Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
Announce That They Will Make a Con.
test for Representation in the
Party-A Meeting Sat
urday Night.


10 O'Clock next Saturday mornings nl
at $ O'Clock in the evening there viii
be n mass meeting at Music Hall, ant
prominent Democrats at home ant
from abroad will address the meeting
The following circular has been sem
throughout the State:
You are requested 10 attend a con-
ference of sound money Democrats
to be'held in St. Louis, on Saturday
February 90, 1896, at 10 a. m, at
Planters Hotel; and a mass meeting
at ) p. m. of same day at Exposition
Hail. the conference will be COM
posed OF representative party men
from every section of the State, and
its object is to decide upon and pro-
mitigate n declaration of belief and a
line of action for those Democrats who
do not subscribe to the free, unlimit-
ed and independent coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to /, and who will
not be read out of their party in con-
sequence thereof, nor be deprived OF
the right of expressing their convic-
tons.
The above circular is signed by ID.
r. Francis, Edward G. Kehr, F. W.
Lehmann, Samuel NJ. Kennard, Fred
erick N. Judson, II. Graham Frost, st.
Louis, Mo-; Alex. Graves, Lafayette
County, Mo-; E. III. Norton, Platte
County, Mo-; f. II. Black, Jackson
County, Mo: w. o. l.. Jewett, Shelby
County, Mo-; C. j. Lewis, Marion
County, Nc; John II. Garth, Rails
County, Mo James II. Waugh, Boone
County, Mo-, James Nj. Proctor, Boone
County, Mo-; l.. F. Wood, Moniteau
County, Mo-; w. P. Coleman, Bates
County, Mo; BENZ, J. Woodson, Buch-
anan County, Mo-; IL. F. Simrall,
Clay County, Mo-; II. w. johnson,
Montgomery County, Mo-; George
Robertson, Audrain County, Mo.
Frank NJ. Brown, Cole County, Mo.
Percy Houston, Saline County, Mo.
Benz. L. Massey, Greene County, Mo.
G. E. Peers, Warren County, Mo-, and
many other Democrats.
Ex-Governor d. r. Francis was
seen last night by a representative OF
the Republic, and was asked il there
was any truth in the report that the
sound money Democrats had decided
to make no contest for delegates to
the National Convention.
"No such decision has been made"
replied the Governor. "On the con-
trary, at a conference of % or 80
sound money Democrats, held in this
city about two weeks ago, it was de-
termined to call upon all Democrats
who are opposed to the free, unlimit-
ed and independent coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1, urging them to
organize in their respective localities
and to protest by the casting of their
ballots, if in no other way, against
committing the Democracy of Mis-
souri, to a doctrine SO unsound and so
dangerous. A larger conference, to
be composed of representative Dem
ocrats from every section of the
State, was agreed upon. 1t will be
held in this city at the Planters Hotel
at 10 a. m. February 80, and will be
followed by a mass meeting on the
evening Of the same day at Exposition
Hall.
General John NJ. Palmer, United
States Senator from Illinois, has con-
sented to speak upon that occasion.
Other speakers from abroad have been
invited, and short talks will be made
by E. II. Norton of Platte County and
ex-Supreme Judge T. NJ. Black of
Jackson County, II. N. Simrall of
Clay County, ex-state Senator H. W.
Johnson of Montgomery County,
Alexander Graves of Lafayette Coun-
ty, James o. Broadhead, E. G. Kehr,
r. Graham Frost of st. Louis, former
ly member of Congress, and by Fred
w. Lehman and others.
"At the conference alluded to, held
February 7, it was decided that it was
the duty of Democrats in Missouri
who are opposed to 16 to 1 free COIN
age TO express their convictions, and
not permit the impression to prevail
that a belief in that fallacy is by any
means unanimous among Missouri
Democrats, or that it is a test of party
fealty. To listen to the ratings of
the 16 to 1 leaders, and some of the
newspapers advocating that doctrine,
one would think that refusal to sub
scribe to it not only forced one be-
youd the pale of Democracy, but
~ostracises everyone caught in the
company of such an unbeiiever.
'There are many Democrats in Mis-
souri, who believe it fatal to party
success to declare 16 to / free and in
dependent coinage a party tenet.
They love their party as much, have
served it as faithfully, made as many
sacrifices for it, and are willing to
make as many more, as these self-ap-
pointed, presumptuous and bigoted
~proscribers who attempt TO drive
them out of the fold. There are many
Democrats in Missouri who place
party success above any financial
creed, and who are DESTROYS of hold
ing within the ranks all who subscribe
to the great principles upon which
the party is founded; Democrats whos
are willing to abide by the decision Of
the national convention on national is
sues. The conference Of Saturday
next viii be attended by able and tried
Democrats, whose united counsels
will formulate a declaration of belief
and outline a course of action which
should be conducive to party well
fare.r
One View of Kansas.
From the Kansas City Journal.
Full of isms, full of cranks,
Full of wild ideas and "planks,"
Full of politics and spleen,
Full of office-seekers keen,
Full of quarrels, full of fights,
Full OF women wanting "rights,"
Full of drug stores-no CD saloons,
Full Of statesmen, full of prunes.