Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-16
The Iowa Dernocrats.

can be made wide enough to hold all the |
aismsn that atfiict the politics OF the lat
ter part OF the nineteenth century ALL
structure, but the builders must deter
mine which one shall be excluded; 1t
prohibitionism be excluded saloonism
can be admitted, If saloonism be adj
mitted prohibitionism must be excluded
The Democratic party OF Iowa deter
mined that, as there Is much more money
to be collected from the saloonkeepers of
the State in aid Of it's campaign than
from the prohibition societies, the best
thing to be done by it was to admit the
saloonism. Accordingly, nearly the first
resolution adopted by the Democratic
Convention pronounced the prohibition
lists to be aanathsma naranatha," ex-
communicated from the porch and from
the altar, from the harvest field and
from the thrashing floor of Democratic
politics, and all that legislation pro-
hibiting the sale or manufacture Of in
toxicants must be repealed, not even
local option being allowed, but that
everywhere, in every village and at
every crossroad of the State whoever
will may sell intoxicants upon pay
!
the distillers, the wholesale dealers in
intoxicants In neighboring States now
may be expected to contribute largely to
the Democratic campaign fund, and
those gentlemen resident In Iowa whose
breweries, distilleries and saloon proper
ties have been made improbable by the
prohibitory law will contribute even
more largely. As q plank for revenue
only the Democratic resolution against
prohibition is inserted ingeniously. But,
even without regard for revenue, it was
eminently proper that the Democratic
party should resolve In favor OF free
whisky.
Were the Prohibitionists as shrewd as
the Democrats they now would abstain
from putting third ticket in the field
and wouldsthrow their whole strength in
support of the Republican party, which
is likely to stand pledged against the re-
peal OF tho law now in force, which
practically is prohibitory Yet it hardly
Is to be expected that the Prohibitonists
will act wisely. It is likely that by
running "a straight-out ticket" they will
strengthen the Democratic party, which
has pledged itself to repeal all vestges
of prohititory legislation.
Taking special care to secure saloon
ism a firm footing upon its platform,
the Iowa Democracy invites all the
other isms, except prohibitionism, to
stand thereon Never having itself ac-
complished any measure of social, finan-
cial, administrative, or elective reform,
always having been found in opposition
to every such measure whenever there
appeared to be possibility of its pas
sage, the Democratic party of Iowa now
processes sympathy with every real,
every fanciful, every idiotic scheme of
reform. 1t is the old negative platform
of generally being in faver of everything
and specifically pledged to nothing that
the Iowa Democracy has reconstructed
in vain hope Of deceiving the people.
For, excepting to repeal Of the prohib-
tory law, the Democratic convention of
Iowa specifically pledged itself to nothing
that the Democrats of the State can &C
complish if placed in control of the Leg
islature and in possession of the Cover
nor's Office. The resolution in favor of
taxation of all kinds OF property is vague,
for Ii all kinds of property held within
the State now are not taxed, then the
assessors have failed of duty The reso.
luton is meant to convey the idea of the
Democratic party being favorable to
more exact assessment Of railway proper
ty, but it Is careful not to say So 1t is
so framed as to be capable Of eXplana.
tion to the farmers as meaning much,
and to the railway men as meaning moth.
ing. 1t is a dishonest juggle. 1t is M re
impudence that charges the Republicans
of the Twenty third General Assembly
with defeat of the Australian ballot law
whenever fair and practicable scheme
of electoral reform is proposed the Re
publicans will be found voting for it. and
1t will be very strange If the Democrats
are not found voting against it. That
control and regulation of railroads as
now enacted by law" which is approved
by the fifth resolution Of the Democratic
convention, is of Republican conception
and the only practical opposition to il
has been manifested by tho Democratic
party, which sought to retard its opera
ton by endeavoring to elect railway par
tisans as commissioners to execute 1T.
In its resolution for "the free coinage
itself. The West does not desire to have
the United States coin without charge
all the European. Asiatic, Mexican, ant
South American silver that can b,
dumped on its shores. The West doe
not desire to have the currency of thi
country contracted by the payment o
millions yearly for the purchase OF for
eign bullion. The Republican Conven
ton of Ohio truly voiced Western senti
ment when it resolved for "the free coin
age OF American silver" There will b.
money enough If all the silver of Ameri
can mines be coined. But the Iowa Dem
ocrats, like their Eastern brethren. hat
any project that protects or gives ad
vantage to any American industry o
institution; they must coin the silver o
Asia or the gold of Madagascar, wher
miners receive eight cents day, o.
equal terms with the products of gu
our own high-wage- paying mines. Thi
is the veriest wanton exaggeration o
the free trade spirit. Our own mine
can supply US with silver In plenty, an
the demagogic utterance on this point
merely wanton display Of Democrat
hostility to American institutions. SIRE
coinage of American silver" is goo
enough, and that is the Republican dc
mand as voiced by Ohio, which Iowa wi
approve.
In national as in State matters tn
Iowa Democracy Is opposed to America
industries. @We denounce the McKinle
billD are the first words of their eleyent
resolutions Let them denounce. Blu
the Mills bill, which the m akers of tina
platform would like to substitute, woul
not have made sugar cheaper4by tw
cents per pound, nor would It have II
creased the price OF wheat by ten cent
per bushel through the agency OF rec
procity, nor would it have prevented th
formation OF that Anglo American sa
trust which tho Democratic aspirant