The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-09-05
crude and GefcnSeless bInTing business In
which it is now compelled to be engaged.
Strong Stand Against Silver.


ifesto of the Chicago platform declaring for
the free coinage of that metal at the arbitrary
ratio of sixteen to one. We protest against
financial policy which il adopted, can only
serve to plunge the business affairs, property
interests and wagc-earning prospects of the
people Of the United States into inextricable
confusion. We protest against financial
policy which depends on tbs Isolation of the
United States from nations which are in the
forefront of civilization. We protest against
the declaration Of the Chicago platform against
the Individual right of private contract in
matters of payment made by such agreements.
We protest against tic adoption OF a fnan-
cinl DOlirV which only operate to the detri-
ment Of labor. which can only jcopardize cap
itaI which can only rem Ter business invest
ments hazardous, which must restrict business
enterprise and curtlil business growth. We
protest against the Inconsistency Of guaran-
tccipp protection 10 the silver mining industry
Of n limited section OF the United States. We
see no difference between n home market by
which to compel Americans to pay more than
they otherwise would for silver md home
market for manufactured products by which
to compel Americans to pay for such
products more than their legitimate test
against the wanton departure from
. the policy OF the United States, declared
and established b n democratic congress. pre-
sided over by u democratic speaker and ap-
proved by democratic president November |,
1898: 1t Is hereby declared to be the policy of
the United States TO continue the use of both
gold and silver standard money, and to
coin both gold and silver into money Of equal
intrinsic and eXcharPeable value, such equal
ity to be securCd through international agree
ment or by such safeguards of legislation as
will insure the maintenance of the parity of
the two metals and equal power of every
dollar at all times in the market and in the
payment of debts" We protest against
the free silver declaration of the Chicago plat
form as violative of this express statute and
unrepcalod law of the United States being
deliberately intended to render impossible the
enforcement of the policy thus proclaimed as
settled, and as subverSive OF every democratic
utterance by way OF platform from the sound
money basis on which Tilden stood in 1876 to
the sound money basis on which Cleveland was
elected in 1892.
We heartily indorse the administration Of
President Grover Cleveland as honest, cour-
ngeous, patriotic and economical
James o. Broadhcad, Stephen Wood
son, F. w. Lehman and George Rob
ertson were chosen deIegates-at-larg
to indianapolis. The following dis
trict delegates were chosen: First dis
trict, w. B. Humerich, C. II. Marina
duke; Second, WIT Austin, J. II. Sc
bree; Third, c. Schwcisch, f. L. Morse;
Fourth. w. p. Hal, w. L. Smith; Fifth,
F. NJ. Black, Alex Graves; Sixth, J. G.
Dorman, w. p. Coleman; Seventh, P.
II. Rhea, Ben Massie; Eighth, ]. M.
Smith, E. C. Kennan; Tenth, Z. C.
Kerr, T. X. Skinner; Eleventh, s. NJ.
Kennard, F. N. Judson; Twelfth, Rolla
Wells, C. II. Krum; Thirteenth, P.
Barrolaw, Otto Kocktitzl1y; Four
zenith. ]. G. Wear, o. H. p. Catron;
Fifteenth, William Carter.
The convention selected the fol-
lowing presidential electors-at-large:
Massie; and also the following alter
nates-at-large to the indianapolis con-
vention: John Cosgrove, r. E. Ander-
son, William Shelton and c. C. Will
Jams.
Some opposition was manifested to-
ward nominating n full state ticket,
some of the delegates wanting all of
the nominees of the jefferson City con-
vention indorsed except Stephens for
governor; some wanted all the candi-
dates indorsed and few favored leav-
ing the state ticket blank. The mo-
tion to nominate a complete state
ticket was carried, 262 to 90.
Then came the nominations for state
officers. For governor, Rev. w. Pope
Yeaman nominated j. Med. Trimble,
of Kansas City, and he was chosen by
acclamation. For lieutenant-governor
Albert f. Osterman, of ST. Louis, was
named. The hot fight came when it
was proposed to indorse A. A. Lesueur
for secretary of state, a number of the
delegates favoring and others opposing
such action. The matter was settled
by the name of Lesusur being with
drawn from the convention and eX-
Attorney-General ID. III. Mcintyre, of
Audrain county, was chosen by accla-
nation.
Other nominations were as follows:
State treasurer, w. +. McIlrath, of
Chillicothe; auditor, Edward r. Porter,
of Jasper county; encouragement,
Nicholas D. Thurman, of Galloway
county; railroad commissioner, Harry
A. Coster, of Platte county; supreme
judge, Theodore Brace, of Monroe
county Gndorsed).
Delegates to the indianapolis con-
vention were instructed. to support
James o. Broadhead for president.
The state central committee organ
lied by electing Edward Cunningham,
of st. Louis, chairman, and William
Reedy, of st. Louis, secretary. Head
quarters for the state committee were
esta blished at st. Louis.