Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-01
BOlES ON LABOR.
His Address Today Before t e Iva
Democratic Convention.
UNIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISORDER
Advocates an Agreement on the
Best Tariff Reform Measure.
BOTH GOLD AND SILVER

DES MONIES, Iowa, August 1.-The
Democratic state convention assembled at
Calvary Tabernacle today at 1890 O'clock
ABOUT iOo delegates were in attendance.
Caucuses were held at O'Clock and the
usual committeeman selected. No candi-
dates opened headquarters, and in this case
the office seeks the man. J. VI. Parsons,
temporary chairman, delivered an address,
saying that Coxeyism was Mckinleyism
carried to a logical conclusion. After the
speech committees were chosen, and the
morning caucases reported. The convention.
then adjournet. for dinner
On reconveni1g Gov. Boies was chosen
permanent chairman of the convention, and
spoke at some length. After reviewing the
conditions leading up to the democratic vic
tory Of 1892. and arraigning the republican
party for the policy II pursued while in
power. he continued: That victory was
not won without definite and oft-repeated
promises by those who claimed to speak
for the party ds to what would be done il
the party success crowned our efforts III
democracy would live: IL 1t would not row.
In the first hush of its victory gallantiy
won. lay down its arms. surrender all for
which IL fought and prepare its winding
sheet for the tomb, IL must not lower the
standard of the promise made.
There is now no middle ground on which
1t can cast an anchor. Protection, if right
III one INSTANCE, IS rlSnt IN all. lie VINO is
willing that his party as such shall retrace
o single step from the position IL assumed
IN 1892, who would surrender an iota of the
principle for which he then fought and won,
Is not a democrat. / have too much faith
IN the Intelligence Of the electors of this
republic, in the sober second thought of the
plain people of this nation, to believe they
can long be misled in placing the response
bility for the disasters We are suffering
where 1t belongs"
Tariff and silver.
He said further that within the party
councils want the voice of elimination and
lecrimination hushed at once, ard want
the democratic members in Congress to
agree upon the very best measure of tariff
reform 1t is possible to pass and make 1t the
law Of the land without further delay. If it
does not come up to the requirement of that
pledge as l read II will not lay down my
arms; will help 20 keep the wheels of re-
form in motion Until all that has been
promised IS faithfully performed This is
my view of the duty OF democrats in this
crisis. both In and out OF Congress.
BY an explicit resolution in its last ma
tonal platform the democratic party is
committed to the use Of both gold and silver
as the standard money Of the country and
TO the coinage Of both, without discrimina-
ton against either, but 1t is expressly de
clared that the dollar unit of both metals
must be Of equal intrinsic and exchangeable
value or be adjusted through international
agreement or by such safeguards Of legisIa-
tion as will insure the parity Of the two
metals To my own mind the unqualified
language OF that plank requires an affirma-
tive acticn on the Fart of the representa-
uves OF tie party by which it was adopted"
Labor Unions and Law.
He referred to the unprecedented troubles
n labor circles during the last four months
and deprecated 0e violation of law. II am
still more amazed to know that within the
circles Of some of these unions are men
who yet condemn the authorities. both state
and national. for interposing the military
arm OF each to put an end to conditions
that had reached a completed stage of
anarchy ana overthrown in some localities
every senblance of law and order. IL these
men are not bereft Of reason they must by
this time realize that the strike as con-
Quoted in many places in the recent past, is
revolution, Is anarchy, Is the incipient stage
OF civil war 1t is vain to assert that the
scenes Of riots. incendiarism and bloodshed
We have witnessed Is not the work Of mem
Ders or any OF the Unions, but instead is
that of the lawless clements Of the cities I'm
which they have occurred. II this is liter
aly true, IL cannot relieve the unions in
question OF the responsibility for conditions
mat their own acts made possible and
which, without such acts, would never
have existed.
The Sympathetic Strike.
There is smother phase Of this question
Of immeasureable Importance to individuals.
1t Is the question of the inherent right or
wrong of what some labor leaders term
sympathetic strike and was forcibly pre-
scented in the Pullman strike. The .sympa-
thetic strike must go or the unions that
engage in 1t will be destroyed, and with II
must go forever the scenes of riot and
carnage that have characterized many
recent strikes or the organizations re-
sponsible for them will De ground into dust
under the iron heel Of an awakened public
sentiment"
The speaker then devoted his attention to
state issues, charging the republican party
with misrule md extravaganza. and particu-
larry condemning 1t for it's liquor legisla-
tion, which he denounced as disgraceful
and ridiculous. He advocated the establish
Ment of county insane asylums after the
plan adopted in Wisconsin and declared
that the republican party's methods of
handling state inctituticns were wildly ex-
travagant. In conclusion the speaker said:
1T Is at least the duty Of the democratic
party to continue to labor for better gov
ernment IN state and nation alike; to be
true to itself, true to its principles and
loyal aways to the best interests, the high
est possible good Of the people of whom 1t
forms conspicuous a part"