The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-13
ng its position on every question Affect


as to recent threatened tariff changes,
and the want Of confidence in democratic
management, caused reduction in wages,
decline In expectations, general depres-
sion Of business, destruction Of property,
shrinkage OF values, and labor agitation.
This apprehension, accompanied with
subsequent democratic legislation, made
by "party perAdy and dishonor," has
served In many respects to increase
rather than to diminish national dis
aster. Under these circumstances the
currency question has been forced into
undue prominence, and the democratic
party has seized upon that issue, to the
exclusion OF all else, for the purpose OF
divertihg public attention from comtem-
plation OF the ruin it's vicious policies
and miserable management have
wrought.
We are opposed to free and unlimited
coinage Of silver, believing that IL would
involve the country In financial ruin.
We believe in q sound currency and In
the use Of both god and silver for COIN
age, provided always that dollar in one
is made precisely as valuable as dollar
In the other.
We favor tariff so regulated as to pro-
tect the interest Of all classes OF our citi-
zens upon articles that may be success
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honaf'n'eS'
The Illinois democratic convention
s,
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practicaiiy unanimous Vote'
WHEREAS, silver and gold have been
the principal money metals OF the world
for thousands oil years, and silver money
is recognized and used as honest money
between individuals and between nations
Notwithstanding the varying ratios be-
tween silver and gold and,
WHEREAS, the demonstration OF silver
has deprived the people OF the free use
and benefits OF an invaluable and original
money metal, and has increased debts and
added to the burdens OF the people by
lowering the value Of labor and labor
products; and,
WHEREAs, The constitution OF the
united states prohioits any state from
using anything but gold and silver coin
as legal tender Tor the payment OF debts
thereby recognizing that coin composed
OF silver or OF gold is honest money and
belt
Resolved, BY the democratic OF Illinois,
in convention assembled, That we are
In favor Of the use OF both gold and silver
as the standard money OF the United
States, and demand the Tree and uniimit-
ed coinage OF both metals at the ratio Of
10 to i, without waiting for the action OF
ahQIl
legal tender To- all debts, both public
and private, and that all contracts here
alter executed for the payment OF money,
whether in gold or silver coin, may be
discharged by any money which is by
law legal tender.
action of the democratic state central
committee in calling this convention,
and we instruct the committee to carry
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and carving on a campaign of education
In this state, and to thoroughly organize
the democracy OF the state on the lines as
.s .a,a a'"h IN 'ns pia'ior" OIL TINS oonven-
Rs,o,psd rh., tho d.uoor.,,, u.,,.r.
Of congress and members of the senate
from the state be and they are hereby in
structed TO use all honorable means to
,aa ' A' p'n'p''' A'''' enun''A
Resolped That wa reo,ss. the damn.
cratic national committee to call DEM
ocratic national convention to consider
'ne money non. question no. la'er than Au,
suob oou,.renes then wa invits the Ssn
ocratie state committees, Of other states
to take concurrent action with the demo-
cratic state committee OF this state in
Gaining '''A e0nven..on.
In a letter to the Illinois demo-
cratic state convention Gov. Stone
expresses regret at his inability to be
present, and adds: