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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30
Republicans and Silver,
Buy government bonds.

When did the free coinage Of silver
at the ratio Of l6 to get to be Repub-
lican doctrinein Kansas? Some Kan
sas Republican platforms have de-
clared for the coinage Of the Ameri.
can product, very different thing by
the way, but where did they 90 any
farther than this? Free and unlim-
tied silver coinage has been one Of
the demands of the Popuiist and Dem
Ocratic parties, and lit has been good
Republican doctrine also, what have
we been fighting these fellows all
these years for anyway?-MOnitOr-
Press.
Don't know, unless just because
you did not like our name or our
clothes! For it is certain the Re-
publican party in Kansas did pro-
nounce for free coinage Of silver in
1890 and tried manfully to drive US
off our platform. Here is the plank
that was passed by the Republican
state convention in 1890:
The practical operation Of the silver
act now in force, recently passed by a
Republican majority and opposed by a
Democratic minority in both houses
of Congress, is rapidly increasing the
value of silver, is good step in the
right direction, but we, the Republi-
cans of Kansas, demand free coinage
OF silver, a measure strongly opposed
and vigorously denounced by the late
Democratic administration, led by
President Grover Cleveland.
On the 4th Of January, 1891, the
Topeka Capital, edited by J.K.
Hudson, said;
The Capital wishes to send a shor,
message TO Congress. 1t will be brief,
but important to the West. 1t is this
Stop your windy speeches about
election bills; pass the Plumb measure
for the free coinage Of silver and give
the country one or two hundred mil
lions more Of paper currency.
1t is not as Ions as the president:
message, but it will do the country
and the Republican party more good
IL it is acted upon than dozen mes
sages like the last one. The West and
South are growing very tired seeing
the money influences Of the East stoI
the promised financial legislation.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

tombs we would like to warn them
to be careful of their words, for the
Populists are yet here on earth and
will rise up to plague and confound
them in future when they least ex-
pect it. The principles Of the Pop
ulist party are eternal the organiza-
ton is intact and the party will con-
tinue to grow and expand until it
swallows both the old parties. 1t
cannot and will not die until the
causes which called it into existence
are removed.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

1t is about time the Reform press
was puncturing the big bag of wind
who was elected president of the
National Association at the annual
meeting in Texas last winter. We
refer to Paul Vandervoort of Oma.
ha. He is not really a newspaper
man, and therefore not in full sym.
pathy with the association. He has
been repudiated by the Peoples
party Of Nebraska and has no foot
ing whatever with the party in that
state. He holds political position
under the authority Of the Republi.
can city administration Of Omaha.
The Nebraska delegation at ST.
Louis published a card denouncing
him as an adventurer and 4 boodler
Notwithstanding this delegation was
selected by the Nebraska state Pop.
ulist convention and unanimously
instructed for Bryan, Vandervoorl
had the gall to come back at them
in card next day charging Cover.
nor Holcomb, Senator Allen and the
balance of the delegation with hav'
ing sold out the party in Nebraska
There is no end to old Vans gall
He signed his card as president o
the National Reform Press Associa
ton and commander of the Indus
trial Legion. He is an old frauC
and ought to be ousted from his pc
sition as president Of the Nationa
Reform Press Association.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

The bankers of New York and
the representatives Of foreign banks
met in ], Pierrpont Morgan's office
the other day and evolved a plan
to protect the United States Treas
ury from gold Withdrawals, in order
to prevent another bond issue which
they thought would be inexpedient
before the presidential election.
The people should give them credit
for such gallant patriotism. After
the presidential election Billie
Bryan will take charge and no
bonds will be necessary. He'll pay
the outfit in silver.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

Our evening contemporary thinks
the closing hours of the Populist
convention were a disgrace to
America. Too bad. Since Pop.
ulists have often been told to 60 to
other countries if they did not like
the way this one was run, suppose
we retaliate in like commands. The
Mail had altogether the toughest
account of the closing scenes we
have seen. In no other paper did
we see anything about delegates
pounding each other with scantlings.
There was no such conduct. There
were struggles over the state guild
ons which were mounted on one
inch-round standards, and in some
cases these were broken. There
was excitement and determination
but no pounding" 1t was a con-
vention of the earnest, sincere,
honest masses. They lacked the
culture and dignity and polish Of
the lawyers, bankers and classes o.
which the Republican convention
was largely composed-qualitie'
that are born Of wealth and oppor.
tunity-but they made up for it il
earnestness and good common
sense. The Republican convention
represented the classes while thu
Populist convention represented TIT
masses. That was the difference
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30
boiling Bryan.

To what office did any of the
Worden family ever aspire in this
county, or W. H. Vols, or Samuel
Barlow, or DR.. J.G.Crawford, Major
Hunter of South Haven, J. L.
Bowdish, Isaac Alton, S. L. Jones
Mart Copeland, or a hundred other
Republicans who are going to vote
for silver this year. If Republicans
think such talk will bolster up their
waning gold bug cause just let them
follow it W.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

The profound sorrow and concern
manifested By Republican papers
over the alleged death of the Popu-
list party at St. Louis is somewhat
remarkable. 1t has long been a well
established fact that one never knows
in what high esteem he is held un-
I'll he dies. Populists are just now
enjoying that sensation while they
yet live. We thank our friends"
for this active manifestation of their
good pleasure, and if they will
hearken to voice from the silent
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

The result at St. Louis will insure
the election of Bryan and either
Watson or Sewell. 1t is now
thought by political leaders that
Mckinley cannot possibly carry
ten states. The whole west and
south will be solid for Bryan.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

The fact that J. L. BoWdish and a
large number of other leading Re-
publicans here at home have come
OFT for Bryan does not seem to be
worthy ofnot as matters of news by
the Daily Mail. 1t has that far
away look-looking away off to New
York to see what newspapers are
boiling Bryan.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

w. L. Brown Of Kingman was
made reading clerk Of the conven.
tion' Brown was one of the hardest
workers in the convention. He
worked day and night. 1t was these
untlring efforts of the Kansas crowd
that turned the tide toward BRYAN.
Two days preceding the convention
the case was desperate.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

Mark Hanna's agents were al
St. Louis string up strife and tax
ing advantage of every oppor,
lunity to promote division and dis
cord. They wore badges and mix
ed with the crowd and number OIL
them were cornered and denounced.
They failed of their purpose, how
ever.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

Hereafter all he state property ia
the state house will be invoiCed and
kept track of by the secretary of state
to prevent its lOss.-TOpeka Journal.
The VOICES suggestion is going
to be acted upon. We are proud to
be able to give this business admin
jstration some pointers.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

We are hearing every day that
old story about the parties who are
leaving the Republican party being
disgruntled Office seekers. Such
talk is an insult to every citizen who
dares to raise his voice against the
gold standard-which the Republi.
can party has itself opposed up to
this year.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30
THURSDAY, JULY 80, 1896.
POPULIST TICKET.
JUDICIAL

A union against the gold bugs has
been accomplished. Now let every
man put his shoulder to the wheel
and his ballot in the box for Bryan
and we shall soon see what virtue
there is in free silver.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

ton" and we do not believe that
Mr.. Dana correctly represents them
when he intimates that "the man
from whom he borrows" or "every-
one who has money at his disposal
would complain if their creditors
should chance to "make profit on
the transaction"
Mr.. Dana further says that "under
the reign Of silver at l6 to | a farm
or a house and lot now worth $1,000
will be worth $4,000; a bushel Of
wheat now selling for so cents will
sell for 81; and sugar, coffee, tea and
similar articles will advance in the
same proportion"
This is the kind OF argument which
goldbug Mr.. Dana is using to defeat
the free coinage Of silver among The
inhabitants of the "effete East'
where alone it is supposed his paper
circulates. He should have, to be
effectual, an eastern edition OF his
paper in which to print such argu-
ment as the foregoing, and also a
western edition in which to print
the usual clears and apprehensions"
set forth by the western goldbags.
Mr.. Dana's advice to its readers
is, if free coinage wins, to immedi-
ately with their stock Of money:
Buy lands,
Buy houses,
Buy merchandise of various kinds
Borrow and invest.
1t would, we imagine, not be con.
sidered so much of a calamity tc
the country as is pictured to US, to
have the readers of Mr.. Dana's pa
per 60 into this kind of business.
In common with other communi.
ties, We, here in Kansas, have all OF
these things to sell which Mr.. Dana
advises them to buy. And We sin
cerely believe that unless all signs
fail the people will open'up this new
market about November next.
Mr.. Dana is careful not 10 advise
his readers to make any of these
purchases, except in the event that
free silver wins. Then he tells them
to "sail in" and buy everything in
sight.
We notice also that Mr.. Dana
fails to advise his readers to put their
gold in their saddle bags and take il
to Europe if free silver wins. Per-
haps if he had been writing for a
western edition Of his paper, he
would have said something of this
kind. But as it was he probably
didn't expect copy Of his paper to
cross the Alleghenies, and recogniz-
ing that free silver will be an assured
fact after November, like the good
newspaper man that he is, and hav-
ing the welfare and interest Of his
readers at heart, he hastens to point
out the way for them to make money
and advises them to get ready to
Buy lands,
Buy houses,
Buy merchandise Of various kinds,
Borrow and invest.
If free silver wins; and otherwise,
not to turn a wheel in that direction
but wait and
Buy government bonds.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

The Mail seems to have got its
wires crossed. An associated press
telegram from New York says:
Henry George is rallying the sin
gle tax men in New York for the
democratic ticket and probably will
take the stump for Bryan and SewalI
at an early day."
Herr Most is however still active.
ly supporting Mckinley.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

In conversation with us this morn.
Ing Tom Richardson told us that the
Houston Post is the only Texas daily
newspaper that is for Bryan.-Mail'
And in conversation with VOICE
representative last Thursday Tom
Richardson said if Bryan was nomi.
mated by the Populists at St. Louis
he would carry the state by 100000
majority.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30
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are made up OF treasury notes (of
which the amount held on the 10Th
inst. was nearly S35, 0OO,0OO), national
bank notes, fractional currency. etc.
While tue gold held was $1,000, 900
less on July 20 OF this year than on
the corresponding day of 1895, il will
be found that, including UAited States
notes and treasury notes, both of
which, be it remembered, are held TO
be gold obligations, the gold balance
was stronger on July 20, 1896, than on
the corresponding day of the proceed
ing year 10y 81, 660,69l. 1t is true the
actual gold holding was less, but the
treasury held in gold demand obliga-
tiOnS SOS, 100000 in excess of that gold
one year ago, reducing the Outstand-
ing gold liability by that amount as
compared with the condition on July
20, 1895. The annexed table shows
The amount in gold, legal tenders and
treasury notes held on July 20, 1895,
and 1896 respectively:
1895 1896
Gold ... .......... 90. slO6 S65 I'll 500 ri 7sl
United States Notes. q 26j 4l6 81 9l3 077
Treasury Notes. 30 65S 664 81 SIS 104
Totals ............ SIS $50 S5l s2ls 40 542
Since the 10Th inst. there has been
loss of S3,0OO,O0O in the gold fund by
Withdrawals, out the net cash has not
suffered thereby, legal tenders and
treasury notes having been given in
exchange for the gold. This loss of
gold coin the banks of New York pro-
pose to make up by exchanging coin
now lying in their vaults for a CORE
spending amount in legal tender, and
treasury notes.-the motive for this
action being to show the faith of the
banks in the solyency of the treasury,
and to convey to the general public
the assurance that there is no cause
for alarm because foreign creditors
have taken alarm and thrown our Sc
curiUieS in large blocks upon the mar
ket The New York banks, too, it
might be said, feel that another bond
issue to maintain the gold reserve be-
tween now and November would make
excellent campaign material for the>
free coinage men. The New York
bankers may be patriotic: they are
certainly foxy.
These figures furnish their own ar.
gument, and prove, that instead of
there being a deficiency, on account
Of the tariff law now in force, there
has been, in reality, during the past
year, ending July 20, 1896, surplus
of nearly s79, 100000 over and above
the current expenses Of the govern
ment, and gives great emphasis to
our claim that bonds were issued
only because the bond brokers and
stock jobbers alternately raided and
replenished the gold reserve, making
money all the time, while the people
are paying the freight.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30
On January IS, 1891, the Repub-

On January %, 1891, the Repub-
lican state senate passed the follow
ing:
Whereas, The recent action of the
senate OF the United States in prompt
" passing the free coinage or silver
bill, is move in the direction or res
toration of prices and prosperity Ia
the agricultural industry, therefore
be il
Resolved, That the senate of the
state Of Kansas urge upon the national
house OF representatives prompt con.
currence 10 the passage Of the silver
bill; that this body, representing the
Republicans of Kansas, respectfully
but earnestly request our delegation
in Congress, to insist, in the interest
of the country and the welfare of the
Republican party ia the West, upon
the passage OF the bill and its ap.
prevail by the Republican executive
as being in line with Republican
pledges.
Resolved. That the senate is hereby
instructed to transmit copy of these
resolutions to each member of the
Kansas delegation in Congress.
The senate was almost solidly Re
publican and the vote stood "a ayes
and 3 nays. Senator ]. w. Forney
of this county, now a regular Herr
Most goldbug, voting aye. The
measure was that introduced by
Senator Plumb, providing for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio OF l6 to mo American
product about it.
TOen on February Is, 1891, the
Topeka Capital, organ OF Kansas
RepubllcanlSm, said:
The current Of events appears to be
plainly 10 the direction of Blaine for
1872; and it now appears that the con.
test will be repetition Of 1884, 50 fan
as concerns the candidates, the Re-
publiCanS on a platform of silver while
the Democracy will stand upon Gre
ver'S ground of gold and free trade
II this is to be the nature Of the bat.
tie, Republicans Of the West will &C
into the campaign full Of enthusiasm
and confident of victory.
Now the Voice has reproduced
these facts several times before and
has challenged their refutation. The
files Of the Topeka Capital will show
them to be true.
The Monitor Press in numerous
utterances committed itself to the
support of this platform, many OF
which were produced in these
columns in the campaign Of 1898.
Now it comes up and brags that it
has not eaten crow. The Republi>
can party has faced about entirely
on this silver question, and the
Monitor and Star and all Republican
papers have had to change in order
to sing in harmony.
The people have continually been
led to believe that the Republican
party was marching toward free silver
and bimetallism all these years;
Blaine. Logan, Garfield and all its
old leaders have openly and violent
ly denounced the gold standard;
now in this year Of 1896 we are told
that the party has never been other
wise than for the gold standard.
Neighbor, it is simply a question
OF which you love most, your coun,
try or your party.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

Friend Wallace of Belle PLANE is
advised that that good Republican
authority, the St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat, asserts that there is no such
thing as a free silver Republican any
more than there is such a thing as a.
Bob Ingersoll Christian.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

Herr Richards and Herr Camps
bell are both wrapped in the capac@
ious NAV Of goldbugism and are
ably championing its cause.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30
People, S Voice.
BY LYMAN NEUGLE.
TERMS: S1.OO Per Year in Advance.
Official County Paper.

Office of publication: East Harvey Avenue
first door east Of pOstofiice, Wellington.
ETelenhOne No. S.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

Judge Ray was an active member
of the St. Louis National Silver con-
vention. He arrived home Sunday
evening. He has the promise Of
speech in Wellington soon by Con-
gresham Towne OF Minnesota.
This will be one of the great events
Of the campaign. Towne is a magi-
cal orator. Readers Of the VOICE
will remember we published his
famous speech on silver a short
time since.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30
AS GENERALIZATION

The American Newspaper Directory. pub
lished by Geo. P ROwell & Co., New York,
gives the following rating to the VOICE:
"To this paper is,accorded larger circula-
ton rating than any other paper in Sumner
county gets ere 1t for. And the correctness
OF its rating is guaranteed by the publishers
Of this Directory, who will pay reward Of
800 to the first person who successfully as
sails its accuracy"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

Judge W. o. Bashore has become
a candidate for the Populist nomina-
ton for congress. The Leoti Kan
san says:
"We are authorized TO announce
that W. o. Bashore, OF Pratt county,
is Peoples party candidate for con.
gress in this district. Our people will
readily remember Mr.. Bashore's pro-
found and Instructive speeches In
Leoti and Coronado during the fall OF
Judge Andrews campaign. Our con-
gressional delegates should take no.
tlce OF Judge Bashore's candidacy and
give it that careful consideration
which it deserves"
Judge Bashore spoke in yelling
ton in the campaign OF 1893.
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a long journey; and many a land
mark stands out boldly in our me-
mories of places and events. Be-
ginning with Christmas as the day
of days. make not only New Years
day but every holiday of the year
as happy as possible to each mem
Der of the family in some way that
will distinguish it from all other
days; and not only the holidays,
but the birthdays and other ami
versaries; make them way-marks
in the young and older lives in
which they occur. Little mother.
less Bessie will never forget her
third birthday. She lived with
an auntie who had not much
means, but who wanted to leave a
bright way-mark in the child's
life. So the auntie invited three
or four little folks, make a tiny
birthday cake and Bessie had q
wonderful party. 1t takes 80 lit.
tie to make a childs life bright
that no one ought to have an un.
happy childhood. And then we
are all children when it comes tC
remembrances by our friends
Up. II. Journal.
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Swallowing Dirt.

Bob Burdette gives this simple recipe:
MY homeless friends with fhe chrOma-
tic nose, while you are stirring up the
sugar in ten cent glass Of gin, let me
give you fact TO wash down with it.
You may say you have IOnged for years
for the free. Independent life of . far
mer. but YOU have never been able
to get money enough to buy q farm.
But there you are mistaken. For some
years you have been drinking good
improved farm at the rate of one hun
dred square feet at gulp. II you doubt
this statement figure 1t out for yourself
An acre of land contains 1880 fee
estimating. for convenience, the land q
$43,56 an acre. you will see that Il
brings the land to just one mill pei
square foot. Now pour down the der!
dose and imagine you are swallowing I
strawberry patch. Call in Eve of you
friends and have them help you gull
down that 500 foot garden. Get on
prolonged spree some day and ace hov
long it will take to swallow pastur
land to feed cow. Put down that glas
of gin; there is dirt in it-three hundre,
feet of good rich dirt. worth $43.56 pc
acre.-P. H. Journal.
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