Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-29
FIVE HUNDRED REPUBLICANS MEET
TO TALK POLITICS.
UNANIMOUS AS TO CURRENCY
ALL AGREE THAT THERE MUST RE
SOME REFORM.
A Great Deal of Talk Against CIV
il Service LAW, but Mostly by
Disappointed OHceseckcrs
-Fairbnnks and Mount
Speak.

Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 2S.--f'ive hundred
representatives of the Republican, party of
Indiana outside OF the city Of Indisnapo-
lis. attended to-day's conference. The
meeting was for talk and little else. and
was the largest off year meeting the party
ever held. The meeting was held little
later in the year in order that the United
States senator and the Republican repre-
sentat!ves might be here. and they all
came. The influential men in the party
were encouraged by the statements of the
senators and representatives that there is
hope for currency reform such as will tend
to set the party right before the people.
The unanimity of the party in the state
on tho proposition that the currency must
| be reformed surprise TO Il good many
of the men attending the conference. The
Democrats, 1t was averred. will declare for
free silver in their next state platform,
and the Republicans VIII. of course, take
the opposite ground. In the event of the
failure of congress to take action looking
to the reform of the currency, members OF
the party said the party in this state would
go into the state campaign embarrassed
| and on the defensive from the start.
| In the hotel lobbics there was a great
dea! of talk against the civil service law
| but it came largely from men who made
application for office Immediately after the
nomination OF Mckinley and have been dis
| appointed. The prominent men OF the party
agreed that no one need fear that the
| Republicans of Indiana Will ever declare
against the law.
| The chief speakers We're United States
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks and Gov
ernor James a. Mount. Senator Fairbanks
| paid a high tribute to the president. He
| said:
| In my humble Judgment. more patri-
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| the chair of the chief executive"
| Senator Fairbanks expressed the belief
that the Dingley law will bring people
blessings and prosperity equaled only by
| the Mckinley law itself.
| Some of our Democratic friends say It
| will not raise revenue sufficient for the
| eovernment-that it is not raising sufficient
| revenue now. This is true as to the pres
ent. Why? Because previous to the en-
| actment of the Dingley law, millions and
| millions of dollars in products made by.
| foreign hands We're sent into this country.
| Foreigners knew the best friend to them
| was the Wilson bill. and that its doom
| After these products. sent to us by the
| swiftest ships which plow the seas. are
! consumed, we shall have sufficient revenue
from the Dingey bill. The bill will vim
for itself than any Republican can speak
| for it
| on the SUBJECT OF currency reform, Sena-
tor Fairbanks spoke as follows: our
| Democrat friends said to the gold Demo
| Gratis. the Republican party will not keep
| faith with you; when the Republicans de-
| C!ared in favor of sound money at St
| Louis. they did not mean it. The Republi-
| can party, with Mckinley as our leader
| intends TO keep faith. to preserve the gold
standard unimpaired to the American peo,
| pie. The currency question is n great ques
| ton. and to 1t the president of the United
| States and his advisers are addressing
| themselves with ardor and intelligence.
saw the president but day before coming
| here. l asked him If he had any messag,
for the Republicans of Indiana. He com.
| missioned me to say 70 you that he CRATE
| fully remembers the enCoura cement ant
assistance which the Republicans of thi.
splendid state have given him heretofore
ana he further said, I'm going to keep tht
bond. / am going to vindicate the sount
money plank in the st. Louis platform
| "A party which keeps faith with tn,
American people will, in my Judgment b,
supported and sustained by them. No party
can afford to vary from Its platform
the coming session of. congress the grea
currency question will bs in debate. / can
not foretell what will be the result OF tn,
issue, for. unfortunately. We have a ma
iority only in the house. In the senate tn,
free silver Democrats. free silver Repub
jority. Whether we can pass through th'
| senate any measure that will cOmend i.se
| 10 the conservative Judgment of the Amer
| ican people: | cannot say: But | do be
lieve the American people will give III
credit for an honest. determined effort an,
that effort they will surely witness. II w.
| fail it will not be because of any lack q
| determination and perseverance in purpos,
on the part OF the Republicans of thu
| United States senate"