The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-23
GOVERNOR BoiEs' PLATFORM.

GOV EltNOls bOltsS FIN IL ois'.
Governor Boies Of Iowa, has put out
his platform for the Democratic party IN
1900. and it is as follows:
Unyieldng opposition TO a colonial sys-
TEN that requires for its maintenance the
exercise I'm any degree Of the mhltary
power Of the governor
An unqualified pledge that the future
government OF the Philippines Islands
shall. on honorable conditions. be left ex-
clusively to the people Of those Islands.
The inviolate keeping OF the pledge OF
this nation that Cuba shall be free.
Opposition to a great standing army.
Ceaseless antagOnism Of trusts IN what
ever form organized and the immediate re
moval Of all protective tariffs from goods
controlled by trusts.
A bros ! declaration that the issue oil Inc
currency OF the country, both coin ana
paper Is rightfully function OF the gov
eminent alone. the volume OF whicn
should be controlled by the Congress oil
the nation instead of by private corpora
items organized for individual gain.
An unqualified declaration in favor OF
the continued coinage on government ac-
count Of both the money metals at the
existing ratio. TO the full limit required ny
the business interests of the country.
such limit TO be determined by Congress.
IT would be hard to find a more COM
plete mixing of good and bad things than
this. Governor Boies would probably md
ninety-nine out of every hundred Ameri-
cans agreeing with him that there should
be unyielding opposition to a colonial sys-
tenn that requires for its maintenance the
exercise I'm any degree Of the military
power Of governor.
And yet, ninety-nine out OF every hun
dred of those WHO agreed to this would
utterly repudiate any suggestion to recall
General Wood from Cuba or TO leave MIN
as military governor there without suf-
fcient military force at his command 10
nreserve peace and suppress any riots that
might occur. When understood as appI-
cable to normal conditions, every one Is
nrepared 10 give his hearty assent to TINS
one of Governor Boes' positions. But
as applicable to the actual conditions tnd'
confront the United States to-day not
All reasonable men insist that we shal
continue the use Of military power In CUBA
until am entirely capable civil government
IS established there, and all Of the same
men insist that we shall continue the use
NJ military power in the Philippines until
we have restored an orderly government
there and until the islanders show them
selves capable of conducting an orderly
government for themselves. All men agree
mon these propositions and the suggestion
Of Governor Boles has no place in the dis
cussion until an entirely new order oil
things has arisen. When that condition
does arise he will probably find the Amef-
can people so unanimous in support OF MS
views that he will be unable to get up
any discussion about them.
These remarks apply just as well 10 the
next three pIanks Of Governor Boies' plat
form. When the proper conditions Tor APP
plying them have arisen. he will probably
find no difference Of opinion about them
AS to the trust question. that is
problem that is solving itself.
The rest Of Governor Boies' platform Is
Populistic. True he has abandoned 10 10
/ but he insist that the government shall
make the money and supply it to the peo-
ple But how is that to be done. True the
government can coin gold and silver and
by the engraving process make millions
and billions Of paper money. But how are
the people going TO get 1t from the govern
ment? Surely the men Of the Boies school
have had "a most impressive lesson oil
late. The government has hundreds OF
millions Of dollars in its vaults now, and
the banks are pressed for cash. But the
only way that the government can put
money into circulation is by anticipating
its obligations and by deposi,ing money In
the banks against government bonds de
posted with the government This would
he the case. though the government had
billions instead Of millions in its vaults
The only way TO carry. Governor Boies'
scheme into practice were for the govern
ment to resolve itself into great banking
concern and carry on business with the
country at large. But Will any Jack
sonian Democrat consent to that PROPOSE
ton?