Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-26
FOR AND AGAINST.
Opposite Financial Views by Illi-
nois and Wisconsin Democrats.
FORMER DECLARE FOR FREE SILVER.
The Latter Take Strong Grounds for the
Gold Observation-Disclosures of Both Con-
\ ventions-Gov. Altgeld Renominat-
ed in nlnois-Ris Address.

combine against the plutocracy of that Sec
ton of the country lying east of the ALLIE
enemies were the most remarkable features
OF the largest and most enthusiastic con-
Nention in the history of the state democ-
Tacy OF Illinois. The stronger the language,
moreover, the greater was the appreciation,
and enthusiasm, and the criticisms of the
present national administration by Tenn
porary Chairman Bell and Gov. Altgeld
brought the vast audience to its feet with
cheers that shook the frame foundations
OF the shell-ltke tabernacle. After the con-
ventton had adjourned at 1880 it was stated
that some of the principal speakers of the
dey would be retained by the state COM
mittee to take the national stump during
the coming campaign.
The Ticket.
Following is the state ticket nominated:
Governor-John P. Altgeld
Lieutenant Governor-Monroe G. Craw-
ford.
Secretary of state-Finis c. Downing.
Auditor Of State-W. f. Beck.
State Treasurer-Edward c. Pace.
Attorney-General-Ge A. Trude.
MIR. Downing, the nominee for secretary
OF state. is the gentleman who, in the clos
ing days Of congress, was unseated in favor
Of Gen. Rinaker In the contest over the seat
In the house for the Seventeenth congress
sional district.
The following were selected as delegates
ct large to the Chicago conventions: Gov.
John F. Altgeld, Secretary of State w. II.
1iinrichsen, ex-Congressman George w.
Fithian and ex-Judge Samuel P. McCon-
nell.
The district delegates are as follows:
First district, A. g. Trude. Jesse Sher-
wood; Second. Edward Tilden. Thomas
Bryne; Third, Charles Martin, j. c. Shu
bert; Fourth. John Powers, William Loef-
Ter; Fifth, John j. Brennan, M. c. Nc
Donald; Sixth, Henry f. Donovan, Joseph
a. Martin; Seventh. William Prentiss.
James Burke; Eighth. Mark W. Durham,
]. D. Donovan; Ninth, frank M. Barron,
Samuel Ray; Tenth, c. K. Iadd, James
Nv. Knox; Twelfth. DR.. NJ. Gushing, Free
p. Norris; Thirteenth, w. G. Krebs, j.
=. Hefferman; Fourteenth, N. G. Worth
4ngton. H. w. Masters; Fifteenth, DR.. W.
Register. .. P. Preston: Sixteenth, Frank
Robinson. A. II. Bell; Seventeenth, T. U.
McNeely, ]. T. Beach: Eighteenth. A. w.
Hope, c. w. Bliss; Nineteenth, R. N.
Stottler, H. 8. Tanner; Twentieth. Will
liam H. Green, j. r. Williams: Twenty
first. ]. N. PENN. w. A. ]. Sparks; Twen
ty-sccond. L. o. Whitewell. William w.
Clemens: Eleventh. contest.
The Eckels faction in the Eleventh con-
gressional district abandoned their contest
before the committee on credentials an
nOunced that they would present 1t before
the national committee upon the making
up of the temporary roll of the Chicago
convention. The delegates recognized by
by the convention are Judge G. w. Stipp
and q. NJ. johnson.
Gov. Altgeld Speaks.
The convention was called to order at
1915 p. m. by Secretary of State W. H. Hin
richsen, who is chairman Of the state CEN
trail committee. Hamilton Bell, of Carlin-
VILE, was chosen temporary chairman. He
delivered a lengthy address which was
warmly received. After the appointment
of the usual committees recess was taken
until three p. m. Upon reassembline
Charles X. Laid. Of Henry county, was
chosen permanent chairman. Gov. Altgeld
was introduced and spoke in part as fol-
lows:
-Four years ago." the governor began,
-FOUR people met under brighter skies. The
country was tired Of that governmental
policy which made the few mighty and
the many poor In Illinois the people
rebelled at the interference of the state
In the personal affairs of the Individual.
We promised democratic government in
national affairs and business admins
tration in state affairs. The people took
us at our word and they gave us their
confidence. and we swept the country by
such majority that fidelity to democratic
principles would have insured the suprem-
acy for a quarter of a century.
but, before the inaugural festivities had
ceased at Washington the head Of the new
administration sought strange gods and
his councils prophets who knew not de-
mocracy or the ten It's of the fathers Our
people were asked to bow to affairs which
they had been taught to abhor. The inter-
csts OF money were placed above those
of humanity. Organized greed was fed
with golden spoons, while the cry Of the
huebandman was unheeded and the sweat
OF the toilers brought him no bread.'
But, tho governor asserted, the people
are beginning to gain new courage. First
one Of them and then another repudiatesl
the golden calf which "the sons of Man,
men had been ordered to bow to on penalty
OF social and political DEATH"
The Tariff.
Reserving discussion of the monetary
question for later stage of his address,
the governor next devoted his attention to
the tariff question. He said the subject
was an old one and one with which the
people could no longer be deceived. The
probabilities were that neither party would
make any radical changes in the present
tariff. A high tariff. he claimed, always
contributed to build up the few at the
expense Of the many. 1t protects the pro-
prietor but not the laborer, for while it
checks the importation Of goods it can
not prevent the importation of cheap la
Dor from all over the earth The degrada-
tion and poverty of the European laborer,
he said. were in exact proportion to the
height OF the tariff or import duties. The
speaker went into the history Of the ques-
tion to some extent to support his views,
and pointed to the Mckinley law as q
complete illustration "of the supreme folly
Ut an exceedingly high tariff
Views. ON Money Question.
The money question was next adverted
to. Between 1873 and 1850 this country
and all Of the nations of Europe by law
destroyed one-half of the redemption
money Of the world, and reduced by fully
one-half the annual addition to the stock
Of money Of the world. Silver when used
at all was put on the basis Of paper money
The effect Of this was to double the work
which gold had to do, and by doubling
Its importance Its purchasing power was
doubled. It made 2o0-cent dollars; SO that
Oh the average 1t took twice as much of
commodities and Of property to get $500
as 1t formerly did. AS the debts interest,
taxes and other fixed charges were not
reduced, 1t took nearly everything which
Inc farmer and the producing classes gen
orally could scrape together to meet the
fixed charges. They had no money left to
purchase the comforts of life. Their pur-
chasing power was gone. This DESTROYED
khe trade OF the merchants and soon forced
the factories to shut down; there being no
market for what the laborer made. he
had to go idle, SO that the producer, the
merchant and the laborer were all in dis
tress. The conditions are getting worse
and worse every day, and there can be no
great prosperity in Europe and this coun-
try until the wrong that produced this dis
tress has been righted. AS it was done by
the arbitrary act of government SO it
must be undone by government AS the
democratic party represents the great toll
ang ana producing masses it must take
tho lead In the undoing of the wrong. The
democratic party must speak with no IN
certain sound on this subject
The speaker characterized the late re-