Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-06
M'LBAN is NOMINATED
Selected by Ohio Democrats as
Their Choice for Governor.
GATHERING OPENED WITH PRAYER

The Democratic Hosts Called to Order by
State Chairman Thomas, and Judge
Mooney, Temporary Chairman, Delivers
An Address-Extraots from His Speech
Platform Renfiirms the Chicago Princi-
pies and Opposes Imperilism.
GAINESVILLE. o.. Aug. 31.-Memorial
hall was packed when Hon. w. s.
Thomas. chairman of the Democratic
state committee called the state con-
yention to order. Very many were
unable to gain admittance. The deco
rations were elaborate with Bryan's
portrait in evidence everywhere. Over
the stage there was life-sized por-
trait of the favorite for the presidency.
In the opening prayer Very Rev. L. F.
kearney, Catholic. prayed most ear
nestly for the deliverance of the Fill
iptnos from the brute force" now be-
ing inflicted upon them. The prayer
was SO radical and forcible throughout
that it brought forth rounds of most
vociferous applause. A. j. Andrews
then presented a gavel from timber on
the lands where Thomas A. Hendricks,
s. S. Cox. Lewis Cass and Hugh ].
JeWett were born and reared in this
county.
Judge Mooney Temporary Chairman.
Mr.. w. S. Thomas, chairman of the
Democratic state convention, who
called the convention to order and in
troduced the noted priest, accepted the
gavel and made an address of some
length on the work of the last CAM
paign and the great contest that was to
be waged in the year preceding the
presidential election. Judge w. P.
Mooney, temporary chairman of the
convention, was then introduced and
was received with a great ovation.
Silver Question n Live Issue.
Ioucnlng on the money question and
imperialism, the judge said:
The silver question is not dead, and
TIL men cease to think, till the Amer
lean people are willing to take their
laws from Britain, till the Republican
party recognizes that not the exist
ence but the distribution of wealth
makes prosperity. till case comes to
the agricultural classes, till fair wage
is paid to the mechanic and till con-
tent and satisfaction come to those
VINO toll, until silver is restored to its
proper place in the coinage the Demo-
cratic party will stand by the Chicago
| ksNeAOA -. Nv Ahohcy 4uESllUu l6 uOI.
however, the only issue in this cam
paign. Everything, from pine lands to
peanuts, from steel rails to sardines,
from strawboard to sugar, from tin
cans to tobacco, from crackers to chew
ing gum, has been organized into a
trust. Not only are these aggregations
of wealth intended to con troll prices
and to beat down wages, but In politics
they threaten to affect our liberties.
Aggression in the Philippines.
In condemning the doctrine of i'm
perialism we in no manner abandon
our soldiers in the field. We proclaim
that there shall be beneath our flag
no slaves, no subjects, no colonists,
who cannot be citizens, and lest we be
late, we proclaim it now. Commercial
empire must not be placed before prin-
ciple; the doctrine. the recognition of
which made US a great. free people,
must not be ignored, departed from
or limited. and we profess our lasting
adherence to the doctrine that all men
are created free and equal. We af-
firm that the war in the Philippines.
as at present conducted, is one of Grim
inal aggression. and we find no DIFF
ference in the situation the admins
tration occupies than the one occu-
pied BY Spain in the. Philippines b.