The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-21

were frequent. The convention scarcely
waited for the conclusion of the chairman's
were renewed. nor could order be main
tanned for fully fifteen minutes
During the election OF delegates the COM
mittee sent for Governor Boies, his appear
ance being the signal for another enthusi-
astic demonstration, and at the conclusion
of the election OF delegates he said: .Wnen
termined that the masses Of the Democratic
party of this great State Of Iowa should be
lieve now, that there we're many occasions.
in many conventions OF political parties
where the views OF the people have been 81
termined the Democracy of Iowa should
speak. / believe this is the safety and the
only safety OF any political party. on earth.
a convention as this, whose delegations have
been selected in the way that the delega-
tons of this convention have been selected,
able to express in the English language. /
want you from this time forward to know
that IN Iowa i0a the M spTs an
from this time forward l want the masses
of the Democratic party to take Its destinies
you that the Democratic party will march
The committee on resolutions then report,
the minority report and made an irnpassioned
speech in its favor. A stormy scene followed
ana feF na sosa a % ma epo
then adopted by reclamation. In part 1t Is
as follows:
sembled, hereby reaffirms its allegiance to
the time-honored Democratic doctrine of
bimetallism TO the use of both gold and sill
Sefn Ser as s ro usboG Sney charge ne or
I'VE hold TO the use OF both gold and silver
as the standard money OF the country and
to the coinage of both gold and silver with
out discrimination against either metal or
charge for mintage. ,
'Tn the judgment of this convention, the
explicit pledge of the national Democratic
party. If fairly and honorabsy kept. requires
the constant effort Of every Democrat to
accomplish the repeal OF all laws he heretofore ore
Republican party which do In letter and
spirit alike discriminate against silver and
in favor OF gold and the substitution thereof
of affirmative legislation which shall upon
some terms or other restore silver to equal
rights with gold in the mints and coinage of
1--WE hereby affirm as a deliberate convic-
ton of this convention that the act OF 1873.
in so far 1t demonetized silver and es-
tablished gold as the single unit or value,
is a fiagrant violation OF one of the most
important provisions OF the Constitution or
the United States, a VOCATION which every
good citizen should assist In expunglng from
the statutes of the Republic. We, therefore.
favor the immediate repeal OF al laws py
its unqualified restoration to the right OF
free and unlimited coinage in the .mints of
the UnlteQ states as money VI Aiidi ieoSAhp-
ton at the old ratio OF 10 10 i.
.sThird-We recognize the fact that upon
this question the country has reached a
crisis that can be no longer evaded nor post
poned. We know that the result OF the con-
fiict must be a return TO the money of the
Constitution, or the substitution therefor for
all time TO come OF a standard of values,
born of British aristocradc greed, that douh-
les the purchasing power OF money, and in
behalf of the toilng millions of this Repub-
lie, we welcome the conflict and pledge the
Democratic party of Iowa to stand by the
Constitution, to defend the right; TO beat
back with all its strength every wonderful
aggression of the money power of the old
and new world alike. and to aid TO the ut
most limit of its ability in restoring to our
selves and our posterity the sacred herit-
age Of the financial system bequeathed to
Republic and which was equally fair and
just to all citizens, and In this effort We
cordially invite the cooperation of all good
citizens, without reference to political af-
fliations in the past.
"RepoSing full faith and confidence in the
Boies, formerly Governor OF the State of
Iowa, we hereby declare 1t to be the bounden
duty of every patriot in Iowa, without re-
gard to former party affiliations, to use ali
honorable means to secure his nomination
at the Democratic national convention for
of the United States, to the end that the
principles of Jeffersonian Democracy be pre-
served and promoted and liberty and pros
perity be restored to the great body of the
people; and the delegates to the convention
are expressly authorized and instructed to
The following delegates at large were
elected: Horace Boies. s. D.. Evans, of
Wapello; Will A. Wells, of Sioux county
and l.. I. Genung, OF Fremont.