The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-11

| The Senate bill, substituted for the Wilson
| bill, is not a measure which the Republican
party would father. 1t reduces the revenue
upon the luxuries, q method OF levy more
effective than any income tax; it restores tax
alton to sugar, necessity in every home; 1t
| reduces the wage rate in many industries In
which labor is the chief element of cost, but 1T
| maintains in many of its parts the principle
which the Democratic party declared to be I'M
constitutional. To claim credit under it is to
claim credit for abandoning its own policy and
adopting the principle which it had denounced.
We deplore the fact that the Democratic
party, while processing an especial interestin the
enlargement of our export trade, has destroyed
the reciprocity arrangements established
by Republican administration. It's solicitude
for foreign trade has been exhibited only in
the admission of foreign goods to our own
market, without obtaining any reciprocal
favors from foreign nations. We believe in
the policy of reciprocity as the policy of prac-
tical affairs, and that the admission of foreign
traders to the rich markets OF the United States
should obtain for our people equal opportunity
in foreign markets.
We believe that the compensation of labor is
the true gauge of civilization, and the welfare
of the laborer has been the constant care of the
Republican party from its birth. We are un-
alterably opposed to reducing the American
workmen to open competition in our own mar
ket with the poorly paid labor of the Old World.
We denounce the doctrine that tariff should
be levied with view 10 revenue only, and re-
affirm the doctrine which has wrought in
America the most marvellous industrial de-
velopment ever known in the world, viz: the
doctrine of protection to home industry.
We believe in not only maintaining the
higher wage rate for the laborer, but the integ-
rity of money in which he is paid.
We affirm the declarations of the Republican
National platform of 1892, adopted at Mime
apolis, that "The American people, from ira
dition and interest, favor bimetallism, and the
Republican party demands the use of both gold
and silver as standard money with such restric-
ton and under such provision, to be deter
mined by legislation, as will secure the main
tenance of the parity of value of the two
metals, that the purchasing and debt-paying
power of the dollar, whether silver, gold or
paper, shall be at all times equal. The inter
est OF the producers of the country. its farmers
and the workingmen, demands that every dol
lar, paper or coin, issued by the Government
shall be good as any other"
We urge that the United States exert its in
fiuence to establish with the important COM
mercial nations of the world such an interna-
tional agreement as will enable this country
to reopen its minis to the free and unlimited
coinage of both metals without loss of one or
the other from the volume OF our money.
RESOLVED, That the honest and industrious
immigrant who comes to our land with the
intent to become in good faith an American
citizen is always welcome. None other should
be permitted to come. We favor the amend
ment and more stringent enforcement OF the
immigration laws, so as TO exclude criminal,
pauper, and all other undesirable classes,
whose presence tends to degrade American
labor and incite disorder.
The Republican party, ever mindful OF the
patriotic services and sacrifices of the veteran
soldiers of the Republic, reaffirms its position
in favor of lberality to the Nations defenders !;
we favor the granting of pensions to all honor
ably discharged Union soldiers and sailors
whose disabilities justly entitle them thereto.
We congratulate the people upon the fact
that the State of Iowa will be represented in
the Fifty-fourth Congress- by two Senators and
eleven Representatives who are sealous and
fearless advocates of Republican principles,
and whose services in the past we heartily
commend. With especial pride do we remem-
Der the distinguished services of our senior
Senator, whose long and honorable record as a
servant of the State entities him to expressions
of our full confidence and our enduring affec-
ton. We hail with satisfaction the universal
desire of the Republicans of the State to con-
tinue him in his present field of usefulness
II.
The platform was adopted without OBJ
lection or debate. The convention then
adjourned.
Francis Marion Drake. nominated for
Governor, was born in Illinois. The
Drake family removed to Davis County,
Iowa, in 1885, while Francis was about /
year old. He picked up an education and
in 1856 was married to Mary Jane Lord
and removed to Centerville, which since
has been his home. He enlisted as a pri-
vate in 1861 and was promoted until he be-
came brevet brigadier-general. In 1866
he was badly wounded at Marks Mills
Ark. After the war he engaged in railroad
construction and has since been largely in
terested in railroads. He is now president
of the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa and is in
terested in several Iowa lines. He is the
founder of the Drake University at Des
Moines.
Matt Parrott, candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, was born in Schoharie, n. Y,
in 1887. He early learned the printers
trade and in 1857 came west. He pur-
chased the Waterloo Reporter in 1869 and
has since conducted it.
Josiah Given, renominated for Supre me
Judge, is native of Pennsylvania. He is
67 years old. He came to Iowa in 1868,
and with the exception of his service on
the bench has practiced law here ever since.
State Superintendent Henry Sabin, who
is renominated, is a native of Pomfret,
Conn.,, where he was born in 1929. He
graduated from Amherst College in 1852,
and has since been engaged in educational
work. He has lived in Iowa since 1871,
and is now serving hiss third term as State
Superintendent.
George w. Perkins, candidate for Rail-
road Commissioner, was born fifty-one
years ago. He has lived in Iowa twenty
five years, being engaged in farming in
Fremont County. He has served term
IL the State Senate and is serving his first
term as Railroad Commissioner.