The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-07-27
THEY LAUNCH SILVER DICK
BLAND'O PRESIDENTIAL BOOM,
eIooATHERINc AT sEDALIA
Governor stone. In Ringing speech,
Presents the Name of the Veteran
white Metal Champion before
the People Of Missouri for
the Democratic Presiden-
tial Nomination ip SOC.

SEDALIA. Mo. July 24.--The Bland
presidential boom is thing OF GER
tainty now IL was launched here YES
tcrday by Governor stone himself in
an oratorical effort before about fifty
Democratic editors from all over the
state. The mention of BANDS name
and the connection in which it was
used brought forth a storm of applause
and shouts.
The governor, during lis 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 until you
elect man like Honest Dick Bland for
president Elks hall, in which the
first portion of the afternoon meeting
was held, fairly shook with the enthu-
siastic reception of the sentiment
In spite OF MIR. BANDS seeming in
difference to the chatt and gossip in
connecting his name with that of a
presidential possibility, Il is not denied
10y his friends that Silver Dick may at
tempt TO come before the next national
Democratic convention with hope TO
lead the hosts in the battle under the
free silver banner. lie himself refuses
TO discuss the matter except TO say
that his political aim at present is sim
ply TO get the Democratic party upon
It's feet and to give il an issue, IL
adopted, that will surely mean victory
for another four years.
The conference of Missouri silver
editors was called to order by
William f. Switzler OF the Boon
vile Democrat, and after the
usual preliminaries had been disposed
of addresses were delivered by Tx
Congressman Bland and United States
Senator Cockrell, after which the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Colonel w. +. Switzler, Boon
Vile; vice presidents lone from each
congressional district), first, John A..
Knott, Hannibal; second, Il. f. Blan-
ton, Paris; third, 4. II. Bogie, Rich
mond; fourth, G. +. Cochran, st.
Joseph; fifth, w. ~ Southern, indie
pendence; sixth, G. IL. Whitaker,
Clinton; seventh, T. Il White, Warsaw;
eighth, j. l.. Bell, Fulton: ninth, +. r..
Britt, St Charles; tenth, William Me
Nance, st. Louis: thirteenth, 5. II.
Lewis, Pennington; fourteenth, y. G..
Titweiler, Charleston; fifteenth, O. w.
Bingham, Schell City: secretary, II. j..
Groves, Lexington; treasurer, c. X
Walden, Nevada; executive committee,
TO consist of the elective officers.
AT 2:30 o'clock the meeting was again
| called together at Elks hall, where
Governor Stone made his address.
In addition TO launching Mr.. BANDS
boom upon the presidential seas, the
governor claimed that the issue could
be lodged no longer. lie claimed that
free coinage had been the Democratic
doctrine from the time OF jefferson,
and as monometalism had always been
Republican cry, that those who
wished TO go upon that plutocratic
principle should be read out of the
party. lie said that should the
Democracy, especially of Missouri,
follow the ideas of the national ad-
ministration IL would be confronted
with the impossibility of both great
parties running upon the same issue.
Never before was Governor Stone more
at ease, and never before did he seem
more thoroughly in harmony with his
subject.
At the conclusion OF Governor
stones remarks, the entire delegation,
as well as several hundred visitors and
Sedalia people, went again to Forest
park, where Senator Cock rell spoke
from until o'clock
The editors, after six hours of
speechmaiSing by Governor Stone.
Dick Bland and Senator Coclsrell,
unanimously adopted set OF resolu-
tions setting forth their views upon
the free coinage question.
The preamble gave history of the
free coinage question, and gives it's
views upon the powers of congress to
coin money, regulate the value of for
eign coins and fix the standard of
weights and measures IL also tells
In large figures OF Missouri's output of
wheat in 1879 and its value the wear
before silver was demonetized IL
then compares this valuation to the
output In 1880 and shows a shrinkape
OF a. per cent.
The preamble closes by stating "It
can not be questioned that the Dem
ocratic party of Missouri is i'm the
midst OF great political events and
that still greater are impending. The
national canvass OF 1896 approaches
and unlcss existing conditions change
IN Missouri the genuine friends Of
tue bimetallism viii find them
selves disorganized and menaced
with divisions and defeat. The Demo.
cratic friends OF both gold and silver
are In a large majority In the state.
out of which practical avail is a large
majority without plan Of campaign
and literally without organization.
While all this and more is true OF the
friends OF free coinage in the Demo-
cratic party in the state the advocates
OF the single gold standard are mar
shaliing their forces, be they few or
many, fOr the conflict
Each Democratic free silver editor Of
the state is earnestly request ed To ac-
lively cooperate with the executive
committee of his county in perfecting
q thorough organization Of tie Demo
cratic voters in such mel sures as NAV
be best calculated 10 secure harmony
and activity in the canvass and full
vote and victory at the polls.