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SILVER AT KANSAS CITY.

tional Convention at Kansas City
The work as far as the President
ial nomination is concerned, seems
to be all cut and dried. Mr.
Bryan will be renominated with
out opposition The only points
at issue are the Vice Presidency
and the silver question. Some
democrats wish to be honest on
this question and others wish to
be as honest as they can" 1t is
a regular 'fourteen-hfteen" puzzle
for Democracy to see how it can
form a platform at once pleasing
to Gold Democrats, Silver Repub
licans and Populists. Even the
most partisan democrat can scarce
pretend that there can be any real
honesty iii their stand on the
money question unless a definite
statement is made either for or
against free silver. Reafflrmation
OF the Chicago platform is of itself
a flat and undeniable declaration
in favor of the free coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of 10 to l. Much
as our democratic friends would
like to dodge it, much as they
may proclaim that it is not an is
sue. the American voters will
surely have wisdom and good
sense enough to see through such
a scheme. The people Of the
United States are through with
the silver craze, but they wish to
know that the party asking their
votes is also through with it. No
useless throwing Of mud, or reso-
buttons of sympathy will hide this
issue from the public gaze,
Democracy must frankly take up
the gauntlet and be prepared to
defend free silver as it did in 1896
or it must acknowledge that il
was wrong, that It's financial poll
cy is a heresy, and that the people
We're justified in returning a YER
dict against it four years ago.
1t is amusing to hear the cn-
animous voice with which Demo
Gratis announce that Free Silver is
not an issue. Four years age
they told us that without it we
could have no prosperity The
people have not forgotten these
things. The people know that
Democracy was either stating
falsehoods, or talking through its
hat four years ago, and they art
wondering if that party is not uI
to the same tricks this summer
What adds to this suppositior
upon the part of the people is the
fact that Democracy has the same
mouth piece. William Jennings
Bryan is still its oracle and one
cannot blame the people, if after
his claims of four years ago have
proven entirely false and un
grounded, they should doubt if he
has anything better to offer now
1t must be trif1e humiliating t.
those who left the Rep lblical
party in 1896 on account Of thu
silver issue to see how anxiou
their new party is to shelve tina
issue now. Those who left tn
Republican party, making silve
an EXCUSE viii remain withsDemo
cracy. They would remain Wit
it if it declared for lead currenc,
and a twenty-five hour day
Those who left Republcanisr
: with the silver issue as their REA
son, are beginning to think an
2 many of them are discovering tn
( error Of their ways and are com
I ing back to Republicanism. l
!. Crawford county the old lin
/. democrats. while banking largel
Z on the help of the converts {
{" 1896. are anxiously hoping tha
g their party will free itself frot
g the issue which made these cor
3 verts. We would like to unde,
!: stand the inner workings Of tn
(, mind OF some of these Silver Re
= publican Democrats. We woul
!. like to know what excuses the
3 have to offer to themselves fo
y. their present course Why ca
they not admit that they wer
= wrong, admit that they hay
found Democracy no suitabl
home for them, and come back t
the party that has always give
prosperity TO the American pee
pie.
The delegates badges at kans;
City are TO be made of a bar
oxldlzed silver from which han.
silk flag and medallion 1t