The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-07-04
ADDRESS of Mai. Vandiyer.

the Seventeenth senatorial convention
had unanimously declared him the
standard bearer i'll the November epe'
ton
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen OF the cohVen-
ton: ~
I thank YOU, acknowledgements and
delegates of the Seventeenth senatorial
district. for this tribute ana coIlpil-
ment and il shall be my chief ann IN
the nosition to which chosen, II elecIeu,
I'm proye worthy of the you
express, and to merit the nonoi 3on
have conferred. No man ever ndu moi
ioval friends h al you have proven, anu
esneciaIly to those of Cass comfy,
where TO many, l came a comparative
stranger and received hearty sympathy
and your cordial support. Memory VIII
ever revert with grateful recollectlohs
to the kindness OF your 1on and the
Gallant old comrades of other days.
flow could I be untrue to a trust con
fided nv such friends, and pledge
conld / make that would auu W NY
responsibility? mo
Democrats of johnson county, uemo.
Gratis of Lafayette and Cass couIiIie9, ~
will be my highest aim TO h0nor tne
nosition to which / am honored by SouI
SELECTION. and TO bring no reproach 10
the party or Office you seek 10 coIiel
upon me. onnosad mo
in the interest of other friends, anu have
i'm the heat and excitement OF coiIes'
spoken harshly or acted unklndly, per
nit me to say / have no enmlty % cher-
ish and no vengeance 10 WISH. We 40
GOOD democrats, want to bury the I'M
Elements of opposition used against
each other in the local Ught, anu III Tue
common campaign for party ana pitt
a. VNNn nG IL IL /
ciple supremacy, TO appear as noou
soldiers under the same nag. aIa may l
not saw. silver-starred. democratic-par-
red banner of democracy.
NV efforts will not contribute much,
but they will be honestly direcleu. i
will stand upon the platform Oh ,ne
state democratic convention, adopted aI
Sedalia, and upon the natlohal piaCt4luh
70 he odonted at the Chicago convention
What the latter will be upon the mann
issue aupears to be a foregone concur
sion so there is no probability OF a con-
flict on that issue.
| am opposed to any straddle OF com
| promise on this issue. The "Rola sla'iu
pa %auntlet has been thrown down by
ther enublicans, and we want a square
issne made up that will leave no douDI
where our party stands, and let the cur
rencv hattie be fought to a finish on that
line. ,ooaso ara
bright and Frightening, anu " e" We
, to do to make success assured y " 70
as stwise as serpents and as harmless as
doves 1t is the first time In the history
2 of national politics al explicit golu
r sfandardn plank has appeared III any
1 nIatform: and never has n declaration
Of principles been received more coioiy
f by western republicans. naye s se: and Nd
:, sse the first hat go up for Mckinney anu
Z have heard fifty declare that they would
not support him. They were
at ms six months & when tne aemo,
f cratic hosts seemed demorallzeu anu
S divided on the currency issue anu au-
d ministration support. since IHen, nnd
! the AGGRESSIVE work of Gov. Stone and
others. the silver forces have ORGANIZED
IL into An army with banners that mas cap,
e turad state after state. n the naClohal
democratic convention to be held IN
d Chicago already exhibits a silver
e %iining8' in its financial makeup.
If God-speed the day tnas a u and
courage to build a free coinage plat10rm
that every true American bimetaills'
can stand upon. The voluntary aDan-
e donment by the republican party OF ionI
states in a body, and the open revolt DS
n leading men and prominent Journals az
over the west, while the SILVER l0o Y or or
y Gaining strength in the east, ONO nas
Entered the list, two congressional uis'
tr;cts at least. in Maine, and some Ill
d New York having declared for free
silver indicates what the main issue II
s, the campaign of SO will be; and depend
nnon il. when the intelligent American
y people understand what tne ueI todau
% tion of silver cost and is costing Uouay
lie there will be a revolution IN the poilIlcl
or of tins country, and the dollar OF oul
1addies" will be restored to It's mon
etary rank. tolL n,
W finances. Others more able 10 SPEAK an,
write on this subject from a uemloU
" and if YOU want light on the su6Iec
in read the speech of Senator .
III Vest. Gov. Altgeld. or the letter OF ex
Gov. Fishback. But to you, my demo
lie cratic friends, 1 will say IL L a neVe
ne read a line OH the currency question ~
he given the money issue a. %a1nessae
III Such men as Harris, OF IehhesSee
Of Morgan, of Alabama. Daniels, OF vi
Ginia' and our own honored senator's
'sl Vest and Cockrell, were to take a stan
ne on one side opposite sherman, OF OhlG
p the administration and all New EhglanG
b. I'd Join the western SENATOR'S peGauS
20 thew have always been my poliIIca
a. fr;ends and | rave as much conhdenc
-: in their conservatism, tatesmansn
" and patriotism as in the ONO ieaue
with his eastern and European ahles.
&C. Upon the free coinage of silver lssu
Die on a test vote in theU Us. senate wv
,ot thirds of the democrats favoreu IL, ou Il
n third of the republicans anu az hea
" nopulists. The senate has always nee
lg- hefd as the conservative BODY OF col
In, grass and | for one do not believe III
as, numher of such men are all cranKs al
yer fools. and going to stagnate ana PaIaii.
the country by reckless Legislation,
or these gold standard people 'eaGn w W
d result from reconciliation; IIey It
=. .hnt oil the c1mmerclal WOIlu
.ic. adopting the gold standard and Amerl'
var must keep in the procession anu recol
yer niZe only us money coin that Will Ket
XIV in any cline or country. -,
NV old farmer friend let me teil "
how this argument strikes mo. Swn
10y to the insuiliclency OIL gotu as tn
lis ton money, the more countries I'll
,pi, adopt it as the exclusive standard, I,
or more embarrassing 1t becomes 10 ma
universal. There is not enough 10
an round. You had just as well altem
TO fatten twenty g WIN lle San
corn that would fatten ten' OF u ui
ed fine dwellings and barns out OF niulDet
all or cedar wood. A township or U
might find enough to build with. D
-" when ali townships in Missouri auo
ho' the mulberry standard contractors W
the find building material so scarce d
high that trade and Improvements Wou
it's, stop So with the gold. 1t is pTactlca
SIX GOIIlElGu ny
meet ali the commercial demands, Q
If ia raced from country to country
lnv syndicate sacks to s satisfy R na1,oi
and and Morgaus and their class hold
corner down and collect commission
- But / said I'd not attemp a hnaI
irry Ill J aud I shall not further deti
Sp oa' Again / thank you. Let me {
syl- before parting to carry your democrf
IRON home with you; Don't get angry y
nia Init a man, and an American at tn
IN who has a right to think for hlmse
{ e a .o And don't abuse %sfsS yS1F fG DsP SeIonsing
en0ther party. but concede to all
punt political rights and reason With him n
the these questions. Tell them If they ag
niey with US on the financial qn eIanE "a q
II IN the right ring in it, that we AYE
for largest, strongest and most ayalla
orth organization to make success assuI
- .1,ll Onu and IN SrO