Show STANDS STILL FOR FREE COINAGE AT 16 TO 1 points to his decord in the extra session and declares ile he has not changed his views kansas city mo ITO sept 21 at A special to a local paper from washington D C says senator vest of missouri today gave out the following interview respecting its his position on the silver question 1 11 I have not changed my opinions in the slightest degier as to sliver silver and must protest against being called upon to explain imaginary statements I 1 neer made and tor for which I 1 am not responsible I 1 stand upon the platform of the missouri democrats made in august last at pertle springs fully and unreservedly and have never watered in my position when the question of repealing the put purchasing chasing clause of the sherman OCE act was before the senate I 1 reported from the finance committee on oil behalf ut it my colleagues on the committee who favored free coinage and myself a bill for the coinage of silver dollars at the ratio of 20 to 1 and I 1 afterward voted with the friends of silver in both houses first for the ratio of 16 to 1 then 17 to 1 then IS to 1 then 19 to 1 then 20 to 1 and finally for the reen re en of the bland adland allison act we were compromise on any of the ratios named although we preferred the old ratio of 16 to 1 the largest tote ote was cast for the oland bland allison law the next tor for the 16 to 1 ratio and the next for tile 20 to 1 ratio it if called upon again to vote upon the question I 1 should endeavor to secure free coinage tor for sliver silver as standard redemption money at the ratio of 0 IG 16 to 1 arid and it that could not be had then at some other ratio which would secure the requisite majority senator vest says that the stories about his changing his position on the question had no foundation |