The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-06
For Bland and SiIyer,

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seem to know what they want and
have spoken out in meeting. L. d.
Gordon, chairman of the county
committee, called the committee to.
gether, and on last Saturday, by n
vote practically unanimous adopted
the following resolutions:
Whereas, our people have forever
progressed and prospered under the
free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver as primary redemp-
ton money; whereas, in our opinion,
the money question is now and will
be and should be the vital and leading
issue in the next presidential cam.
paign;
Whereas, the success Of tie Demo.
cratic party and any issue depends
largely upon the thorough party
organization under strict and we'll
defined lines;
Whereas, we believe that the pres.
ent and past business and commercial
depression and general hard times
has been due to and occasioned by
the decentralization of silver and the
unjust. discrimination against silver in
our laws;
Resolved. therefore, by the demo.
cratic county committee, representing
the organized democracy of Cole
county, that we demand the restora.
ton Of silver to position it occupied
in our coinage before the disastrous
act of decentralization by the Rcpub,
lican party in 1873, and that we de
mand the free and unlimited coinage
of both gold and silver at the rate O
lG 10 /, without waiting for thu
consent OF action of any nation OF
earth;
Resolved, that we are and we be
live that the overwhelming majority
Of the Democrats of the state are il
favor of the free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver at tn,
ratio of l6 to /.
Resolved, that we believe the DO.
sition OF our party on this vita
question should be unequivocally
declared and defined at an earl,
date that it should be submitted tt
the democratic voters of the stat,
and that the will of the majorit,
should govern and the minority yiel,
thereto; that w here )y request th,
Democratic state central cOmmitte
of Missouri to call a convention a
an early date, not later than Angus
10, next, for the purpose of givinI
public expression to and fully declsI
ing the position of the Democrat
party Of the state on this questio
and more perfectly organizing GU
party in tnis state, and we hereb
call upon the member of this dis
trict, Mr.. j, W. Zevely, to use hi
uttermost endeavors to secure til
compliance Of the state committe
with this request.
Resolved, that a copy of thes
resolution be sent to the chail
man of the state central con
mittee of this state and our membt
OF the state central committee.
Resolved, that we declare on,
selves in favor Of the honest, bra,
and faithful Richard p. Bland
Laclede county, Mo, the recognize
. leading champion of the white met
t in the United States, for presidel
, in 1896.
Resolved, that precinct meetings !
t held by the Democrats of Go
county on Saturday the 18th of Jun
at 2 p. m for the purpose of cleo
ing delegates to a county conventiC
s to be held in this city at such tin
v ia the chairman of the county CO
i trail committee may designate,
: consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of recol
mending to the state committee 4
holding Of a state convention, al
n to elect delegates to the same il call
J. and to transact such other busine
rs may come before the ~conysntic