The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-04

Eleventh.. II. Sovereign, jefferson
The convention then adjourned
until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At $50 temporary chairman Kirk
patrick, OF Wapello, called the con.
vention to order, aud after few re.
marks inquired tho pleasure OF tho
convention.
As Il preliminary the report Of
the committee on credentials was
declared in order, and the chairman
Of the committee read the report. 1,
showed sixty-six counties repre-
sentcd by 80 delegates. On motion
The report was adopted.
The chairman OF the committee
stated for the information OF the
convention that heavy rain storms
in the southern part Of the state had
delayed n number Of delegates, who
were momentarily expected to arrive
OH incoming trains. Many Of these
subsequently, put in an appearance
and actively participated In the pro-
cecdings.
The chairman Of the committee on
resolutions stated his readiness to
report. At this point a motion was
interposed asking that the reading
Of the resolutions be deferred until
a permanent organization had been
effected. This point was immedi-
atcly disposed of by the adoption Of
a resolution asking that the tempo
rary organization be made perma-
nent. Report of the committee on
permanent organization was then
read. The chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions then read his re-
port as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
The National party Of Iowa in con-
vention assembled, this 2Sth day OF
August 1884, declare:
Once more, the financial system
Of the United States, to which we
have SO often called attention, and
which for SO many years We have
struggled to reform, has broken
down and betrayed the people, pre-
cipitated panics, failures, loss of Ia
Dor. reduction Of wages, lockouts.
foreclosures, and sheritf's sales, In
flictiag more misery than devastat-
ing cyclones.
In the midst Of abundant harvests,
with the blessings of benificent
providence scattered all about us,
we are suffering money famine,
which shackels our industries. paral-
ICES our enterprises, much as ii the
railroads should burn their freight
cars.
In this emergency the dominant
parties mock the people by declar-
ing in favor OF continuing Il system
that has through usury, contractions
and panics, already enabled about
three per cent OF our people to alb
SCRIBE one half the wealth Of our
land created an aristocracy of idlers.
more powerful than any similar class
in any other country, and threatens
If not to overthrow. to destroy all
independence among the producing
classes.
In this emergency the dominant
parties not only refuse to issue a
single dollar OF legal tender money,
as the Supreme Court has repeated
iy decided Congress has constitu-
tional right to do, bnt actually pro-
poses ~ w. Tho has : tic people
and destroy oar dignity lay /
constitutional Amendment placing
H. for ever at the H r@N nj at@nrers,
/ In TINS eneISen., ,nr uoninan
party locks up hundreds of million.
Of dollars in the U. S. Treasury, re
fusing to redeem war bonds with i
and relieve the pressure.
4 The national banks enjoy the RICH
OF calling upon the y. 5. treasury 10
bank money, which only costs then
one per cent. and with which the,
could speedily supply the demand
7 OF business; but they not only fail I
! do SO, but have actually contracte
the currency about $lS,O0O,OOO in tn
: last six months. Thus the usurer
the mortgage owners. and bon
holders triumph; the people are 4
their mercy; they can obtain OF
crops ut their own prices, and kee
cur sheriil,s busy selling our farms
/ Shall we submit forever? or will tn
lpeople OF Iowa rise in their migl
and help elect candidates for col
gress who will maintain the right
OF our people, and supply the peopl
with money enough to transa,
business upon Il cash basis, and FOL
ever Danish panics?
As If to complicate our diDicultie
by recent pool Of railroads, .treigl
upon oar products haze bee
doubled.
While holding the same view
which We have SO often declared, an
, endorsing our national platform an
: the excellent letter of our candidat
yet we insist that the foremost issu
Q is the overthrow OF banks of issu,
and an adequate circulating medium
that shall enable us to build up OF
great country without the certaint
that panics will transfer every thin
into the insatiate hands OF none
loaners. We have nominated car
didate for president in sympath
with the toiling millions, upon TIL
. and all other issues, man who's
record as a soldier and statesma
place him side by side with Wash
ington and other heroes OF the pas
a man who rushed TO the rescu
when our capitol was in danger;
man who is universally acknowleds
ed to be the greatest executive i
; America; man whose charity an
brotherly sympathies rank him wit
the lamented Cooper, our first stan
dard bearer, Il man who should bt