Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10
DANIELS VOICE.
Views Expressed by the Tempo.
rary Chairman in His Address.
AN URGENT APPEAL FOR HARMONY.
The Contest Over the Issues Devoid of
observation-disclosures Erect of the
Adoption OF the Gold Standard
Is Pointed Out.

as temporary presiding officer of the DEM
ocratic national convention on Tuesday:
Senator Daniel expressed profound graf
itude for the honor conferred upon him, and
expressed his regret that his name should
have been brought in even the most cour-
teous competition with his distinguished
friend, Senator Hill. who would readily
recognize the fact however, that there was
no personality in the matter. 1t was solely
due to the principle which the great ma
jority OF democrats stood for (he-the
Notwithstanding with them.)
No SectionaIism.
AS the majority OF the convention was
not personal in its aims, neither was 1t
sectional. 1t began with the sunrise in
Maine, and spread into sunburst in
Louisiana an Texas 1t stretched In UNI
broken line across the continent from
Virginia and Georgia to California. II
Kansas, ana II lighted up the horizon IN
Nebraska. When ne saw mat grand array,
and tnossht Of The grsd gold
of republican promises at st. Louis. he
thought OF the battle of New Orleans. OF
which 1t had been Saidi
'rhere stood John Bull in martial pomp.
But there was old kentucky"
An Uprising for Emancipation.
There was no north. south, east or west
in the uprising OF the people for American
emancipation from the conspiracy Of Lu.
ropean kings led by Great Britain, which
sought to destroy one-half of the money Of
the world, and to make American manu-
facturers, merchants, farmers and me.
chanics hewers OF wood and drawers OF
ae a in 'p The viii o Of the great ma
Jorlty Of their fellow democrats, and to go
with them. as they had oftentimes gone
with those to whom he appealed. Senator
Daniel continued:
do not forget that in tho last national
convention. OF 1872, YOU proclaimed your
and silver as the standard money of the
country and for the coinage Of both gold
that the only question left open was the
ratio between the metals.
do not forget that just four years ago,
in that same convention, the New York
delegation stood here solid and immovable
for candidate committed to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the
ratio Of sixteen to one; and that II we are
for 1t still it is III some measure from your
lily acknowledged and gratefully acknowl.
edged, but are not our debts mutual and not
one sided to each other3
sectional, neither Is 1t fol-. any privilege
of class or for class legislation. The active
business men of this country Its manufac.
turers, Its merchants. its farmers. its sons
Of toll in counting-room, factory, field
and mine, know that contraction of the
oree Of me ha
| profits Of their inVestment-and they know.
100, that the gold STANDARD means contrac.
| ton and the organization of disaster.
The Country's Only Hope.
| What hope is there for the country?
| What hope for democracy, unless the
| views OF the majority here be adoptedf
The republican e party has the
It has presented to the country the issue OF
higher taxes, more bonds and less money,
standard. We can only '' expect Isl should Sud
long-protracted period Of depression. be
| not ask US, then, to Join them on any Of
these propositions.
| Eject OF Adopting Gold Standard.
IF we should go upon the gold standard
It is evident that we must change the exist.
ing bimetallic standard Of payment OF all
| those specifically paya BILE In gold only. And
as we have $4,000, 100000 of public and pri-
times all the gold in the country to pay one
| years interest in that medium. We should
| be compelled hereafter to contract the cur
rency by Paying the $500. 100000 Of green
| backs and Sherman notes in gold, which
| would nearly exhaust the entire American
poay %o q .ne bay the ana
| 100000 of silver certificates should be paid
In gold as foreshadowed by the present d.
| rector of the mint in his recomm ende ton
This means the increase of the public debt
With the prospect Of $4,000 otS TOT 70 foloW
| policy are appalling to contemplate and
| the only alternative suggested Is the free
coinage of silver as we'll as gold and the
| tenn Of binetallism
Uncle Sam Can Stand Alone.
Bring us, we pray you, no more make.
shifts and straddles. Vex the country
to come from the British republican gold
| propaganda.
1--WE maintain that this great nation, with
4 natural base (as Gladstone said) Of the
greatest continuous empire ever estab-
lished by man, with far more territory
and more productive energy than Great
Britain, France and Germany combined
thing that 1t produces, and with European
4 dependence upon US for much that we pro.
ducc, is fully capable Of restoring its
constitutional money system of gold and
! silver at equality with each other, and as
our fathers in 177G declared our national In
dependence, SO now has the party founded
by Thomas Jefferson, the author Of that
declaration, met here to declare our fnan.
cial independence of all other nations and
to invoke all true Americans to assert II
by their votes and place the country where
1t Of right belongs as the freest and fore.
most nation Of the earth"