New-York tribune., 1874-09-03
POLITICAL.
THE PEOPLES MOVEMENT IN MISSOURI


APPROVED by THE PEoPLE-NO COMPETITION
FOR THE SEVERAL OFFICES.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE.l ..
JEFFERSON CITY, Sept. 2-The Convention which
mot at the State House in this city to-day was in
fact, though not in name, meeting OF the repre-
sentatives of the people of Missouri. The delegates
who come from about 20 counties of the State were
not generally men who have been prominent in the
politics of the State either locally otherwise
is proved by the fact that those from district
county rarely knew those from another. The ma
jority of them, except those from St. Louis County
were well-to-do farmers, who in their respective
counties exert great influence by their high char
acter and social position. They are mostly
odsh men, or those in middle life, very few young
men being found in the majority of the delegations.
Men who witnessed the Gratz-Brown Convention of
1870 say that this is composed of exactly the same
material, the element, in fact, which, whenever it
has taken hold of any political movement in this
State during the past 12 years. has failed to be
victorious Delegates from all parts of the State re-
port great Unanimity among the Republicans in
support of the peoples movement. with sufficient
Democratic infection to insure the success OF its
ticket if it Is wisely made up.
The Peoples Convention went about its work
with great delberation. At D. m. nothing had
been accomplished beyond effecting permanent
organization and the appointment of the necessary
committees. One of these is a committee composed
of three delegates from each Congressional district to
consider the character and qualifications Of all men
who are suggested as candidates. There isno strug
gle or scramble for any of the offices to be filled
at the coming election None of the candidates for
the nomination have followed the usual custom, and
established themselves and their friends in rooms in
the hotels to distribute whisky and cigars and cleo
1a
almost unanimously of the opinion that the ticket
they put up is to be elected and their only desire
is that it shall be composed of men who will COM
mand the respect Of the people, and insure genuine
reform in the State administration. Since
there are no rings or cques striving to manage the
Convention in the interest of this or that man,
after appointing Committee on Platform and re-
ferrng to 1t some resolutions of the crudest Sort it
was voted adjourn for an hour in order that there
might be a free consultation among the delegates
before proceeding to the more important business
of the Convention.
A PLATFORM ADOPTED DENOUSCING MISRULE AND
CORRUPTION OPPOSING FURTHER CONTRACTION
OF THE CURRENCY, AND DEMANDING RETURN
TO SPECIE PAYMENTs-MAJoR WILLIAM GENTRY
NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR AND s. w. HEADIEE
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.
JEFFERSON CITY Sept. 2.-The Committee on
Platform reported at s! o'clock and the resolutions
were adopted almost unanimously in the midst of
the greatest enthusiasm. They declare that,
as the people have suffered long enough
from disorder and partisan misrule, it is
time for them to take the Government
of thel State in their own hands; they condemn
the custom of electng State and local officers on
national issues as of the chief causes of cor
thnt Gtafn nnf1ia
shall be chosen upon questions of State policy
alone. They declare that order should be
preserved throughout the State, and that the
laws should be enforced without regard to
public sentiment in certain parts of the State. They
denounce prescription account of past differences
of opinion. They declare that all profits derived
from the of the of the State belong to the
State, and that the nominee for State Treasurer
shall pledge himself to account for every dol
lar of it to the State They demand the
strlctest fidelity to every honorable obligation,
State and National. They assert that. as railroad
corporations are the creatures of the Legislature 1t
is the duty of that Legislature, by wise enactments
to protect the people from exOrtion without III any
way impairing the usefulness of these corpora
tons. They ask that the State Constitution be
so amended as to forbid more than one session
of the Legislature in four years, except in cases of
emergency. They oppose all further contraction
of the currency They advise that the people, III
selecting candidates for Congress- choose those who
will protect their local interests see to 1t that cheap
means of transportation to the seaboard be estab-
lished taxes reduced and the bearing debt
of the United States rapidly reduced; and finally
they demand return to specie payments as soon as
it can be done without injury to business.
The following is the full text of the resolutions:
Missouri in view OF the evils which we have been suffer
ing from disorder aud partisan ring rule deem II neees
thereof should take the management OF affairs
Assembled asse { in independent old party
organizations Long and painful experience has
State sdass' and local officers upon National ls:
sues which have nothing to do with State
and local affairs has 70 eS cSnse ose ae ot
decided by such elections and has thus become one OF
,hs ehei n sases sr Gr aSs we believe ia time that
the peonle should conduct their government 10 an ts
sae uRSn ses with referenc to
for their respective duties and questions
OF order ssa and ,a9hf enforcement OF the law cap
ita immigration may be Invited ana that industry
We demand the suppression of lawlessness and mob
violence and the fearless execution OF the laws without
law abiding citizens must be treated with equal
justice and be made to feel t0 mat nrOtced an tne by
government of law All prescriptions on account o
former differences must be suppressed tnat INDUSTRIOUS
Immigrants NAV be attracted this State. Every dollar
derived from the Of the pubic money belongs to the
neople Every officer intrusted with public funds
should pledge himself the Treasurer nominated by
ths Convention stands pledged. to account TO the
Treasury for all interest received from money OF tue
people. -, - uou,,o o.. |
The favorable passage OF such laws may provide for
the proper and safe disposition OF moneys as VIII yield
To the TAXPAYER the revenue derived tnere-
from Honesty Is the best policy for people |
in their corporate capacity. as for individuals NO
oyernment national State local. can serve the IN
teress of the people without strict fidelity TO every
honorable obligation. ,,,,
We are opposed to any further increase OF the public
debt of the state We are opposed to all combinations