The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-24
WAGON WHEAT
Hig hest Market Price.
GOVERNOR BOIEs RENoMINATED.
Iowa Democrats Select State Ticket, and
Straddle the Silver Question.
ARC ADE MILLS.

DES MONIES, Ia. Aug. 23-The Demo-
cratic State convention nominated the fol-
lowing ticket to-day: For Governor,
III. Boston; Judge of the Supreme Court,
John Claggett, Superintendent of Public
Instruction. J.B. Kencepher: Railroad Com
missioner. Thomas Bowman.
The convention was called to order at
1850 A. NJ. Henry VOllmer. of Davenport,
was made temporary chairman, and he at
once procesded TO make q speech of the
Tapping rooster order. Gallo Sells was mao 9
permanent chairman. He read speech
whtcb denounced the Republican party for
almost everything. The platform was then
read. 1t says In part:
Taxation OF the whole people for the benefit
honest in application. We denounce this
policy. and reterate our devotion to the cause
or tariff reform set forth In the platform ADOPT
ed by the Democratic national convention at
Chicago in 1892. And We urge Congress 10 give
the country early relief, having in view a per.
manent. stable, honest and equitable revenue
system.
We denounce the Republican legislation
known as the sherman act or 1890 as a cow
ardly makeshift which has brought the present
financial perils and the troubles upon us, and de-
mand the immediate repeal or the silver-pur-
Ocratio convention of 1892, we hold TO the use
of both gold and silver the standard money
OF the country and the coinage of both gold and
silver without discriminating against either
metal or charge for mintage, but the dollar unit
OF coinage OF both metals must be of equal in
trinsic and exchangeable value. or be adjusted
through international agreement, by such
safeguards OF legislation as shall insure the
maintenance OF the parity OF The two metals and
the equal power of every dollar at all times IN
the markets and IN payment OF debts. and we
demand that all paper currency shall be
kept at par with. and redeemable in such
coin We insist upon the policy especially
necessary for the protection OF the farmers and
laboring classes, the first and most defenseless
victims of unstable money and huctuating cur
rency. Pending a final settlement and adjustment
In the wisdom or the Democratic Congress TO
enact such legislation as Will best meet the re-
qulrements OF the country.
We favor just and liberal pensions TO deserving
veterans, and in their interest We urge that the
names OF all fraudulent and illegal pensioners be
eliminated from the rolls. but the pension of no
worthy soldier should be disturbed
We demand, In the interest or true temper
ance. the passage OF a carefully guarded license
tax law, which shall provide for the issuance OF
license in towns, townships and municipal cor
porations OF the state by vote OF the people of
such corporations and which shall provide that
FOR each license annual tax OF 5000 be paid
into the county treasury. and such further tax as
the town, township or municipal corporation
shall provide. the proceeds thereof TO 20 10 the
use or such municipalities: and as partial
reparation for the unjust contscation of priv Vate
property caused by the prohibitOry law We favor
OF spirituous, yinous and malt liquors within the
State, thereby giving 10 our own people at least
equal rights IN this respect with the manu-
facturers OF other states.