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


condition with international agreement
is all bosh and every gold-bug Of
earth knows il and knows it well. a
voice: That's fact.) Now. gentlemenI
the Democratic party endorses bimetl
allism- BY the use of that term we
mean to put 1t clearly and unequivo1
cally, the free and unlimited coinage
of silver in this country into primary
money nj 4 ratio of 10 to 1. cloud
And gentlemen, talk abouE
weakness, talk about lack OF strength
/ tell you 1t Is not the inherent weak
ness of this country that threatens it'd
absolute and total destruction. Ii il
the grasp of the monied corporations
upon the energies and the vitals q
labor and the fruits of toll that threat
en- our destruction and ruin, and we
have got to break that grasp, or this
country will so down in one great
vortex of ruin and destruction OF al
the best interests of our people. If
there is any question of our ability.
and our friends would summon the
spirit of manhood and of freedom
that once fired the heart and nerved
the arm OF the early settlers of this
country when foreign oppression be-
came unbearable, and all enlist in the
free silver cause under that banner
and vote for it, l tell you we would
win 4 victory, and our victory will en-
weaker natir ms to take nerve
and take couaage and stand shoulder
to shoulder in the interests of the
masses against the monIed corpora
tions of the world, and after a while
the eternal principles of truth and
right must and viii prevail. (Ap-
plause)
On the 9TH of July the Democratic
party in national convention will de-
clare in its platform for the uncondi7
tional coinage of silver, free and indie
pendent OF any other nation on earth,
and the language will be so plain ;l.af
can misunderstood or miscon-
strue it. And when that platform is
adopted, the grand old state of Mis-
sour, one of the first IN this grand
battle for the cause of the people, will
present to that convention the name
Of IN honored citizen of our state for
the presidency of the United States
(Applause.) We will present the
name of the logical candidate for the
upon free silver platform
We will present the name of man
who has fought its battles for quar-
ter of a century, and who always has
been true 10 the cause of the people
not only that, but / am
glad to say to you Charlton county
will have the proud distinction and
honor of having one of her citizens,
my distinguished and talented young
friend, Crawley, (applause) to vote
for him. If they will give us this hon.
ored citizen of Missouri, this great
this great man of the peo-
pie and whose life has been spent in
fighting the peoples battles; if they
Will give us Silver Dick" Bland for
the presidency Cloud applause) with
the state ticket which your delegates
selected here VIII nelp nominate, /
don't want to hurt anybody's feelings,
but want to prophesy We will bury
the Republican party so deep in No
vembcr that nothing but Omnipotence
can ever reach 1t. cloud applanse.) }
Let me say to the Democracy of
Charlton county: Arise, Shake off
the lethargy that turned our state over
to the Republican party in IS94, put
on your amour Of warfare, get your
friends to join and stand shoulder to
shoulder with you IN this the greatest,
battle, that ever was waged IN this
country in behalf of the oppressed
against the oppressor, and take my
word for il we viii have 4 glorious VIC
tory for our reward, Gentlemen, l
thank you. cloud applause)
Atthe close of Judge Fuckers speech
c. B. Crawley, of Keytesville town
ship, offered the following resolution:
ResOired, That the delegates from
Charlton county to the state conven-
ton cast their solid vote for Hon.
Lon. V. Stephens, for governor; for
Hon. Morton Jourdan fr attorney
Co,eroI ani Tor Hon NJ Seiherf