The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-17
Iowa Republicans Stand
by Their Guns.
WHERE THE BLAME LIES.
Democratic Incompetency to Handle
Great Questions Has Brought the
Country to Where 1t Is.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

DIES MONIES, Aug. 16-The Repu blican
State convention assembled this morning
at IL o'clock. After a temporary organiza-
ton was perfected the convention was ad-
dressed by ex-senator Harlan, who re-
garded the present financial situation as
favorable to the recovery of the control of
the Government by the Republicans. He
urged upon the convention the necessity
for harmony on the prohibition question.
The convention was largely attended.
and the enthusiastic Liberal Republicans
seem to have wrested the control of the
convention from the Prohibitionists. The
contest has now narrowed down to Jack
son and Young for Governor. but unless
either one receives the nomination on the
first or second ballots it is likely to go to a
third man, General Drake being the most
frequently spoken of. Ex-senator Harlan
is also being mentioned for the nominal
ton.
At the afternoon session the report of
the committee on credentials was adopted.
The committee on permanent organization
reported for chairman J. G. Lawrence of
Sioux City and for the other Offices the
temporary officers were made permanent.
Lawrence was in troduced. and amid much
applause commenced the delivery of his
address
After considerable wrangling over bust
ness and long wait on the committee on
resolutions, /. d. jackson of Des Moines
was nominated for Governor
The platform, adopted after three hours
debate. declares that not an allegation
made oy the Democratic party as to the
Mckinley law or reciproclty-not claim
nf hn ta1 a ~
success has come true; but that the
present financial distress is the fulfillment
of what Republicans. with history as their
warrant. predicted as the result of the
known: capacity of the Democratic party
to distress and afflict the American
people 1t declares that it is of prime i'm
portance to all American people that
sound currency shall be maintained of
uniform purchasing power, and favors
maintaining both gold and silver as I'M
limited legal tender for the payment OF
debts.
In doing this Congress should provide
that every dollar, whether Of gold, silver
or paper. shall be kept of equal value. OPP
position to State bank money is expressed
and also to any re-esta blishment of local
shnpiaster and wildcat currency that
proved so disastrous in the past. Cheap
and deprecated money of low purchasing
power is denounced as especial hardship
upon the poor and all who receive wages.
The successful administration of Ben
iamin Harrison is approved, and the belief
rs expressed that assaults made upon the
system of pensions by this admin stration
because, in few cases.. pensions are al
legged to. have been frauduently obtained.
is a pretext to attack and destroy the
who ole system, and is a menace to the
honor of our brave and deserving national
defenders.
The platform declares that prohibition is
no test of Repabliesnism. The General As
semtly has given to the State pr oh bitory
law as strong as any that has ever been
enacted by any country. Like any other
original statute, its retention, ID odification
OF repeal must be determined by the Gen
eral Assembly elected by and In sympathy
with ths people, and to them is relegated
the subject to take such action as they
may deem just and best ia the matter of
maintaining the present law in those por-
tions Of the State where it is now or can
be made efficient. and of giving to localities
such methods of controlling and regulating
the liquor traffic as will best serve the
cause of temperance and morality.
/. At the evening. session of the convention
the ticket was finished as follows: Warren
5. DUNCAN of Lusas County, Lieutenant
Governor; ). w. Luke of Hampton Coun-
ty, Railroad Commissioner; G. S. Robin
SON OF: Buena Vista County, Judge of the
Supreme Court; ex-SnperintendeRt Henry
Sabin of Clinton, State Saperin tendant of
Instruction. =. ::...5,.. -. :. =.
The>ccnvention adjourned at midnight,