The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-08


andingham and Tweed and Croker
and Vollmer.) I am charged with
making change Of base. 1 am charged
with doing 90 through personal motives.
I have had Offices enough, I have had
the salary, the burden and the social
ed glory Of Office. 1 do not wish any
Office within the gift OF the people. I
am an honest man, I recognize that a
young and brilliant professional man
could be greatly aided by the influence
and friendship of substantial business
men. am too honest to think of such
things, however, I want to be on the
peoples side. l have .'lost my ambish, !"
] am a monkey. hope the republic
cans will ''excusa de monk" / think
Mckinley is a great and good man. /
think his administration has been
weak, vacillsting and inimical to the
people. 1 do not like the way Sherman
was treated, / do not like Alger. i
think the soldiers were mlstreated, 1
love the soldiers but not the cause for
which they fight. believe the war is
an attempt to fasten militarism on this
country. I believe the trusts put up a
job on the nation and brought on the
present war in order that we might
have standing army to protect proper
ty rights. l am an honest man. /
hate the trusts which impose a burden
on every man from the cradle to the
grave. am opposed to an Anglo-saxon
alliance. l think the Anglo Saxons are
nothing but cheap kind of low dutch.
Mr.. Vollmer closed his address with.
poetical quotation about good and
holy men, who have the lamp of wis.,
dom for their guide and WHO deny
themselves great advantages in order
to follow truth. This quotation was
intended to convey the modest con-
clusion that the speaker was the man
referred to. The speech was as full of
first personal pronouns rs Cleveland's
famous address and was withal an elo-
qaent eulogy of Mr.. Henry Vollmer of
Davenport. After the speech the con-
vention adjourned.
Resolutions.
Resolved, that we endorse the Chicago
platform as adopted by the national demo-
cratic convention at Chicago in 1896 and that
we recognize William Jennings Bryan as the
most able patriot, statesman and champion
of true democracy of to-day.
That we condem, the policy of the republic
can administration as criminal aggression
in attempting to extend by conquest the
| jurisdiction of the United States over for
eign lands whose only crime has been that
they opposed Spanish tyranny and fought
for freedom.
That we further condemn the policy OF the
administration for sacrificing American
principles, treasure and blood, wholly for
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of trusts and monopo-
| lies; and that we as a nation, If true to the
principles Of justice. need no alliance with
England or any other nation on earth.
We favor the election of United States
senators by. a direct vote of the people and
| for its wisdom point to the present condition
of the party in power in this state, which is
at present time called upon to determine,
not as to how the people shall be best repre-
sented, but only which railroad shall have
| its representative in the United States
senate.
| We alphabetically demand an adjustment
| OF the manner OF raising public revenue
| whereby railroads, banks, telegraph and in
surance companies and all other corporate
| interests shall bear their proportionate tax
alton, based on actual values, with the men
| OF moderate means.
That we condemn the, duplicity and by
pocrisy OF the republican party of Iowa in
Its SO called moral legislation" While fail
| ing to repeal the arbitrary and oppressive
prohibition law of 1884, 1T. in the passage OF
the mulct law. licensed its violation. Later,
the republican legislature passed what is
known as the manufacturers law, but failed
to repeal the enactment known as the Clark
law, which outlaws the products of the brew
cry and distillery, rendering it impossible
for a brewer OF distiller to collect pay for his
goods, and later. an act making the product
of the brewery and distillery subject to in
junction from transportation by corporation
or individuals from one point within the
state to another.
That we condemn the policy of the re-
publican administration in its total disre-
gard for the principles OF civil service re-
form and its active efforts toignore and deS-
troy the good results obtained and the
progress made in this line by previous adj
min:strations.
That we hereby express our admiration for
the valor and patriotism OF the soldiers OF
the United States While we deplore the
policy OF the republican party in its i'm
perialistic tendencies, we do admire the true
American spirit, valor and endurance of oul
armies in every confictrand OH every occa-
sion.
That we condemn as weak and inefficient
the administration of Leslie NJ. Shaw. gov
ernor of Iowa. We look upon him as vacil-
lating in public affairs and as servant OF
trusts and monopoiies. His policies have
been moulded for him by corporation in
fiuences and dictated by railroad and cor
roration attorneys. he has been wholly UNI
mindful of the best interests of the people
and the welfare of the state.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. ISL. S.
Jaeger will be interested in the mar
riage of their youngest daughter which
took placo roonp+1v af thar ho,,o -,