The Butler weekly times., 1895-11-28
AN ILLOGICAL CONCLUSION.

uldN o. Tue OldtC Dc"CIIdtiS SOuI'
mittee. We invite it's careful read.
ing and appeal to every fair minded
man if any good democrat, who
earnestly desires his party success,
CAL refuse al endorsement thereof:
PETITION.
Hon. G. G. Maflit, Chairman Dem.
ocratic State Central Committee
Sir: The undersigned democrats be
lieve there is neither necessity, Oc
casion nor place for two democratic
organizations in the State of Mis-
souri,.
To secure the success of the party
rather than the triumph of any fac
ton, full and fair opportunity
should be accorded for discussing
the question of free, unlimited and
Independent coinage Of silver at q
ratio of l6 to l, and to that end we
respectfully request that your hon
orable committee call the State Con,
vention for the election of delegates
to National Democratic Convention
of 1896 at a time and for date that
will permit full presentation of
this important question tc the dem
ocratic voters OF Missouri.
We do not believe a State Con-
vention for the election Of delegates
to national convention should be
called before that National Conven-
ton is called by the National Demo,
cratic Committee. Such course would
be irregular, in violation of the un-
written laws of the party, and un-
democratic.
For 20 years past no democratic
convention for the election of dele
gates to a National Convention has
been held in Missouri at a date ear
lier than May IL. The convention
of 1884 was held June "a, and in
that year the National Democracy
achieved its first victory in % years.
For 20 years past the State Dem
ocratic Committee has not issued it's
call for national delegate conven-
ton at date earlier than March 16;
in 1885 the call was issued April IL.
There is every reason why the
precedents and usages of the party
in this respect should be observed
at this time. The democratic party
in Missouri is now divided on the
monetary question, the longer it is
permitted to confer and deliberate
the more likely it is to become
unified.
We believe that time will enable
the discordant elements in our party
in the state to become harmonious,
and that mutual consideration and
forbearance on the democrats will
empower them to save Missouri from
the fate which has followed upon
party distractions in Kentucky,
Maryland and other democratic
strongkolds."
The following are deductions Of
the St. Louis Post Dispatch:
'Is 1t possible that Federal office
holders in Missouri are being used
to further the third term idea? Sus
picion that they are is being hard
ened into conviction in the minds of
many well-informed and conserva-
tive democrats.
Scattered through the list of sig
natures to the demand for post.
ponement of the spring convention
which ex Gov. Francis has printed
in his newspaper-the Republic
daily are the names of postmasters,
assistant postmasters, deputy col
lectors, marshals, etc.
To illustrate the general rule here
being applied to the analysis of ex-
Gov. Francis list of obstructionists
the case of Jacob Dickinson Allen,
postmaster of Butler, will serve. For
ten years Capt. Allen has been the
editor of one of the most influential
democratic papers in southwes: Mis-.
souri,, the BUTLER TINES, and was
staunch advocate OF the free and
unlimited coinage of silver until he
was given the postmastership less
than three years ago. Congress
man DeArmond's firm adherence 20
this doctrine was one of the main
stock arguments which Capt Allen
kept hammering away at the opposi.
ton until he helped secure the nom.
ination for his distinguished fellow
townsman. With so thorough an
understanding between them on all
points of party principle, Congress-
man DeArmond set aside the strong
claims of other applicants for the
post-ofice, including those of Col.
n. A. Wade, editor of the rival
newspaper. and gave the appoint
ment to Capt. Allen. In all public
movements in Butler and Bates
county for score of years or more
Capt. Aliens name has been one of
the first to appear in the published
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