The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

compromise with Spain which may be
accepted by a weak and vacillating ad-
ministratiOn is what Republican leaders
fear, rather than Democratic friendship
or sympathies for anything that is
Spanish.
Taking I'D the financial question ex-
Senator Hill said:
Our opponents seem much disturbed
because in this state campaign we pre-
fer to regard state issues as paramount.
We have not repudiated or abandoned
any national issues, but they have sim
ply been held in allegiance until a more
convenient season 1t is a safe rule
not to cross any bridges until we reach
them-and the national campaign OF
1900 can easily take care of itself.
The Republican anxiety about the
silver question is very painful indeed.
They seem to be borrowing trouble be-
cause of some anticipated or suspected
danger to the country, arising out of
the apprehended coinage of silver dol
lars at some future time. They are
constantly harping about fifty cent
dollars, as though they did not know
that the silver coinage question has
been partially settled-at least for the
time be1ng-thrOugh the action Of the
last Republican congress, with the ap-
proved of President Mckinley himself.
1t seems to have escaped the attention
of the average Republican orator that
IN June last a bill was passed by a Re
publican congress, and approved by a
Republican president, which among
other things, provided as follows:
treasury is hereby authorized and di-
rected to coin into standard silver dol
lars as rapidly as the public interests
may require, to an amount, however,
of not less than one and one-half mil
lions of dollars in each month, all of the
silver bullion now in the treasury pur-
chased in accordance with the provis-
ions of the act, approved July IA, 1890,
entitled, etc.
1.-The amount Of the silver bullion in
question in the treasury thus required
to be coined into alleged fifty cent dol
lars, IS Sufnc1ent to occupy our minis
in coinage for the next two years and
there seems to be no necessity from &, pO-
ntical standpoint of getting excited over
some future date, which may never ma
terialiZe. Sufficient unto the day is the
good or evil thereof.
1.-THE question Is largely exaggerated
for political effect and is only pressed
now in the hope of disturbing or fright
ening timid business men.
Democratic congressman should be
elected, if for no other reason than to
prevent the passage by the Republicans
in the next congress of another federal
election law which they may attempt to
do if they obtain majority sufficiently
large. While perhaps the danger is not
imminent, am naturally distrustful of
Republican assurances and believe 1t is
unwise to run any risk
Finally, a Democratic house of rep
resentativeS is necessary as a conserv-
alive force to check the countless
schemes which will be attempted to be
fOiSted upon a Republican senate and
president by their political favorites-
schemes of ACKNOWLEDGMENT, dangerous
or doubtful enterprises ostensibly of
patriotic character, and gigantic jobs of
every description which always follow
in the wake of a nations war, especial
~ a war resulting in the acquisition Of
vast and valuable possessions.
mo one political party should have
full swing at such a critical periOd.'A
Mr.. Hill closed with a eulogy of the
candidates for the state ticket and de-
clared that the Democrats would win
because they deserved to win