The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-21

was the slogan of the Republicans but
the Republicans delegates were defeat
ed. II was a mistake to suppose that
the money question cut any figure in
| this. If We may believe the best infor-
nation we can get ii was the gang" of
| which Stevenson of Denver is the head
struggling TO maintain itself in author
! ity, locally. And it won. Incidentally
if the fourth that is told be true local
| politics in Denver is not above suspic-
| ion. The tramway and other franchis-
es ard co norations are on one side and
! that indefinite something called the
| people" on the other. The corpora
/ tons" all in all ara mostly on top. There
| personal feelings are apt 70 incuicate
the ATTITUDE and get pretty high. While
! ex-senator Hill through the Republican
used She name Of Teller in his effort
TO carry his Toint T. wa not from mo-
lives Of personal friend. hip. More
than ten years ago Teller displaced Hill
IN the sa.ate and the feeling became
s. bitter that the two have not spoken
since. He'll openly charged that Union
Pacific money elected Teller. Hill
challenged the proof of this in his paper
for months, afierward while Teller re-
mai1ed silent Wn,ie Etill has never
forgiven it is generally believed that
fis advoc icy Of Teller IS now sincere
from the standpoint that he regards
Teller the abiest advocate of free COIN
age in the state
Whatever may be said Of Teller he
has measured the sentiment of the state
and has made himself the leader par
excellence Of mis- party in tn state He
has placed silver first and protection
(party) second and colorado Republican
q might say Colorado people, say bra
vo! He said to the State Republican
convention that he could not go to St.
Louis without acting the convictions
hitherto announced; tina. he stood for
silver first and party afterward, and
that IL ese views wt-e not adopted
by the convention he would not abide
the result. His party more than stood
by him. 1t committed everything into
his keeping, not only endorsed his posi-
ton but instructed the remaining part
Of the delegation TO act in harmony
with his views. 1t bound the delega-
ton hand and foot, mind and mouth
and delivered them over to him. 1t
said 10 Teller. ego, and with what thou
doest we shall be satisfied" To the
the others the command is, ''go, but
see to it thou doest the direction of thy
master" Never was political master
ship more complete than Teller's at
this hour in Colorado. 1t doesn't look
as though there is to be any opposition
TO his return TO the senate. The Rocky
Mountain News, quasi Populist paper,
the most widely read paper in the state
is for the return of Teller.
1t will be interesting 10 note Just what
Teller and his Colorado apostles will
do when they get to St. Louis. He is
q man of cOnsiderab bic ability. a very
successful politician, one who knows
his constituency to a nicely. He knows
Mckinley viii be the nominee in that
convention. He knows that the Ohio
platform, or something akin TO il NAV
say in that convention will be a waste
of words. 50 far as changing or infiuenc-
ing the convention is concerned. All
this is as familiar to him as can be.
VIII his face be turned to Colorado as
he rises to address the ST. Louis con-
Vention? Win he wait for the applause
from the Rocky GIountains? 1t is hard
ly just to say that his course is a stage
play for his Colorado constituency TO
aid in his reelection TO the senate. The
people of his state demand that his
voice proclaim the cause nearest to
their hearts, in the national convention
or that party OF all parties TO them. II
was not Mr.. Teller's purpose to go TO
ST Louis, but in this his judgment was
oVerrdden by the voice of his party
associates.
But Teller viii go TO ST. Louis and
unless politics can make excuses that
ordinary mOrtals cannot conceive ne
hOl -
the master in his bolt Thus stands
the situation in Colorado politics
Colorado Is for silver whether II -
duceS the United States To silver ,,o,,,-
metaiism or not. OF course the ars7,-
ment is made that If the United States
opens It's mints TO silver freely a. the
ratio Of Is to l. the bullion value Of 81
Yer would rise all over the world tiu p
reached this coinage ratio. thus baron,s !
the equal Of gold. This result cou1d no
brought a bout by the law OF supplv and
oen2nu-the United States n1intirq |
furnishing the demand for all silver az |
d certain price would fix the price. This |
: me colorado Republican theory .an5 |
II : proudly called the hard money /
'le9Ty-not by any means the fla. +ra
eIE- II may be noted from time n
-lil2e IN such papers as the Dseny-sr. Pa-
publican me possibility that The prios
u silver would not be raised - that -
gold and the old ratio and that siIv.s-
recommendation would follow. IN tbaf tbs
argument = made. as found in that NJ
per on The 18TH inst. referr.ns. 20 Ny
can Railroads. that this country wo,l5
De Tar b7tter of on basis which !
making Mexico prosperous than on one
"Alch mas brought business starnari,,
~ practically the whoia gold Isiro
World The laudati ton Of the prosnar;-,-
u Mexico i done whenever the c;rc1,r1-
,'''ieeS VIII warrant and the r-ssor
'- ,HiS : plain Though not adr,i4-
So :. II platn words IL Is - show thar =
~ - g pass Is heccsr taan a gold basis
illustrating she silver bs,sis
-'@ "a Sument being made Of cor-S.
-4''il me contingency that our avrayi-
i'T1' might give rs the silver mon
hetatsn uf Mexico.
FOR the state OF Colorado Win al
-'F vast resources Of silver a,,,-,,s-'-
h7S would stimulate its uro5-,s-,,,-
40 aotiioS but an Increase in x-a1,,, !
VIA 10 tn.s) VII prove a great hDs,rs--
Housh end N silver n,oaona-s1-
an 1lt seriously be ousstio-,4,5 -
lai tnis would improve the p-iea Of 81
7F mines and result in Increased nro-
ucA"a IN the commercial beneet ~
DORADO IS certain. How the resi- Of