The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-07

Democrat who attended the popecrat
convention in Chicago as a delegate
or as an alternate went on a pass. They
went on railroad transportation, and we
paid our fare. I will say, further than
that, that some of these very men who
have denounced this movement as be-
ing prompted by the railroads now ride
on passes, while the sound money Dem
ocrats thus far pay their fares. tried
to get transportation for the Kansas
delega ton, but could not do So They
did not receive the courtesy that the
pOpocrats did. think it would be wise
in some of these kickerS to let the sub
ject drop.
''I will say further, that the campaign
conducted By the DemOcratic-Populis
silver trust will expend one hundred
dollars where the sound money men
will spend one, and they have received
transportation in the same proportion.
I do not care what they do, nor how
they do it; how they conduct their cam
paign and what methods they use, as
long as they give the sound money men
the privilege of conducting their own
affairs in a quiet, digni1ed, determined
sort of way
DO you expect to conduct any cam
paign in this state?"
4 am unable to state just now ex-
actly what will be done, but I will be
able to do so in a week or ten days.
I will say this, though, that the COM
mittee will organize and we expect to
make such an appeal to the good old
Democrats who hesitate or doubt about
their duty as we think will win them
over to our ticket.
I'VE expect to send them literature,
speeches of prominent Democrats,
strong articles upon the financial and
other questions, and in this way try if
possible to keep alive the organization
that went out of existence in this state
six years ago through the treachery of
those supposed to be it's friends and
leaders. If this will not have the de-
n G I
and I think I speak the sentiment of
the rest of the committee, we have ex-
hausted all the resources at hand.
Our numbers are limited; the sin
ews of war are also limited, and we
will have to make the fight the best we
can. I have thousands Of letters from
good old, substantial Democrats from
little towns, hamletS and from country
places, saying that they wanted to vote
for the straight, clean, old fashioned
Democratic ticket. It has been my
observation that the average man who
has yielded to the free silver heresies
cannot be moved by argument; he has
partaken of the loco weed; 1t has af-
fected his brain and the sound money
Democrats cannot do anything with
him. 1 shall cheerfully turn this WOr-
thy, but unfortunate brother, over to
the tender mercies of Mare Hanna,
who has an effectual way of dealing
with such men,
with such men.
DO you think that the gold standard
Democrats in this state will assist Nc
Kinley in the electiOn?"
Il can answer this question as it was
answered by one of the orators in the
Indianapolis convention. He remark
ed that it was charged by the Popo-
crats that this movement would Sc
cure the election of Mckinley, and
that he answered it that the action of
the Chicago convention had already
settled that question. If there ever
had been any doubt on earth about his
o1o hO
had come to the rescue and had put at
rest forever and beyond any human
doubt that question, I will say that
have no more doubt about the final re-
suit than I have that the sun will rise
tomorrow ..--.-- ------..-.
s'If I had the remotest desire, which I
have not, to secure the election of Nc
Kinley, the Chicago convention has ia
ken away from me and from the sound
money Democracy, every means to ac-
complish that result
L have never voted the Republican
ticket in my life, and never propose to
do so. have no personal interest in
the outcome except that of a citizen
and of a Democrat who desires to see
his party saved from destruction.
want no Office from anybody, and GER
tainly would not accept one which
came to me from the Republicans.
have never even received a, political
from that party and 1 want
none.
"All I desire in this, is that our good,
old fashioned Democrats who ruled the
so well when successful, and
who stood so firm and loyal in defeat,
Will be moved by their party patriotism
that when the end comes they will
come out of the most destructive, diSaS-
trous defeat and be willing to come
back once more into the organization.
To accomplish this we propose to ap-
peal to their judgment and their bet
ter senses, and not to their passion"