Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1895-08-09
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Harmonious Session, Large Attend
ance, Every County in the
State Represented-State
Central Committee
Re-organized.

/ he-OTganIZeO.
The Democratic state convention,
called to meet at Pertle Springs on
the 9Th inst, was q success in every
particular. Every county sent q full
delegation, making the total mum.
Der OF delegates sic.
Hon. Jno. II. Carroll, vice-presi
dent of the state central committee,
called the convention to order and
nominated Hon. Il. p. Bland for
temporary chairman. The tempo
rary organization was subsequently
made permanent.
There was an extensive sentiment
in the convention to depose the
state committee that gave the peo.
pie Of the state so mu:h trouble be-
fore calling a convention. Wiser
counsel, as We think, prevailed, and
instead of deposing the old commit
their number. one from each con-
gressional district and four from the
state at large, all of whom are for
free silver, which will give the silver
element the control of the committee.
though this course is not. very COM
plimentary to the integrity nor abil-
ity OF the old mmIttee.
e. B. Crawley. the youngest MEM
Der Of the Charlton delegation, was
elected one of the viee-presidents
the convention.
The following persons comprise
the list of new members of the state
committee selected from the respective
congressional districts In the numer-
order in which they are named:
John A. Knott OF Hannibal, C. w.
Green of Brookfield, j. c. Brown of
Ray county, J. l.. Christian OF Atch
ison county. j. {. Grosshart OF La
fayette, Edgar u. Mann of Dade, E.
A. Barbour OF Greene, q. L. King of
Galloway, o. Ii. Avery of Lincoln
county, J. ". Booth of Franklin,
Thomas j. Ward OF st. Louis, DIR. o.
Z. Foster of st. Louis, j. E. Oregon
OF ST. Louis, W. F. Evans OF Howell,
j. 5. Hoss of Vernon. The four
committeeman selected from the
state at large are q. W. Allen OF St.
Louis, NJ. E. Benton of Newton, NJ.
A. Fyke OF Kansas City, and J. w.
Farris of Laclede county.
Following is the platform and res
olutions adopted by the convention
without dissenting voice:
The Democrats, OF Missouri, in state con-
| vention assembled, make the following
declaration on the monetary question which
| has been forced into the leading place among
the issues OF the day: The federal constitu-
| tion names silver and gold together as the
money metal of the United States. The first
coinage law passed by congress under the
| constitution made the silver dollar the unit
of value and admitted gold to free coinage
at a ratio measured by the silver dollar
unit.
From the beginning OF the government,
folio sing policy formulated by Thomas
jefferson and firmly established by Jackson,
the Democratic party has been the party of
bimetnllism. favoring the free coinage OF
both silver and gold ut the national mints,
and opposed to farming out to banking
corporations the government sovereign
power OF issuing and controlling the money
Of the people.
The act of 1873, demonetizing silver, was
surreptiously passed. without the approval
or knowledge of the American people and
| from the time when the effect of this act, IN
fastening upon the country the single gold
standard, was understood. the Democratic
party has consistently and persistently
urged that the grievous wrong be righted.
| Failure 10 accomplish this object has re-
suited in the steady appreciation OF gold. n
corresponding fall in the price OF commodi-
crease in the burden of all debts, public and
private, the enrichment of the money lend
/ ing class, paralysis of industry and i'm
poverishment OF the people. and unexampled
distress in all gold standard countries.
Experience has shown that while, under
the single gold standard, there may be an
! occasional revival of business activity, ae.
| companied by enhanced prices of limited
| number OF commodities. such revival is due
| to artificial and temporary causes, and can
not permanently alleviate the suiferings due
to falling OF prices brought about by the ap
probation of gold and au inadequate sup
ply OF primary or redemption money.
Duty to the people requires that the party
OF the people continue the battle for bimet-
allism until Its Efforts are crowned with sue
cess; therefore. be il
I Eirst-Resolved. That we. the Democratic
party of Missouri, in convention assembled,
| demand the Tree ana unlimlte0 coinage OF sll-
J yer and gold into primary or redemption
money ct the ratio of 10 to without wait
ing for the action or approval of any other
! nation; and,
| Second-ResoIFed, That We are irrevocably
opposed to the substitution for metallic
money OF q panie-breeding corporation cred
il currency based on a single metal, the
supply OF which is so limited that il can be
eornered at any time by few banking iusti-
tutions in Europe and America.
Third-ResoIved. That we are opposed to
/ the policy and practice of surrendering to
the holders of obligations OF the United
! States the option reserved oy law to the