The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-07-24
BLAND'S CASTOR In IHB RING
Gov. Stone Launches the MissOu-
rian's Presidential Boom.
SILVER DICK" WILL MAKE A FIGHT
TO SUCCEED CLEVELAND.
Messrs. Horr and Harvey Continue
Their Debate on the Currency
Question Mt the Rooms of the ILL.,
nois Club. at Chicago.

Question Mt the Rooms of the Ill1-
nois Club. at Chicago.
SEDALIA (AIo), July 23.-The Bland
Presidential boom is a thing of certainty
now. 1t was launched here to-day by
Governor Stone himself in an oratorical
effort before about fifty Missouri Demo-
cratic editors from all over the State.
The mention OF Biands name brought
forth storm of applause and shouts.
The Governor, during his remarks,
had depicted the general distress and
hard times during the recent panic, and
concluded in his most impressive and
significant style by saying: "And these
things will continue unless man like
honest Dick Bland is nominated for
President"
The hall fairly shook with the enthusi-
astic reception of the sentiment In
spite Of MIR. Bland's seeming indiffer-
ence, it is not doubted by his friends that
"Silver Dick" may attempt to come be-
fore the National Democratic Convention
TO lead the battle under the free silver
banner.
At the conclusion of Mr.. BANDS ad
dress q recess was taken, and then shortly
after the noon hour the editors met in
Elss Hall and permanently organized.
These are the officers elected: President,
Colonel w. L. SwitZler, Booneville; Vice.
President, one for each Congressional
District; Secretary, ii. j. Groves. Lead
ington; Treasurer. c. X. Waldon, Ne
vada. The Executive Committee is 10
consist OF elective officers. The Eleventh
and Twelfth Districts are not given rep
resentatiOn, as the convention acknoWl-
edges them aa gold bug regions.
1t 1890 O'Clock the meeting was again
called together, when Governor Stone
made his address In addition TO launch
ing the Bland boom upon the Presiden-
tial seas, the Governor claimed that the
issue could be lodged no longer. He
claimed that free coinage had been the
Democratic doctrine from the time OF
Jefferson, and as rnonOmetalilsm had al
ways been Republican cry those who
wished to go upon plutocratlc principles
should be let out OF the party.
At the conclusion of his remarks the
entire delegation, as well as several hun
dred visitors and Sedalia people, went
again to Forest Park, where Senator
Cockrell spoke
At the night session the editors adopted
an address to the people of the
state on the silver question. The pre-
amble, which contains $500 words, gives
a fair history of free coinage Of silver, and
gives lis views upon the powers of Con-
gress to coin money, regulate the value
thereof and fix the standard OF weights
and measures. 1t also tells in large
figures Of MissOurps output OF wheat i'll
1872. and it's value the year before silver
was demoneIiZed. 1t then compares this
valuation TO the output in 1880 and shows
a shrinkage OF II per cent.
Parag Taph 8 says; Some of the OppO-
nents of silver coinage, even among
our Democratic friends, claim to be
bimetallists but oppose tree coinage be-
cause of tue proposed ratio OF 10 to |.
Many conclusive reasons, in our opinion,
justify this ratio, but it may be stated as
a remarkable development of the con-
tention of the enemies of silver coinage
that, while they persistently hold gold
and silver for nearly cent oppose the
ratio OF Is TO /, suggest no other as bet
ter"
In paragraph IL it is said that BIZ
metallism can be successfully main
tanned, and gives France as an illustra-
ton, which had free coinage OF gold and
silver for nearly a century. The section
ends by asking: why don't silver drive
gold out of France ?:'
The preamble closes: "It cannot be de-
MED that the Democracy OF Missouri is
IN the midst OF great political events, and
that the still greater are pending The
national canvas OF 1896 approaches. and
until existing conditions change in Mis-
souri,. the genuine friends of true bimet-
allism will find themselves disOrganiZed
and menaced with divisions and defeat.
The Democratic friends Of free coinage of
gold and silver are in q large majority
in the State, but OF w hat practical avail is
large majority without plan OF cam
paign and literally without orga nization.
While all this and more is true Of the
friends Of tree coinage In the Democratic
party in the State. the advocates of the
single gold standard are marshaling
their forces, be they few or many, for the
conflict"
These are the resolutions adopted:
ReSOtUcd, That the Executive Commit
tee of this body be authorized to consti-
tute a bureau to act in cooperation with a
similar bureau which it Is hoped that
the Democratic State Convention will ap-
point.
ReS0Iued, That each Democratic free
silver editor of the State is earnestly re-
quested TO actively cooperate with the
Executive Com mittee of his county in
perfecting true organization OF the
Democratic voters u such methods as viii
secure harmony and activity in the cam
Vass and full vote and victory at the
polls.
RcSO{Ued, That we will as one man op-
pose every effort, no matter from what
source inspired, TO commit tho Demo-
cratic party to the Republican policy of
gold and monometallisn, and that we will
in the future, in the past, fight with
unfaltering courage for the old Democratic
doctrine of bimetalism, by which we
mean free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver on equal terms and of the
old valuation of 10 to /.