The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-21
DEMOCRATS IN IOWA
Ex-Governor Boies Has the Pull With
Silver a Good Second.
MANY STIRRING SPEECHES
The Resolutions Declare for b.
metallism Delegates to the
Chicago ~onven ZION elected
Results From other States.

dubuque, iowa, May ZV.-Tne demo-
cratic state convention was called to
order at IL O'Clock. and s. s. Wright of
Upton, made temporary chairman. He
| delivered a carefully prepared speech
in which he opposed the free coinage
of silver at 16 to l. Wright first paid
his respects to the legislation of the
republican party of the state on the
| liquor question. He was particularly
severe upon the present law. known as
the "mulct" law. He then took up the
tariff question and spoke strongly
against a high protective tariff. He
referred to the "commonweal armies
an empty treasury and a threatening
condition of financial affairs when the
present administration went into power
as a legacy received by the democratic
party; as the legitimate outcome of 30
years of uninterrupted tariff legisla-
| ton.
Speaking of finances he said: IT be-
| lieve that the government should do
! no more than to stamp upon a coin
that which represents its purity, fine
/ ness and weight and let 1t battle for
| supremacy among the commodities and
! in the markets of the world. The
} stamp placed upon a metal should be
| regulated by its real, intrinsic value
That man who advances the argument
| that the debtor can, after the estab-
lishment of a free coinage law at the
ratio of 16 to /, pay his debts at face
| value, may fold to his bosom all the
| comfort derived by asserting a propo-
sition so glaringly, so palpably at va
rance with the fundamental principles
of free government based on true eth
| les. To make piece of money out of
| 81 or So cents worth of silver and say
| Ii shall be received in the payment of
| all debts as 81, is but to confiscate one
| half of the wealth of every man whose
money is loaned; 1t is to cut in two the
little bank deposit of the laborer and
to double the price of all things he
| buys.
Il am opposed to any system of fin
| ance that will drive the recognized le-
| gal standard into vaults or out of the
country, and thus create financial
stringency in comparison with which
the present would be considered time
of bountiful harvest and overlooking
riches l am Internationally opposed
| to our government coming so cents
into a dollar. 1 am unalterably OPP
posed to the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to l, or at any other ra-
ito inconsistent with the true, honest
intrinsic value of both metals And l
believe that in order to have the free
coinage of more than one metal we
must first be assured that a parity can
be maintained between them"
In conclusion he said: THE greatest
political battle of modern times is just
| ahead OF us. / believe the time Is past
when any political party can be sure
of success in this broad land. The
true American rents the idea that he
will vote for any party, because of the
| party appellation, regardless of wheth-
| er or not ii represent correct princi-
| pies. If any party expects to ride into
| power quietly, majestically and unmo-
| Tested in the United States, in the fall
| of 1896, without any effort whatever on
its own part, and without even taking
the trouble to make a nomination, 1t
is greatly mistaken, and 1t would not
be strange if the party of Jefferson.
Jackson, Hancock, Tilden, Cleveland
and Boies, the party of the masses.
| with just and reasonable declaration
of principles and a wise selection of
candidates, would bury the great
champion of restricted trade and pro-
Inhibited commerce of monopolies, trusts
and combines-the father of the Amer
lean 'commonweal army'-so deep,
that he could be resurrected only by
the sound of Gabriers trumpet"
Wrights speech was frequently in
terrupted with applause. His declara-
ton that silver should be considered
| money at a proportfonate value with
gold called out prolonged cheers from
gold-standard people, while silver men
| remained silent barring mild protests
from one or two delegates. Boies' name
brought the convention to its feet and
cheers continued fully five minutes.
| Cleveland's name was also enthusiastic
| cally received. After naming COM
! mittees the convention adjourned un-
til p. m.
Chairman Carr said: I'm this cam
paign all masks must come off. all de-
ception must end" He claimed that the
gold standard policy had brought hard
times, compelled the issuance of bonds
in time of peace, and was responsible
for the deficiency in the revenue. The
shortening of the money supply, he said,
was Fngland's new method of conquest.
In concluding. the speaker strongly OBJ
jected to destruction of greenbacks and
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