Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
THE REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
At the Convention Old "Hoss" FIlley
Run Things as He Pieased-The
Platform.

the following State ticket here to-
day. Boss Filley, of the "hood
lum" element, had things pretty
much his own way.
THE TICKET.
! For Supreme Judge-W. NJ. Rob
!inson of Jasper county
For Railroad Commissioner-Jos
Flory of st. Louis.
For Superintendent of Public
Schools. r. Kirk of Jackson
county.
! For Chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee-Chauncey [. Filley
of st. Louis was chosen.
! THE PLATFORM.
After sitting in continuous ses-
sion for seven hours, the Committee
on Resolutions could reach no agree
ment on the A. P. A. question. The
religious question would not down
until, in desperation, the committee
sat down on both the A. P. A. mem.
bers and those who wanted to in
sert plank condemning that Or
ganization.
at 1920 O'Clock Chairman Frank
of the Resolutions Committee ap-
peared with the platform. He was
greeted with cheers and as he pro-
ceeded to read it each plank was
received with applause, that relat.
ing to money being especially we'll
received. At the last moment Col.
onel Kerens was prevailed upon to
permit the A. P. A. question to re-
main in the shade, and did not
carry out his purpose to bring the
war into the convention. After the
adoption of the platform, Chauncey
l. Filley of st. Louis addressed the
convention. At the conclusion of
Mr.. Filley's remarks the convention
adjourned sine die.
The report of the Committee on
Resolutions, which was unanimously
adopted, declares: The Democrat
ic party has been in complete con-
troll of this Government for a period
of the past IS months, and during
that time condition of affairs
confronts the country that beggars
description and causes the people
to look to the future of our nation
with distrust and undisguised
alarm. Therefore, the Republicans
of the State of Missouri present the
following declaration of principles ::
We again declare for system of
protective duties, adjusted SO that
every American resource can be de-
veloped by American labor, receiv'
ing American wages; and we insist
upon tariff that will accomplish
these ends. We have but to men,
ton the disastrous results that have
followed the mere menace of free
trade as conclusive evidence of the
wisdom of the Republican policy in
the past upon this subject. We
favor the enactment of laws that
will prohibit the immigration of
Anarchists and demand the strict
enforcement of the immigration
laws.
We reaffirm the answering de-
votion of Missouri Republicans to
the supreme and sovereign right of
every qualified voter, rich or poor,
native or foreign born, black or
white, to cast the free ballot in a
public election, and to have that
ballot counted as cast, and we con-
denim all impediments under cover
of law preventing qualified voters
from depositing their ballots and
having them counted.
We extend to the people of Hawaii,
in their struggle to establish and
maintain liberal and free institu-
tions for their Government, our
hearty sympathy, and we assure
them that the conduct of the pres
ent administration in its endeayors
to force upon them by hostile men
ace corrupt and semibarbarous
monarchy does not meet with the
approval of the American people.
We declare that the interests Of
all the people demand that every
dollar, paper or coin, issued by the
Government, shall be as good as
any other dollar.
We savor the largest possible
coinage of silver that is consistent
with the permanent maintenance
of equal purchasing and debt-pay-
ing power of all dollars in circula-
ton.
We do not want monometalIism
of either gold or silver, and we
pledge ourselves to continue to work
for bimetallism, to be brought about
by all means within the power of
the Government.
The Republican party, ever mind.
full of the patriotic services and sac
rifices of the veteran soldiers OF the
Republic, reafiirms its position in
favor of liberality to the nations
defenders. We favor the granting
of pensions to all honorably dis.
charged Union soldiers and sailors
whose disabilities or necessities
Justly entitle them thereto.
! And We unqualifiedly condemn
the illegal action of the Pension
Department of the party in power.
Many silver Dollars Coined.
! WAsHIsGToS, Aug. 16.-Reports to
| the director of the mint show tina.