Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-20
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER IS. 1892.
Governor Boies Takes the stump.

Governor BoIEs. Of Iowa, opened tho
presidential campaign in that State few
days ago by making q rousing speech at
Carroll. 1t Is evident from Governor
Borrss speech that his heart is enlisted,in
the good work, and that his failure to
secure the Democratic nomination for
President Of the United States has not
made him less loyal to his State. country,
or party than he was before that failure
was made manifest.
Governor BoIEs Is the most influential
man in Iowa We trust we make this as
sertion without qualification. He is in
fuential because he is both able and can
did. He is as fearless as old ANDREW JACK
SON was. When he speaks he says what he
thinks, let the public like it or dislike 1t.
In his speech at Carroll he lodged no
question whatever His first striking re-
mark was asking his audience whether
the General Government could or could
not rightfully tax resident of iowa en-
gagged in any one of her industries TO
protect" and thus enrich some other
person engaged in a different line of busl-
ness in another StateY That question.
thus stated. is one calculated to make an
impression upon the average voter.
Governor BoIEs said that he was farmer
himself-one of the class of voters who.
no the Republicans said. could always he
relied upon to support protective tariff.
Thes talked about creating home
market" for the farmers products, yet II
we would consult the facts we should
learn that three fourths of oil exports
came from the farmers of the nation, who
IN single year had sent abroad in round
numbers $50. 0O0, 900 worth of these pro-
ducts. And we may say here that but for
the balance in favor of this country which
exports of cotton and tobacco produce.
the United States would to-day be pauper
nation. We owe our continued ability TO
carry on the government to the southern
people.
The Republicans claim In one breath
that they are in favor of reciprocity, and
in the next that they are in favor OF
home market. Now, when they declare
for a home market they declare against re-
cisrocity; for, as we have repeatedly said.
reciprocity Is, as far as it is good doctrine,
Democratic doctrine. But the Repubh-
cans claim in effect that they are on both
sides of this question. Governor BoIEs
said that if We In this country are TO wait
for home market for our agricultural
products none of us would be here to en-
ioy that home market when it came. He
explained why the people OF Iowa regarded
the tariff as an important issue IN the
pending campaign when he told his hear
ers that the cost of raising corn In Iowa
exceeded its selling price.
Let not the readers suppose that Cover
nor BoIrs failed to denounce the force bill.
He very appropriately said that it would
be dangerous law in the hands OF The Re
publicans. True enough. 1t would be a
bad law If the Democrats had to execute
IT, II would lie intolerable-a burthen too
heavy to be borne-if it was to be executed
by the SUCCESSORS of THAD. STEVENS, Beast
BUTLER, Zach. CHANDLER. MORTON. SUMNER,
LOGAN, &C., DC.
Governor Bo1Es touched the Prohibition
question, which is live issie in lowe.
Governor BorEs explained what the ma
tlonal Democratic platform said on the
subject of State banks. He quoted 1t as
follows:
ave recommend that the prohioitory 10 per
can't tar on State bank issues be repealed"
He also quoted the following from the
same platform:
1--WE demand that our paper currency be kept
ut par with and redeemsblo In coin. "
Governor Boies commented as follows
"You will see that the Republican leaders are
unnecessarily alarmed. No one proposes TO in'
terfere with our national bank system or 70 es
tablish State bank with power 10 issue IRE
deemable or worthless currency"