The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-30

against all honest efforts of the admins
| tration to prevent panic and allay dis
/ trust
No Democratic Differences.
Temporarily there may be petty
| chickering's and jealousies arising out. of
the distribution Of patronage, OF per-
haps from the lack of such distribution;
but the hungry hogs are not numerous
enough in the ranks of the grand de-
mocracy Of Iowa TO impede its triumph
| ant course on the path of reform Do
/ not, therefore, be tempted into rank
idolatry before either golden calf or sill
yer fetish; do not become involved in
fratricidal strife over the spells, which
| will finally be equitably distributed; but
| down on your knees, you sinners all, be-
| fore the pure and undefiled altar of gen
| uine democracy. where alone you may
| find saving grace.
'In the campaign before us state Is
| sues and state issues only can be settled.
But in state as in nation we ind that
| the will Of the people, repeatedly eX-
pressed in favor of change in our laws,
is still unrealized; and while the world
has admirably beheid the triumphant
election and reelection Of our grand old
man, Horace Boies, as governor OF Iowa,
we are still blessed with set OF blue
laws. that suggest the ignorant intoler-
ance Of the dark ages rather than the
broad-minded liberalism Of these latter
days of the nineteenth century. Grow
ing intemperance, disrespect for law, In
crease of the costs of criminal prosecu-
ton, decrease of municipal revenues, de-
crease of immigration, increase of emil
grafton, espionage and blaclSmail, con-
spircy riot and civil discord. resulting
from fanatical persecution, all the in
herent evils of tyrannical paternalism,
are weighing heavily on this state.
The Republican Position.
"And behold the attitude of those re-
spOnsible for this condition Of affairs.
The indecent contortions of the repub-
lican party of Iowa on this great issue,
executing a veritable dance du ventre
on the slippery platform built in this
city one week ago, will soon gain for
Iowa the name of the Midway Plaisance
of American politics. where, with much
that is good, noble and grand, are found
some of the straLgest freaks and dis
gushing monstrOsities to be found any
where among the higher anthropoids.
Crafty leaders. forcing down the threats
of the bigOted rank and file Of their
party the ill-tasting decoction brewed at
the secretion conclaves held last fall in
the river counties of the state, where
Brother Blythe and Brother Mcfarland
impersonated the witches in Macbeth,
and dancing round the fiery cauldron,
in the poisoned entrails threw to pro-
duce that wicked charm that was worked
on the republican state convention of
last week.
But await the sequel. When the lib
eral republican Macbeth meets the or
thodox prohibition 'Macdun on the
bloody field at Dunsinane this fall
fear that the first Mac will fall before
the second in the most approved Shaks-
pearian manner.
I'VE have this to say TO conscientious
prohibitionists: IF. as you profess, pro-
e troll Inc
ciple with you, how can you support
party that has deliberately betrayed your
cause in obedience to a corrupt bargain
made with your enemies last fall?'
I'VE have this TO say to the so-called
liberal republicans of Iowa: If you
mean what you say. if you earnestly de-
sire to rid the state Of the bhghunS
curse of prohibition. you should not try,
In the words Of Abraham Lincoln, to
build house divided against itself, half
slave and half free
Shades of Janus, OF ancient Goth, turn
both thy faces on the temple walls and
let them burn with shame, for i'm undis-
guised two-facedness you are simply not
in IL with our Iowa republicans"
Mr.. Vollmer's speech was frequently
applauded. In closing, reference to
Governor BOies as a possible candidate
for reelection called out a great dem
onstration. At the conclusion Of the
speech the convention took recess to
give the committees an opportunity 10
prepare their reports.
The Organization.
Just as the convention was called to
order for the afternoon session a picture
of Horace Boies was dropped over the
head Of the chairman. 1t was greeted
with cheers. The committee on perma-
nent organization reported as follows:
For chairman. Cato Sells of Benton
county; secretary, Frank p. Allen Of
Audubon; reading clerk John s. Giles
pie Of Des Moines. The committee rec
commended that all nominating speeches
be limited TO five minutes and that the
rules of the fifty-second congress gov
ern the convention. The report was
adopted.
Chairman Sells read a speech declar-
ing that the republican party, from be-
ing a party Of principle, was now with
out principles, judging from the recent
platform. He said the republican party,
in the interest Of party success, is will
ing to restore the saloon to Iowa. 1t
advocates the saloon as a matter OF eX-
pediency, while the democratic party
does so from principle. He said the re-
publicans of Iowa are now trying to
carry out the same deception practiced
by the republicans In congress when
they enacted the Sherman law, which
he declared is republican measure.
He said the hard times are due to re-
publican maladministration. Mr.. Sells
continuing. said the democrats were here
today TO restore confidence. He said
the first remedy for prohibition is re-
peal, the first remedy for the Industrial
evils is the repeal of the Mckinley bill
and the first remedy for the financial
stringency the repeal of the Sherman
act In closing he hoped the delibera-
tions today would hasten the repeal of
all three obnoxious measures.
THE PLATFORM.
A Ringing Declaration of True Dem