Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-07-30
GOV. BOIES ACCEPTS.
His Letter Accepting the Renomi.
nation Tor Governor.

c. l., Whiting, Chas. A, Clark, Nath.
French, James Z. Donahue, commit
tee, etc. Gentlemen; Your formal no.
tice os my selection by the democratic
party of Iowa us its candidate for the
Office of governor of FAY state has re-
coivod the consideration due SO import
ant a subject.
Grateful for the honor thus conferred
l beg TO now assure you and through
you the party you represent of my ne
ceptance of the nomination so gener-
ously rendered.
In doing this am not unmindGul OF
the responsibility the decision neces-
sarily imposes. know that To assume
theoretically even, the leadership of II
political party in u contest that in
wolves to any extent the well being of
IA great commonwealth, is matter Of
such grave Importance that am sure
l should hesitate to accept 1t il did
not believe the success of the principles
il will be my privilege to advocate
will promote the best interests of the
people of our state, AZ II whole.
The leading issues that will divide
the electors of Iowa IN tho coming
can paign are easily understood, and
so far as the democratic party Is con-
ccrned, its position upon every inn
portant question is expressed in its
platform in most comprehensive aud
uncquivocal terms.
Upon the absorbing subject OF the
prohibition orre9ulation of the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors
that instrument atlirms the right OF
cities, towns and townships to control
the same as in the Judgment OF their
own citizens, guided by an intelligent
understanding of their own wants,
they shall determine by vote of the
electors thereof.
IL Justly demands that In cases
where sales are authorized tho bust
ness shall be subjected TO carefully
guarded regulation which shall among
others exact from those engaged in
such business an annual license fee of
$500 to be paid into the country treas
ury, and such additional sum rs the
municipality in which the same is car
ried on may impose for its own bone
tit.
This proposition is met by our OPP
ponents with the single demand that
the state shall retain and enforce our
present law; u requirement that en-
perience has demonstrated Is in con-
fiict with the wishes of II large major
ity Of the citizens OF many OF the mu-
inequalities Of the state, and that can
not possible be carried into effect cX-
cept through the instrumontality Of
agencies that are foreign to our sys-
tenn of government and at variance
with the fundamental principles ON
which it is founded.
1t is now plain beyond controversy
that wo must abandon prohibition as II
means of controlling the liquor traffic
in many localities in the state or we
must substitute for "a government by
the people in IL large number Of our
cities and towns some outside force
whose ministers are TO be selected by
others than those they are commits
missioned TO govern.
Between the two il is the impera-
tive duty OF every citizen OF the state
to choose for himself. lie is willfully
blind who has not already discovered
that an honest demand for the enforce
ment OF this law IN localities where
public sentiment is strongly opposed
to il; a demand that means what Is
said, and that is not designed 10 mis-
lead any one, is demand for the sup
preston in part at least, OF popular
government in every one Of these To-
calities, and for the substitution in
lieu thereof OF system that has its
principal il not its only counterparts
in the Administrations OF the affairs OF
the most dcspotic governments on the
the face of the globe.
Upon the question Of fair and equal
taxation of the property OF the state,
OF the adoption OF measures TO guard
the elective franchise against improper
influences of the regulation of rail-
road and other corporations and the
suppression Of pools and trusts OF the
protection Of labor against the en-
croachments OF capital and the adop-
ton of practical measure for the bene-
fit OF the laboring classes, of The obi
cations Of the nation to dependent sol
diers of the union army. and selection
by the masses OF representatives OF
the states in the most exalted branch
of our national Legislature, the plat
form Of our party is IA model OF intelli-
gent and harmonious conclusions TO
which every democrat can point with
cxultant pride, and which fair minds
everywhere must conccdc would, il
given the force of legislative enact
ments, promote the public good.
Turning TO national questions as
presented by that instrument we have
no less cause for qualification.
In The infancy of this republic it was
enacted by those who established il
that gold and silver should enjoy equal
and unrestricted rights in the coinage
OF our minis
After the lapse of more than eighty
years, during all OF which the two
metals were accorded precisely the
same privileges in the monetary system
of our government, at time when our
people were burdened with enormous
national, municipal and individual
debts, by an act that WAS never de-
manded by the masses and that was
thrust upon them without any intelli-
gent discussion of its merits, silver
was deprived OF its coinage rights.
An aroused people have compelled a
partial restoration OF the rights of this
metal, but it is still hampered by statu-
tory provisions that are made in the
interest OF the creditor, at the expense
OF the debtor classes.
The democracy Of Iowa demand that
silver shall b. restored TO its ancient
estate under the laws of the nation.
IL on account Of changed conditions,
as some believe, the effect Of this will
be to reduce the metallic currency OF
the country 10 silver standard alone
or otherwise injure the business inter-
ests OF the country, the people can be
safely trusted to devise some means to
maintaining the two metals in the
relative positions assigned them by
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