The San Francisco call., 1896-03-12

never come, with an enthusiasm that indicates
In the bosom OF the Secretary serene triumph
OF nope over experience. The Populist remedy,
remedy il which influential group OF
other parties unite, is to close matters up by
abandoning the present basis OF American
business, on which all existing contracts stand,
aud taking refuge, from public ana private
creditors alike, in the unlimited issue OF silver
dollars gratuitously manufactured for the
owner, out of material worth in the neighbor-
hood of so cents.
The Republican party, without concealing
its desire to continue the largest practical use
of silver short of introducing dangerous ele-
ments of disturbanc and fiuctuation into our
coinage, refuses 10 follow the counsel OF either.
The true remedy lies, not in perilous expert
ments in banking, currency and coinage, but
in the prompt provision OF an adequate Ma
uonal revenue. This is the first step, ana III
cannot be taken too soon. But the increase OF
revenue, in order to be useful. must be brought
into the treasury in such way as will protect
the occupations of our own people.
No man has been proposed for the nomlna-
ton whose election would not bring honor to
the chief Office of the people, but among all
the illustrious men who are prese nted for the
favor of the party, in the year OF hope ana
victory, not one outranks in rlpened prepara-
ton for Its duties the unassuming leader OF
Repub icanism in Iowa, whose name is on the
lips and in the hearts of all our people to-day,
William B. Allison.
The gathering OF people at both sessions
was perhaps the most representative OF
the State ever seen at State convention.
Several members of Congress had come
home to attend the gathering, and all OF
them were given ovations by the conven-
ton. The forenoon session did nothing
but listen to the speech of Mr.. Dolliver
and name the committees on organization,
resolutions and credentials. In the after
noon the serious work was done. A. B..
Cummns of Des Moines was made perma-
nent chairman. He made a brief speech,
which added to the enthusiasm.
J. n. Baldwin of Council Bluffs offered a
resolution naming Senator John II. Gear,
Congressman w. P. Hepburn and David
B. Henderson and ]. S. Garrison as dele
gates at large. There had been move
ment to keep Clarkson off the delegation,
but it was promptly squelched before the
convention came to order, and the resolu-
tion carried unanimously.
The following alternates at large were
chosen: H. G. Mcmillan of Lyon, David
Heimsheimer of Mills, Phil Schaller of
Sacramento and J. E. Foster of Mahaska.
The resolutions are, in form, at vari-
ance with the ordinary declarations of
State conventions. They are in the ma
ture of an address to the country on the
claims of Allison for the Presidential NOM
ination. The platform, briefly, is the pub
lie record of Allison. with which alone the
platform deals. They formally present
him to the Nation as a candidate, and call
attention to the part he has taken in Ma
tional legislation. The important sections
of the platform are as follows:
Senator Allison has been conspicuous fig
ure in this benefcent work of the party
throughout its whole existence. No other man
in the Nation more emphatically represents
the constructive and resourceful capacity of
the party to meet, i'll practical and success
ful way, the difficult problems of administra-
ton. He has been prominent and indefati-
gable Ia aborer in all the difficult problems con-
nected with the war and the means of sustain
ing it: reconstruction and the harmonizing OF
the sections; the abolition OF slavery and the
overthrow of polygamy; the enfranchisement.
education and upbuilding OF the negro, sup
plementng in this the work which he did in