The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-29
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Congressman Benton McMillin, OF
the fourth Tennessee district, is out
in an interview, in which he says he
Is and always has been for the free,
unlimited and independent coinage
of silver at 10 to 1, and that he will
take an active part in canvassing for
the triumph Of this policy. It is not
known whether he will again be
candidate for congress and some Of
his friends say he win make the race
for governor of Tennessee.
| The California bimetallic conven-
lion adopted the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions, which contains
The following as the chief plank OF
Its platform: 'tt tIar
Resolved, That, At the earliest moment
ht which II can be done legally, and with
out In any way considering the.Hnancial
policy OF any other nation or nations, and
ignoring all advice, suggestions or threats
from any and -sHary source. oaf. pstforrs
government should return 10 the nnone-
tary policy Of the fathers Of the republic,
and at the coinage ratio Of gold and sill
YER Of 10 TO I, respectively, should permit
10 individuals the unlimited coinage Of
silver and gold In our national mints,
without preference to either metal, thus
again making o,r silver and our gold
coin equal for all purposes in this coun-
try, without discrimination for or giinst
either, thereby again making our silver
dollar as it should always have remained,
q standard unit measure OF value.
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Ex x-Senator Butler, OF South Car
olina, called on Senators Jones and
Harris, members OF the executive
committee appointed by the recent
democratic silver conference, and
suggested the following propositions
to be advocated by the silver demo-
Gratis:
1. Repeal Of the tax on state bank
circulation.
2. Admit silver to coinage at an equal
ity with gold at the ratio Of 18 to1
Q. Retire all greenback and coin GER
tiHcates.
! A. Require national banks to sur
render their charters, and permit them to
take out state charters, under national
supervision. .,"
s. Take the government entirely out
Of the banking business. .
8. Stop the issuance OF long. time
bonds by the government. The revenues
should be enough TO support the govern
ment. But, II It is necessary to issue
bonds, they should be OF small denomin-
htions, in order that our own people can
Invest their savings in them.
There was an election in South
Carolina for members OF the consti.
tutional convention, which meets on
September 10. The democratic pri-
maries were held on July 80, and
resulted in the nomination of about
116 reform and forty Ave eonserva-
tive democrats. In numpor VI
counties the democratic candidates
were unopposed while In others they
were independent democratic candi-
dates and republican tickets In the
field. Senators Irby and Tillman,
Gov. Evans, ox-Gov. Sheppard and
congressman Stokes, Wilson and
Talbert, were all among the demo-
cratic nominees. They will to a
large extent shape the work Of the
convention. E&.j
Very full returns from the thirty
Eve counties OF the state ohow that
the democratic nom nees In every
county have been elected, with few
possible exceptions. The independ-
ent democratic candidates may be
elected In Union and two negro
republicans in Warrington and two in
Beaufort. ...i
The reform democrats will have a
large majority in the constitutional
convention, which insures the max
ing of a constitution which will
largely eliminate the negro vote.
There was no trouble at any precinct
In the state.
The Nebraska democratic state
convention made these nominations: :
Supreme court judge-E. ]. Phelps.
Regents state Nniversi,y-Dr. H.
Blackburn and J. J. Kettle.
After speeches OF minor impor-
tance, bubbling over with silver SEN
timent and opposition to the A. p.
A., the committee reported the fol-
lowing resolutions:
We, the democrats Of Nebraska, in
convention assembled, reafflrm our faith
In thoe> principles written In the de'l,-
ration Of American Independence and
emphasized by Jefferson and jackson,
namely, that, all men are created equal;
that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain inslienabls rights, among
which are life, liberty, and the pursuits
Of happiness; that governments are insti-
tuted among men to secure these rights,
and that governments derive their just
powers from the consent OF the governed
and we demand that all Of the depart
ments OF the government, legislative,
executive and Judicial, shall b. adminis-
tered In accordance with these principles
We rsaffirm the declaration made by
the last democratic state convention held
in Nebraska on September %, 1891.
) We believe the restoration OF the
, money Of the constitution IL now the par
amount issue before the country and In
sist that all parties shall plainly state
their respective positions upon the ques'
tion, In order that the yotsrs may intslli'