The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24

At the conclusion of Governor Stones re-
marks the entire delegation as well as sew
eral hundred visitors and Sedalia people,
went to Forest Park, where Senator Cock
rell spoke from O'Clock until 6.
At the night session of the convention
the editors adopted an address to the peo-
pie on the silver question.
The preamble, which contains 25OO
words, gives a fair history of free coinage
of silver, and gives its views upon the
powers Of Congress to coin money, regu-
late the value thereof and fix the standard
of weights and measures. 1t also tells in
large figures OF Missouri's output of wheat
in 1872 and it's value the year before silver
was demonetized. 1t then compares this
valuation to the outputin 1890 and shows
shrinkage of AZ per cent.
Paragraph 8 says: "Some of the oppo-
nents of silver coinage are even among our
Democratic friends, who claim to be bi-
metallists, but oppose free coinage because
of the proposed ratio of 16 to 1. Many con-
elusive reasons, in our opinion, justify this
ratio, but it may be stated as remarkable
development of the contention by the enc
mics of silver coinage that while they per-
sistently oppose the ratio of 16 to l, they
suggest no other as better"
In paragraph II it is said that bimetal-
lism can be successfully maintained. and
as an illustration it names France, which
has had free coinage of gold and silver for
nearly century. The section ends by
asking, "Why does not silver drive gold
out of France?"
The preamble closes by stating: cit can
not be denied that the Democracy of Mis-
souri, is in the midst of great political
events and that still greater ones are pend
ing. The National canvass of 1896 ap-
proaches, and as existing conditions
change in Missouri the genuine friends of
true bimetallism will find themselves dis
organized and menaced with divisions and
defeat The Democratic friends of fre
coinage of both gold and silver are in ae
large majority in the State, but of what
practical avail is large majority without
a plan of campaign and literally without
organization. While all this and more is
true of the friends of free coinage in the
Democratic party in the State, the advo-
Gates of the single gold standard are mar
shaling their forces, be they few or many,
for the conflict"
These are the resolutions adopted:
Resolved. That the executive committee of
this body be authorized to constitute literary
bureau to act in cooperation with q similar
bureau which it is hoped that the Democratic
State Convention at Pertle Springs will appoint
That each Democratic free-silver editor of
the State is earnestly requested to actively CO.
operate with the executive committee of his
county in perfecting true organization of the
Democratic voters in such measures as may be
best calculated to secure harmony and activity
in the canvass and full vote ana victory at
the polls.
That we will as one man oppose every effort;
no matter from what source inspired, to COM
nit the Democratic party to the Republican
policy of gold and monometallism, and that we
will in the future, as in the past, fight with
| unfaltering courage for the old Democratic
| doctrine of bimetallism, by which we mean
| free and unlimited coinage of both gold and
silver on equal terms and of the old valuation
| Of 16 to /.
| In spite of Mr.. Bland's seeming indiffer-
ence to the chatter and gossip as to the
connection of his name with that of a
Presidential possibility it is not denied
| here tonight by his friends that "Silver
Dick" may attempt to come before the
next National Democratic convention with
hope to lead the hosts In the battle under
free-silver banner. He himself refuses
to discuss the matter, except to say that
his political aim at present is simply to get
the Democratic party upon its feet and to
give it an issue that, if adopted, will surely
mean victory for another four years.