The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-21
REPUBLICANS

The Missouri state republican conf
vention in st. Joseph elected the foE
lowing: kll
Member national committeeAC Cbatn;
cey l. Filley 4,
Chairman state central committeetH
Chauncey l. Filley. ~
Delegates at large---C -Chauncey L Fn-i
ley, St Louis; Maj William Warmer
Kansas City; F. q. Niedringhaus, 81
Louis; John II. Boutwell,, Sedalia,I
Alternates-Louis Beneke, Charlton
James I. Moore. Laclede Leon Jordan
jackson J. N. Farmer, ST Louis. TIP
latter two are colored.
State central committee:
Chauncey l. Filley, chairman.
First district--Dr, J. /. Gleasof5
Marion, and 3. III. Bonfoy, Putnam.
sccond district r. b Orrsistu4
IsaRS stasall RsgJs v! u
Thift district M M. Campbell, 36tfs
try; Boyd Dudley, Daviess. y y ''''''
Fourth district William F. Rankin
Atchison D. P. Dobyns. Holt
Fifth district - Robert 4. Craig,
Jackson; John P. Jones' Lafayette
Sixth district-John B. Egger, st
Clair G. z. Russell, Dade
Seventh district - c. w. Likins,
Greene s. K. Crawford, Pettis.
Eighth district-E. s. Austin, Cole
James P. O'Bannon, Dallas.
Ninth district-George Pratley, Gas,
conade; R. G. Hansler, st. Charles.
Tenth district-Henry Ziegenhein, St.
Louis Edward w. Rauchenstein.
Eleventh district--F. b. Brownell,
John G. Bensiek, City of st. Louis
Twelfth district-William M. Morton
and Joe Kletzer.
Thirteenth district--A. j. Watts, of
Webster, and Will E. Grow, of Jeffer-
son.
Fourteenth district-M. b. Gambler
of West Plains. and Il. B. King
Solbing, of Duncan.
Fifteenth district--W. B. Cain, of
Jasper, and L. d. Bell, of Newton.
The platform adopted was as follows
The republican party of the state of
Missouri, in convention assembled,
congratulate the people upon the rapid
growth of the republican sentiment
through the country, and especially in
the state of Missouri, during the last
three years 1t is a source of great
pride that our party is recognized as
the champion and defendant of the true
interests of the American people. After
three years of financial wreck and bus
iness failure the people again turn to
the republican party as the only politi
cal organization that can guide the ma
tion to the highest commercial stand
ing among the nations of the earth.
We steadfastly adhere to the Ameri-
can doctrine of protection. 1t is now
recognized as the one dominant, mas
terful principle that will bring pros
perity to the country. Under demo-
cratic tariff our industries are lam
gushing, labor is forced to idleness,
capital is without field for snye@'
ment, and our home market has been
largely destroyed. We demand such
duties on all imported commodities,
the like of which are produced by our
own people, as will. give the American
labor and American capital the advan-
tage in our own market over foreign
products of like kind. Such duties
shall be sufficient to cover the differ
ence between American wages and
wages in foreign countries, and, excep-
ting luxuries, all imported commodi-
ties, the like of which can not be sue
cessfully produce in this country,
shall be on the free list
We demand return to the sound
republican policy of protection and
reciprocity under the doctrine Of recip-
rocity as advocated by Blaine and en-
forced by the Harrison administration
Our exports were vastly increased and
new and enlarged markets were opened
for our farm products The repeal of
that law by the democratic congress
has closed the markets of many foreign
countries to a large portion of Ameri-
can products.
We are firm and emphatic in our
demand for honest money. We believe
that our money should not be inferior
to the money of the most enlightened
nations of the earth. We are unaltera-
bly, opposed to every scheme that
threatens to debase or depreciate our
currency. We favor the use of silver
as currency, but to the extent only and
under such regulations that its parity
with the present gold standard csn be
maintained. In consequence we are
opposed to the free, unlimited and in
dependent coinage of silver at ratio
of 10 to /.
We denounce the present admins
tration for its hostility to the union sol
dier and we pledge anew to the veter-
ans of the republic watchful care
and recognition of their just claims
upon grateful people.
We recognize the Hon. VIM. McKin.
ley as the champion of the doctrine Of
protection, gallant soldier. an able
statesman and true and loyal Ameri'
can, and the delegates elected by this
convention are directed to cast theil
votes for William Mckinley for presi