The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-18
OF the West VIII No Longer
Send Republicans
And President Mckinley Can
Only Pebble POstOfices.
Republicans. He Says, Have
Passed Their Last Law.

81 To77fs Time 1g-AIthough repre-
sentatives of the press were not admit
tea to the meeting Of the committee on
resolutions at which the delegates from
the silver states made their leave-tak-
ing Of the Republican party, verbatim
REPORTS in part were subsequently Cd
tanned by the reporters and correspond
ents.
Senator Dubois spoke as follows
shall not detain You very long puL on
an occasion of such momenlous llll-
Dortance as this feel as II shooAo
saw a few words In looking around
me- see gentlemen with whom have
been associated in the lower mouse OF
congress and in the senate Of the Ihl-
ted states and gentlemen whom rec
oenfze as friends and associates OF my
father when I was but mere boy II
is due to the sentiment which surrounds
all these associations OF my me tha-t
should speak, though brleny
I'm 1856 my father helped organize the
Republican party. He was placed IN
nomination for a state Office IN that
wear on the first Republican ticket IN
Illinois bv Abraham Lincoln. My OLD
est brother. born early in the fortless
was named Lincoln after our marlyreo
president NY father and Abraham
Lincoln were close and intimate friends
and associates AAlAAA 4AA1A- A~eN-- a ------
hood i was reared under the shadow
of the roof Of Mr.. Lincoln and my Re
publicanism comes to me in sucn way
that its purity cannot be questioned
NV father left his old party to join
the Republican party because the
Republican party stood as the Irlena
and sponsor for the masses. and if ne
could look down from high heaven en-
me at this moment he would say. My
son. I approve of your action this day,
because YOU are leaving the party
which I helped 10 found, for the reason
that instead of being friend 1t mas
now declared its intention to become
the oppressor of the struggling people
t.T saw to YOU gentlemen of the COM
rnittea and YOU must not mistake 1ls
you are dealing In this campaign with
the consCienCes OF men, ana Dtass
bands and appeals to partlsanshlp VIA
not avail YOU. Some OF my ASSOCIATES
have said to- me recently, we take g.
pride in your career, and you must not
DESTROY il bv leaving the Republican
party. the Republican party is greater
than amy individual ana you caAll9t
amord it, In reply to that / would say
that neither the Republican party nor
any other party is greater unan lae
conscience of the humble citizen or TINS
country
IN my Judgment the Republican
party by this action. in endeaVorlng 20
fasten the gold standard upon our
people. has written its last law of any
importance upon the statute books Of
the republic Ever since 1883 the TaT
western states have furnished the Re
publican party its majority in the Uni
ted States senate whenever it has q
majority We bring You an unbrOken
line of Republican senators almost.
While today Idaho has two Republican
senators, New York which is a. potent
factor i'm this destruction of the party,
has none Colorado has two Repuelt-
can senators, while Ohio. which is q
party 70 this infamy. has but one.
Montana has two Republican senators,
while Illinois. which has been clam0r-
Ing for the gold standard has but one
Dt TAN ana Wyoming each have Two Re-
publican senator's. while Wisconsin,
whose representatives ia this COnven-
tion insist on the gold standard has
none.
You should take time to pause and
consider before you enter upon this
new policy We have held these states
firm and steedfast to the Republican
party upon the personal assurance of
our brother senators and others high
I'm authority In the councils of the party
than the Republican party would re-
store sllFer 70 IT'S proper place; and ia
addition TO that our party platforms
have always declared in plain terms iu
favor of silver as standard money.
" on may elect your president. which
doubt very much. but if you do. youI
party viii be p0Werless to enact laws
and your president can simply peddle
out poSr0fuceS TO these gentlemen who
are unable to give you any electoral
votes or representatives in congress
but sit here the most determined and
dogsed advocates Of the single gold
standard.
do you ask me to return to my pao-
Die and say to them that all these pro-
1esslons were made to deceive and that
was party TO the deception2 Tia
leaving the party at this time which
mas betrayed its best friends and vio-
lated It's most sacred promises. de-
str0y many pleasant associations. The
teachings Of a lifetime are set aside
easily 1t may mean my ami hilatfan
as g factor in public affairs. bat at any
rate shall have this consolation. with
out which no one can be happy or CON
tented in our short life. shall maintain
my self respect"
Alr- Cleveland of Nevada said; after
the action taken by the committee in
adopting the financial plank i'm It's plat
FORM. am forced to say to this com
ulrtee and the Republican convention
Lhat 4 can no longer give my support
TO party which declares for "a nfmn1e