Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-20

York, was made temporary chairman
After an address by the temporary
chairman the convention took a recess
till 4:3O y. III.
When the convention rcaSScmhlcd
Hon Warner Miller was made per
manent chairman. The report Of the
credentials committee deciding against
the AIilholland delegates from New
York was then read and adopted.
Congressman Palm. chairman Of the
resolutions committee, then presented
the platform which extends Il greeting
to the republicans of Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Oregon. Vermont and
Maine, for the prompt and just iudg-
ment of the incompetent democratic
administration. The state democratic
administration was denounced for
extravaCaucc As to national affairs
the platform declares The democratic
president and democratic chairman Of
the ways and means committee an
nounced that war against the protected
industries of the country has just be-
gun and II IS to he prosecuted to the
bitter cad On behalf of the wage
Garner, the agriculturSt. the business
man and every sacred interest of the
state the republican party of New York
accepts the challenge and pledges IL
self to defend tn" rights of the work
ingman and employer both of which
have been wantonly invaded by rerk
less magOgucS." Then follows an
arraignmelt of the democratic admin
iStration declaring that Its EnoSt inn
portant achievement thus far has been
fifty characterized by the chief cXc"u-
tive as one of pertidy and diShonor. 1t
rewarded the largest contributors to
the campaign fund by the bestowal
of foreign missions; denouncnG trusts,
it permitted one of them To formulate
the tariff bill; promising continuance
of the vigorous foreign policy establish
ed by james G. Blaine. it substituted
a policy of infamy' when Hawaii was
freely offered up: denouncing the Shrr-
man act as a coWardly makeShift II
was enabled to repeal the silver pur-
chasing clause of the act only by the
help of the republican senators; ar
raigning protection as fraud upon the
labor it passed the mongrel protective
measure so tainted with scandal that
it barely escaped the veto of tn" demo
cratic president; advocating free raw
materials and the extension of our
foreign trade, it destroyed all the prof
table reciprocal agreement brought
about by President Harrison; pledging
itself to the payment of Just and llb-
eral pensions it treats the union sol
diers MS if the grand army badge were
the badge of beggary and hrigandagc;
pledging retrenchmcnt, 1t exceeded at
the last session of congress the eXpen-
ditures of the corresponding session of
the last republican congress by ST.
100000 in the face of decreasing reve-
nucs and after it had added S50,Ooo,-
600 to the public debt: while pretend
ing to be in favor of individual free
dom, it haStencd the enactment of the
odious income tax force bill, empower
ing deputy collectors to enter the
homes of citizens and compel them by
threats of official summons and heavy
penalties to disclose their private af-
fairs.
I'VE denounce the northern demo
cratic congressman for permitting the
southern members to protect the chief
products of their section, while remov-
ing or largely reducing the protective
duties Oh products in the north. thus
permitting the south by legal enact
mcnt in the time of peace to destroy
our prosperity and acc omplts' what 1t
failed to do by illegal enactment in
the time of war.
I'VE dpnounce the federal admins
tration for Surrondering an annual rev
enuc Of SS,OOO,0n on wool and i'm
posing a burden of nearly ten times
greater by leyying a tax on sugar, IN"
commonaSt household necessity
ON the money question the platform
favors IAN honest dollar and opposes
any effort whatever by removal of
tax on state bank issues or the IRE"
coinage Of silver 70 lower the currency
standard and We favor an information
al agreement which shall result in the
use of both gold and silver as CIR
culating medium" The administration
of Governor Flower is denounced.
General T. +. Tracey, in an eX-
tended speech then placed in nomina-
ton ex-Vice President Morton. There
was storm of applause as the OK.
secretary of the navy finished and sew
aral members We're on their feet in an
instant in the endeavor to second the
nomination. Quiet was restored and
Col. Baxter began a speech placing in
nomination G Cloat Fassett for gov
ernor.
The scene which followed reminded
one OF the republican natpnal convon-
ton at Minneapolis when Blaine re
ceived the applause and Harrison got
the vote. The people stood on their
feet and waved their handkerchiefs
and for five minutes tho vast audience
yelled itself hearSe. Others placed in
nomination were stewart L. Wood
ford. General Butterticld and Judge
,.Iio ptSsali Cries for n vote fol-