The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-06-05
WISH Fathers THOUGHT.

WISH FATHERS THOUGHT.
Tho Plutocracy Would BE Well Pleased II
the Peoples Party Could he Side
tracked.
The populists of Indiana make the
announcement that within the last ten
reached whereby the populists of every
state in the union are to accept the
platform and candidate of the Chicago
convention, in case both are for free
silver.
In accordance with the negotiations,
which began several months ago, the
populist national convention and the
convention of the national silver party
have been called to meet in St Louis
on the same day, July %, two weeks
after the meeting of the democratic
national convention in Chicago. The
leading democratic advocates of free
silver throughout the country have
been quietly informed that if the Chi
cago convention adopts a free silver
plank, and dominates a candidate who
will pledge himself to sign free coin
age bill, if one comes to him from con-
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be Endorsed by the two St Louis con-
ventions.
Representatives of the populist party
have been travelling through the west
and south for six weeks suggesting
that the state conventions be post
poned until after the democratic ma
tional convention in July shall have
been held, and asking, too, that the
populists stand for the free coinage of
silver as the pre-eminent issue. 1t is
announced that in all directions the
plans suggested are being carried out
In many states there have been con-
ferences between the leading free sill
yer democrats, representatives of the
national silver party and the populists.
1t has just leaked out that in Indian
npolis on May 16 there was meeting
of representatives of Indiana free sill
yer democrats, populists and national
silver party men. The representatives
of the populists announced in the meet
ing that the state convention had been
postponed until August, in order that
the party might have the action of the
Chicago convention before it proceed
ed to arrange for the campaign.
Gen. A. j. Warner, of Marietta, O.,
president of the American Bimetallic
union, is in Chicago to consult with
the local sixteen to one men regarding
the meeting of the executive commit
tee of the American Bime tallic union.
A short time ago he believed that both
the repu blican and democratic conven-
tions would be controlled by the gold
standard men, but he thinks other
wise now. In reply to the questions:
do you think the silver sentiment will
control the national democratic con-
vention, he said: up to within
month of this time did not believe it
would, for thought the administra-
ton influence, in the end, would con-
troll the convention. The growth of
the silver sentiment, or, rather, its
at the democratic pri-
maries in the selection of delegates,
has been astonishing, even to enthu-
siastic silver men like myself, and now
it seems almost certain that this senti-
ment will continue to grow until the
meets in Chicago IN July. 1
believe the silver sentiment will con-
troll the convention, and that the dem
ocrats will adopt a silver platform and
nominate free coinage candidates"
IF the dem ocrats adopt an-out-and
out free silver plank, what will the
silver men do at their convention in
st. Louis July 2a?"
I'VE are for the cause. Silver men
must unite and not divide and if the
national convention adopts
q straight out-and-out bimetallic plat
form and dominates safe candidates
on such a platform. there will be no
course open to the silver men but to
join on that platform and vote for
such candidates Then there would
be no excuse for another silver party.
Unite and conquer is our watchword
Division means defeat"
who would you consider safe
candidate to be nominated by the
democrats on q silver PLATFORM"
''Oh, there are several. Ex-Gov.
Boies, of Iowa, who has just won
victory in the Hawkeye state, undoubt-
edly would be a safe candidate. With
Blackburn, of Kentucky, Sem
ator Morgan. of Alabama, or, perhaps,
better to suit the peoples party, Judge
Of St Louis, on the other
ind of the ticket, it would make a very
strong one"
Suppose the gold men control the
convention"
Then the silver convention, which
will meet in St. Louis July 90, will
name q silver ticket and call upon the
silver men of the whole country to
support it, irrespective of party"
ssNhaf fiClot uunnld ho nared nv
that convention"
IF q democrat is selected to head
The ticket do not think better could
be named than that of ]. C. Sibley. of
but if . republican, it
doubtless would be Senator Teller, of |
Colorado. or Senator Don Cameron, Of |