Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11

Taught WAN every udHSeT W TIE
masses that was threatened by the
old United States bank which JACK
son throttied in its infancy three
fourths of century ago.
I'VE declare our unqualified opposi.
ton to the principle of government
by injunction.
I'VE renew our demand for the
| election of United States senators BY
! direct vote of the people.
The fundamental principles tf
democracy. Equal rights TO all AMI
special privileges to none applies in
full force to the subject of taxation.
The democratic party believes that the
burdens of taxation should be borne
equally by all taxable property. We
pledge our members of the general as.
sembly to formulate and urge the adop.
ton of such law as will compel the
burdens of taxation to rest on corpor.
ate and individual property alike,
without favor to or exemption of, any
interests.
I'VE demand economy in the admin.
istration of state affairs, the repeal OF
the mulct law and the enactment of q
local option law.
I'VE demand the contracting for
supplies for the state with the lowest
responsible bidders"
In the course of his address ex.
Governor Boies said
IAN unpleasant duty has been as.
signed me by these whose signatures
are attached to the majority report.
| am here under circumstances that
are unpleasant TO myself. There is
A1~al L., h. -.
ton a single man to whom | am not
under the deepest obligations. By
your unanimous votes | have been
elected on two different occasions &c
place of honor, the highest the PEG.
pie of Iowa can bestow. | am com.
PEELED to speak for fraction of those
who were my friends-are my
friends-to whom the gratitude of my
heart will go out to the day of my
death. In doing this | am compelled
to oppose views of men just as sin.
cere and conscientious as those | now
represent.
For many years | have stayed away
from conventions because / knew
there was a disagreement. because
the charge might be made that used
the honors that had been given me to
assist one branch of the party against
another to which | was equally in
debted.
But now I think il is the duty of
every conscientious citizen to express
views on things that divide American
people today. | have felt it my duty
to come to express to you my reasons
for being here and for the course that
my conscience compels me to ADOPT.
My signature Is attached to the ma
jority report. In reply to what Mr..
Brewster said as to effort in commit.
tee to agree upon some plank that the
minority presented, will read a reso-
luton that had been offered In ics
favor as a compromise resolution:
1--WE, the chosen representatives NJ
the democratic party in Iowa, in con.
vention assembled, hereby renew our
allegiance to, the fundamental prin.
ciples of democracy, as proclaimed by
the fathers of the democracy at 'ts
birth, promulgated in a long line Of
national platforms of our party, and
interpreted by its great leaders from
the foundation of our government to
the present
las ] said to you, nine of the meT1.
bers of that committee were willing
to adopt that as a compromise plank
to save discussion. Two said they
would not adopt it, and if it was adopt
ed would still present minority re.
port.
1T becomes my duty, my friends, to
tell you why the majority believes
that 1t would at this time be folly to
reaffirm any particular platform. Ii
becomes my duty also to explain the
causes which led us to that belief. Ii
was our desire to avoid any repudia.
ton, either expressly or implied, of
any platform of our party. And mas.
much as we thought 1t our duty to
avoid the reaffirmation of any particu-
lar plank or platform, it seemed to us,
in the condition of feeling in the party.
that it would be the rankest folly to
reaffirm one particular platform.
Why? Because to us free coinage Of
silver at exact ratio of Is to in Iowa
as we'll as in the United States Is as
dead an issue as ever died. / am not
saying that the time may not come
when that issue will not be a living
issue, and when | may stand with
you, not on free coinage at 16 to 1.
but at any ratio by which silver Us
well as gold, side by side. could be
made the standard or redemption
money of this country. / will not be
led to any plan that would close my
mouth when that time might come.
To reaffirm was to divide the party
and to destroy its strength. l saw
living, not dead issues-issues that
reach down and grasp the very roofs
Of our institutions, and are tearing
them up today.
IL saw great combinations Of capital
crushing the very life out of indi.
vidual effort-an issue alive, not
dead, and an issue on which all can
agree, gold and silver democrats and,
| am happy to add, many republicans.
In the presence of these living issues,
one of which, as | said, reaches down
to the roots of our institutions, Great,
ing monopoly that is debating prices
and Is able to sIrangle to death any
| competing effort. | said it is my duty
to attend the convention and set forth
my views. which are the views Of
patriotic men who love their country
more than their lives.
Il want to add that l know in my
| own heart that II we reaffirm the
Kansas City platform, We will be In no
better shape before the people of
Iowa than we were at the last elec
ton, when We were buried under
$4,000 majority votes"
The closing address for the silver
forces was made by General J. b.
Weaver, who was received with great
APPLAUSE as he arose and as his fiery
eloquence stirred the hearts OF his
auditors. He said:
- party is composed of individuals.
Each individual in the party who
wants to have any influence must be
regarded as honest by his neighbors.
The same rule applies to a party. II
you give the opposing party occasion
to suspect your integrity of purpose
| you at once weaken your position
The trouble with the majority report
liaa ri0ht hare