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TEM.-THE NENr GoyrNuR
OF Iowa TALk> FOR THE
People and strikes som. Hea,, Blows a
the Old Parties.
Fellow Citizens: Every man ough
to be able To give reason for tn,
faith that is within HIM. Under on
form of government, responsibilit,
for good or bad individual. Hi.
duty to his country is personal du.
ty. No organization of any kline
may rightfally keep his conscience
or dictate his acts. Fifty years age
Mr.. Webster in the great constitu.
tional debate called attentian t,
this primary duty of the citizen
Said he, This is not confederation
or states nor governments of parties
The people have ordained this con
constitution, not IN any collective
capacity, but as individual citizens :
a progressive people are constantly
confronted with new problems, new
questions, new adjustment of rights,
duties and properties, and the very
essence of republican government is
this: that each citizen shall make
his vote reflect his own personal
judgement and conscience and not
that of any orther person. Each
succeeding that
ought TO witness division of votes
on the merits Of the question, and
not on mere party lines as we have
fallen into the habit of doing. I'm
der the present method of collecting
public opinion at the ballot box a
few leaders put a party brand upon
question and then expect all who
voted that brand on the old questions
to SO vote on the new. Voting the
brand becomes a habit, and the peo-
pie are divided into contending frac-
tions regardless of common sense.
and good conscience. Thus it comes
about, the brightest jewel in the
crowp of popular government is
trodden IN the mlre of mere partisan
ship.
THE MISSION OF PARTIES.
4 party is only an instrument to
be used by the votels, it should
never be an instrument to control
him. AS an instrument il should be
cast aside whenever it failes to do
the work required.
Parties do what they are compell-
ed to do when the voters control
them and no more, but when the
party machine controls the voters
the machine Is kept in good repair
at the expense of the voters, aud
questions that should be considered
are ignored, evaded and compromised
away. Political parties make no
discoveries, either Of la VS., institu-
tions, or reforms-there is not an
instance in all the werld-these
things spring from the people.
DO the voters control the old par
ties to-day, or does the great ma
chine control the voterse Do either of
the great parties this year in this
state propose to collect the judg-
ment of the people on either OF the
three great questions affecting every
man, woman and chilC in Iowa
The question of transportation. of
mony and of regulating the liquor
traffic.
The question of transportation is
ignored utterly, the two old parties
say by their attitude, the contention
of the past twenty years is settled
and ended-nothing remains to be
done; both have surrendered to the
corporations.
On the question of silver coinage
they make no issue; both have sur
rendered to the goldite and credit
seller of Europe and America. They
have stacked arms and gone into
camp together. Gov. Boies says.
and says truly, ''there is no reason
why any republican should go to the
Democrats or any Democrat to the
Republicans on this question:"
On the question of regulating the
liquor traffic, the Republican party
has surrendered the position held
for ten years and "crawled up on
the Democratic platform. There is
no Issue between them.
Thus on three great questions that
above all others affect the intrests OF
Iowa, the two party machines. rely
ing on their power to control the
people are substantially agreed.
They say practically, the people shall
not have even an opportunity to show
by their votes how they stand on
these questions. We maintain that
these questions are issues most vital
and pressing for the attention, not
only in Iowa. but throughout the
length and breadth of the land. And
further, it Is not only the right OF
every citizen to have an opportu-
nifty to express his opinion by his
vote, but it is bis duty as good
citizen to perform himself so that
his vote may be the reflection Of hi:
personal judgment and not a mere
mark on a tally sheet with a party
brand, that this year at least stand:
for no principle and has no signif
cance.
THE POPULIST POSITION.
The peoples party has declared
for the naturalization of the trans
portation and financial systems
for the restoration of silver to its ole
place in our monetary system, anC
state control of the liquor traffic
Briefly then, allow me to lay before
you the reasons we have for the faitf
that is within US.
AS foundation for my argumen
| wish to lay before you some facts
gathered from Poore's Manual. the
reports of the Interstate Commerc.
commission, and of Ex-Gov. Lara
bees new work on the railroad aues
ton, relating to the magnitude. tn,
manner of construction, the presen
status of this great system of high
ways, and the rights of the people
There are now l70, 900 miles of rail