People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-18
THEY QUARRELED!
KANSAS DELEGATION HAD A ROW
ALL on ACCOUNT OF GOLD.
All Were for Gold, You Know, But
Afraid to Say SO-Even Cy
Leland Weakened Some.

The Kansas City Times 0! Tuesday
had the following from st. Louis:
The Kansas delegation mixed up on
the financial question today. Tie
de egateS ever since their election it
Wichita have been bowling for "sOuDG
money" and demanding that zone
dollar be as good as every other do
lar and writing pieces for the news
papers about "hOneSt currency" but
when they attempted to get together
on the meaning Of these terms at a
meeting this afternoon they had all
sorJs Of trouble. The discussion,
which was entered into with great
vigor by all the delegates, showed
cOnclusively that Cy Leland, boss Of
the whole Republican party of Kan
saS, is by no means certain of a victo.
ry this year, and is anxious to leave
everything out Of the national plat
form which might tend 10 drive some
Of the less faithful into the racks IF
the opposition. Mr.. Leland would
have the word gold" eliminated from
the dictionary of Republican politics.
I'VE want to keep Kansas in the
Republican column" Mr.. Leland said
30 the delegation. "a plank declar-
ing for the gold standard would
fr!ghten a lot of our people. Let's
call it the present standard. That
sounds better and doesn't change the
proposition. It's all right TO declare
against the Is to scheme, but l am
opposed to the Incorporation of the
word gold in the platform. 1t
would hurt US"
This WAS neOf the longest speeches
Boss Cyrus ever made, He WIS chair,
man If the nice lug Rad delivered the
remarks just before put. lIg Tie mo-
ton Of ). :. Dean 0f Marion rvqulr-
ing the candidates nominated tal
member of the cownIitee on !eS0lu-
tionS - express their views abcgt The
money question:. The molten pre-
vailed aud then the fun c0mmenced
DR.. 9. A. SwenSS0n If Mcpherson, Z
f. Robinson OF 0s5Jrn aud I, D. Fitz
patrick of SairG were R.med fo
members al the resolutions commit
tee. EACH was cslled upon TO declar,
himself. Mr.. SEensson saia:
81 AN for gold and reliable money
but doubt the ACCESSIBILITY of insert
ing the Werd gold in the plateau
Gold would prove a red flag ia tn
faces of many people Of Kansas
fear 1t would weaken the ticket. YoI
know, gentlemen, how'll feel person
ally about this matter. You know
that I am for sound money" 4
What do you mean by sound mon
ey?" asked Major Tom Andersen %
Topeka
Why, gold as the standard Of val
ue, OF course" DE. Swensson replied
Thea ally don't you sayso," snappe,
Mr.. Anderson. any dear friend,
the Doctor said with asmile, "expa
fence teaches me that sometime
there is more harm in telling tn
whole truth than in saying nOthinI
at.all." And thisIis one Of the times
Suggested Mr.. Leland. There nepe
was time when the Republioal
party could not afford to tell ta
truth" said Anderson. And right
DOW it is Sitally important that W,
rskonld say exactly what Ve meaa
;aRd>say it 90 the people will under
stand it. lam for the gold standard
and want te see gold In the platform
Kyou gentlemeo think as 4 do yOl
ought TO line up with me. II yol
sithink the other way, you ought q
lineAp with Muniock. Let's ge
somewhere. hate a straddk."
81 don't want to straddel the ques
tion;;" said DR.. Swensson: "but wha
lis needed by the Republican party il
Slatferm for the occasion" ATha
lisa new name for stGaddle," salt
Anderson. Robinson was then ealleC
for. He said that DR.. SwenssOn haC
expressed his views. Fitapstrick sait
that be favored the Indiana platform
with the I6 tod clause stricken cut
"Whie we are opposed to the Is to
fad be said 81 don't see asg use O.
Us declaring against it," "Stl
another name for straddle," ehimeC
in Anderson. Vote" said Harrs
Bone of Ashland, who was acting a.
secretary. A ballot was taken ghiet
resulted 70 che election of Sweassot
for member of the committee on reso
buttons, but this did not stop the dis
cussion. John Randolph of Pittsbar.
moved that the members of the resO-
intions committee be instructed Il
insist that the platform be in plail
English, so that the people would
understand it. 1.-THE money question
lie hofora Tho aonnfpy ia. ,oIn.;o. I,