Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-08-27
POLITICAL POINTS.
Extract of a Message from Presi.
dent Grant to Be Published.
KENTUCKY COLD DEMOCRATS MEET.
They Adopt Platform and win Send Del
egates to Indianapolis-Wlll Try to
Harmonize Sllyerites--Fus
In Colorado and Idaho.


tract from the message Of President
Grant sent to congress January IA,
1875, announcing his approval OF the
resumption of specie payments. The
object is to show that President Grant
did not know that silver had been de-
monetizei by the act of 1879. The ex.
tract is as follows:
In fact, to carry out the first section OF tne
act another mint becomes necessary win
the present facilities for coinage 1t would Jake
o period, probably beyond that fixed BY law
for final specie resumption, to coin the SILVER
necessary to transact the business OF inc
country. There are now smelling furnaces
! for extracting silver and gold ores Drought
! from the mountains and territories In chicago
st, Louis and Omaha, and as the metal 70 Dc
coined comes from west Of these states, and as
1 Understand the charges for transportation OF
bullion from either OF the cities named to the
mint in PHILADELPHIA or New York amount TO
q for each sl0O0 worth, with an equal ex-
| pense for transportation back 1t would seem q
fair argument in favor Of adopting one or more
of those cities as the place or places for the
| eStaDllSnllltflt VI ucW Cuihihs iuohsis''
KENTUCKY GOLD DEMOCRATS MEET.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 2l.-Kentucky
democrats who are not in sympathy
with the Chicago platform raised their
standard yesterday and the Bourbon
state will lead the procession to In
disnapolis. The convention which
met at Music hall yesterday contained
some 800 delegates, who filled the CEN
tra portion of the hall set apart for
them, while on the stage were many OF
the men who have fought democracy's
bat,les'in the state for a quarter OF
century. The platform declares for
the maintenance Of an honest and
, stable currency on gold standard;
tariff for revenue only; low taxation
and economical expenditure, civil
service reform, the duty Of the govern
, ment to protect the citizen and his
property from lawlessness, an indie
pendent and unintmidated Judiciary,
: the condemnation OF special privi-
leges, sumpluary legislation, govern
mental favoritism, bounties and other
forms Of raternalism and populism,"
and +, hearty Endorsement of the ma
tional democratic administration.
VIII rRy TO uAgMoNlzE sllvERIrEs.
W.su,yeroy Aug. sl.-Chairman
pn,ler viii enter into correspondence
With nonulist leaders and with free
| slrar isadars in various parts of the
| country at once. and epdcavor to eff
: foct an adjustment Of all existing diff.
' culties which will bring the support.
V ers Of silyerand BRYAN into harmonious
j. action The silver arty and populist
+ marty Yesterday moved into headquar
tors with the democratic party in the
Wormlev luildipg. The rooms to be
occunied nv the silver men and the
..1'sts nna ho;no nnt in order 70,
Y poP'i'''' V;ao rha;rma,
t g. - tha sil,er Marty said yes
Y l'e 49, .' ". - s,lror hranch head
s w. .s Wy y, rh;ooro would he ever,
q u. a ~ in,nar,ant as the headouarter,
j. +, ~ w Vs. III md would have cbarg,
~ '. "',,, IN tho yestern states
% ~ 80 NC ~, ,,vo ro v,rsp
phnoo"n a., Ama ., -Colorad,
az. ru oorats eyn,es asS their choic,
ue'nocia'' 49, sos oand;a.tes a.
a'nons us1 -, 800 oa,oss Yesterday suh
.ne se'. H. a go "a q oonfarence com
80 .,..so ~ !, - the most nrominen
y n 49, aa.'ss.ats - tho stato who are to en-
A. a a Tvs Tvs o,ranna a fusion with tn
ID oe"s1. W. 10 s;1rar norties In IN
N popu s4 ~ a1 oamh ination candidates 70
n . .N 49, a.. annortioned the democrat
l. .n ',, 'I Nv thosa ramad NV the CONVEX
t W,,, fo oe t t"v nositions On presidents
s w. fusion ticket was nominated