The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-10

gives them a monopoly in the home
markets. Besides, the moneyed
interests of the country, and espcc-
tally the capital invested by way of
loans, have the advantage in the
rise in the value of money, in which
the principal and the interest of the
loans are to be paid. But the great
farming and debtor people, or debtor
class, of the west and south, who,
for the purpose of developing their
section of the country, are very
largely in debt to capital the most of
which is located in the east, are also
the producers of articles for export
and depend upon the price of those
articles to pay the interest and prin-
cipal of their debts.
1t is very evident. therefore, that
the agri 'ultural people of Missouri III
common with the agricultural people
Of the west and south are more
interested in the question of restora-
ton of the standard Of value, based
upon the free coinage of silver as
well as gold, than any other political
question now ~agitating the public
mind. for it is evident that the resto-
ration Of the bimetallic standard will
utilize the silver of the world ar
money in equal debt paying power
with gold, will give a broader basis
Tor money of ultimate redemption,
and in this way will tend to raise
k"ts " : the world and to keep those
prices steady and more uniform.
instead of, as to-day on the gold
standard, a constantly falling market
for their products.
Frcer trade, which would give
them the right to sell their products
in the markets of the world, without
being taxed on their sales, and free
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tain the price of products. are the
two great questions for which the
F., contend in order in the future tc
gradually relieve themselves from
debt and to have money of their own
to loan. Missouri is one of the great
western states, and especially is
Missouri a representative democratic
e state. Unless Missouri speaks out
on these questions in unmistakable
' language at the Kansas City state
convention, demanding the restora-
ton of the standard silver dollar to
its. original right of free coinage at
; our minis and demanding freer trade
IT for the agricultural people of this
country in the markets of the world,
K, Missouri will fail of doing her duty
AS Il great democratic agricultural
y state. There must be no uncertain
sound in these declarations. The
Chicago platform has been construed
to mean the repeal of the Sherman
N law and no more coinage of silver
except by issuing bonds to procur,
i, gold to put behind the silver dollar
or by international agreement. TIL,
Chicago platform is construed b,
n eastern democrats one way and b,
"a western and southern democrat
n the very reverse of what has beef
the administration action upon tina
d platform.
There need not be any misunder
n standing about a platform on silve
and should be none, Any doubtful
meaning or double meaning o
straddle will weaken the party il
Missouri and in the west. No leader
A. ship can come of doubtful an,
if dubious declarations. The platform
ID must be plain, emphatic and bold
,r Hence a simple declaration in favo
ID of restoring the standard silve
to dollar to its equal rights at tn
4 minis as existed prior to 1873 wi
give plain sailing to the Democrat
l. party of Missouri on this questio
r and put it to the front in its leader
To ship,
l. The mere declaration for tn
Id free coinage of silver is meaningless
Id Some would say ''yes, but put
re ton of silver in the dollar.n TIL
l. free coinage of silver with certai
IN safe guards, as mentioned in tn
lie Chicago platform, the administra
tions CONSTITUTES to mean the issuin
" of bonds to get gold to redeem silve
or with.
at What the people of Missouri wan
r and the south wants, is the restora
OF ton of the standard silver dolla
he the repeal of the unfriendly Sherma
tie act of 1873 and put silver back [
ets where 1t was before it was demone
he tized. On that issue the democrat
party of Missouri can win. Witho,
OF it its convention will be a usele,
he ceremony. r. p. BLAND.
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of CROWNS VERSUS BOOKS.
oh Archbishop Fenelon.
no If the crowns of all the kingdom
OF the empire were laid at my feet