The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
SILVERITES CONTROL.
Missouri Democrats Garry Out
BANDS Program.
ENLARGE TBB STATE OOEhITTEB.


adherents were so overwhelmed by the
superior generalship and numerical
strength Of the free silver leaders and
forces that they made but faint effort
to stay the onslaught of the white metal
adherents, Bland said, in opening the
convention, that the Democrats of Mis-
souri, had assembled to adopt resolutions
for the free coinage of silver, to select q
state committee which would be in
sympathy with the popular viii, and
how well his prophecy was carried out
the result Of the convention tells. The
report of the committee on permanent
organization, which practically SHOWS
under the old committee, was adopted
with but one or two dissenting voices
that Of the resolutions for free and IN
limited coinage at 10 TO /, regardless of
any foreign nation, was carried with a
hurrah and expedition seldom seen in
any convention, and furthermore men
were selected to nominate delegates
favorable to silver to the national Dem.
Ocratic convention in 1896 As whole
the friends Of silver are feeling happy
and congratulations are i'll order.
Addresses by Hatch Gad Benton.
While waiting for the committee on
resolutions to report the time was taken
up in speechmaking, ex-Congressman
Hatch and NJ. 3, Benton addressing the
convention. The most remarkable por-
ton of Mr.. BentOn's address was his
reference to the gold advocates. He
said: "Eyery gold advocate in the state
Of Missouri is either a Insurer, an Office
holder or a man with large prospects
for al Office
The resolutions committed made a Re.
port as follows:
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 constitution names silver and gold
as money metals of the United States.
The first coinage law passed by congress
under the constitution made the silver
dollar the unit of value and admitted free
to coinage at a ratio measured by the sill.
yer dollar unit. From the beginning Of
the government, following policy
formulated by Thomas Jefferson
and firmly established by Jackson
the Democratic party has been
the party of bimetallism favoring the free
coinage of both silver and gold at national
minis and opposed to farming out to
banking corporations the governments
sovereign power Of issuing and control
ling the money Of the people. Duty to the
people requires that the party of the people
continue to battle for bimetallism until
It's efforts are crowned with success, there.
fore, belt
Resolved, That we, the Democratic party
Of Missouri, in convention assembled, de-
mand the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver and gold into primary or redemption
money at the ratio of Is to 1 without wait
ing for the action or approval of any other
nation on earth.
Resolved, That we are irrovocably oD-
posed to the substitution for metallic
money Of a panic brCe ling corporation
credit currency based on a single metal.
the supply Of which is so limited that it
can be cOTnered at any time by few
banking institutions in Europe and Amer
lea.
Resolved, 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 of
the government Of redeeming such obliga.
tions in either silver coin or gold coin.
Resolved, That VIC are opposed to the
issuing Of interest bearing bonds by the
United States in time Of peace and es-
pecially are we opposed to placing the
treasury of the government under the con
troll of any syndicate Of bankers aud the
issuance Of bonds to be sold by them at an
enormous profit for the purpose Of supply
ing the federal treasury with gold to
maintain the policy OF gold monometalI-
ism.
Carried With q ROusing Cheer
A motion to adopt the resolutions was
carried unanimously with a rousing
cheer. Additional resolutions were pre-
sented and carried as follows;
Resolved, That the chairman Of this |
convention select one or two delegates /
from each congressional district to attend /
& conference Of the Democratic friends Of |
silver to be held on Aug. "a, 1895, in the
city of Washington, as recommended by /
Senators Turpie Harris aud Jones.
Resolved. That the Democratic state /
central committee be requested to call a |
Democratic state convention, 10 be held |
not later than April ., 1886, at the city of |
st. Louis, for the purpose Of selecting del /
egates TO the national convention to NOM /
mate president and vice president in /
1895, and that they be further instructed /
to call a state convention for the nOmins- /
ton Of officers, 10 be held after said ma
tional convention.
Resolved, Tho Democrats Of Missouri In /
convention here assembled send greetings /
and congratulations 20 the Hon J. c. (
Blackburn, senator from Kentucky, for 1
his manly fight in the dark and bloody
ground in behalf of the free aud unlimited 1
goinage Of silver ana gold at a ratio Of /
IS toll
The following telegram was received /
from the Democratic state convention in (
session 81 Fort Worth, Tex:
Three thousand free silver Democrats In /
state convention assembled send greetings /
and pledge the Democratic party Of Texas
to true biinetaliic coinage and against I
single gold coinage.
BREANT BERRY, Chairman
A suitabls reply was sent and a simi-
lar dispatch was forwarded to the DEM
OcraEc state convention IL Mississippi.
The aaditions 70 the Democratic state +
eoullittee, which at one time threatened /
70 oauss 50 much iHharmony, were then
aia1es committeeman being selected !