Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-07
DEMOCRATS
Seem to Fill the Woods in Mis-.
souri, State.
FREE COINAGE WITH A WH0OP

Goes Through in the Convention Held at
Psrtls sprinss-Biaud Presides and the
State Central Committee Is Sat Down
Upon-Big Gathering OF the Iowa De-
mocracy with the Same Question In
Front-Political Field Notes.
PERTLE SPRINGS, No. Aug. Free
silver has conquered in Missouri. as 1t did
in Illinois The so-called gold, ''or sound
money" adherents were SO overwhelmed
by the superior generalship and numeri.
ca, strength OF the free silver leaders and
forces that they made but very faint
effort to stay the onslaught OF the white
metal adherents. Bland said in opening
tho convention that tho Democrats Of
Missouri had assembled to adopt resolu-
tions for the free coinage Of silver, to
select a state committee which was In
sympathy with the popular will, and how
we'll his prophesy was carried out the re-
suit of the convention tells. The report
Of the committee on permanent organiZa
ton, which practically SHOWS under the
old committee, was adopted with but one
or two dissenting voters.
Bland Held the Gavel.
The resolution committee report for
free and unlimited coinage at IL to j, re-
gardlcss of any foreign nation, was car
ried with a hurrah and expedition seldom
seen in any convention; and further
more, men were selected TO nominate del
gates favorable to silver to the national
Democratic convention in 1896 As q
whole, the friends of silver are feeling
happy, and congratulations are in order.
The convention convened promptly at p.
H. with Bland in the chair. Resolutions for
an increase of tho state central commit
tee were carried with ease, after q short
struggle by the anti-silver men.
Substance of the Resolutions.
The resolutions bsgin with statement
of the effect of the demonstration OF sill
yer as viewed by silver men everywhere,
and then declare: "That we, the Demo
cratic party of Missouri, in convention
assembled demand the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver and gold into pri.
mary or redemption money, mt the ratio
Of ii to /, without waiting for the action
or approval of any other nation; and
that we are irrevocably oppose to the
substitution for metallic money OF a
panic-breeding corporation credit cur
rency based O., n single metal, the supply
of which is SO limited that it can b, cor
nered by few banking institutions in
Europe and America.
Option in HedeeminG Obligations.
"That We are opposed to the policy and
practice of surrendering to the holders OF
the obligations of the United States the
option reserved by the law TO the govern.
ment of reieeming such obligations i'll
either silver coin or gold coin. Tina: we
are opposed to the issuing of interest
bearing bonds of the United States in
time of peace, and especially are we
opposed to placing the treasury of the
government under the control Of any
syndicate Of bankers and the issuance OF
bonds TO be sold by them Mt an enormous
profit for the purpose of supplying the
federal treasury with gold to maintain
the policy of gold monometallism."
Went Through With Cheers.
A motion to adopt tho resolutions WAS
carried unanimously amid rousing cheers.
Resolutions were also adopted instruct.
ing the chairman of this convention to
select two delegates from each congress
sioDal district to attend n conference OF
Democratic friends of silver at Washing.
ton, ID. G., Aug. Il; requesting the state
central committee TO call a state conven.
ton to be held at st. Louis not later than
April ID, 1895, to select delegates to tho
national convention and also to call a
state convention to be held after said M.
tional convention to nominate state off.
GERS.