The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-30

is a remedy for the present ills It is
the restoration by law to It's ancient
constitutional and lawful place along
side of gold, of the silver dollar with
free and unlimited coinage for both at
the ratio of 16 to / and both endowed by
statute with full legal tender power in
payment of all debts public and pri-
Vate. With such legislation accomplish
ed, national bimetalliSnl will exist, and
international bimetallism will soon fol-
low and the peoples OF the earth VIII be
free from the tyranny OF selfish money
7AI other questions sink into insig-
nif1cance compared with that of the re-
stCratiOn of the Dollar of the DaddieS.'
Let that be our war cry and make that
the end and aim of our warfare.
Victory thus won will be but the
prelude to that much greater victory
we shall win when, in 1900 under the
leadership of William J. Bryan we shall
sink the golden idol in the sea of eter
nal ObScurity, harmless forever more.
Just before the convention was called
to order a large gold cross was carried
into the hall. 1t had as ornaments the
crown of thOrns and clock indica ting
16 minutes to l o'clock. 1t was quite
large and as it formed the center piece
among the floral designs about the
stage Chairman Sloane in gesture point
ed to ii with great effect as he proceed
ed with his vigorous speech There was
also a living white rooster posted on the
stage to add to the enthusiasm.
The speech of Chairman Sloane was
frequently interrupted with the widest
demonstrations of applause, especially
in his references to silver. The key
note of everything was silver. The glee
club that entertained the large audience
in the early hours sang on the silver
songs and it was on the silver chords
that Chairman Sloane struck the re-
SpOnses.
The greatest demonstration of the
morning followed that part of Chairman
SlOane's speech in which he referred to
W. J. Bryan as the leader of the silver
% Of was oil
max that the speaker closed his key
note speech.
The committee on rules and order of
business made the usual report with
the exception of a supplemental report
on the question of leaving d vacancy on
the state ticket to be filed by the state
league of silver Republicans.
a COMMUNICATION was then presented
from the POpUlist state committee also
asking for a place on the Democratic
state ticket with a view to- fusion.
The special report and the commune
cation to give the silver Republicans
and the Populists each place on the
state ticket were laid on the table after
q heated discussion.
After the adoption of the report of the
credentials committee, the temporary
organization was made permanent
Gen. A. J. Warner, as chairman of the
committee on resolutions, reported the
platform, which was loudly cheered and
adopted.
Gen. Warner explained that the COM
rnittee was unanimous in presenting the
majority report that covered ably the
financial question, but that two supple
mental resolutions would be offered by
a minority of the committee.
All the resolutions on Cuba, tariff and
everything else, were thrown away
The Chicago platform is reaffirmed and
that part of it which refers to the hnan-
cial question is re-incOrpOrated in the
same language as used at Chicago. This
is all the platform that Mclean wanted
in the state convention last year and
it is all he wanted at Chicago.