The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-02
Indications That the Cause is
by No Means Dead.
THE WHY.
Resolutions Cover All the Causes
of Detection.
Ex-COngressman Chas. A. TOwne
to Speak Tonight.

The Free Silver Republican State con-
vention met in Representative hall at IL
o'clock this morning and was called to
order by Webb McNau who was elected
temporary chairman. DR.. Craig of An
derson county was made temporary sec
rotary. Not one speech was made dur
ing the session. About so counties were
represented, the largest delegation being
from Butler county. All the delegates
are full of enthusiasm and hope to be
able to land Chas. A. Towne on the ma
tional Democratic ticket.
After the convention settled down the
chairman appointed the following come
mittees:
Committee on selection of delegates to
the Kansas City conventions. J. Hale,
D. M. Craig. T. NJ. James, N. A. Yeager,
D. Is. Wagstaff, John w. Conway.
Committee on resolutions-R. w. Tur-
ner, D. G TillotSon. T. q. Lawrence, J.
A Davis, N. L. Bowman, c. E. Rough
ton.
Committee on credentials-J NJ. Brown,
J. w. Mccormick. John Weaver, Sam
Jones, DR.. ]. It. Hamilton
Committee on permanent organiZa-
tion-W, T. Clark, D. o. McCray, Sam
uel Parr, ]. @. A. Peyton, c. E. Purvi-
ance.
The chairman did not have a list of
committees in his pocket as is usually
the case and was obliged to ask the con-
vention to be at ease until he could
choose the members.
The report of the committee on reSo-
lutionS was read by r. w. Turner of
Mankato, and at it's close when the
name of w ]. Bryan was mentioned
banner bearing his picture was unfold
ed which started the first hearty APP
plause.
The platform in brief charged that
the Republican party as at present rep
resented had proven recreant to the po-
htica1 tenents that previous to 1896 it
mad announced to the world as basic
and fundamental Republicanism. 1t re-
ferred to plankS from past Republican
platforms from 1856 to 1892 as proof of
the assertion. 1t denounced the present
national administration for it's 'subser-
Viency to England while that bully of
nations aSSaSSinateS liberty and butchers
freedom in the republics of South At
RIGA" and recognized in such action IAN
endorsement of the course of Benedict
Arnold who for gold betrayed America"
1t resolves that our money of redemp-
ton is, and should be both gold and sill
Yer, the money of the constitution and
that the law should not discriminate for
or against the coinage of either metal;''
that permitting corporations to control
the volumes of currency is a menace to
the business of the country, except the
banking business: that the constitution,
national honor, good faith and our plain
duty go with the flag; that the flag is
deflled when carried into any country in
recent currency measure is most vicious
in this-it is against the interests of the
masses and in favor of the banker and
creditor 1t perpetuates a national debt
without reducing the money in circula-
ton. 1t gives the banks the power to
determine how much or how little mon
ey shall be in circulation and control of
the business of the country" 1t re-
solves strongly against trusts and mon
opolies and demands the government
ownership of public utilities; it favors
the income tax and demands legisla-
ton ITO this end as can be constitution
ally enacted and an amendment to the
constitution permitting a just applica-
ton of this principle" Tt demands the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people and resolves
against the increased standing army
but asks a just recognition of the Union
veteran. It declares for organized labor
and in view of the recent strikes
throughout the country concludes that
the prosperity of the country is largely
in the columns of gold standard news
papers. 1t charges that the Republican
party is the follower of Grover Cleve-
land, that it is no longer the friend of
the ex-union soldier except at campaign
times, that colored man is used by the
Republican party only when his vote is
necessary that it is the friend of trusts;