Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-27
A Red Got Speech.

The Democratic Convention Of
Iowa met yesterday. The temporary
chairman, Ileury Volmsr Of Daven.
port, in calling the convention 10 or
der said:
while the nrmy OF discontinued
unemployed swarms ever the land
ihero stalks up and down the high
ways in their midst tho Republican
pharisee, with the assurance Of in
bred hypocrisy, pointing his finger
at us and our party as tho author Of
this widespread misery. 1t is high
time we repudiate this foul SANDER
and stamp the ife out Of this crawl
ing serpent OF Republican deception.
Wa live, 1t is true, under Democratic
administration, both State and Ma
tional, but both the State and Nation
arc cursed by Republican laws. Let
us not forget nor permit tho people
to forget, that We still have the
blessed Mckinley Lill,' hat lates,
but most developed of shoot Of tho
poisonous plant, protection: Let US
not forget, nor permit Congress to
forget, tho unanswcrGble thesis Of
sound political economy that our n
dnstries can get on O healthy
natural basis until this noxious woed
is destroyed, ROOT and branch. Panics
are tho necessary outgrowth nud
never failing Accomplishments Of this
artificial system. which stimulates
growth nbnormally in certain dircc-
tions, while it prevents expansion in
others, md finally compcIs its pun
pered favorites to shake their own
slime in ever-recurring spasm 8 Of
over-production.
LET US not forget, especially, that
that cowardly makcshift denounced
by the National platform last yenr,
The Sherman bill, discredited now by
it's own author, still stands upon tn o
statute looks. Jol Sherman sold
his brit bright for n mess Of pottage
when he lent his name 10 this unprin.
ciplcd sell-out; when, to servo tho
trucking demagnyism Of his party, 10
throw to the winds the greatest Il.
nancinl reputation Of tho ago in n
last Intellectual attempt to capture
votes Tor tho Republican ticket by
saving Harrison tho unpleasant no
cessit!y OF vetoing q bill for the free
coinage OF silver. His nano will 30
down to prosterity linked with o law
upheld by mono ond condemned by
sll us the great and Sufficient cause
>ot our present financial distress. Our
party is held responsible for tho con-
dition Of tho treasury ot the United
states, yet four years ago IL went IL
OF powor leaving a surplus revenue
10 tho amount, roundly stated, OF q
hundred million dollars In the coGero
OF tho National Treasury. When
Secretary Carlisle, baroly five months
ago, cast his eagle ego into the strong
box at Washington, he found therein
only the marks whore Calico Charlie
bad been scraping at tho bottom Of
= tho bin. Both tho Mckinley and
Sherman bills have got to CO., and
tho people will sustain us in tho good
work.
"In tho campaign before us, tho
State Issue only n 10 settled. But
In tho State, no In tho Nation, We find
that tho will OF tho people 10 repeat.
eddy expressed ia favor Of q change in
our laws which ia stiil untoalizcd; and
while tho world ndmiringly beheld
tho triumphant election and 70 cleo
ton OF our grand old man, Horace
Boics, as Governor OF Iowa, We arc
still blessed with n set OF blue lawe
that suggest tho ignorant, in,oler-
anco OF tho dark ages, rather than
broad minds and liberalism In these
latter days Of tho nineteenth century.
Tho indecent contortions OF tho Re.
publican party Of Iowa on this groat
issue, in executing tho veritable
danso.vonnre on the slippery platform
built In this city n week ago, will
coon gain for Town tho namo Of tho
Midway Plaisance OF American poll
ucs." ,