The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-25

platform Of tile convention, following The
reading with speech ou the tariff aud the
wrong doing oi eorporatlons-~''not IT, poll
tican, but a. a farmer"
The platform was adopted ~ follows:
RSHoS,ed We demand II proper civil ser
vice reform, which shall prevent congress
men from using the patronage of the dis
trict 10 reward i horde Of wire puiers, who
In return manipulate The primary ca,lcuscs.
pack inventions. override the wishes Of
people aud place In nomination for re-eiec~
lion The tam Who gave them their appoint
ments. half II year Ia advance of the day Of
| election tuas forming ring, of master and
servants, which, If II 1t defeated nj the polls,
IN capable II indefinite pcrpetuatioG.
W. demand such legislation rs shall for
ever break UP the present combination 81
wheat buyers, with It's headquarters at Min
neapoNs, Which has taken complete posses
Sion Of the markets oi tie sttte, excluded all
competition, denied us that freedom II mar
ket which even the subjects of monarclial
governments enjoy: aud by false weights,
| false grades and low prices have impoycr-
ishcd our farmers, and correapondingiy en-
barrasscd cur merchants and mechanics,
| whose prosperity depends on that Of the
| farmers.
| Hc&ti1ni, While We are In favor Of Ii reason
able tariff on imports, W. denouncc the
| present tariff Inv as hur,lcnsoue, oppressive
and Must. Under the prctense of helping
the worhingnen engaged In manufactures,
! II Is constantly rohbing the agrienltnrlsts of
the West ri the profits OF their Industry:
| while nj tac .alne time, by combinations Of
employers and the importation Of foreign
workmen under labor contracts, II l. impay-
erishlng tine working class 10 a point dan
gcrous to tine peace aud safety Of the coua
try; while the vast surplus Of n hundred mil
lion dollars, now in the Unitcd States treas
ury, serves as Il temptation To corrupt legis-
| lation.
/ A NoMl.;ATIoN MADE.
Judge Whitioea (Drmocrat), In an clo-
| qucnt speech, then nominated lion. Ignatius
Donnciy, as Il man known to millions, aud
who needed no introduction. The nomina
ton was seconded by Hon. A. ". Tiffany, Of
Carver county lRepublican), who stated that
the time had arrived when the agricultural
interest ri the west needed some attention
from Du-ress, aud a careful revision Of the
tariff laws. Transportation companies were
taking more taan they ought, and the tolls OF
the Ni!lers' association were exhorbtant We
need a man who will legislate Tor all interests
n man who will he opposed hs monoposts
Of NIL degrees, aud who Is not politician: a
man who will maintain the rights Of the
people, and M. iegslate for the rich and pow
crsul alone. We are ground down by the
pos,masters, and for one the speaker wished
these postmasters to take care of their own
business and let the people alone. lie would
therefore heartily second the nomination Of
Hon. l-natigs Donnely Mr. Tiffany spoke
with great force and effect.
On motion the convention then proceeded
To ballot for candidate for Congress, which
resulted a. follows:
| iIuatinn ponue}iy Observation-Disclosures. 3.
| ", NJ. Campbell l.itcAHeli.
| Necessary to II choice. ..................... Is
MR. poSSEfLY NOTIFIED AND ACCEPTS.
The nomination of Mr.. DonueIly was then
made unanimous and Mrssrs. +. J. Whit
lock, of Scott and &. IL. Day. Of Mcleod,
were appointed as a committee tn wait upon
Mr.. Donnelly aud inform him of his nomi-
nation. They escorted Mr.. Donaelly to the
stand, who expressed deep gratitude for this
high honor~~the highest that can be con.
ferred-an expression of spontaneous pref.
erenec from such body IF men. He said
that he had been advocating the principles
represented hy this convention for fifteen
years past. For i've years he had published
q .n1 ~ lf.3
"Thc Anti-Nanopolist." devoted. as its
name implied, tn resistance to the aggression,
Of the various combinations that were pund.
erlng the people of the state. But the times
were not ripe for such movement. lie had
sunk thousands Of dollars in the enterprise
and was forced nj last Ia abandon his news.
paper. lie had retired to private life, poiti-
caily dead and financially embarrassed, amil
Il perfect wairIwina Of abuse. Il did me-,
hcui H. the storm; did not seek rehahilita.
tipn hy deserving the cause with which was
Identified; d.d not cringe 10 power, [cheers
dill not
"Crock the pregnant hinges Of the kneea.
That thrift might follow fawning''
IGreet cheering,
said Ia myself, if the people will not sus-
tain rue in the cause Of right shall devote
myself 10 other pursuits, aud began a series
III literary works which have yielded me tina,
success aud honor aenied m. In political life
LArnlanse.l
At last .ae people have come round to my
views. Today they ara all Republicans
and Democra:S-ant-Monop Cheers.
And hence this popular uprising.
lo moi liAc,ia a moment of such pleasant
feeling, to say anything nnksnd or ungra-
cious; bet il is proper that | should notice
the dis"ra>eGesi attempt made by Major Strait
to capture this convention. 1t has been
objected Ii him thas lie packs Re,
publican conventions With office holders
aud il i claimed that wAcn lac Farm urs
Alliance vuanty convention met In this ,ity
on saturday last, ne Hooded ii with his hire.
lings. II Is e.aimel that four ar five Repuh-
iican postma~trrs took part in that conycn,
tlan as delegates or on the floar. There was
am told, Isaac Bariicd, postmaster al
Plato
One ~ the conts sting delegates here, rose
an" douicd tas charge.
Mir. pourelly~~I give the statement as
received it, Then there was gartiwell. post.
master from Stewart; then there was Rec
ord, postmaster from Sumter: then there wa.
Pierre. postmaster al Hutchinson.
psuia's we're made ~ 10 some vi taest
statements.
Mr.. Donnely-!f Lave been misin
forued. regret it. The people will judge
Here nr. Miles, of Glencoe, rose In the
audience and said:
"faGr statements, Mr., nonneilv, are sub
stan.jaly correct: the convention Was .ull q
tu>tmaSters, either as delegates or worker.
uu the aoar.' (Caeers.
Mr. nannelly~Taank You. The animu,
is very apparent Why at the caucus a
Hutchinson they passed resolutions instruct
ing their delegates ~ S'asgort .9r. STRAIT
Nj l.awtess. IT Hutchinson lone of In,
excluded delegationl sasd~-'I pronounce Sha
! raj ii Ia -