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Show "SILVER DICK" DEAD. In the death of lion. Richard P. Ulaud America lose a grunt and pure patriot A man who has been a prominent promi-nent (Igtiro in publlu life for many years, yet a unto ugalnst whom there has iv vt-r been n stHplClou cnsl on his personal ami political llltegiliy. ills devotion lo llio gn-at. prlnc'plu of bi-nii'iitllMii bi-nii'iitllMii has bei'ii so siciidfut, bin la-bois la-bois for the piluelplo fo uiiwearyiug that for yeari. lie lm been popularly known an "Silver Dick." In I.U death the great calHu hmes an ii'lvnctl'i whoso c Hurls were directed unreining ly toward free coinage, ami i lie people hue it friend and champion. Mr Uliiud wns never ehl'sed us it mail of exeepttiimil brilliancy, hu beotigod mure to that elites who make their way by hard, enrnesi nnd tlrvltvut work. By tunny western "Ufinnerais ll w.is re-Itrelfed re-Itrelfed that, he was not given lint presidential noiuluatlon In 18UU ami that nominnllou was timl'iubteilly ex pectcd tit iilm, Ills labors, however, for the candidate and parly were mi le8J faithful. Weglvu a shoit sketch of his lire: "iHuhnrtl rarks llland was. born near llmlfiinl, Ky Augtiht It). 1835. By working during thu summer nnd at-temflug at-temflug scheol in the winters he (in-ihed (in-ihed his ncatlcnilo education, lie thru studied law. moved wet nml In IfifiObeeNiuc treiuuror of Carson Co,, Nov. In 18I't, he went to Missouri .mil set tied, at Holla. Ilu wns elected to .ciiugiess at a Democnt in 1873 and 1ms been regularly luelentcil. In 1873 hu became chairman of the committee on mines ami mining. Silver colungu having been discontinued In 1873. ho introduced into coimrecH n 1878 ilm fanning "llhunt bill" which provhied that the secretary of tho treasury shall purchase sutllclent bullion to coin the minimum amoiinl or $2,000,000 a mouth In silver dollars of 4'J grains eaeh and thit, these doHnr -shall bo legal lender. Ho had since been a champion Uf freo coinage of silver Ills name was prominently mentioned In conneo-.tlon conneo-.tlon wbh the presidential nomination at llio Inst Democratic national convention." |