The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-12
CALLED TO ORDER,

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Fulton of the state central committee.
called the convention to order and prayer
was offered up for democratic sue
cess by Rev. E. J. Babcock. There
was good deal of speech-makinp
to which little attention was paid until the
speakers reached the point Of eulogizing ex-
PRESIDENT Cleveland and Gov. Boies. Then
tne enthusiasm broke loose. The temporary
chairman, MIR. Hills has been a familiar
figure in the political battles of Iowa for
many years and until few years ago was
republican, being a convert to democracy
10 the battle for tariff reform and the
ngnt against the prohibitory law. Mr..
Hills speech was received with great sp-
plause. especially his references to ex-
PRESIDENT Cleveland and Gov. Boies. The
speaker, in conclusion, said he believed Gov.
Boles would be the next President of the
United States, and that the national con-
vention would not be justified in pro-
lectlng into the presidential campaign the
tactional quarrels of the party in the
state or New York. The nomination of Gov.
Boles would insure the electoral vote of
Iowa in his favor. Immediately after
Chairman Hills speech announcement Of
the district delegates and members of the
various committees was made. and the con-
ventlon then took recess until 2 o'clock.
THE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
On reassembling J. e. Markley of Mason
City was made permanent ch airman.
THE DELEGATES SELECTED.
Immediately after the speech of Chair
man Markley the convention proceeded to
the selection of four delegates at large TO
the national convention. as follows: J. H.
Shields OF Dubuque. L. NJ. Martin of Polk,
Edward Campbell, Jr., of Jefferson, and j.
+. Duncombe OF Fort Dodge. One of the
alternates at large is s. l.. Marsh of Polk
county, a colored man.
THE PLATFORM
Pending ballots for delegates and alter
mates the committee on resolutions made its
report. 1t took twenty minutes to read it,
the reading was so overwhelmed in Rp-
plause. The platform is as follows:
We reiterate our devotion TO the principle
that all men are born free and equal. We
assert that this does not mean necessarily
physical, social, or moral equality of ali men,
but it does mean equal rights for all men before
the law and special privileges for none. 1t
means the right of every man TO put into his
mouth the bread that he earns with his own
hands, and all of it, without having it tolled or
taxed for the private benefit of any of his
fellow men. And we denounce all such tolling
and taxation as it exists to-day under the SO .
called protective tariff system.
We declare that the citizen is best protected
when insured in absolute control and disposi-
ton OF his own wages, and that he Is most GER
tainly robbed when deprived of this disposition
and control. and when others exercise il for
him not for his benefit but for their own sell
fish objects and ends All limitations upon the
liberties Of citizen not required in the inter
ests of good morals and good government are
odious and tyrannical. We hold IL to be sell i
evident that the limits imposed by q law which
compels one citizen to his own certain loss
to trade with designated classes of citizens
for the certain gain of such classes is of this
odious and tyrannical character. And we
assert our confidence that free people cannot
be permanently deuded into supporting such
legislation upon the pretense that they are thus
being protected while having their rights in
vaded and denied for the benefit
of nonopolies, trusts and com
binations. The conditions which
have been brought about by this falsely called
protection must be remedied or we must have
instead of pure democracy, where the voice and
interests of people are supreme, a government
Of the classes, by the classes and for the classes
in which the masses will be servitors and sub
ordinates equally trampled upon aud despised
We declare that this paramount issue in the
presidential campaign with the republican
policy Of spolation of the treasury
to pay bounties to favored
the polls in 1890 and will be rejected in 1892
With free ships and the markets of the world
open to our farmers, onr wage workers aud our
mechanics we will have that larger freedom
of commerce and that genuine reciprocity for
which the democrats have always contended
and our industrial and commercial supremacy
is assured. Trusts and monopolies with their
imported foreign labor are entitled
to no favor over our mechanics, .wage workers
and farmers. We demand such free
raw materials for our factories
shops and FORCES as shall secure emancipation
from industrial bondage; we demand a free
list made up Of many articles of necessity
and of comfort to the people and reduction of
import duties all along the line, fixing the limit
at basis which shall give no greater revenue
than is .quisite to the needs of the government
honestly aud economically administ red.
The Democratic party of Iowa recognizing
the nations obligation to maintain sound and
honest currency OF equal value in all it's forms
and of sufficient volume to preserve just pro-
portion between its purchasing power and the
cost of the products of labor at
liberal . wages .o., reaffirm o1tnn it's ad.
of the republic based on equally free bimetallic
coinage and hereby declares its unqualified op-
position to all legislation calculated to reduce
either of the precious metals to the position of
either as single standard for the measurement
of values.
We commend the faithful honorable and suo-
cessful administration of our chief executive,
Hon. Horace Boies. LCheers.l His duties have
been performed with high regard for the office
of public servant. His trust has been dis
charged unselhshly for the good of the whole
people. His leadership is without error
and his name is justly honored In every house
hold. Recognizing his ability, his integrity, his
pure character. his eminent fitness and popu-
larlty, we present MS name TO the democratic
national convention as a candidate for the
the office of President OF the United States. In
doing this we feel the great responsibility which
devolves upon Iowa and upon the western
democrats. And while we pledge the faithful
support of the party to the candidate of the
national convention, we pledge the electoral
vote of Iowa TO him who has led the party
TO victory in three successive state
elections. [Cheers And that the wishes of
Iowa democrats may be fairly and justly known
and represented we hereby instruct the dele
gates selected at this convention to use all
honorable means to secure the nomination for
President of Hon. Horace Boes, and the dele
which the rolls of states may be called in the
national convention. [Cheers.l
After the conclusion of incidents pertain.
ing to routine business, the convention ad-