Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11
MISSOURI NATIONAL DEMOCRATS
Meeting Of the Executive Committee
Held Yesterday IN the Rialto
Building.

Held Yesterday in the Rislto
Building.
From the St. Louis Republic.
A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the National Democratic
party ofMissouri was held ct the Office
OF the chairman, Major Edward G.
Cunningham, in the Rialto building,
and was attended by every member
Of the committee and by several Ma
tional Democrats of prominence from
the State, including George Robert
son, Of Mexico, and Colonel Rufus
Anderson, of Hannibal. The ques-
ton of future organization In the
State, with an especial view toward
the eie ctions in 1898 was under dis
cussion. and 1t was the unanimous YER
dict Of the committee that an active
campaign all along the line in each
congressional district should be made
In Missouri.
After the meeting adjourned, Major
Cunningham, In response to an in
quiry as to his views ON the late elec-
tions and the future of the National
Democracy in Missouri, said:
sour committee sees nothing in the
results of Tuesdays election to dis
courage the friends OF sound money
or to encourage the silverites. There
Is always reaction after presiden-
tial election against the party in
power, and the silver Democrats are
reaping the fruits of such q swing of
the political pendulum, although dis
satisfaction this year, based, as it al
ways is, on failure Of sufficient pat
ronage to go round to every office
seeker, as well as disgust with the
DingIey tariff bill, is remarkable in
that it is not greater. II the Free
Silver Democrats can discover any
satisfaction In the fact that the most
profound victory for their party was
won in New York City under the
Leadership of men who openly re-
pudiated the Chicago platform, they
are entirely welcome to 1t.
"The estimated vote of our own
party in various States is such as to
encourage US to keep up our organi-
zation everywhere, despite the SEEM
ing down n-heartednes of Mr.. Waiter
son, who expresses simply his own
opinions and whose views are doubt
less colored by loss Of circulation to
the Courier Journal In his own State.
The vote OF $4,000 in Massachusetts
for our candidate for Governor, and
the large increase in Mr.. Bryan's
own state, together with our reports
from Iowa, have convinced our COM
mittee that they can no more next
year than In 1896, affiliate either with
the Democratic, Populism or Repub-
lican semi-socialism, and that as q
choice of two evils, they will take
neither, but keep their forces intact
and in 1900 have--whenever an elec-
tion is to be held--candidates for
whom they can vote and who repre-
sent their principles. During the
coming year the committee, with Its
headquarters as heretofore, In st.
Louis, will continue to enlighten both
Republicans and Free Silver Demo-
Gratis by the circulation of sound
money literature and the organiza-
tion, wherever possible, of National
Democratic SoundMoneyClub in each
county.
"The admission of Mr.. Cook, even
at this late date, that $4,000 National
Democrats voted for Mckinley inMis-
souri, last year is certainly en-
couraging, and his change Of front so
that he now says he Ia not in favor of
fusion, but is in favor Of what might
be termed amalgamation Of the Free
Silver Democrats and the Populists is
convincing proof to our committee
that the good work that began in 1896
should be kept up.
"The result in Ohio may be con-
strued to be q personal rebuke to Mr..
Hanna, who has been unduly promi-
nent, but can in no wise be . vindica-
tion OF free silver at 16 to /.
SIT is the intention Of the commit
tee to have q National Democratic
candidate for every Office during the
next four years, in the State of Mis-
souri,, whether 1t be for Constable,
Supreme Judge or Governor.
"Our campaign will be, as in the
past, an educational one, both as to
the advocacy of the Indianapolis plat
form and IN the exposure OF silver
Democratic as well as Republican
falacies, whether In state or national
Government.
"Having begun this fight on lines
that we think represent the true
Democracy, we shall keep 1t up until
we are convinced either that we are
wrong or have brought the free silver
Democracy back to the original prin.
ciplea of the party"