Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-06-26

other men may change say that Re
publican protection is a robbery and
n fraud, and l never will support a
a robbery nor fraud Applause).
L say furthermore that / want to
Iplace our feet so square upon the
iplutocratjc doctrine on the money ques-
ton that no man can mistake our
meaning. l say we must 30 back to
the old position held by Andrew Jack
son and old Tom Benton, that we
need no kind of money in this country
except gold and silver, and the free
and unlimited coinage of both, now
and forever. (Applause). If we
ever did have Democrat in Missouri
that understood the Democratic doc
trine IN Its true essence on TIE money
question it was "Old Bullion," some
times known rs Old Tom Benton. He
took the position unquestioned, unde-
niabiy, that tins government had no
right to stop. the coinage ofteither
gold or silver. He took the further
position that I'll the money, under all
circumstances, should consist Of gold
coin and gold certificates, silver coin
and silver certificates and nothing else.
| say that | am for the free and un-
limited coinags of both gold and sill
yer at the ratis'o I6 to 4, anayI am
opposed to everything else. Zap
piause). say that a great outrage
has been done every kind Cf' busi.
ness in this country, a great outrage
has been done to every man that
labors and tolls by this system that
We have for thirty years of cre-sting all
kinds Of currency. The truth. is the
financial question ought to be settled
once and forever. The truth is it is
an outrage upon public rights 10 have
n discussion of contest before the
people upon as important Il question
as the financial question. That queS-
ton ought to 1e settled as the consti-
tuition of the United States is settled,
so that it cannot be changed, and say
that we are In. the fight for 1t now
And believe IN the commonl people
of this country / believe that when
election time comes around that the
people viii go,to the polls and casa
their ballots according to Their; homes
conviction Eknow they saythey can
buy Illinois; they say they can buy
Indiana, and,we don't care what the
silver states 90. / say to yCu, don't
believe it. Fsay to you that l don't
believe the party exists on earth that
can buv the great American people.
If It does, then | say, tear 4 down as
a fraud and farce. say let us take
off our coats, hot day like his 1t may
be, and goiato this fight and say to
the old Republican party, that this
country. thai this government belongs
to the people, belongs to the men that
sweat and toll and make their bread
and butter for the rest CT them, and
let them, know that we are the masters
and not they. i thank su, gentlemen.
I(Applaase).
At the close Of Mr.. Rader's speech
the various committees to select dele
gates and altenates reported as fol-
lows:
DELEsATES. ALTERNAEES.
John a. Lee, Covy Heryford,
NJ. w. Anderson, A. G. Vandiver,
r. L. Morehead, +. w. Sanders,
p. Sa RAIDER, II. B. WEIGH,
George Siaubus, A. ]. Bell,
f. NJ. Clements, "a Naylor,
Wn. WaCk. r. l.. Hamilton.
On motion OF DR.. T.. F. Martin, of
Brunswick, the report of the committee
to select state delegates vas adopted.
J. B. Dameron, OF Salisbury, de-
siIed that the unit rule be enforced,
but upon the suggestion of c. Z Craw-
Hey the question ofunit rule was re-
fcrred to the committee on resolutions.
The committee appointed to select
delegates to the congressional conven-
ton reported rs follows:
lie it resolved by the Democracy of
Charlton county In convention assem-
bled that the following named list of
delegates and alteraates be selected
to represent Charlton comfy in the
Democratic concessions convention
at Chillicothe, and that they be and are
hereby instructed to vote for Hon. w.
NV. RucLer in said congressional con-
vention first, last and all the time, and
to use all honorable means to secure
his,nonination.
Be it further resolved that in case
of the absence of any delegate, or dele
gates, the alternate whose name is
written opposite the name of said alb
sent delegate shall fill said vacancy
and exercise all powers of a delegate:
DELEGATES. ALTERNATEs.
J. c. Crawley, Wm. r. MIhon,
/ Chas. E Allen, lanes X. Dempsey,