Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-03
POLITICS At ONA'S Capital
DEMOCRATS MEET IN STATE
CONVENTION.

DIES MONIES, August 9. - Y yesterday at 10
a. M, Chairman Fullen of the state central
committee called the convention to order,
and Dr. Frisbie invoked the divine bless
ing. j, NJ Parsons of Lyons county was
announced as temporary chairman and
Will A. Wells of Sioux county as score
tary. Mr.. Parsons was introduced and
addressed the convention in speech very
acceptable to the convention. Upon call
Of districts the following were announced
as the committee on resolutions:
First district, j. j. Seerley Of Des
Moines; Second, w. @. Schmidt of Scott !;
Third. Carl +. Couch of Blackhawk !;
Fourth. John &Cliggett of Cerro Gordo !:
Fifth, James Morrison, of Tama; Sixth,
Y. IA. Mackey of Keokuk: Seventh H. A.
Nash OF Dallas; Eighth, W. e. Mitchell of
Tenth, Phil Shumberger of Crawford !;
Eleventh, L. ID. Higgs of Buena Vista
The state central committee was an
nouuced as follows: First district A. E..
tombstone of Lee Second. c.. S. Ranck of
johnson; Third, w. H. Chamberlain Of
Buchanan, Ito fill Vacancy Fourth, John
Foley of Chickasaw; Fifth, John Baum of
Benton, (holds over) Sixth, c. A. Walsh
OF Wapello, (holds over; Seventh Henry
Riegelman OF Polk; Eighth, E. w. Curry Of
Decatur; Ninth, G. +. Chase Of Cass Tenth,
John Mccarthy of Greene; Eleventh, I. D.
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The convention then took recess till
80 p M. at which time the committee on
permanent organization reported ExGov-
ernor Boles as permanent chairman and
continuing the other officers of the tenn
porary organization. Upon taking the
gavel the ex-governor delivered a char
acteristic address to the convention which
ELECTED frequent and hearty applause.
The following ticket was named, each Sc
lection being by acclamation Secretary
of state H. +. Dale of Des Moines; audi
tor, John Whitfield of Stuart: treasurer,
L. w. White Of Corydon; supreme judges,
John Cliggitt of Mason City and Ed. w.
Mitchell OF Sidney; attorney general, j. y.
f. Smith of Cherokee; railroad com
missioner, w. L. Parker of Sibley re-
porter supreme court, j. j. Shea of Coun-
Gil Bluffs; clerk supreme court, T. R.
North of Abel
The platform was adopted as follows:
First-The democratic party of the state
of Iowa, in state convention assembled de-
clare the following platform of principles:
We reaffirm the platform of the national
democratic convention of 1892 and demand
OF our representatives in congress that
rhey carry out the same in good faith by
giving us a tariff law that will Law the
duties on imports for revenue alone. and
thereby destroy trusts, combines and
organizations that have been robbing the
people and depicting the treasury Of the
nation, that has destroyed our commerce
with the world at large, driven our ships
from the high seas. that has filed our
country to overaowing with the pauper
labor OF Europe, that has bred anarchy.
confusion, unrest and disloyalty through
out the land, made war between capital
and labor, that has sowed the seed of war
and rebellion among the people. that
has brought ruin to the business interests
OF the country and want TO millions of our
people who seek to earn an honest living
by industry; again we say to congress re-
deem the pledges made to the people and
for all time make an end of paternal and
class legislation
Second We recommend the admin1stra-
ton of President Cleveland for the ability,
wisdom and patriotism shown in dealing
with matters of public interest In the
treatment OF great public questions it has
been marked by comprehensive under
standing of the necessities of the people,
and a sincere desire to, as far as practic-
able ~ ct every just and proper demand
We especially approve of the present
administration IN its effort to reduce the
expenditures of the general government
for the looping off of many useless office
holders. for its firm and wise policy to-
ward the other nations and countries of
the world. And especially do we commend
President CLEVELAND in hi. efforts for tariff
reform; his letter to Representative Wilson
is manly, outspoken document and
meets our most hearty approval. and we
condemn any and all efforts made to i'm
pee the progress of real tariff reform
Ih1rd-The present unfortunate financial
stringency and its disastrous effect upon
labor is the direct legacy Of republican
administration. 1t is the result of the
Mckinley tariff, of the Sherman silver
law, of the fostering of trusts, of legislation
for the avowed benefit of the classes against
the masses, of the preference of the rich
no la oil 4
combinations and trusts. 1t is these things
which combine to shake credit. to paralyze
business and create panic The attempt to
shift the responsibility upon the demo-
cratic administration is futile and absurd
Five years ago democratic administra-
ton left to its successor prosperous con-
ditlon of the country and a surplus of one
hundred million dollars. The republican
administration left as its legacy panic
and an empty treasury.
Forthwith the national democratic
convention of 1892 we hold to the use of
both gold and silver as the standard money
of the country and the coinage of both
gold and silver without discriminating
against either metal or charge for mintage,
but the dollar unit of coinage OF both
metals must be of intrinsic and exchange
able value and we demand that all paper
currency shall be kept at par with ard re-
deemabIe in such coin.
And we favor such legislation as will
faithfully carry out these pledges to the
people.
Fifth-We demand such change in our
national constitution as will authorize the
election of United Sta ties senators by direct
vote OF the people. and we commend the
house of representatives in congress for
the passage of a bill for this purpose by
the requisite two thirds majority
Sixth-We favor just and liberal pen
sions to deserving veterans, and we con-
graduate the democratic congress and
president upon the passage of law declar-
ing pension to be O vested right
Seyenth--We condemn the deceptive re-
publican legislation known as the 'snulct
law as hypocritical legalizing the sale
ard at the same time prohibiting the man
ufacture of intoxicating liquors within the
state, discriminating as to the will of the
majority in cities and rural communities,
ard suspendlng the operation of n penal
statute for money consideration We
favor the repeal of the present prohibitory
law. and the democratic party of Iowa still
adheres to its position that in the interest
of true temperance license with local option
in townships, incorporated towns ana cities
is the best solution of the liquor question.
and that in such local option there should
he no requirement. that more than a ma ior-
ity fvoters shall be necessary to place the
regulations in municipalities
We condemn the cowardce of the repub-
lican party for the failure of its recent
convention to make an expression on this
most important subject
Eigbth-We again dem and that our state
institutions be left to the management of a
single non-partisan board of control
That the present trustee system be abol-
ished: that until this is done we can expect
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