The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

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THE DEMOCRATS MISSOURI FREE COINAGE.
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Colorado's Convention Mas Anti Adj
ministration All Through, and
Platform Was a Criticism.
MISSOURI DECLARE
Every Mention Of McKiniey's Name In tho
Republican Convention of Moth Da-
kota Was Received with Loud
Applause by tho Delegates.


I Denver, colo, April l5.--rhe presence o
! United States Senator Tillman in Denve
has aroused enthusiasm among the Colo
RADIO democrats.
The State convention, which met at u
o'clock this forenoon. consists of 46s dele
gates. The men selected for election a,
National delegates are. Charles :
Thomas and Thomas j. uDoune.l OF Den
Yer. Adalr WNSon OF Durango and jaime.
n. car.ise of Pueblo.
Denver. Colo, Aprt l5,--The democratic,
State convention was an anti-adminlstta-
ton meeting throughout. Temporary
Chairman McAiney Of Pueblo matte ii
strong silver speech, as did Permanent
Chairman Judge Royal of the same city
The latter, after making a long and sim
cere plea in favor OF the white metal al
ratio OF Id to /. euiogiaed Senator Cock
rell and ex-Congressnan Band of Nils
souri, and other silver advocates OF tne
East When he mentioned the name OF
ex-ConCressman Blnnd the delegates APP
p.auded and checrcG
The Platform. winch was unanimously
adopted, deals with no other question bmi
that of the monetary issue and favors
tree coinage at the ratio of Is to /.
The platform Is as follows:
The democratic party OF Colorado
pledges ITS unwavering devotion to all
the, principles u de'noeratio faith as
iaia Gown Gy dhods ey 3eer ,hn a ih
evils that now oprress The people are
the direct result Of a departure from
the true principles ot democracy. the
policy inaugurated by the republican
party for the contraction Of the cur
rency and for many years continued
by it, to the gradual and certain nm
roverishment of the people. in tho
face of steadfast opposition from the
democratic party, but adopted and app
proved by the present Administrations.
has resulted In the creation OF an
r
OF prolonged pcaoe, causing. deadly
blight on every industry and carrying
disbursement and disniay into the
household of every wealth producer In
the land: that there never can be
condition of general welfare until the
volume of n sound and stable currency
is equal TO the demand OF Industrial
and commercial purposes that the
first step in this direction should he
the immediate restoration cf silver 10
the place it occupied In the currency
We, therefore, favor the immediate
restoration of the free AMI unlimited
coinage of gold and silver AT the ratio
of 10 to j. as such coinage existed
prior to 1873 without waiting for the
aid or consent of any other nation:
such gold and silver to be n fun legal
tender for all debts. public and pri-
Hon c. s. Thomas of Denver, who was
elected dclcgate-at-l2rpc by Brclamation
addressed the convention and his remarks
regardini; the action OF the Colorado dele
cation at the Chicago convention may he
considered significant, inasmueh a. he IS
and has been for many years a rent"senta-
tive democratic leader. He censured the
present administration in strong terms Tor
their action in Issuing bonds concluding
his address by saving; ~ after me ,,, Ell.
forts of our delegation at CHICAGO, silver
is not recognized, l VIII w3hura" from
the convention, 49,,
a. Mr.. Thomas will likely lead the col
orado delegation his utterances in TINS re
sfert are taken meaningIy.
The convention after auopting free sil-
Yer platform and eleeting one delegate
at-larg. adjourned to $50 this evening
senator Tillman of South Carolina was
TO speak in the s.mc theatre In which tho
convention was traus1rting rs business
IT was impossible TO proceed win busln,Ss
until the senator had finished. The theatre
was packed with people anxious to near
Senator Tilimnn. He prefaced his speech
with history of the democratic nnd re-
publican parties. He soon driited INTO
Sarcastic areignment Of President Cieve-
land and the present administration.
lie suid. And who is this man in wash
ington masqucrading IN the cloak 81 'ei-
ferson and pretending TO be introducing
reforms? Good Cod That the name of
democracy should be disglacel by such a
man as Grover Cleveland.
He spoke In this same strain When re-
ferring to Senator sherman, Major Me
kinney and Secretary Carlisle.
he concluded 1--WE are face 10 face with
crisis Men are casting about to ma "ut
where the shoe pinchcs
He urged the democrats and republicans
alike to bolt at their respective Nniional
conventions should gold platforms he
adopted and assured the Colombo delega.
fion that the South would Etsnd solid
with the West should 1t be necessary to
leave the convention hall
After Senator I'l.man finished MS
speech, the convention r"assembied ana
the election of delegates at-lars"
and congressional delegates. making the
selection as follows
Delegates at-Largo--C. S. Thomas i.
J. O'Donnell, Il. O. Sweeney ana Ahait
Delegates from the First congressional
district. w. Speer; second, II. H. Seldom
ridge.
The convention adjourned.