The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-18

tentlary.
The weekly edition Of the Louisville
COurier-Jo Henry WsttersOn'S paper
Is falling OF rapidly since that paper has
come out squarely for tho gold standard.
Kentucky farmers don't think that way.
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Della
ware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, indiana,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, South CarOllns, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia and West Virginia have Demo
cratic Governors.
A special election to choose a successor
for Congressman Grain (Dem.) Of Texas,
who died recently, will be held April Z.
His majority over the Populist candidate IN
1894 was 1856, and II is believed that the
majority win now be overcome.
Senator PETER has mentioned Governor
Holcomb Of Nebraska frequently as q man
who would be an honor to the nation and
the POpulist party in the Presidential
chair The Governor objects and thinks
that Senator Allen should be the nominee.
The redeemer Attorney General OF Ne
braska has rendered an opinion In which
he holds that mutual fire insurance cOmpa-
mics cannot do business In that State. This
is what George 7. Anthony thinks about
fraternsl life organizations in Kan.
sas.
Henry Clews, the Wall street Hnsncier,
in his weekly letter dated February Is:
1.-THE treasury has very wisely determined
to place an important portion Of its re-
Gently funded loan on deposit with the
banks that have most literally subscribed
for the bonds.
Ex4Lieutenant- Governor Barney Gibbs OF
Texas: "Thes statesmen at Washington
have busted the country and hung $500, OOO,.
600 Of interest bonds on the naval cord Of
poSterity, but we still have contingent
funds and garden seeds as an inducement
to vote the straight ticket"
There is only one Populist in the Ohio
Legislature, Recently he introduced 2
cent railroad fare bill. or course it will
not pass nor even be considered, but the
roads are already distributing circulars
among their employees In which 1t is claimed
that the passage Of such bill would mean
reduced wages.
The delegates elected to the Republican
national convention up to March 10 were
instructed as follows: Mckinley 70, ALI
son %, Reed 10, Morton 8, Quay 5, unin-
structed 81. The preferences Of those so
far as known added TO the above would
make the strength Of each as follows Nc
Kinley 81, Allison 81, Reed 81, Morton s,
Quay Is.
Farmers Voice (Chicago); "a Chicago
daily says that II the villainy that has been
developed In railroad management in this
country had developed in any other cOun-
try, good many men would have gone to
the penitentiary, even If they were mil
llonaireS." OF course they would. In an.
other country such robbery Of the public
would have caused an open revolt.
An intimate friend Of Levi P. MortOD'S
gives out the following statement in regard
to that individuals position on the money
question: HE is the enemy Of Aat money.
He is for a currencyOn gold basis. He Is
opposed to free silver. He advocates the
parity Of the metals by international agree
ment only, and thellkelIhOOd or the posi-
bility Of such an arrangement Is 80 remote
that It must be left out Of consideration al
together"
Democrat, Everett, Wash: "We made
just one resolution on January l. That was
never to vote another Democratic ticket