The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-08
IoWA'S TRUE DEMOCRACY.

Convention OF National Democrats at Des
holnos-C Chairman Froneh's Ringing
spsech-wordb OF Comfort From EH-
PresIdnnt Cleveland.
DIES MONIES, Iowa. July about
two hundred National Democrats met in
state convention to-day to nominate a
state ticket. Judge Nathaniel French,
Of Davenport, was temporary chairman.
When In his address Grover Cleveland
was referred to In connection with the
Pullman strike there was the widest
enthusiasm. Judge French said In pnrt:
1.-THE recent nondescript convention
held in this city at which two ex-Repub-
llcans. one Populist and two ex-Demo-
Gratis were nominated, swallowed the
entire Chicago platform and made the
dominant issues OF this campaign, not
state issues on which all Democrats
might have united. but the heresies OF
the Chicago platform. 1t could not
commend personal liberty or condemn
protection and prohibition. The Chlca-
go platform Is instructive only IN teach
ing how free government should not be
carried on. We cannot look for relief to
men capable OF such an unparalleled
mass OF heresy; neither can we look for
guidance TO any convention which en-
dorses such platform.
THE real stock In trade of the free
silver agitator is the hard times which
he himself largely caused. The hope
that some change on the statute book
may better times causes many men to
vote for any quack remedy proposed.
Take away from the agitator the calam-
lty cry and his occupation Is gone. The
coultrys misfortune IL his opportunity
and It's prosperity viii be his defeat.
Every candid observer hns seen a sub
stantlal, though slow, development since
Bryan's defeat While thousands OF
men made Idle by the Chicago conven-
ton have found employment, yet the
hard times have forced reduction OF
wages and there arr still many thou
sands unable to find work. The silver
men say our money Is too good and too
scarce. They would make II poor and
plentiful. The trouble. however. is not
due to scarcity of money, but to scare
lty of confidence.
"Sllver has Its proper use in the minor
transactions OF commerce, and when
maintained at n parity with gold,
through limitation Of coinage and other
safeguards, serves rs a useful tool which
no one would discard. The use OF silver
with gold In this way furnishes the only
practical bimetalllc currency.
with our financial standard made Sc
cure and safe and flexible system OF
banking established. the people will do
the rest. With restored confidence they
will again show their unequalled powers
Of production. The present business will
grow In volume, new enterprises will be
undertaken labor will be employed and
general prosperity restored"
The convention was addressed by ex-
Congressman Frost, OF ST. Louis. Let
ters were read addressed TO Paul Kersch.
Davenport, from Grover Cleveland and
Henry Watterson. kilograms in reply
were ordered sent to Messrs. Cleveland
and Watterson and 10 the Kentucky
convention.
The letter OF eX-Presldent Cleveland
10 Paul Kersch the well known German
editor, md chairman OF the state cen
trail committee Of Illinois National Dem
ocrats, was as follows:
GRAY GABLES.
BUZzARD BAY. Mass. June 20. 1897.
My Dear sIr:-My love of true Democ-
racy is so Intense, and my belief IN the
necessity OF It's supremacy to the well
fare of the country IL SO clear that
cannot fall to sympathize with every
effort to save the principles OF my party
from threatened abandonment | he.