The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-01
IOWA DEMOCRATS.
They Renominate Horace Boies for Gov
ernor-The Platform.

ernor-The Platform.
Dies MONIES, Ia, Aug. 24-The DEM
ocratic state convention yesterday
afternoon, by rising vote. which was
entirely unanimous, and with cheers
many times repeated, placed Horace
Boies in nomination for governor.
The report that he would not refuse
was all that was needed to secure for
him the honor in the face of his letter
of some two weeks ago opposing third
terms and expressing a determination
to retire to private life.
The silver question was adjusted be-
| fore the convention met, and the reso-
luton adopted reaffirming the Chicago
platform of last year and expressing
| confidence in the administration of
Grover Cleveland. The platform de-
voted particular attention to state
| issues.
| Following are the main planlzs in the
platform:
The administration of Horace Boies as gov.
ernor OF Iowa for four years last past has been
such as to fully meet the expectations and
hopes of the people. 1t has been characterized by
wise statesmaush.p, strict economy and scru-
puous integrity, rarely equalled and never sur
| passed in the history of the state
| We declare our confidence in the administra-
| tion OF Grover Cleveland. president OF the
| United States. 1t is inspired BY patriotism
| and marked b. q comprehensive understanding
| of all interests and sincere regard for the de-
mands of the people
The present unfortunate financial stringency
| is the direct legacy of q republican administra-
| ton 1t Is the logical result Of the Mckinley
tariff Of the Sherman law, of fostering OF
| of leuiSia tiOn for the aVOWpd benefit of
classes against the masses, of preference Of the
| rich over the poor in legislation and of corrupt
combination and bossism 1t is these things
which have combined to shake credit, TO foment
| dstrust TO paralyze business and to create
| panic The attempt TO shift the responsibility
for the present unfortunate state of affairs upon
| the democratic administration, which has been
| in place for less than six months, Is futile and
absurd. -Four years ago democratic admins
trdtion left its successor surplus OF slO1,OJo-
| COZ The republican admin stration left the
present financial trouble among the people and
| an empty treasury.
| Taxation Of the whole people for the benefit
| of the few is wrong In principle and dishonest
| in application We denounce this policy and
reiterate our devotion to the cause of tariff re-
| form set forth in the platform adopted by the
| democratic national convention at Chicago in
| 1892
We denounce the republican legislation
known as the Sherman act OF 1870 as a cowardly
makeshift, which has brought present financial
| perils and troubles upon US, and demand the
| immediate repeal of the silver purchase clause
| thereof, and with the national democratic con-
| vention OF 1892 we hold to the use OF both sill
yer and god as the standard money Of The
country.
We favor just and liberal pensions to deserv-
| ing veterans, and urge that the names OF all
| fraudulent and illegal pensioners be eliminated
| from the rolls
And as q partial reparation for the unjust
| coufiscation of private property caused by the
| prohibitory law, we favor such legislation as
will permit the manufacture OF spirituous and
! vinous liquors within the state thereby giving
! to our own people at least equal rights in this
| respect with the manufacturers of other states
| We reiieraie our unflinching opposition to
| monopolies and trusts
| We favor such legislation will secure TO
| the cool miners of this state full compensation
| for their labor and bi-weesly payment of their
! earnings.
We demand an abandonment Of the wasteful
| and unAusiness-like system and the substitu-
! ton therefor of single non-partisan board of
| control for our state institutions which can
! intelligently comprehend the wants OF each
| and economically and justly apportion among
| the whole that which the state can afford to
/ give.
L. s. Bestow was renominated for
! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: John Cliggitt, of
Mason City, was nominated for supreme
| Judge: Thomas Bowman, of Council
! E!uffs, for railroad commissioner and
! knoep1ler the present incumbent,
! for state superintendent of schools.