The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-16

! for Silver Dick" Bland in the Missouri
! state Democratic convention here today.
| The temporary chairman, j. Med. Trim
| bic, after long continued row in the COM
mittee of resolutions, sought to make mat
| tiers smooth in his opening speech TO the
convention by declaring that state conven-
tions did not meet 10 decide natiobai is
| sues nor 10 nominate presidential candi-
| date, nor to create a presidential possibil
| ity. When Governor Stone, who was
made permanent chairman, arose to make
his talk. about the first thing he uttered
| WAS denial of MIR. Trimble's
propositions State conventions, he de-
clared, express the thought of the people
of the state, which was crystalized ut ma
| tional conventions. He was sorry that
rumor made him candidate for the
| United Sta.es senate, \ position he did
not seek. When he shall retire from the
| govsruorsbip, be said einphaticaliy, IL
| would be 10 return to private life. But,
regarding the report which connected
Congressman Bland with the presidential
| nomination of 1896, he wished to say that
| the people could not nominate a more con-
| scientious, faithful and devoted servant.
No.betser man had ever been elected to pub
| lie Office. He Was worthy OF the highest
| confidence Aad if the speaker ever had
him, as he would any otner honest repre-
sentative western Democrat for that high
| Office
The convention had scarcely assembled
| for its afternoon session when there were
| loud calls for "Baud" from all parts OF
the house. The delegates would not be
| quieted until they were told Mr.. Bland
was busy in the committee room and
could net be then seen.
The principal fight in the committee on
resolutions was over the adoption OF the
silver plank. The members We're willing
| to pass over the question Of endorsing the
| Democratic national adm lnistration, but
Governor Stone, with Congressman Bland,
were fat-footed for silver plank
| in the platform and no compromise
| The governors remarks on this subject
| before the convention indicated that his
side was in the minority in the committee,
as he told the convention II was for them
! to say, aud not majority or minority of
the committee, whether or not they were
favorable To bimetallism.
Have you any opinion on this Ques-
tom" said the governor, addressing the
delegates.
Loud and repeated cries of 'YesP' WAS
the response.
s'We want 10 demonstrate" said the
governor, That Wall street cannot cor
rupt, coerce, nor deoauch the Democracy
OF Missouri"
AS the committee on resolutions were
not ready To report the convention pro-
| cesded to the nominations, but before
these were completed the committee OH
resolutions arrived. about 1870 a. m, and
were ready to report Two reports We're
were submitted. The following is e
majority report:
We, the Democracy of the state OF Mis-
souri, III convention assembled, hereby re-
affirm our faith in and adherence 70 the
time hpnored principles OF our party as set
forth in It's state aud n.tioaal platforms
of the past. and express our conviction
that the prosperity of the people aud the
perpetuity OF representative government
depend upon their continued supremacy.
Inspired by these principles. we declare
in favor OF equal rights 10 all and special
privileges to none, local self.government,
the highest possible degree OF personal
liberty consistent with the public good,
aud "A strict construction of the federci
constitution.
We especially reaffirm our devotion to
tie cardinal Democratic doctrine oil abso-
Lutte equality among all CITIZENS and sec
lions IN bearing the burdens and enjoying
the benefits of government, and we de-
nounce ali legislation unjust and un-
DemocraIic W iIch has the effect OF Great
ing partnerships between the government
aud private interests at the expense OF the
great body of our peopie, and we again
assert, as il 1892. that the federal
government has constitutional
power to impose and collect tariff duties
except for the purpose of revenue only, and
we demand that the collection OF such
duties shall be limited to the necessities of
the government honestly and economical
~ administered.
we denounce the Mckinley act as the
culminative outrage OF tariff taxation. and
We unequivocally disspprove OF the action
of every Democratic senator and repre-
sentative IN congress VINO opposes or
delays directly or Indirectly, under any
pretext the passage oil bill decreasing
the import duties imposed by that law.
We favor the imposition Of an income
tax as proposed in the Wilson bill, no., as
Il falsely asserted by its opponents,
for tie purpose OF discriminating
against the wealth OF any section. but
because every citizen should be taxed ac-
cording TO the benefits lie receives from
the protection 10 his property by the gcv-
eminent, and no tax eau be 50 Just as that I
W hiCh is collected, not 10 consumption and
uHprod uct.ve property. but from the ia
comes or profits which really represent the
benefits received by the citizens from just /
AMI equal laws.
We denouuce as un-American and ur-
democratic the system OF taxation on con-
sumption only now advocated 10y RepubIi- |
cans and pretended Democrats, uuder !
which tue poor pay the same or greater I
taxes than the ricH.
Where's, The constitution o, the United (
States provides that congress shall have 1
power TO coin money, regulate the value I
thereof, and Of foreign coins, and also 1
provides that no state shall .
coin money or maize anything but gold /
and silver coin legal tender IL payment Of !
debts: hence we declare it TO be duty en- |
ioinea upou congress by the constitution I
10 coin bosa gold and silver money for tie /
Z nuf NJ frrks fs~H
power 10 refuse the coinage OF either /
metal
We therefore demand the free bimetalIic /
coinage Of both gold and silver and the /
restoration Of the blmeiail.c standard as 1
it existed under our law Tor over eighty i
years prior - the demonstration Of ths /
sisudard silver dollar IA ls73. and should /
il become necessary. IA order 10 Hlaintaln 4
the tEo metals iB Circulation 20 rcaGIgst 4
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gold has risen OF silver has fallen ard i
whether there should be q Change % The 1
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hath creditor and deo1cr sbaii be Preserved 4
alike. kzv!ng in view the estnsBds CT 10. i
people fos al sdso 9afe circulating noS35uu-
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r.oucuaefAl!isIS, bat that both shouIa t- i
coined az sgch ratio AZ viii i1silJaia TIE
TWO metals n circ1Lasion-
We insist upoa tie Democratic dcctrias 4
Of jackson ssd Bsotre, that ali Ea0sey 1
ssaed by TIE authority OF congress sh&i.
Dc issued aud SIS yal1e maintained sT sas i
goveTzulsDi. thst We are oppo~ed 10 farm
iag oaf 70 nsfzozzl banks tee rlges 10
issue eiFC1 q tx cots. Ssat sc are OPP
g-oSeS' 20 zpY far Der incr-rse OF tie sc.sr-
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