Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-19

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The speaker called Mr.. Boies down
on letter he issued Oct. 20, 1892, il
which he said that in his judgment The
triumph Of the democratic party In
that election would result in raising
the price of wheat 30 cents per bushel
corn 10 cents, etc, and after reading
the reports showing that markets hay,
slumped in contradiction of that pro
phecy, he drew the conclusion that the
governors judgment is very bad. His
further remarks in controversy with
Boies on national and state issues we
take from the telegraphic report;
The governor says; ~ have answered Ger
tain questions In hopes that II will induce Mr.
Jackson to answer those OF vastly more lmpor
lance 10 the electors of Iowa which have pro
pounded to him." understand the governor e
say that the answer TO hypothetical question,
made by u candidate for the chief eXecutiycshl
OF the state concerning questions OF u purcl,
legislative character nearly three months befor,
the legislature conyenes MS to laws regarding
the control of the liquor tranlc, of greater I'M
portance TO the electors OF Iowa than the an
swer by him AS an accredited candidate Tor the
United States senate 10 questions regarding
remedies for the financial shadow and gloon
that hang over our country, and remedies look
ing to the relief OF 2O0O,0 900 OF idle laborng men
throughout our land, as stated by Senator
Blackburn, OF Kentucky, l differ with the gov
ernor upon the Importance OF these questions
This ~ Ia xIxVy la Ia,
This financial relief will be welcome 10 Iowa
The enlargement OF markets for farm products
will be heralded with Joy by the farmers OF
Iowa, The governor most certainly underest
mates the Importance TO the people OF Iowa OF
his views upon these questions as an accredited
candidate for United states senator, because hl,
accredited candidacy Is for the highest lcglsla
tive body OF our government, and the people o
Iowa are entitled 10 know what his opinions ar,
upon these purely legislative questions, As +,
my answer OF the hypothetical questions which
he propounds, | answer him as | have already
done In Davenport The legislative power Is
charged with tho responsibility OF making laws
the executive with the responsibility OF eNecut
ing them, and from the present expcrienc,
which the present executive OF the nation l.
having In debating laws to the highest legisla
tive branch OF the government and the singing
rebuke he has already received from his own
party and that OF the governors, and his un
warranted interference with legislation, Il
would strike me that the governor does not ser
iously expect q candidate for executive ONCE /,
commence u policy Of scmidicttion tire,
months before the legislative body assemblies
The republican platform is pledged to retain
a..
now enforced or can he made effective, At ia,
same time the platform Is pledged To give
remedy to localities where the saloon exists N
spite Of prohibition. This remedy TO be In Tia,
interest Of temperance and morality, What
this remedy shall be Is to be lett to the people
OF Iowa through their Legislative districts, IN
other words II Is left TO the legislature to deter
mine what this remedy shall be. AS u canddat,
OF the republican party stand upon this plat
form, and shall walt for the people to whom TIL,
question Is relegated TO act through the propcrl,
constituted legislative body, having tho hlghcs
confidence that the people know what they
want and will intimate through tho proper lcgis
latlve channels their desires In the matter. Il
Is n source OF qualification 10 know the governor
after his Ave weeks campaign, even at this lat,
day, has defined his position upon the issues be
fore the people. lie says that II he were In In,
United States senate he would vote for the re-
peal OF tho purchasing clause of the Sherman
act and Tor the financial legislation mapped on
by Grover Cleveland. This will he SOmewha
disappointing TO the thousands OF free silye
democrats throughout Iowa who have been 10,
to believe, both by the governor and the demo
cratic party Of the state that they were In sym
pathy with them, but ut this critical Iuncturc
while the free silver men are making their llna
death struggle In the senate, the free silver mel
III Iowa fnd themselves deserted by both TN
democratic party and tho democratic governor
The governor declared In his speech nj Ne,
Hampton that the people Of Iowa at rrcscn
have no more in the election OF United state
senator than they have In the election Of par
lament. Yet, II would seem, that since u,
governor has expressed himself rs In sympaih,
with Cleycland's financial policy aud In favor o
repeal OF the Mckinley law, supported by dee
laration that II he were In the senate at thi
time he would vote for these, | think II woul,
strike the average citizen that IL makes vas
difference who Is United States senator Tor IN,
next six years. While the governor, last Sat,tr
day NJ Jefferson, was making public Tor tie hrs
time that he would support the present lin re
pealing the purchasing clause of the ShermaI
act as he believed II was responsible for III,
financial gloom and shadow that has come /,
the country, according 10 the democratic papcr
OF Iowa read on the same day NJ WaShinpton n
about the same hour, the president aud his cab
lnent had come evidently 10 about the Opposit,
conclusion and that the purchasing clause wa
not the cause Of the financial troubles and In,
arrived at compromise making tho amour
purchased 49, 100000 instead Of ~ 100000 Shout,
this democratic Information be reliable, 1
would Indicate that the democratic party pro
poses relief for all this financial gloom an,
shadow In about the ratio Of ia A. Shoult
this be true Y would necesltatc the governor re
yisng up to date his opinions on financial legis
lation.
After counting the wrongs pcrpe
trated and contemplated by democracy
Mr.. Jackson prophecied that the state
would DO swept by wave of opposi
ton that would result in a grand re.
publican victory of between forty and
fifty thousand plurality. And in that
prediction he subordinates personal
ambition by saying that the question
of who shall be governor is not upper,
most. The question of prime import
ance is as to who shall be our United
States senator2
Mr., Jackson's criticism of demo,
ocracy's demoralized condition at
Washington was graphic. After hay.
ing been elected on the repeal platform
and called in extra session to repeal,
after weeks Of wrangling they have be.
trayed their silver friends and violated
every pledge, until they do not know
themselves what they are there for.
He illustrated the point by story of a
boy who took dog to railroad sta
ton to have him expressed TO distant
point, and around the animals neck
was tag bearing shipping directions.
While waiting for the train the boy be-
came engaged in play and the dog dc
stroyed the tag. When the train came
with its hurry and hustle the express