The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-02
IOWA REPUBLICANS
Nominations Made and a Plat
form Adopted.
PROHIBITION STRONGLY ENDORSE
Movement for Local Option KiIled-Ths
Democratic Party Denounced as the
Friend Of the SaIoon-Free Coinage

o'SA oSoSuioAcU III ICW8 convened In THIS
city to-day. The convention was distin-
guished for its harmony and good feeling
as have been these conventions in recent
years Of discord and dissensions. Among
the audience were many persons OF state
and national reputation. Senator Allison,
Congressman Henderson, Perkins, Flick.
DIlliver and Hall, Ex-Governor Gear ex-
Governor Larabee and Solicitor O. the
Treasury Hepburn occupied seats on the
platform, and Mrs. j. Ellen Foster. repre-
sentative OF the Non-Partisan Woman,s
Christian Temperance union, at the head
OF delegation of enthusiast lady Repub-
hcans, who occupied a private box
Promptly at IL o'clock Chairman Mack.
OF the state central committee, called the
convention to order, and the divine bless
ing was invoked by Rev. John Ward, of
Cedar Rapids. Chairman Mack's speech
was short and crisp. 1t consisted in
announcing John Y. Stone as temporary
chairman and w. II. Cochrane of TAYLOR
county as temporary secretary of the con-
ventlon. In assuming the chair Stone made
rousing speech which was interrupted
many times oy applause. Having thanked
the convention for the distinction of being
called on to preside over 1t. he said:
"A most important crisis is upon US.
The political power of the state is at stake
The good results achieved by the Rspubli-
can party during its rule of thirty wears
mad endangered the Democratic party OF
Iowa In battle and in ambush, masked be-
hind the pretense of seeking a decision
on local questions, it is aiming by
a brilliant stroke to turn Iowa over
to the national democracy. Give 1t
control OF the executive and legis-
lative branches of the state govern
ment and it will so group the counties into
congressional districts as to give il the
greatest possible opportunity TO capture
the delegations IN the congressional cleo
tons next year. IL will so reorganize the
representative districts next year as to
give 1t the greatest cnance of winning the
general assembly IL 1898, and consequently
the election OF United States
Senator in 1894. More than this.
if successful it Will initiate the
stroke Of the Michigan democracy
and provide for the election OF presidential
electors in its gerrymandered districts,
and thus give 70 the Democratic presiden-
tlal candidate portion of the Iowa vote in
the electoral college in 1892 Are the Re-
publlcans OF Iowa ready for consumma-
tlon like this."
The speaker said the prohibition question
would still De local issue, and that the Re-
publican party of Iowa would still fight
IN favor OF 1T. In regard to the Peoples
party Stone said:
There are no practical, meritorious de-
mands by the promoters of the new move
ment that they have cause to believe will
not be favorably met by the Republican
party" The so-called per cent loan he
characterized as "a device 10 furnish cheap
money to the cotton planters, spoliation
OF all classes of our countrymen to give IL
to one." The proposition of the new move
ment for the ownership of railway Drop
erty by the government if carried out,
would entail on the country an Indebtedness
OF about %, 500, 600, 0OO, which would take
from third TO half of century to paw.
But this" he stated, would not be the
worst result should the govern
ment become the owner and oper-
ator Of the railways. 1t would re-
quire an army of 100000 federal office
holders and employees to carry on their
operation. With such an army of officers
and men under orders from one head. ali
acting under the incentive Of one interest,
the chief officer the government would
possess power greater than that of the
most potent monarch of the world The
party that happened TO be in possession of
the chief magistracy when this stupendous
change in orr system occurred could per-
petuaie itself forever"
The speaker referred to the prosperous
condition of the farmers of Iowa at the
present time and then turning to the finan-
cial policy OF The party he said: ''The Re-
publican party places no limit upon its cir
culating medium except its value as a pur-
chasing power, demanding all the currency
that can be employed 10 the business ex-
changes Of our people. The Republican
party, nevertheless, demands that each
dollar of gold, silver or paper shall be
worth as much. and that it shall purchase as
much, as any other dollar. RECOGNIZING the
rapidly expanding business Of the country
and the needs and demands of new and i'm
proving conditions, the Republican party
was all ready. 1t provided for the coinage
of silver equal to all that will be taken
from the mines of our country"
Stone then praised the administration of
President Harrison. "All past peace ad-
ministrations," he said, ''can be challenged.
There is no present record in the first two
and a half years that will rival it. Great
applause But one other can here be
mentioned, the right arm and loyal
friend of the chief-the fearless and in
comparable Blaine" At the mention of
the secretary's name the convention went
wild with enthusiasm. 1.-THE first citizen of
the republic, he is its greatest civic heron
The speaker commended the record of the
party on pension expenditures, and ex-
tended sympathy to the disfranchised Re-
publicans of the south.
leaders insist that the tariff is not an issue
in Iowa this year. They were never more
mistaken. 1t never was an issue as much
as now. Never before was an issue mora
clearly drawn between the two parties.than
it is now. 1t will continue to be an issue
until free trade is dead and the country in
placed beyond the dread of its resurrection
or until protection is buried and free trade
has turned the country over to foreign
domination"
The speaker wound up with reciprocity.
He said there is but one reciprocity and
James G. Blaine is its prophet. [Tremend-
GUS applause. when he first announced
the gospel the Democratic party under the
spur Of the moment thought it saw free
trade standing in more dazzling light than
ever before. But when the spell was
broken reciprocity was in the Republican
camp and James G. Blaine 10 its chief
priest" Here the convention again became
wildly enthusiastic.
The speaker then arraigned the Demo
cratic party for its policy of deception and
falsehood," and ended with the commenda-
tion OF the Mckinley bill. After the sp-
pcintment of committees recess was taken
until p. N. A meeting of the COMMITTEES
on permanent organization was at once
held at which ex-governor and ex- Congress
man John Gear, of Burlington, was selected
as permanent chairman of the convention
The committee on resolutions met almost
Immediately after the adjournment Of the
convention and adopted platform. The
platform IS finally adopted for presenta-
Mckinley tariff law in the warmest
terms and particularly commends the re-
ciprocity provision and its Interpretation
and observation by Secretary Blaine and
President Harrison. The course Of the
Republican party on the pension question i