, 1891-06-25
THE IOWA DEMOCRATS.
Governor BOies RenOminated
By AcclamatiOn.
The Free Coinage of Silver
Demanded.
Trusts and the Mckinley Bill
Denounced.

OTTUMwA, Ia, June 24.-Governor
Horace Boies was renominated by acclama-
ton today. The other nominations were:
Fer lieutenant governor, Samuel l. Be
stow; supreme judge, l. G. Kline;
superintendent of public instruction. j.
b. Knocpler; railroad commissioner, Peter
A. Dey.
The platform, as finally presented, con
tanned the silver clause Of last year aud
was unanimously adopted without dis
c%ussion. The platform demands the re-
peal of the %proLibitory liquor law and IL
the interest of true temperance fayors a
carefully guarded license Law; favors such
changes IN the laws as will insure the full
and equal taxation OF every species OF
property after allowing present exemp.
tlons; tavOrs the Australian ballot system
and denounces the Republican party Ter
the defeat OF this |salutary reform
in the twenty-third general assembly;
reatfrms adherence to the doctrine
OF control and regulation OF railroads as
now enacted into law. with such changes
as experience may show to be necessary
TO protect the people from invasioDs OF
the law; calls Tor statutes which provide
stringent safeguards in the organization
Of all corporations To protect the people
from fraudulent concerns, and when any
such artificial creature of the law is found
engaged in harmful practices. the law
shall promptly put an end TO It's existence;
denouuct ; all trusts. pools and combines.
and lavor- such action. state and national,
as will forfeit to the public all franchises
aDd property made use of by corporations
or Others to form trusts in manufactures,
trades or m to the injury and
sp1llatIOn Of the people, and also to insure
the punishment OF individuals thus erin
Inally conspiring against the public veal.
The Democratic party declares that in
the division of the products OF labor and
capital, labor does not receive its fair pro
portion. On behalf of the laborIng and
producing masses, the platform ''renews
that devotion to their interests and rights
which have always been the fundamental
doctrine of the Democratic party, and
favors all fair and lawful methods by
which labor may secure laws establishing
free public employment agencies and adc-
auate compensation. undIminishcd by any
device for the enrichment OF the few at
the expense OF the many; condemns the
lldANlNt " lulItlAluE NhuNl atA lAuhl lhl
work in mines or elsewhere; favors the
election of United States senators by
direct vote OF the people. and holds in de-
testation the alarming %cOrrnptiOns so
widespread in senatorial elections by legis-
%latures.
On the silver question the platform
says: We therefore reiterate our demand
OF one year ago for the Tree coinage of
silver and that it be made tull legal ten
der for all debts, public and private, and
denounce as unjust and dishonest the pro
Vision OF law recently enacted allowing
parties to stlpulate against payment IN sill
yer and silver certificates, thus setting up
one standard for the creditor and another
for the debtor. one for the poor and an
other for the rich man.
The platform iavors literal and caulta-
bic tensions. ]denounces the Mckinley
bill. the motives of its authors and de
tenders and the theory under which it is
submitted tor approval to the American
people; insists that every oppressive tea
turc of the tariff be eliminated, to the end
that our merchant marine may be restored
to the sea and the markets of the world
be opened to our producing classes. The
sugar bounty is not 2 tariff 1t is a spolIa
ZION of the treasury for special classes and
interests, Wnlcn are no more entitled 10
be aided by the government than the farm
ers of Iowa in raising hogs and corn, or
the pioneer settlers of the frontier in their
hardships and sutferiugs as the vanguard
of civilization.
The platform denounces the "wasteful
and lavish appropriations of the last
congress- declares unalterable opposition
to nonresident alien ownership OF lands
and of foreign syndicate ownership of our
industries; demands that all unea-ned
land grants be reclaimed and held for
actual settlers.
Sympathy is expressed with the Irish
in their struggle for home rule; adherence
is expressed of Russian prosecutions of
the Jews and belief that all civilized
nations should protest. a liberal appro-
p%riation for the Iowa exhibit at the
worlds fair Is recommended.