The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-09
IOWA CONVENTIONS.
Prohibitionist Republicans and
Peoples Party Nominations.
TIE LATTER FORM A FULL TICKET

While Their Platform Endorses the
Omaha Declarations and Says There
Are Only Two Parties, tho Peoples and
ehe Goid-Chairman wcayer's Report
DEs MONIES. Ia, Sept. 6.-The Populist
state convention held here yesterday was
entirely harmonious. The attendance was
up to the average of similar gatherings in
recent years, about 300 accredited dele
gates being represented. A full ticket
was nominated. The platform indorses
the Omaha declarations, and says there
are only two parties. the Peoples and the
gold. Upon the distinctive state issue of
prohibition the platform is in favor of the
present law until it can be succeeded by
state or national control of the liquor
traffic.
The convention was called to order in
the 7. NJ. c. n. auditorium by Chairman
H. G. Scott, of the state central committee
A. j. Westfall of Sioux City, was made
permanent chairman. The committee on
resolutions, of which General j. B..
Weaver was chairman, reported in part as
follows:
For twenty years the people of the
United States have demanded in thou
sands of conventions Az in all platforms
the repeal of the law oil 1873 demonetizing
silver, which law was surreptitiously
stolen from our statute books by political
sneak thieves. Both old parties have
pledged themselves to do this, time with
out number, only to betray that pledge
until now the wreckers of Lombard and
Wall streets having secured the election
of their agents through false issue, have
filled the land with panic, wrecked indus
tries, Decentralization, tramps and starva-
ton, for the purpose Of striking down sill
yer and doubling every debt.
THE president instead of standing with
US, uses public offices to bribe congress
men to betray their constituents. The
leaders OF both parties are hand in glove
In this capitalistic conspiracy to steal the
mortgaged farms, railroads and other
property and bankrupt the nation
I'VE demand that all trusts and unlaw-
full combinations in trade be abolished
I'VE denounce the present method of as
sessment, whereby the debtor is made to
pay the full tax on lnortgaged property rs
an unjust discrimination against the
debtor class; and we demand revision of
the tax laws whereby the mortgagee shall
bear his equitable amount of taxation on
mortgaged property.
1.-The utter decentralization of the Re.
publican and Democratic parties is again
manifest in their attitude toward the
liquor question. They are engaged in an
attempt to Outbid one another in support
of the saloon element in the state, and are
seeking to drown, by their cry for the ss-
loon, every other important consideration
relating to the public welfare We de-
mand that the present law shall remain
until such time as it can be replaced b :
what is known as state and national con-
troll, with all profits eliminated, which we
believe to be the true method of dealing
with the question.
There were no contest for places on the
ticket, and it was soon completed as fol-
lows: Governor. j. NJ. Joseph, of Creston;
lieutenant governor, E. a. OFT, of Des
Moines; supreme judge, a. w. C. Weeks,
of Winterset; railroad commissioner, J. A.
Gray, of Muscatine; state superintendent,
Mrs. Withrow, of Marshnlltown