Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-05-29
BOIES HEADS THE IOWA PEOPLE
Free Silver the Main Plank of the
Platform.

Dubuque Iowa, May 2O-The democratic
| state convention was called to order at
| IL o'clock and s. s. Wright of Upton made
| temporary chairman. He delivered d
| carefully prepared speech in which he OPP
| posed the free coinage of silver at 10 to
| |. Wright first paid his respects to the
| legislation of the republican party of the
state on the liquor question. He was PAR
| ieularly severe upon the present law
known the mulct law.
| Speaking of finances he said: 81
believe that the government should do
more thai to stamp upon a coin that
| which represents it's purity and fineness
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 it's real, intrinsic
value. That man who advances the arsu-
ment that the debtor can, after the es-
adjustment of a free coinage law at the
ratio of 16 to l, pay his debts at half their
face value may fold to his bosom all the
comfort derived by asserting a PROPOSE
ton so glaring, SO palpably at variance
with the fundamental principles of free
government, based on true ethics. To
make piece of money out of 81 to So cents
worth of silver and say that 1t shall be
received in the payment of all debts as
one dollar 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 de-
post of the laborer and to double the
price of all things he buys. l am opposed
to any system of finance that will drive
the recognized legal standard into the
vaults or out of the country, and thus
create a financial stringency in compari-
son with which the present would be con
sidered a time of bountiful harvest anG
overlooking riches. l am Internationally
opposed to our government coming 80 cents
into dollar. l am unalterabiy opposed to
the free coinage of silver at the ratio OF
Is to /. or at any other ratio inconsis-
tent 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 parity can be
maintained between them"
In conclusion he said: 1.-The greatest
political battle of modern times Is just
ahead of us. l believe the time is past
when any political party can be sure OF
success in this broad land. The true
American resents the idea that he will
vote for any party because of the party
appellatlon regardless of whether or not
1t represents correct principles If any
party expects to ride into power quietly
majestically and unmolested in the United
States in the fall of 1896, without any eft.
fort whatever on its own part and without
even taking the trouble to make a nomi-
nation, 1t Is greatly mistaken. and 1t would
not be strange If the party of Jefferson,
Jackson, Hancock, Tilden, Cleveland and
Boles, 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 prohibit commerce of monopo-
lies, trusts and combines-the father OF
the American commonweal army-so deep
that he could be resurrected only by the
sound of Gabriels trumpet"
Wrights speech was frequently inter
rupted with applause. His declaration
that silver should be considered money al
ti4t,a 70 rrrtN
prolonged cheers from the gold standard
people, while the silver men remained ST.
lent barring mild protests from one or two
delegates. Boies' name brought the con-
vention to its feet and the cheers con
tinued fully five minutes. Clevela1d's
name was also enthusiastically received
After naming the committee the coaven-
ton adjourned until p. m.
The Chairman Spoke.
Chairman Carr said: "In this campaign
all masks must come off. all deception
must end. -Four years ago the platforms
OF both the great parties called for the
coinage and use of silver as standard
money. They appeared quite fair to the
casual observer, but on close inspection
we're found to contain secret trap-doors
large enough to allow the escape of every
gold-standard official. There are only. two
sides to this question. 1t Is bme ia lisin
against the single gold standard. There
estly stand upon"
He claimed that the gold standard policy
had brought hard times, compelled the IS
suance of bonds In time oil peace and was
responsible for the deficiency In the rev.
enue- The shortening of the money sup
Oily, ne said. was England's new method
of conquest. He said:
The men who produce no wealth. the
men who are interested in making the
wealth they now possess double in actual
value are striving to regulate the vol
lme OF the country's money. AS soon as
they succeeded In closing the mints
against the coinage of silver they com
menced campaign for the destruction
OF greenbacks and kept congress from TAX
ing lis usual holiday recess last December
IN desperate attempt to reduce the vol
ume of our money by destroying a third
Of our present stock"
ITO restore free coinage safely, wisely
and Justly Is the mission of the demo
cratic party" said the speaker, "and ]
rejoice to know that Iowa's voice In the
great national council will be for the
nomination of Horace Boies. n man who
with Gods help will be the efficient in |
strument of the peoples will In this great |
work"
Boies Appeared.
During the election of delegates the |
committee sent for Governor Boies, his |
appearance being the signal for another |
enthusiastic demonstration. and at the |
conclusion OF the election of delegates he |
said:
When this battle began a few weeks |
ago l was determined that the masses of |
the democratic party Of this great state |
should be heard on this occasion. be-
heyso, a. believe now, that there were