Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-10-03
SOUND ARGUMENT.
Hon. p. L. Bland Answers r. Graham
Frost.
The Latter's FnliaciOus Theories Com.
pIetcIy Exploded.

From the 81. Louis d spatth.
Stolle's hall, at Thirteenth and Biddle
Streets was well filled last night at the
appointed time, So'clock, to listen to
Col. Peter L. Bland make his reply to the
Stole hall speech Of r, Graham Frost.
The speaker was greeted with loud
cheers.
Col. Bland said | appear before you
tonight, by request of II committee, to
discuss the questions now before the peo-
pie, and which will be before them again
two years from now. These questions
are Of greater Importance than any that
have come up since the organization of
the republic, and come flushed with the
qualification olrccent success in Maine and
elsewhere Applause.
Both parties have been pursuing the re-
sumption policy. What matters it to them
whether their pathway is strewn with
Thousands of bankruptcies, or whether
dUwn-troddcn laboring men and women
stavc? John Sherman will tell you that
you are no worse off than the laboring
classes in Europe. 1t makes my blood
curdlc when | hear such sentiments ema-
nate from those who owe their positions
to these same laboring men. Their pres
cnt condition is not the height of am
bition for American laborcrs. Jap
plausc.
one question for us to consider is the
good faith OF the Democratic party in its
financial policy. The Democracy Of Mis-
souri, is not in harmony with its eastern
brethren, and even ii successful, what
good will result? When the financial
question came up before the Jefferson City
convention there was division Of senti-
mcnt. 4 gentleman from st. Louis Col.
Slayback) said You must put greenback
plank in the platform; if you do not an
other party will do so and it will be the
successful party. Another gentleman
CMr IIockaday) said we will do so and
take the wind out of the sails ofth" Green
bu,lcr, This was to head of tuo effects
Of the ,'edalia platform. II wJ already
forcgonc conclusion talt uu party with
ont such plank coU I succeed IHi- Ha,
| the reason for tha insertion uI NIB" green
back plank l'ul It Upr, not amount 90
Imuch-mcrcIy put in % catch votes Uol
Broadhcad, aloaDuldro of t'w Ugmocra-
cy. announced. when Aeu rAn for con-
. Hl'NS III ln' II. .N. N..'.. .|. dllN was tl'Nl-
cd that plattpu we're patches and
sircds put tOgctH, to catch votes, and
meant very little, it anything, That is
probably true with other parties, but our
. platform means the real policy Of the
party, and its principles are to he carried
out in full faith and sincerity. If the
Missouri platform means what it says how
| doe, it happen that Col. Don. Morrison
a rabid hard money man-can say that he
will support the Democratic party? This
| is only accounted for by the fact that he,
too, believes that platforms are framed
only tocatch votes, Applause and laugh
| ter
The Democratic party has Il record upon
| the question of finance. Go back to 1863
and 1866 and look at the contraction pol
/ icy-thc conversion of the circulating
medium into bonds. The circulating
medium in 1866 amounted to $l,S00,OOO,-
| 900. In 1859 the DcmocracyyOtc largely
to change curency-bought bonds into
gold paving bonds The resumption
measure of rS7j was carried by Democratic
votes, for some Republicans voted against
it. In 1876 whom did the Democrats Sc
| lect as their standard bearer? The largest
| bondhodcr in New York, hard money
man. pronounced contractiOniSt-at the
same time overlooking Thurman, Hewitt
and other distinguished lcadcrS-Tilden,
with his barrel OF money. In the matter
of the resumption policy did not the Dem
.ort' outstrip the Republicans in their
zeaD lori,- passage? Applause,
Ami NOW .,utIrmc,. NJ, come TO notice
u..'t..,rl. Tl +br n,morrI, rlrfy as
;n,.rrr,ta. ,.3 talented and 1uoIy ed.
rr,tnI r7rug ,.utIru,,n who promises fo
T."o,n, , tITf, or STRENGTH ;f'E.. effort,
ava o,.Ig RIGHTLY dirarirl-Nr FIRST
/ JTbc sneaker r,aJ extracts from Mr.
| Ernst's En"ecL in Stollr', hnII relative M
tbc ,,nrnhocl nlnnks in fine Deui5.ratir
niotInrms Of Missouri. Illinois and Ohio, |
IIo I', ;nfrmrnts them nil alike. WHY is it
that he makes so little ado over this great
question? Let us assume that these
plmks are put in in good faith. If you
are battling for great principle and wish
to see It carried out YOU would work for It
hard. Won would urge it upon your hear
crs, and not pass it by with Il mere allu-
sion. fit be true that the finance ques-
tion is the great issue in the country, and
that its proper settlement is to be the sal
walton of the nation, then step on board
thc shm that is devoted to this principle,
with no side issues to detract from the
main purpose
The vonng man confesses. when he
nromised that fine Democratic party will
pot 10 so onv more that il has heretofore
ns m a nortv fiat has no such principles legis.
lntrd in favor of Wall street. Now. is it moi
bctter % IN onnite record? The younr mans
statement E,t Is a clean confession ofmisdeed,
boretoinre in the matter of contraction
and resnmntion. Surprising the Demo
cratic % Marty throughout the Union was 4
un;t on thc Jefferson CITY platform. how
mmch c ~ roiicf wonld il afford youY if yor
hnwr nave onv donbts stem ont and on boarf
tbo new, vcssel-the Greenback boat
tGroat onrlnusr
IN rI' l.l,'tn. !. ,;o,, Tho noroorot;,
,,,.,' rno toIaa oI ibc " rat;ent already neSrl,
PPieJ PPiIaJit 70 deaf death. and promises to STOP The
ofIns;op Of blood. but il leaves him right
there to suffer prolonged aronies and tor
tnras Il does not nrom;se 10 cure him
fi fIangbter The C,reenbock partv under.
taIes I 10 cnIe the notient and relieve hi,
smfierngs [Cheers This we propost
to do Inv taking nm the bonds and putting
n larger amount Of money in circulation
In 1866. the most prosperous times the
country over saw. there were 81. 800, ,00O..
] 000 Of currency in circulation. Now there
are only $3.50, 100000. This shows you