantly increas-
ing disaster of q constantly contracting
currency; the disaster of a constantly
appreeiating money and a constantly
decreasing property. 1T is the end We
nght for. as TO the method of bringing
IL about or the party taking the lead
we are different We are not parti-
sans We will not favor distractions
that viii prevent the Mckinley admin
istration from having a fair oppOrtuni-
ty of trying its platform method of Civ
ing us free coinage OF gold and silver
as standard money
"At present we are lockers on ia
Venice We viii retain our organiza-
tions, as educational centers and do all
In our power to encourage and make
potent the forces of binetalIism- When.
that is obtained there viii be many
Otner problems pressing for solution
but we VIII not anticipate them
The above views of Mr. Turner are in
line with the dispatch from Washing
ton published in yesterdays Journal in
regard to the action Of the Silver par
TVS tablishing headquarters i'm the
various cities of the country ana main
tanning Its organization