The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-29

EmpOria's Veteran Hotel and
Opera House Man
Leaves the Republican Party
Because Of It's Departure
From Its Time Honored Position on
the Money Question-Co Whit
ley Gives His Reasons in De-
tail


ley Gives His Reasons in De-
tail
Col. H. C. Whitley Of Emporia, who
owns and manages the principal hotel
I Of that city ana the opera house. pub
fishes the following letter in the En-
poria Republican under the tide My
+ Reasons for Not Voting for the Re
publican Electors This FAIL
Under the manipulariOns of slillful
1 but unscrupulous leaders the grand old
Republican party has SO far departed
from its original tenets as to cause
+ break in it's ranks that may mean its
final dissolution The portentious
+ clouds OF the impending crisis are gath
F ering thick and fast and it requires no
/ prophets eye 20 discern them The
4 deluge is about to burst in all its fury
/ and the disastrous consequences to the
party cannot be stayed At no time
since it's organization has there been
/ such widespread detection ia its ranks
( as there is today. The declaration at
+ St. Louis committing the party TO the
/ maintenance of a single gold standard
4 has stirred and excited the country to
/ a pitch Of frenzy only eQualed by the
f firing on Fort Sumter. The party took
+ this fatal step regardless OF cOnsequen-
/ ces. The gold bug leaders in their
/ heauiols oesife 1ot the aceulIi Ui<l elOll
+ OF wealth seem to have wholly over
/ looked the fact that a great majority
+ of the Republicans of the west and
/ mlddle west are opposed 20 Llohollle lal-
ism and that they viii carry this OPP
position with them to the polls next
+ November 4here IS at least Two fea-
/ sons why l. 1of one am ulWlllllls 10
cast nay vote Iof the Repuplleah elsc-
/ tors TINS year.
Aly Lfsl reason II lhal do hol De-
leVe TINS country can MAINTAIN SIN
gle SOid STANDARD ullueI q protective
+ system without issuing bonds and bor-
rowing gold from european money
lenders Go not 1aNOf nlllluAIlce
( OF the pOLcy pursued py Grover CleNe-
/ iand-a policy that has disrupted ms
+ own parry poilcy lHat mas Dscollle
4 unpopular with the RANK ana ME OF lhe
Industrial ana producing classes-a
/ policy that viii crush any adminlstra-
ton that pursues it. do not believe
the government can Commune IN ITS
present 1lllailclal course oA eoileS'-lls lls
ASN 81 Ne ~ pe'p9. 80 7i-e = go 20 i--7
/ OUT SOLO upon II opllsa lions !" i1lioul
I lSsuiHs 0ol4ds. iie ~ I>liiiey si051t =
pfoleclloh- 4 ne are ulil-ll thiil d III
! tectiVe tarlI VIII yield an increased
+ revenue IS a downright Iallacy- me
/ pose OF decreasing lhe rev ehue ana re
duclng the surplus IA lhe treasury II
was protective nuI q -sNeit0e Aieas~
ure- Inc surplus was accumulated La
the 1lsasuIy uluel the Aoitl4l DlL. ~
vas reared ps Flesluellt harrison ttlal
1i--s SA1S9s % 1Sc9i'19 "9ut1 ~~H ~
extra W sallee- COllse4 ueill4s ne on
Deeeili0eI oll' 80 DIol5 = eliIs ms, ills' l=I
B - lli9 q .9-ltlo. - IOii7A 979 ai-o p1iii1-
81 oul lAe eFAs Ahely " arise from
4 the accumulation o1 700 large 2 sur
+ Plus IN the treasury lie recommended
a REVISION OF tne taIliL- out o. TINS
eohdllioh grew the N4cFNliiiey Dill IL
was heIalueo as d success u acHleNe-
HleHI oul 4 proved d 4A4lule' as lt 50
1af reduced tle revenues q the govern
lnent as " compel the issuance "a IN
perest-pearlng PONDS rms Iallacloas
measure was passed 10 feauee the rev
ehue put -aef-ihiey ana ms surround
mss IN 1liet z5al OFeI7llol me marx
anu usliii--59u me cOUl'iy Du1 tHe
/ Deill-cl-.IS coming !" anu repeating
4 the OH mas gwen IAe SOlu bugs an OPP