The sun., 1899-10-22
IOWA Is FOR SOUND MONEY.
DEMOCRATS TRYING TO CONFUSE
THE CiMPAI6N'S ISSUE.

| Rrynn's Tour OF the state Not Sue
eess-Iowa Prosperous and Republican,
DIS MoINBs, Ia, Oct. 2O.-This is one q
| the campaigns when the people Of Iowa do not
| wake UP until IL is nearly time TO vote Although
| n Governor Legislature and other State officers
are 10 be elected there is comparatively little
| interest in the campaign. which was formally
| opened on Oct II with speeches in nearly every
| Congressional district by Senators Gear and
| Allison and Congressman Henderson, Hull
| Dolliver. Cousins, Hepburn, Lacey, Perkins
Mcpherson and others. In these speeches the
| Republican policy was declared TO bo the enact
| ment Of the gold standard principle into the law
| OF tho nation at the next session Of Congress.
The question Of trusts was dealt with in con
| servative manner, with consideration for the
| rights Of all concerned. The speakers all ad-
mitted that IL Is subject that requires time for
| its solution presenting many new and difficult
| questions. Senator Gear voiced the prevailing
sentiment Of the Republicans Of this State on this
subject when he said
| The Republican Congress will do all in it's
power. after having full and complete information
on this many sided question. To destroy anything
that smackso Of monopoly, that artificialy lowers
wages and enhances prices. or that makes 1t
possible for set Of men 10 control one
branch OF business. To decide upon the size Of its
| output or to manipulate It's price. matter OF
| such greatness and Importance requires time.
II is possible that In order To cothe Congress
| with the power necessary in the premises a new
Constitutional amendment will have to be sub
! mitted to and adopted by the people"
Gov Shaw who is N candidate fo, , ..cond
| ..u A. " ,,a'' ioi '','n"
serm IL ha'ur"i,y 'ne 'eadef ot 'his campaign as
lie has been for three years in Iowa, and he is hold
| ing the Fusiouis,s 10 the real issue which th.v
stand to, The free and unlimi,sd rnn.e. ~, si,,.,
at the ratio Of is to l. The Democrats are trying
to get away from that issue in Iowa this year nd
are saying as r'tie as possible about 1t. They
are pushing the question OF Imperialism and hold
ing up to the people the dangers of militarism as
reasons Tor voting against the Republican nom
inees Frederick +. White. the Fusion nominee for
Gove,nor is , German and he 4. ,,Lin, n.;n. a.,
,, IL 49,, - -, , - ''N.Ns p''.' w w
reaci oil ',e uernahs lie can ny an appear 10 their
| objection to involuntary military service. lie
| tells them that we are approaching an imperial
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he required and all able bodied men will be re
| quired to do military service lust as they are in
Germany. AT the same time the Democratic
| platform accuses the Mckinley Administration
Of trying TO provoke war with Germany over the
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nave" 'n"u''' ~, ~ Hanhe pas anu o iofmins
secret alliance with England. In this way they
! rat. ,h.r, holi.,. ~, a., ,I;s,,,i ~
nlaNe "oni peie'e mat 'he administration IN
! tional intrigue that will involve the country in
intermiuable foreign war The hnns ~ the En
| a.,
son,sts SION Is, Is sh 10 reduce ane hep1bcan majority in
~ iu"S oS t eIe fn a,k M ana Dy keepng siien,
w Iii 81 ~ S ~, - " oV -, I.s tnee neA' year lheE
, Sii wen say .ha' tilerr mas Deen reversal oi
ths xo, IL, n,nxe LOWE on IL 'T rh sss a4sson ana una.
iSlly aware OF their intentions and are keeping
'hG money question I constantly before the people
,hos Iowa Is as Solo ior SOUND money as ever. !
.ete az 9eeh any ynahRe ~ oeen 70 slrength
en- VIE soiH & s.dnuar1 prihclpieln IN we minds OF the
soseiS me ola!e @ mas been ana Is enjoying gen
u,a. hp,oSipet,H ne ne iatmets we mercnanls ,lle
meShanIcs ana al tne industrial classes are doing
| wei me producers nave enioyed good prices
employment An unusual amount Of building
has been done In the State this year, and with all
TINS prosperity the people are not disposed I"
listen TO speakers who tell them they are destitute
anu are oeing r4boed and are altogether untortu-
So the anti expansion issue was the only one on
w.ich .he tSsonis.s , could make campaign this
and ai mSf only
tne oid hght would be renewed, for silver is the
oohd IN Si s csh hold e eemehss EN- 3 Fusion
& ~mo Teht s, on on 'he money question In 1890 have
iound ~ rather lonesome business and while a
some 2t them You'd ,S IKE to get back into the old
dcfnG in too conspicuous manner These @ are
finding a convenient avenue in the anti,expansion
Democratic organization There are not many Of
tnese ior they are only small minority OF 4 800
Gratis who felt !ha, they must have ticket Of their
| own 20 So'e; f3ur times thai number, probably.
| so'eo VIC rNepupii'dh liCket III loSo resoiNeu 10
make tnelr voies count Tor as much as possible
| Hardly any OF these have changed. The result
OF these conditions may be to reduce the Repub-
can vote this year somewhat, but II will not he
done IN tne SILVER question. .,., i,
IMAM am j., hryah mas been sneaking IN the
State. ana IN thc MIDST oi MS tour he stopped TO
give OUT an interview N which he declared that he
Was pn m2t IN IaS3r oi wtndrawng me troops from
lne Philpplnes but mat the Administration should
give an assurance that the people OF the islands
shouln nave compete independence as soon as
hcould De estabilshed concerning the campaign
oI heAt year ne said that II was TOO early to say
what issues would be OF the most Importance;
thal condltions might change between now and
that the issues OF 1890 were ust as important
now as then ana that other ISSUES that had arisen
|