The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-24
DEMOCRATS ARE TRICKY
Their Sudden Interest In Sill
yer, Says J. r. Burton,
Is Merely a Subterfuge to Catch
Votes.
Burton Says the Democrats VIII Not
Nominate Teller and That Nc
KinIey VIII Sweep the coun-
try, Carrying Kansas.

The Abilene Chronicle prints the fol-
lowing interview with J. r. Burton on
his return from St. Louis:
A Chronicle reporter had a long talk
with Mr.. J. r. Burton Saturday even
ing at the Union Pacific hotel, where
both CHANGED to be storm bound
THE convention" said Mr.. Burton,
was most enthusiastic and, barring
the Teller incident, fun Of harmony. 1t
was a great gathering of representative
Republicans 1t was evident from the
first that it was a Mckinley gather
ing.
How much Importance. Mr.. Burton,
may be attached to the Teller bolt?"
MOT any, after little the soreness
will die out with what limited OppOsi-
ton there is Mckinley will be elected
by the largest electoral vote given a
candidate for president since Grants
first term"
win Kansas be in line for the
ticket"
why not? The state may be relied
on for from 10000 to $4,000 Republican
majority"
What if the Populists and Demo
Gratis fuse on an electoral ticket and
the Democratic national convention
adopts free silver PLATFORM"
wen lick EN- anyway. Why, Kan
sas is not for free silver. admitting that
a great many Republicans are bimetal-
lists.
our people do not want silver mono
EldAAA1l4l as Al4En as LlEN DGlAENE IN
the use Of silver as money, and that
is the end desired to be obtained by
the mountain states whose delegates
bOlted.'
And yet there is much dissatisfac-
ton over the financial plank of the
platform"
Why should there be2 There is alb
sOlutely no difference. except in the
Verblage- of the plank adopted at St
Louis and that adopted at Minneapolis
in 1882, which was SO generally accept
able to Republicans Both declare for
our present currency system, which is
the fruit of Republican legislation and
the only successful and safe system the
nation has ever had. There is absO-
lutely nothing in the platform this
year any more inimical to the proper
use of silver than there was in 1892
and the Republican party, which is the
only party that has ever demonstrated
its ability to properly conduct the af-
fairs Of the nation. may be relied upon
to give the white metal all possible
use as money on parity with gold
The claim is made that the financial
the child of the WeSt-Of Iowa. Kansas.
Nebraska, Missouri, Wisconsin and
other agricultural states and is a good
win the Democrats nominate Tel
ler?"
"Of course not; they tried the expert
ment of running a Republican for pres
ldenl when they made Greeley their
candidate and they viii not repeat il
again I can conceive of no combina-
ton of circumstances. either, that can
make Mr. Teller the candidate. as some
suggest, of the Democrats, POpulists
and free siIVeriteS- But even We're it
accomplished Mckinley would win The
paramount issue is the return of the
republican party to power, and with
that the return of good times, employ
ment for our people and better prices
for our products. The Democratic
party has again and again demonstrate
ed its utter unhtness to be in charge of
the affairs of the government and the
people are done with it, despite it's sud
den interest in free silver. Tt has taken
UP that cry merely as a subterfuge to
catch votes and retain control of the
government. You cannot recall. can
you, anything it has done for silver in
the past three or four years o"
The reporter had to confess that he
could not. Getting back to Kansas
however. he said.
4 observe the st. Louis Republic
quotes you ana other Kansans who
We're at ST. Louis as saying that the
insertion of the word gold in the plat
form would turn the state over to
combination Of Democracy and Pom
secure an electoral vote for Mckinley
west of the Mississippi if the offensive
term was put in"
1T is hardly worth any Republicans
time to deny what the Republic quotes
him as saying or doing. If you won't
talk to its interviewers they make YOU
talk to suit themselves. said no
such thing at any time or any place
to any one. Il believe. and I am sim
the state and that he will be the next
president"