Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-25
CHAIRMAN DEMO.
CRATIC STATE CONVENTION s
OUTLINES CAMPAIGN. "a 5'.
HE SAYS SILVER rs DEAD
In His Speech to the Convention This
Morning He Says That the Leader
less Party Was Falsely Advised and
Can Now Redeem Itself.


| less Party Was Falsely Advised and
Can Now Redeem Itself.
- gesrea
Des Moines, June 24.-(By Assqciat.
ed Press.)-With the delegates even-
ly divided upon the reafiirmation of the
: Kansas City platform, the state demo-
4 cratic convention was called to order
S this morning in the new auditorium
/. by F. e. Jackson of Tama
:. chairman of the state central commits
f tee. A conference was held this morn
ing by the followers of the silver idea,
: and it was decided to fight to the end
any desire to keep out of the platform
T. to be adopted, reference to the !.
Kansas City plank. S. A. Brewster Of
Ottumwa is the leader of the silver
forces, while Judge Van Wagenen Of
!, Sioux City is looked upon as the lead
J er of the anti-silver crowd. There are
{ but two candidates in the field for the
nomination for governor. They are.
5 j. B. Sullivan of Creston and Judge
Adam Van Wagenen of Sioux City. il
B. Quick of Sioux City was introduced
, as temporary chairman.
Against Trusts.
>
the Iowa democrats to make a deter
/, mined stand against the trust evil Iai
is aoainet tbe eilInr ;des and Et1,a 10.
: affirmation of the Kansas City plat-f
form, and is not at all Backward in
!, saying that the issue that was thrust
upon the leaderless party after the
crushing defeat of 1884 is dead. He
! offers no definite solution of the trust
problem but demands that democracy
tahe stanu asditAst ttuSSs VI SNety
nature. lie does not- ether cnaT2e
!. the responsibility fer the trust evil to
e the tariff or to the republican party.
/, HE Address wss as follows.
) This convention is evidence that its mcm-
I beers are not entirely satisfied with the
= leeyaisias ea,tdiriohs 81 e ti,lsf ssiasEIs
l. We are here both protesting against ghs igses
6 which We condemn and demanding resge-
). dies. Unless there are governmental con
: d1tions deserving OF our denunciatieti we
!, might better have remained ut homo, and
joined in the paean OF prosperity 50 loudly
sung by the republican ass and platform
nn presr SCI h mere rs ps 'is .aesn asns s
! the case unless we can offer to the people5
5 remedies. our deliberations will end in
failure: for however useful may be the Of
flee of the physician who points out dis
eases that of the healer who brings cure
is the only one which n great political
e..
& laws bare its opponent's mistakes does less
than half its duty 1t must be for things
as we'll as against things, if it would be
called to mower or retained in it.
Country is prosperous.
What then. are the conditions against s
!, which we protest? Is not the nation pros
= perousp IT is true that all over the land
labor seems discontented and labor dis
e turbonces acitate the people. Capital is
It orrayed against labor and labor against
e capital. But strange to say, we have
h grown to regard these strifes as somethine
~ To he eynected and 1t may be said by some
= that their existence is no proof that we
are not prosperous
r;, ot.,
GWpioyH'S'e Ie9'y Sote'''Su'
. 1t is true that Ill many occupations
wages are lower than ten years ago, and
, that where they have seemed to advance,
- the cost of living has advanced still more.
Yet employment Is more easily obtained,
" the mills and factories are running the
y railways are gorged with traffic, and all
~ the processes OF production are going ons
d pouring out golden streams of wealth.
IS What Cause For conplaint S
s. ~. ~. - -. .s,,a,.,.
VI what theh 10 we cohpl pun Asal l
what punHc Zoe is II our dHty TO uhInra
the banners OF democracy here Is tne
adversary aguinst WhoLi y oeiietsoh WouiA
lead the hosts OIL the people anu on WHOSE
10 armor Wouid ne raiiieu ths ringing down
OF 1achsoh! -, ,hese iiisnts ohss ~, u
the past were Win US toaaS Where IS ING
or evil at which theS Would nla US sltlses
m IN wal lespeg' w W. ,,tn
of incur personal ana national a, liie ran SNORT
at OF 'nN o ie , " wy o's ~ $3.50
is anu 'acksol' ,i' e ..s
taleousiS 10 .ne niih n. o. every man tte re-
en-. WITHIN the pas teM years we navy
an become conscious .. y sreNt una 9iilss
nous ehaliee IN tiie coi,ui.ions nhue, " i,eS
81. full man with regret and foreboaing g.
change which has crept across the spirS
of American institutions and cast over a!s
,er , s,;nistar ehadns of dnuI,ti and fpar, dim.