St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
SNApGAME WONT GO
VIGOROUS KICK AGAINST THE TAG
TICS OF sILVERITEs IN MIS-
SOURI,.
} SOUND MONEY MEN PROTEST
AT a MEETING OF PROMINENT
DEMOCRATS HELD AT ST.
LOUIS.
Ia RINGING ADDRESS ISSUED.
~ liver Men Denounced for Calling
the State Convention in an Ir-
regular Way.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 29.-As a re-
suit of a call issued several days ago.
800 prominent Missouri Democrats who
are opposed to the free coinage OF sill
yer at the ratio OF 10 TO |, assembled
here today to protest, as they term 1t.
against being read out OF the party"
Among the more prominent leaders
present were Chairman Maffitt. of the
Democratic state central committee:
Congressman Hall, eX-Gov, Francis
and Hon j. O. Brodhead
a lengthy address to the Demo-
Gratis of Missouri was adopted. It
starts out by declaring that the I'M
precedented action of calling the state
convention to meet at Sedalia on April
Is to elect delegates to the national
convention three months in advance Of
the meeting Of that convention was
done with the avowed purpose of in
f1uencing the party in other states
and committing the national Democ-
racy to the free coinage of silver at a
ratio of 10 to l, regardless of the rel
ative commercial value OF the two
metals and regardless Of the action
of the other commercial nations of the
world. The address then goes on to
say:
ITO make the country at large a showing
of strength they do not possess, the advocates
Of this policy openly avow the intention to
secure the national delegates from every dis
trtct in the state If need be- by deceiving
voters OF the several districts of the right
never before questioned of choosing their own
representatives and electing them through
the action of the entire body of the state
convention.
And while these advocates of free silver
E propose, if they find themselves in majority
OTTO tfNy,
or representation to the minority many Of
them at the same time avow their purpose
not TO submit 10 the majority in the national
convention If that majority be adverse to
eourl against the platform and nominee Of
the national Democracy.
1T is the highest duty of all Democrats
who hold 10 the ancient faith of the party to
no longer tamely submit to a policy which
pas brought upon the party nothing but hu-
nlliat!oni and IS fraught with menace to the
pest interests OF the country. We, there
fore, loyal Democrats, call upon the voters
pr the party everywhere throughout the state
70 make an open, active and organized OPP
position to the effort to commit the party to
p policy which can. only end III disaster and
II all who hold with us will assert themselves
by voice and vote, we may yet rescue the
etate from the threatened misfortune of Re-
publican rule"
A committee. on. organization COM
posed OF two delegates from each con-
gressional district was appointed, with
ex-Gov. Francis as chairman.
This committee will collect funds and
organize the state for a hot campaign
along anti-free silver lines. Tonight
largely attended mass meeting was
held at Music hall. Senator John NJ.
Palmer, of Illinois, was to have been
present and make an address, but was
unable to come on account of illness.
EX-GOv. Francis and Congressman w.
S. Hall and others made addresses.