The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-17
The Missouri Democrats.


ST. LOUIS, July 10.-The democratic state
convention met at Jefferson City at IL
a. m. General John A. Hockaday was
Temporary chairman, who in brief address
endorsed the policy OF paying national bonds
in greenbacks and giving the country less
bonds and more greenbacks. The usual
committees were appointed, and the con-
yention took a recess until o'clock. The
convention reassembled at 2 p. m, but none
of the committees being ready TO report
several delegates were called on and made
speeches; among them, Ex-Governor Wood
son, who. among other things, said the
man whom the democrats had elected
to the presidency when the crisis
came proved himself unequal to the con-
test. and If he had had the courage of Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, and bad stated
TO the people of the United States, You
have elected me 10 the first Office in your
gift, and by the eternal God will be pre- ST.
dent" he would now ne president.
James o. Brodhead, of st. Louis, was
elected permanent president, with vice
president from each congressional district;
4. a. Lesseur secretary, with five assistants.
The committee on resolutions was then ap-
pointed, and after an absence of some time,
during which several more speeches were
made principally on the financial question,
Ex-Governor Woodson reported the follow.
ing platform:
The democratic party of the safe of Mis-
souri, IN convention assembled declares its
confidence in and mistaken adherence to the
great principles of democratic representative
government; Its devotion TO the national
Union and constitution, with the amendments
thereto; its answering maintenance OF the
following principles, namely, strict subOrdin-
alton of the military to the civil power, OPP
position TO large standing armies IN time OF
freedom from all interference by the officers
of the federal government, civil or military; a
profound respect for the popular Will, fairly
and legally expressed at the ballot box; a fixed
purpose to expose AMI punish all political
fraud and corruption; the political equality OF
all citizens; the largest right of individual
liberty consistent with the rights OF others;
The universal education and general and
active participation by the body OF
the people in public affairs. We
congratulate the country upon the fact that
nearly IL years from the Cessation of HOSTILE
ties stateO peace in accordance with the con-
stitution and laws has been reached IN our
southern states.
?. We solemnIy arraign and condemn the
high electoral commission as faithless 10 the
people of the United States in refusing TO in
vestigate and expose the wicked and glaring
last presidential election was defeated. Its re-
fusa1 to 90 so was in violation of the spirit of
while ths decision made by the Forty-fourth
congress Of the question as TO who should be
president Of the United States for the present
presidential term was in our Judgment final,
that decision ought not to preclude full in
veStigatiOn aud exposure Of the frauds con-
nected with the election and the que account
ability Of all who were guilty concerned with
them, and we heartily commend the action OF
the majority OF the house of representatives
in pursuing such investigation.
3. We regard the national banking system as
being oppressive and Cumbersome, and de-
from circulation OF all bank
notes end the issue OF legal
tender notes in lieu thereof, and in quantities
from time 10 time sufficient to supply the
wholesome and necessary business demands
Of the entire country. and that all greenbacks
so issued shall be used in the purchase and n =
Iirement OF the bonds of the United States, S }
that the interest bearing debts of the try
may be lesseDed TO the extent of the green
backs thus put in circulation. Legal tender
notes commonly called greenbacks should be
made a legal tender in payment of all debts
are in the terms of the original contract ex-
presSly made payable in con.
4. That the right to coin money and regulate
the value thereof can be exercised un-
der the constitution by the congress
alone, and that the possession of the
power imposes toe duty OF It's exercise
to the extent OF ell gold and silver
bullion offered for coinage at the minis of the
United States, and we regard the limitations
and restrictions imposed by congress upon
coinage of silver as impolitic and unjust, and
should At once be removed.
j. THAI return TO specie payment is impos-
sfoIe in the present financial condition Of the
country, aud we demand the immediate and
unconditional repeal of the act Of congress OF
January J, 1910, known as the resumption act
holding the same 10 be unwiSe ana ruinOus u
the interests of the people.
.. The policy inaugurated ana malntalnel
by the republican party OF contracting the ac-
tive circulating medium OF the country, con
stituting, as all admit il does, the standard Of
the value OF the property aud product of the
country, and requesting as well the prices
paid for all labor, stands prominent in the
long list OF its oppressive measures as the most
stupid, inexcusable and oppressive of them all
being opposed TO all monopolies and all law
discriminating in favor OF one class of our peO
pie at the expense or and 10 the prejudice o.
all others. We declare an unqualified hOStll
tty 70 all protective tariffs, and demand thai
there shall be a tariff for revenue only.
z. The democracy tenders to the debtor and
labOring class of the country its warmest sym
pafhy, and pledges itself at the earliest practi
cable moment to revise the cruel and destruc
tive policy OF the republican party which
brought ruin upon them. We demand that al