Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-20
The IOWA DEMOCRATS.
SDasCh B,lOtl tho Stale Convention
Opposing Free COinaS9,
Boics Esthusiasticsiiy Chsersd-siIvor
men shout for General
Weaver.

DUBUQUE, love, May 2O.--The Dem.
ocntic sJaie convention an not meet
until alter noon. Al II o'clock Z. ..
RAnck, chairman OF the state commit.
tee announced 3. 5. Wight As temper
AIRY chairman. A hearty welcome by
tho CO invention rot ht rtst all Antlclpa.
ton Of an open protest from the silver
mun. Wright delivered carefully
prepared speech Ia which he opposed
tho fToo coinage OF silver at l6 toll.
Mt. Wtignt iiGst paid uis Tospucts TO
tho icgisialion q ths Republican party
VI tue state ON tue liquor question. lie
was particularly severe upUn the pres
cut law, known ~ tue "MulCl" law.
Alter lengthy couHl Ittali0n Of
state Affairs, hS touched upon the tafifi
question, charging lhe Republican
patty with fostering mOnUpUlioa and
maEluE the rich tlcher anu the poor
poorer. lie saiu:
"lt has been said that the Demo.
cratic party, when IL did have tho
power 10 enact laws, did not make An
ideal tara schedule. While II may be
true that the Wis law 10 not perfect
Ia mauy respects, still 1t comes nearer
representing the best Interests Of the
AmuTiosn people that rny law that has
been enacted Tor years"
On thu financial question hs said:
"lhe coinage Of gold anu silver II
defined by an eminent political writer
AZ being the Right TO assay aud pufiIy
thvm aud mara on eAcl coin its
weight aud hnuneas. In other words
the government nAs tue right TO de-
clare the pufAiy and certify the actual
weight OF the inBtal 10 he used a- u
circulating medium. believe that
tue government should DO no more
than ~ stamp upon n cOin that when
represents It's purity, nnenoss aud
weight ana lot II battle for supremacy
among tue commodities anu In the
markeia OF the world.
"rnat any man who advances tho
argument thAt tue debtor can, after
tho establishment OF FREQ coinags law
al thu ratio vi 10 10 / gay ILLS usbts at
half thoit face value, may fold 10 his
bosom ali the o IN OTI derived by Ne.
aefllng proposition 90 glATiugly
% palpEbly A. vatlance with tho
ornamental principles OF a fTep
government, bated on true ethics. To
make piece OF money cut OF 81 OF 81
cents worth or silver aud say that IL
shall be received In the payment OF all
debts 90 81 10 but 10 cOniiscate one half
Of tho wealth Of every mau whose
money 10 loaned; II Ia 10 cut Ia two tue
little bank deposit Oi the lAb0fer aud
10 double the price OF all things he
buys.
"I am opposed TO any system OF laws
that would even have tendency 10.
wards decreasing the purchasing
power OF money AMI increasing the
prlos OF commodities without Ia the
same degree raising the price Of wages.
lho wage market IL Hlwayb slowes! TO
rise, aud IN case OF cheap currency
never reaches tho level attained by tue
manufactured commodities Of the
oOuutry.
III am opposed TO any system OF
finance that will drive tho recognized
legal standard into vaults or out Of the
country, ami thus create a financial
Btfingouoy In comparison with which
the present would DO considered time
VI bOuntiiul harvest anu OVERLOOKING
Riches. i am Internationally opposed
10 our government ooihing 90 cents
into dollars. am unAlteTADly opposed
to the free coinage Of silver NJ the ratio
OF 10 to l, Or any other ratio incOn.
slstent with tue true, honest intTiusic
value Of both metAls.
WTighps speech was irtquontly In.
tetruptrd with applause. When he
mentioned General Weaver, the silver
mems enthusiasm found vent Ia
cheers. His declaration that silver
should b considered money at
HOpOrIionate value with gold called
out prolonged cheers rom tho gold
standard people, while the silver men
remained silent, barring a mild protest
from one or two delegates. Boiss's
name brought the convention TO lis
feet anu the cheers continued fully
i've minutes. An intlmatiou OF BOiosjs
alleged incOnslstency was interrupted
by cries Of "BOieB, Boies," aud cheers
irom the gold men. Clovslsud's
name was also enthusiastically 70.
Ceived.
Alter naming committees anu an.
nounclng the district delegates, the
convention adjourned until . p, m,
NEw HAMPSHIRE CONVENTION.
CoscORD, \. H., May 2O.-Tho New
HAmpsnlfe Democratic state conysn.
llon met today TO choose delegates-at.
large 10 the national convention. Harry
Bingham presided. lie said the plat.
form Of the national convention must
be- broad enough Tor every rus Demo-
cIat TO stand On aud Its declaration 10
plainly expressed as 10 be incapable OF
more than one construction. Tbs
nominees must DO men whole records
arc In harmony with the platform.
The oOmmltte on resolutions sub
mitled their report.
The financial plank ia as follows,
"Undet the present conditions there
can be but one standard Of value, ana
ths three kinds Of currency should rest