New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-02
IOWA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
GOVERNOR BoIEs PREsIDEs AND DENouNcEs
STRIKES FREE SILVER MEN SUPPRESSED.


STRIKES FREE SILVER MEN SUPPRESSED
Des Molnes Iowa. Aug THE Democratic state
Convention held here to-day lightly attended
The speech OF Ex-Governor Boies. as permanent
chairman. was the feature OF the proceedings and
elected great applause. The convention adopted
platform and named the following ticket. In each
case by reclamation: Secretary Of State-tt +.
BALE Des Moincs: Auditor OF State-John whit
field Of Guthrie: Treasurer-L w White. of
Corydon: Judges Of Supreme Court-John CIeggett
Mason city and Edward W. Mitchell Sidney; At
torney-General-I. d. f. Smith, Cherokee Railroad
Commssioncr-W L. Parker. of Sibley; Clerk
Supreme Court. r. North Abel: Clerk supreme
Court J. Shea. Council Bluffs.
J. ~ Parsons was temporary chairman. Gov
crnor Boes in his speech had this to say:
wish could look forward With undlmnishei
confidence 10 tho final consummation Of the wishes
and faithful fuhiment Of the promises OF my
party. | understand them. Know nowevfer.
that I cannot do this II would b. cowardly
NAT The Democratic party has reached crisis in
its history that threatens It's welfare" II nor us ne
Concerning the "sympathetic strike the chair
man expressed himself follows:
The sympathetic strike must 20, or the unions
engaged in II must be destroyed, ana with th'in
must 20 forever the scene OF riot ana carnage Una,
organizations responsible for them VIII %" &fonnd
into dust under the iron heel Of an a"akencd pun
lie sentiment that Will never consent to see law
essential for the protection OF life and liberty open
j. and hagrantly vioiatcd and thereby me very cN-
are Infinitely better remedies for the wrongs OF
labor than any that unlawful force can supply.
The fourth plank Of the platform. as reported
from committee. on the currency question. did not
suit tho frce-silvcr mon. and Colonel Mackey. or
Sigourney their representative on the Committee
on Resolutions presented the following plank MS
minority report
W. favor blmetallism. the use OF both gold and
silver as tho 4ianlard money Of the country. ana
the coinage II both gold and silver without dis
eliminating against either metal. We also demand
such legislation and such action on tho part or our
Government viii Increase the coinage OF SILVER
and maintain IL equal IN value ~ gold
There was brief and spirited debate. and the
minority plank WAS rejected by vote Of 800 10 697.
The Platform demands ~ Tariff law that Will Law
The duties on imports FOR revenue alone praises
cleveland. denounccs the Mulct Liquor law. and It's
financial plank reads at follows:
with the National Democratic Convention Of 1892.
~. hold 20 the .use of both god ana silver AS the
standard money az tho country and the coinage of
either metal or charge for miufage but ~" dollar
unit 81 coinage OF both metals must b" 81 equal
Intrinsic and eNchangcthic value. AMI Ne demand
mat all paper currency shall De kept a. par WIN
AMI 20 !eemahi" I'D such coin. ana 40 iaFpr su'n
legislation viii faithfully carry ont those pledges
% tn" people.
The platform demands such change In our Ma
,onal legislation as VIII authorize the election OF
U'nrcl States Senators by direct vote OF the peo-
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