Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-27

Extracts from a Recent Speech De-
livered In Scott Comfy by Hon.
VIM. Theophilus, formerly
of Howard County.
The National Democratic Convention held at
Chicago last July was in all respects regular
Democratic convention and one that adopted a
truly Democratic platform and placedupon that
platform as candidate for president a genuine
Jeffersonian-J acksonian Democrat,
The convention was composed of delegates
duly chosen in the usual maneer at the Demo-
cratic conventions that had been regularly
called and held for that purpose in the several
states and territories.
These delegates were commissioned to act for
and carry out the wish of their constituents.
Nearly all the delegates were elected upon the
Issue of free coinage of silver Mt 10 to l." The
Issue was stubbornly contested in most of the
states. The silver cause won with large ma
jorlty although the national administration had
opposed 1t with great zeal and power.
The convention at Chicago was conducted
throughout under the same rules and usages
that governed former national Democratic con-
ventions and its proceedings were regular.
The platform was adopted and conditions
nominated by more than wo-thirds majority OF
all the delegates chosen TO the convention. IL
is a cardinal principle of Democracy and of Re-
publican form of government that the will of a
majority freely and ia irly expressed, shall rule.
The money question was declared to be para
moant TO all othcrs ana upon TINS question INC
convention declared in favor of the "free and
unlimited coinage of both silver and gold at the
present legal ratio OF 10 to without waltlng LOT
the aid or consent OF any othef natloh anu INA.
tho standard silver dollar shall be full legal
Seuder equally with gold 1or all deots puphc anu
and private"
1t is claimed by some that because OF the
foregoing declaration That the platform is un
democratic. ms claim IS not tenaDie' Az NJ
slime has the Democratic party declared agaihs.
the free coinage OF SILVER. IN 1877 IL declared
lot the colnaSe OF gola ana SILVER "i'iiou' o's'
crlmnatlon against eleher metal. III naJoi,
lsy OF the states ana congressional alstflc's ~
low the Democratic parry ueciafeu ioi iee
coinage OF silver, ana at the electloh Won
great victory.
Ever since 1870 the DeIiiocratic parry nas ie
peatedly denounced the recommendation o1 Sill
yer and demanded lts restoration.
Inc Democratic parry throigh us represents
lives IN congress nave at al tilhes' eAcep. once
since 1873 favored the restoration VI siiNei -
us former Tree coinage rlghts'
Inc record Oh the Deihocrats III consioss
SHOWS the 1olloWlng:
IN the 44lh congress siofo) III Vic house ~,
Tree coinage llo democrats 10 40 aeains'' ano
again LIB for TO u against.
III the 4oth congress lAo'o)' ~ 'he Ihous1 ~. ,ol
free coinage w democrats TO ~ against anu the
Dill passed. Inc Tree colhase ciauso W" va.
strlcken OUT III the hepupilcah oeha1e anu w, y
blahd-Alilson Id" was supstitu.eo anu passeu
ms law was vetoed py rfesioeh' nases an,
shen passed by congress over MS ve.o ny -,
democrats LOT, 10 ~ against III VIC ihouse az.
pys Democrats 1or' TO against III 'lle oend '
In the 46th congress. IN tle HOUSE NV Dehl
ocrats foteu ior liee coinage " "s".
In the 49th congress. IN the House 10 Deiho
Gratis Voted 1or. 10 ~ against lree coinage
III the olst congress. III the 1ouse ioa Deii
ocrats for, to only IL against anu III the '>elate
"a for 10 against. ana again Ill the ilouse Aia
democrats voted 1or Tree coihase W ~ Against
In the Senate IN 1891 "a democrats No'eo io'
TO only against Tree coinage.
In the SD congress. In the senate ~ Demo
Gratis voted fnr Tree coinage TO against anu IL
the House lls LOT 10 OF against.
In the $50 congress. In the House lol DEMO
Gratis for. TO ll6 against Tree coinage alhend'
ment Ihls Is the only tllhe that INC Dehlo'
Gratis IN congress dld not give ilaJoritS III Id
vor OF free coinage and TINS one exceptional
vote after long and herce contest was prough'
abont by the powerful pressure USED by the
chief executive of the nation IN the dispense
ton OF federal patronage.
Afterwards In March 1884 the Dill providing
for the coinage OF the seniorage amounting tt
over S55, 100000 was passed by l56 Democratl(
yeas to 81 nays III the House ana ny ~ Demo
cratic yeas to 10 nays IN the Senate.
This bill was vetoed by the president and II
the House 11S Democrats voted for, to s.
against to pass 1t over the veto while In the Sen
passage over the veto. .
In the last congress IN the SENATE ~ Demo
Gratis yotedfor TO 10 against free coinage ana II
the House 56 for TO 81 against.
This Is the record OF the democrats III con
gress and 1t shows that the Democratic part
si,,"o io'' nos VIZ =, 1n',. ~,
s iiee ooo pn - Wv onoaeo ~ p. ~,
800, 49,, ,,istor,, of tho Nan oorotio nort, ~
so ~. CIV ,,, ,,as1
~, &C. i,o,,asa,,a, sor IL. froo and ,,,mite
oa,no,.a af si,ar &c vol, &c cold tha namocr,ti,
49, al, 60. ~, o.,,o,,,,ont nv com,
t r@,,, s,. nud nn+riad r. anv domands tha