Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-12
nnlES ON TIE nEMncRAcY.

Governor Boies OF Iowa was a guest OF
the Greystone club OF Denver last Tues
day evening, the occasion being the
celebration of the anniversary of the
birthday OF Samuel j. Tilden. Accord
ing to the Denver papers lowa's gov
ernor was the recipient of great consd-
GRAFTON, il being understood that he is
very promising candidate for place on
the democratic national ticket. Gov
error Boies responded to the toast,
"The Democracy in 1892, and the toast
master in introducing him, after recit-
ing what the governor had done for the
democracy in Iowa, asked: "The leader
who brought about these results, can he
not change the country" The report
OF the proceedings says: 'As the silver
haired statesman from Iowa walked
slowly forward from the rear OF the
stage, the gentlemen at the tables and
the spectators in the galleries rose to
their feet and cheered. The ladies
thronging the boxes waved their hand
kerchiefs in tho air." No one else was
so generously honored.
But there is reason to believe that
the speech of Governor Boies was some
what disappointing. not because it was
not good for u speech of the kind, but
for the reason that it was inadequate.
The governor had but one policy for the
democracy in 1892, tariff reform.
This, " he said, ''is the issue, and this
alone will lead us to victory" He was
tnI In n1n ,p1n dom to "a
wholly ignored silver. How great
mistake this was may be judged from
the way in which the Rocky Mountain
NetCS commented on the ommission.
so far as financial matters are con
cerned," said that paper, his speech
was blank. This is Il clear case of presi-
Dental paresis. To utter the word sill
ver' might offend some gold bug in the
east. Soft was put behind him. 1t was
one of the most marked instances of let
ting go of silver on record, and in let
ting go he let go whatever chances of
presidential nomination he had, and he
should lose them The Ncrs expresses
regret at having to part with Governor
Boes as possible candidate, but de-
clures that his utter lack of moderate
amount of backbone compels it. He
lives in the great northwest" continues
that journal. 1.-THE locality of his state
made him most desirable candidate,
but the democrats of the south and west
will not sacrifice their principles and in
terests to "a western man simply because
he is from the west, ii one lives in the
east who will preserve them" From
which it may fairly be inferred that
Governor Boies cannot count with any
degree of certainty upon having his
presidential boom strengthened by the
support of the Colorado democracy.
1t really appears that Governor Boies
lost good opportunity to have given a
decided Impulse to the movement to
push him forward as an available
western candidate, and yet his omission
to say anything about silver may prove
to be judicious from political point of
view. The policy of the democracy re-
garding silver will be declared by the
representatives of the party in congress,
and until this is done Governor Boies
will not be called upon to commit him
self. Whenever there is demand upon
him to do this it is not to be doubted
that he will be found heartily acquiesc-
ing in the decision of the majority. The
democrats of Colorado should not, there.
fore, hastily conclude to drop Governor
Boies from the list of possible presi-
DENTAL candidates. If their views re-
garding silver prevail, and free and un-
limited coinage is declared by the demo-
Gratis in congress to be the policy of the
party, Governor Boies will undoubtedly
accept that policy without hesitation or
| reservation.