The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-31
"SILVER DICK" BLAND.
LAUNCHED AND RlGGEO FOR THE
PRESIDENTIAL FACE.

PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
Gov. Stone of Missouri. Does the oratoricai
act at the Meeting of Silver Editor---Tr.
Bland Speaks.
SEDAL1A. Mo, July 23.-The Bland
Presidential boom is thing of GER
tainty now. 1t was launched here
today by Governor Stone himself in
an oratorical effort before the free sill
yer Democratic editors The mention
of BANDS name and the connection in
which it was used, brought forth a
storm Of applause and shouts. The
Governor during his remarks had de-
picted the general distress and hard
times daring the recent panic and con-
cluded in his most impressive and sig
nificant style by saying:
And these things will so continue
unless a man like Honest Dick Bland
is nominated for President. > Elks
Hall. in which the first portion OF the
afternoon meeting was held; fairly
shook with the enthusiastic cheering
Of this sentiment.
In spite of Mr.. BANDS seeming in
difference to the chatter and gossip in
connection with his name, as Presi-
Dental possibility, it is not denied here
tonight by his friends that Silver
Dick may attempt to come before the
next Democratic national convention
with a hore to lead the hosts under
the silver banner. He refuses to dis
cuss the matter except to say that his
political aim at presents simply to get
the Democratic party on its feet and to
give it an issue, that if adopted will
surely mean victory for another four
years.
The conference of free silver editors
was called to order at 10 o'clock today
| by President W. f. Switzler, Of the
Bonneville Democrat.
II. J. Grover of the Lexington In
telligener, was chosen secretary. Corn
mittees were appointed on permanent
organization and to prepare an address
to the people of the State in the inter
est of free silver after which the con-
ference adjourned until p. m.
The editors went to Association
Park where Hon. R. P. Bland was
presented to several hundred people
and spoke for nearly two hours. In
his address, which was freqently ap-
plauded, Mr.. Bland said:
There can be no greater question
affecting the welfare of the people
than the question of currency, and we
| are asked to become the advocates Of a
system of currency supplied by Nation
al banks. The power to control the
volume of the money of the country
will necessarily result in the enslave-
ment of the people and the breaking
down of the power of the State. Ifall
! the facts stated in Mr. Carlisle's speech
in Memphis and other places can be
true and if TIE doctrines he advocated
are correct, tlen Democracy as taught
in history anl practised by our fathers
was fraud. Ratio is constitutional
question belonging to Congress, but
| Justice must be done to silver by put
ting it back right where twas in 1878.
The duty Of the present generation
and the present time is to undo the
wrong and wipe outthe crime of 1878.
In conclusion, Mr.. Bland said: In
my opinion, the conspiracy which
seems to have been formed here and
in Europe, to destroy by legislation,
or otherwise from three-sevenths 10
one-half the metalli: money of the
world, is the most gigantic crime of the
age or any other age. The consumma-
ton of such G scheme would Ultimate
ly entail more misery upon the human
race than all the wars, pestllence and
famines that ever occurred IN the his
tory Of the world. We still believe
that silver's restoration is absolutely
necessary TO The prosperity OF this peo-
pie; and we will follow Carlisle and
his record as member of Congress
and not Carlisle and his record as Sec
retary of the Treasury
At the conclusion Of Mr.. BANDS ad-
dress a recess was taken aud shortly
after the noon hours, the editors met
in Elk's Hall and permanently organ
lied. These are the officers elected as
recommended by the committee on Or
ganization. which has been appointed
this morning: President, Gel. W. +.
Switzler, Bonneville; vice president,
one for each Congressional district,
secretary, II. ]. Groves, Lexington; :;
treasurer, G. X. Weldon, of Nevada.
The executive committee to consist of
the elective officers. The 11th and
18th districts are not given representa-
ton, as the convention acknowledges
them as gold bug sections
At 2 80 the meeting was again call
ed together, when Governor Stone
made his address. In addition to
launching Mr.. Bland's boom, the Gov
ernor 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 monometallism had always
been a Republican that those who
wished to 60 upon plutocratic princi-
Piles should be read out of the party.
He said that should the Democracy
especially of Missouri follow the ideas
of the national Administrations it would
be confronted with the impossibility
of both the great parties running upon
the same issue. At the conclusion of
the Governor, remarks the delegation
as well as several hundred visitors and
Sedalia people, went again to Forest
Park, where Senator Cockrell spoke
two hours. At the night session Of
the convention the editors adopted an
address to the people of the State on
the silver question.
= Polite Florida Mob.
LIVE OAK, Fla, July 23.-At 2
o'clock this morning 200 men rode in
to this place and attempted to storm