Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-05-22

lof both gold and silver as primary
money and the coinage of both at q ra-
ito of 16 to 1, without charge or limit
! 1T Is the Judgment OF this convention
that this doctrine of the national demo
cratic party, IL fairly and honestly OBJ
served, requires the constant effort OF
every local democrat to accomplish The
repeal of all laws heretofore enacted
| through the fundamentally Of the re-
publican party, which do in letter and
spirit alike discriminate against silver
| and In favor OF gold, and the substitu-
ton therefor OF affirmative legislation
which shall lrestore silver to equal rights
with gold in the minis and coinage OF
| the country.
| 1--WE hereby affirm as deliberate con-
viction Of this convention that the act q
| 1873, insofar as it demonetlzed silver az q
established gold as the single unit OF
| value, is a fragrant violation OF one OF
| the most important provisions or the
constitution Of the United States, VI
olation which every political party
ought to condemn and every good clti-
zen should assist in expunEing from the
statutes Of the the republic. We there
fore favor the immediate repeal of all
laws by which silver was demonetized
and demands it's unqualified restoration
to the right of free and unlimited coin
age in the minis of the nation as money
ton at the ratio Of l6 to j.
1--WE recognize the fact that upon this
question the country has reached cri-
sis that can no longer be evaded or
postponed. We know that the result OF
this conflict must be a return to the
money of the constitution; or the supstl-
ton therefor for all time to come OF a
standard of values, which born OF Brit-
h p5&sf 81 6iFesa 6 aSR and
by one-half the price of all the great
staples of industry. In behalf OF tue
toiling millions of this republic we well
come the conflict and pledge the dem
ocratic party of Iowa to stand by the
constitution to defend the right, to beat
back with all it's strength every wrong
full aggression of the money power of
The old and new world alike, and to aid
to the utmost limits of our ability in re-
storing to ourselves and our posterity
The sacred heritage Of the financial sySo
TEN pequeathed to the American people
by the fathers of the republic, and
which was equally fair aid just to all
citizens, and in this effort we cordially
invite the cooperation of all good citl-
zens without reference to political anil
iations in the past.
1--WE hereby enter our most earnest
protest against any scheme for the re-
tirement Of our non-interest bearing ma
IlONal paper currency, anu lHe SupSti-
tuition therefor of $500, 000,0 900 of interest
bearing bonds, to become an additional
burden upon the producing classes, that
national banks may be supplied with
interest bearing capital on which TO
ira nsact their individual business. And
also protest against the further issu-
ance and sale of government bonds to
acquire gold with which to redeem such
currency, and demand of the govern
no she tor cd
same with the coin of either metal 1t
may be in possession Of, in strict ac-
cord with both the spirit and the letter
of the law.
1--WE denounce as a transparent fall
lacy the claim that IA Dor can be bene-
fitted by the maintenance Of single
gold standard as the basis of our finan-
cial system. The experience Of all ages
and of every country alike clearly DEM
onstrates that contracted currency
Invariably ciTupels contraction Of bus
mess; he lessening of industrial enter
prises, the enforced ideness of great
numbers of the working classes; and
nothing of which the human mind can
conceive is more clearly self-evident
than the naked truth that the wages
of labor must always be adjusted to
and correspond with the prices of Ia
boris products in the markets.
Earnestly desiring to promote the best
interests of the laboring people, we
favor the appointment of a cabinet
official to be known as the secretary Of
labor, whose duty it shall be in the case
of all tariff protected industries, to in
yestigate, ascertain and report to con-
gress what share, If any, Of the en-
HANGED prica for wEich protected pro-
ducts are sold in the markets of this
country is paid by the employers in
these industries to their employees, and
to be clothed with further power in all
cases where public interests are in
volved or public peace in endangered,
to inquire into the merits of the contro-
VERSES between employers and chi
ployes and recommend the adjustment
thereof upon such terms as to him or ar
bitra tors appointed by him shall seem
just, and in case of the failure of either
party to abide by the recommendation
made, to report the facts TO congress or
q state legislature, as the case may re-
quire, with recommendation for addi-
tional legislation, II sucn IN his judg-
ment be necessary. And in the dis
charge of his several duties to be clothed
with further power to compel the CIV
ing of testimony under oath by parties
or otherwise, and the produce
ton of all books and papers which In
his judgment are necessary to fuil ana
determination Oh lne MATTERS
committed to his care.
''The delegates at large and district
delegates appointed By this convention
to represent the state In the national
democratic convention to be held In
Chicago beginning the It'll day of July,
1896, are hereby instructed to vote as
unit as the majority present shall direct
ca all questions coming before said ma
t,onal convention for settlement by
IoJo opI iuJl
upon all questions relating to the aGop-
ton of a platform for the party and the
of candidates for president
and vice president, and the delegates
present in said convention, IL less than
the whole number be present and to
which the state is entitled, are hereby
to cast the full vote of the
state in accord with these Instructions.
Proposing full faith ana confidence In
the democracy, patriotism and ability
Of Horace Boies, formerly governor OF
the state of iowa, we hereby declare It
to be the bounden duty of every patriot
In Iowa, without regard to former party
affiliations, to use all honorable means
to secure his nomination at the demo-
cratic rational convention to be held
at Chicago, July z, 1885, for the high
and responsible office of president of
these United States, to the end that the
of Jeffersonian democracy be
and promoted and liberty and
be restored to the great body
IF the American people. And that any
delegates to the national convention
this day elected are explicitly author
lied to place his name in nomination
1T the Chicago convention"
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