The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

GEN. WEAvER's SPEECH,
On taking the Chair at Indianapo.
liz Convention.
Ladies and Gentlemen OF the con.
vention: ! thank you very sincerely
for the honor you have conferred
upon me In calling me to preside
over your third quadrennial conven.
ton. hail you AS co-workers In
the grandcst cause that ever cngag-
ed the attention Of the American
people since the foundation OF the
republic. [Applause.l was pres
ent OF your last National convention,
and the four years that have elapsed
since that time have been four years
OF hard work, four years OF decided
progress; four years full Of hope,and
full OF instruction to the American
people; but the years have not been
without their aspect OF sadness.
Death has entered our ranks, and
from Alabama has been taken our
gallant Lowe and the Rev. DR.. Pick
ems, Texas has lost . Colonel Flem-
ing, and Kansas an Elder Mitchell;
and the nation Peter Cooper and q
Wendell Phillips. But notwithstand.
ing the loss OF these eminent men to
our cause, they still live In the hearts
and memories OF their contempor.
aries, and their death, and the as
sembling OF this convention prove
that although the workmen fall. the
work still goes on. Applause.l No
party 10 the history OF the republic !
may be permitted to say, has ever
accomplished so much for mankind
In the same number OF years rs has
been accomplished by this party.
[Applause.] The party was born out
Of the necessities Of the republic
[opplausel and came into existence
In a period OF unparalleled depres-
sion. The first thing that It accop-
lished was the reversal OF that worst
OF all DEGREES that has ever been H.
sued In this country-the destruc-
ton OF the peoples currency. You
arrested that. You Numbered upon
the hustings until you compelled Q
recreant Congress to remonetize
silveri A handful OF your repre-
sentatives In congress prevented the
refunding Of the national debt into
forty years loan. Not only that
but you have recently scored the
grandest victory OF them all when
you secured from the highest tri-
bunal on earth a decision that the
power to make money, and declare
what Il shall be, and to control its
volume, rests with the peoples rep.
resentatives. Applause. This Is
not all you have accomplished, you
have educated tho conscience, you
have educated the popular mind In
America upon economic questions
until there are moro men and women
to-day In America who can write a
good book upon political economy
than ever existed. upon the face 81
the globe before. [Applause.l And
this great work OF education is not
the least thing you have accomplish.
ed, but, In my judgment 10 the great.
est, because 1t has proven that which
we all believe to be true, II we be.
lieve republics can be maintained 81
all-that the people are capable Of
comprehending all great question,
which are necessary to their happi
mess and welfare.
i Now, fellow citizens, having Sc
cured this great victory In the Su
Iprem0 Court, the next thing for u.
to do as an army skillfully com
manded, is to claim that 1t is expedi
ent for congress to exercise its con
stitutional power and thus wres
from the banks the power to issue
currency. They have usurped Thu
sovereign prerogative and 1t mus
he taken from them. Applause.
There Is just about money enough
now, fellow. citizens, in the countr,
te enable the Wall street gambler
, to pay up their margins-hardl,
enough. Applause and laughter.
Hardly enough. The issue OF none.
IL in the hands Of Q banking syndi
! cate that exercises It, not for tn
J benefit Of the people, but for tn
, benefit Of those who gamble upol
J OF tons, irrespective Of the needs q
| the people OF the republic.
Concerning other monopolies, tn
transportation monopoly, and tn
l land monopoly and the group Of mo
nopolies that grow out OF each Q
r each Of these, We must march Tor
? ward, ard with firmness and unalter
!, ed purpose, and wrest all these groa
. instruments OF commerce, money
: transportation and the transmissio
9 OF intelligence from the grasp Of INC
Q nopOly, and restore them to the pee
pie, where the constitution says the
belong, and then we will indee
3 have q republic Of the people, by tn
9 people, and for the people,
u Let me tell you that this republi
: cannot remain. government Of tn
! people, where the rights OF man q
: man shall be respected, unless thes
j great instruments OF commerce, q
r necessary to your welfare rs tn
: atmosphere Is to physical life her
. In this hall. arc taken out OF tn
= hands Of these monopolies and n
Il stored te the hands OF your repre-
sentatives, who must act under thel
and be responsible to you at the en-
y Of their terms OF office. There Ia q
d other way.
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J. The Arkansas Democrats are
g. deadlock and can't nominate q go,
lie ernor. The convention which opel
"a ed ut Little Rock on Wednesda
y has adjourned over to Monday
sober 0ff.-(Lewiston Journal.
That illustrates an important d.
" ference between the parties. It isl
or considered necessary for Repub
w can conventions to be sober VIII
ne making nominations. Hence. Rlai]