The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-25
THE LITTLE
BAND HERE.
About 80 Gold Democrats As
Semble for Conference.
They VIII Elect 90 Delegates to
Indianapolis.
ADOPT A PLATFORM.
Will Not Put a State Ticket Up
Not Now.
A Committee to Decide That
After IndianapOIisCOnventiOn.
ADOPT A PLATFORM

The trains this morning brought in
| several more gold Democrats. At IL
O'Clock there were about thirty at an
informal caucus at the headquarters at
| the Throop hotel The situation in the
various localities represented was talk
ed over.
Sam Kimble of Manhattan, suggested
that when the convention met this aft
ernoon that committee on resolutions
be appointed and that resolutions be
framed that would condemn the action
of the Chicago convention and present
to the voters of this state the true
Democratic doctrines and that dele
gates to the Indianapolis convention
be selected.
The subject of a separate state tick
ct was discussed and the majority of
those present were of the opinion that
it would be inexpedient if not futile
to attempt a state campaign.
Mr.. Edmonds of Lawrence said that
he thought that there were probably
one hundred gold Democrats in Law
renee, but that they were scattered
and when found the majority of them
would say that they thought they
ought to vote for Mckinley and not
throw away their votes, and that while
they might be lined up for a national
vention put one in the field, they would
all vote either one or the other of the
state tickets already nominated.
It was finally agreed that a commit
tee be appointed to take such action in
the matter, after the Indianapolis con-
vention had completed it's work of call
ing another convention and putting
out a ticket in the places where it
would have some show of getting some
votes as would seem best.
The convention will meet at Repre-
sentative hall in the state house. The
time in the call is set at 2 o'clock but
Eugene Hagan said this morning that
it would probably not be called to or
der till after the afternoon trains were
in as there were more delegates ex-
pected to come in on them.
The principal planks of the platform
drawn up to be adopted this afternoon
are as follows:
THE Democrats of Kansas who's do
not recognize the platform of the Chi
cago convention as Democratic, and
who believe that it is to the best inter
ests of the country and Democratic
party to perpetuate the separate Organi-
cation of that party, do hereby approve
of the action which has been taken
looking to a convention of the National
Democratic party at Indianapolis, on
September 2. 1896, for the reasons fol-
lowing, tO-wit:
Because we believe in those funda-
mental Democratic principles expressed
by the Democratic party in national
conventions prior to 1896; and therefore
cannot subscribe to the un-Democratic
declaration of principles adopted at
Chicago.
THE MONEY QUESTION.
1T was there said that the money
question is paramount to all others,
and the Democratic party was commit
ted to the mischievous and impossible
fetch of the free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1 without awaiting similar ac-
ton by other great commercial ma
tions. And the dollar so to be coined
is to be full legal tender equal with
gold for all public and private debts.
Apparently recO Ognizing the inherent
weakness of such policy, it is backed |
by the threat of a force bill which will
take from citizens the right of con-
tract. The declaration is accompanied |
by Misrepresentation as to the lang
uage of the constitution, by fallaciOus |
laws, and by a pueTile declaration that |
those who believe in a gold standard |
under existing circumstances are de- |
vOcated thefree and unlimited coinage of !
truth is, no Democratic leader ever ad- !
voted the free and unlimited coinage of |
silver and gold at any fictitious ratio, |
and no Democratic platform ever asked |
Democrats to subscribe to the dogma of |
coinage of gold and silver at the ratio |
other than that favored by Jefferson
to-wit: the commercial ratio.
metallic money is the fire. Any coin |
which is not worth as much without as |
with the insignia of the mint, is dis |
honest and no Democrat can subscribe |
to a dishonest public policy no matter |
how it may be disguised.
.'F1uctuating unstable money |
means now, as it always has meant in |
creased financial paralysis and contin- |
ued distress We believe in bimetaI- |
lism whenever practicable; without the |
cooperation of the great Commercial. |
nations, the hope thereof is but a the
ory; and until such time the United |
States cannot maintain it's money at |
par, nor continue its stability, on any /
other basis than that of sold
1t is as idle to say that congress
can create value as it is to say that it /
could change the law of gravitation
We are opposed, therefore, not only to
the 16 to 1 theory, but to Bryan be
cause we are unable to tell whether he
is in favor of that faHacy or of the
creed of the Populists to-Wft: the
issue of irredeemable paper money. AS
a candidate he stands upon both the
Chicago and ST Louis platfOrrns and is
seeking the votes of both parties One
set of his constituents insist that he be-
lieves in their halfway fat money. The
other set insist that he believes in their
more thorough doctrine of absolute fiat
and is only using the 16 to / |
dodge as stepping stone to the end
which they desire
THE country needs financial rest
This distressing period of stagnatfon
end until it is definitely settled
that the American people cannot be in
duced to change that infiexibie deter
nlfnatiOn which has marked its entire |