The Butler weekly times., 1895-12-12
INTHEMIDDLEOFTHE ROAD
MissOuri's Democracy CnlIes
Without Triumph of PREF.
udice or an Abandonment
of Principle.

The Committee Refused to Accept
Chairman Maffitr's Resignation
No State Convention Until After
the National Call-An Address to
Democratis Voters-A Vacancy
Filled.
Republic.
If the members of the democratic
state central committee had opened
their meeting with prayer
for Divine guidance and fol-
lowed it with a song service, they
could not have proceeded in stricter
accordance with the Divine and dem
ocratic plan. Order was brought
out of chaos, and intemperance gave
way to moderation. There was no
humiliation of faction, no triumph
of prejudice, no sacrifice of principle.
Chairman Mafhtt of the old COM
mittee, in view of the additions to
the membership outnumbering the
original members of the committee,
though it was incumbent on him to
present his resignation. Not only
this, but the condition of his health
and the demands of business were
such that he believed his resignation
was essential to party success. But
whatever Chairman Maffitt's ideas
might have been, there was not a
member of the committee who
agreed with him. If he thought it
necessary for him to resign, nine
that the party had no right to expect
the sacrifice of him, and were willing
to accept it. But 21 others took
the position that at this particular
time party necessity must be para.
mount, and that success would be
ieopariized by change in the com
mittee's organization. Three times
the chairman of the committee in
sisted upon his resignation being &C.
cepted. and it was each time declined
in such emphatic fashion that it was
useless to press the case further,
and be remains the executive head
of the state democratic organization
In the same manner the other mem
bers of the old committee organiza
tion presented their designations,
which were unanimously rejected,
and no matter if it wasn't strictly
parliamentary proceeding to elect
men to occupy Offices already filed,
they were unanimousl y re- elected
, When the morning session wa.
adjourned everything was uncertain
so far as the committee chairmanshiF
was concerned, and committee o.
Eve, of which Sam Cook was chair
man, was appointed on permanen
organization, and second commit
, tee, of which M E. Benton of Neo
sho, was chairman, was named t,
issue an address to the people. Th'
organized committee never did com
to an agreement, because each mem
ber thought Matfitt ought to remain
But the committee on address go
5 down to business, and after tn
. whole committee, in executive ses
sion, had discussed it's report, for
NAL address was promulgated ant
9 signed by each member of the com
mittee present, which has a demo
cratic ring and outlines a common
platform for thorough and complet,
democratic organization.
The time when the state couven
g tion shall be called will be matte
for subsequent consideration. Th,
chairman was instructed to recon
vene the committee to determin
4. this matter within ten DAYS afts
the national committee had decide,
where and when the national CONVEX
. ton was to be held.
. AN ADDRESS.
: ST. Louis, Mo-, Dee. 3, 1Ss5.-To tn
= Democracy Of Missouri: Your Stat
Central Committee, called togethe
by the regular party authority, d.
sires to call the attention OF tn
voters OF our party to the preser
. status Of politics in Missouri.
i. For more than 30 years our part
. has been lntrusted with the manage
mont OF public affairs in the stat,
= When the democracy came into pow
n er it found bonded debt of MOI
than twenty millions Of dollars. til
q securities for which the republica