The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-02
Having Fun With PopuIists.

| As Jerry Simpson says. the Republican
| candidates in Barber county where both
| ne and Chester Long reside, are sure OF
election. There have been fact:onal d.f-
ferences In the ranks of the Populists and
the division has been so great that they
have despaired Of winning
The Republicans. on the other hand
are Jubilant, and as Republicans usually
are when jubilant. are having a tremen-
dous lot of fun with the opposition.
The resolutions adopted by the county
convention show this jovial spirit Clearly.
They are as follows:
Whereas, The returns in the Office OF
the county clerk show that at the general
election held in this county on November
3, 1896, that there were cast Al votes for
the Populist electoral ticket, 3l4 votes for the
Democratic electoral ticket, and 5s7 votes
for the Republican electoral ticket. There
fore, be it
Resolved. That the chairman and secre-
tary Of the Republican central committee
are hereby instructed 10 demand that the
county clerk give the ticket nominated by
this convention the first place on the OFF,
c;al ballot.
We, the Republicans Of Barber county,
in convention assembled. endorse the plat
form adopted by the last national Republi-
can convention.
We endorse the administration Of Presi-
dent Mckinley and we are thankful that
il is apparent everywhere that the Repub-
Ecan party is again in power.
We regret that our opponents who have
endeavored to hold the Republican party
responsible for the hard times of the last
four years. when il was not in power. are
al r. civ -Ia. =.
for the prosperity that has come since 1t
was returned to power.
We are thankful that the great object
lesson that has made It plain 10 all that the
price of wheat does not depend upon the
price of silver.
We are thankful that all parties now
admit that the price of wheat is dependent
on the supply and demand of that product
and not upon the amount of money in cir
culat!on, and we hope that all will shortly
agree with us that the prices of all pro-
duets depend on the same great law OF
supply and demand.
We are thankful that all now admit that
short crops and an increased demand
causes wheat to rise in price, and we hope
TO convince every one that large crops
and a decreased demand will cause wheat
to fall
We are thankful that time has disproved
The charge that We have a dishonest silver
dollar. One year ago it required three
bushels of wheat to get a dollar. II was
honest then. The same dollar can now
be obtained for one bushel Of wheat, and
we believe it TO be honest still.
We are thankful for currency that con-
sists of gold, silver and paper, one dollar
as good as any other dollar, and all as good
as gold. and We are in favor of maintain
ing it in that condition.
We are thankful that since the election
of President Mckinley the boarding of gold
has ceased, and that the statement that
there was no gold in the country has been
proven false.
We are thankful that It has been clearly
demonstrated that the gold standard can
be maintained without issuing bonds.
We are thankful for the record of the
Populist legislature. for we now know the
value of Populist campaign promise, as
well as the value of the average PopuEst
member of the legislature.
We do not believe that the constitution
OF the United States has outlived its use
fulness. and we are not in favor of Kan
sas seeding from the union.
We have respect for the courts and we
believe in law and order.
We refer to the record OF the Populist
party in this county and state TO prove
that its promises of reform and economy
were made only 10 deceive, ard that all
have been promptly broken.
We ask the support OF the voters OF
Barber county for the ticket nominated
by this convention. and we pledge them
that II elected they will honestly discharge