The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-08
IOWA DEMOCRATS
IN CONVENTION
Claude R. Porter Nominated for
Governor and Strong Tick
ct Put Up.
BRYAN ENDORSED FOR 1908
PLATFORM DEMANDS TARIFF
FOR REVENUE ONLY.
BRYAN ENDORSED FOR 1908

Waterloo, Ia, Aug. THE Democratic
state convention today nominated q full
state ticket headed by Claude R. Porter
Of Appanoose county for governor. adopt
ed a platform and adjourned sine die
tonight
The platform favors tariff for reve-
nue. only, the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the peOpls, apd
demands the enactment of such legis5a-
ton as will effecutally destroy all the
trusts
The platform expresses sympathy with
the purposes of national labor OrganZa-
lions, as set forth in recent addresses
by Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and
others, calling on labor TO assert it's po-
htlcai rights at the ballot box.
a resolution was adopted piedgfng to
William j. Bryan the support of Iowa
Democrats for the presidency in 1908.
The Ticket.
The ticket nominated follows:
GovernOr-Claude r. Porter, Appanoose !
county
Lieutenant governor-John G. Dennison,
Jr., Dubuque county
AuditOr-C. e. Muroe, Mahaska county.
Treasurer-L. E. Danforth, Calhoun
county.
Attorney general-Fred A. Townsend,
Monroe county.
Superintendent public instruction-W. S.
Wilson, Lyon county.
Judges supreme cOurt-L NJ Fisher,
Scott county; E. NJ. Carr, Delaware
county.
Clerk of supreme COURT w. keenan,,
Page county.
Reporter of supreme court-H. NJ. Park
er. Muscatine county
Railroad commisSioners-W. L. 'Carpen-
ter, Polk county, and Z. K. Stoll, Henry
county.
The convention met today in the Chau-
taHqua coliseum. which was well filled.
Daniel Hamilton of Sigourney, the tens
porary chairman. spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Mr.. HamIIton's Speech.
What is greatly desired at this time is
American patriotism Not the kind that
can only be aroused by the noise Of the
cannon, or by the strains Of sweet music.
but that Kind OF AmeTicanism that is will
ing TO lay aside self, party and all else
and determine all questions relating to the
government upon the principles of the
political party as snly secondary; that
spirit Of citizenship that cannot be
swerved from its duty to man by any all
legiance 10 the glitter OF gold: or the
prospect of individual preference or pow
er. and that is the spirit that predom-
mates the Democratic party, which is re-
Elected by its almost unanimous prefer
ence for the presidency in 1903 Of the man
who above all others represents the Amer |
lean ideal Of the man before the dollar
NCCuCOs
eve are at this time confronted with
condition of affairs unparalleled in the
history of our nation and when we con-
slider what has taken place in this coun
try in the last ten years, graft, fraud, |
bribery ard corruption Of every sort, the
forming of great combinations into great !
er, and unparalleled brazenry and bolG-
ness upon the part of the blood suckers
Of our national wealth and prosperity
where they had hitherto shown some SC
creCy and temerity-when we realize the
magnitude of these things, it becomes I'M
portant for us to inquire what has pro-
duced these conditions and why all this
graft, corruption and favOritism, and what
is the remedy. The people at this time
have a great work before them and one
that calls for true American patriotism ds
well as for deliberation and determination
to be just.
Just but Drastic Laws.
Conditions that prevail in great NUM-
cipaiities, state and national governments
demand drastic measures and only limited
by desire to be absolutely just. and any
measure to accomplish these ends cannot
be called radical until IL has placed the
reinS of the government in the hands Of
the people and released them from the
influence of corporate greed and selfish1
interest The control of affairs of the
government has gotten away from the
people and il is necessary for them to
come forward and rescue 1t. A false the
DRY has arisen in this country, both dan
gerous and vicious 10 The true American
IDEAL and has led us away from the true
principles of Democracy. When this gov
eminent was established. it was for the
purpose of securing freedom. independence
happiness and comfort of the whole peo-
pie No idea of wealth or power was con-
sidered only as 1T might result from the
industry, integrity and intelligence of the
people: but it now seems that that time is
past and spirit has crept into the affairs
of the nation that has made wealth ard
power its guiding star, and the interests
of the individual but secondary.
Power and Gold.
ITO become a world power and count its
gold has been the idea that has possessed
the mind of those who by manipulations
of one sort of another have succeeded IN
getting the ear of the powers that con-
Trol the government: From this position
we must recede if we wish to return to
the people the principles of Democracy as
taught BY jefferson and Jackson, and Re
pubIicanism as taught by Lincoln.
THE time has come when there is TO be
a death struggle between the people upon
the one hand and The Rockefellers, Nor
gans and their fellow associates, on the
other. as to the control of the affairs of
this nation"
The Platform.
The platform unanimously adopted de-
rnands legislation TO destroy trusts. favOrS |
rate regulation in Iowa to give rates as |
low as interstate rates, faVOrS 2-cent |
passenger rare, Il Sidle PRIMARY law lndI /
viii protect all parties. election of United |
States senators by direct vote of the peo- |
pie. favors law to punish corporations |
FOR contributing to political funds, eX- |
presses sympathy with the political pro-
gram of national labor leaders. and ia |
Vors assessment of railroads in Iowa by |
a non-partisan commission. On the, ia |
riff the platform says:
1--WE believe in tariff for revenue only |
There should be immediate relief granted |
to the people now being robbed by ex- |
tortionate prices exacted under shelter of |
the tariff
Extortion Denounced.
eve believe the people who produce the |
reaIfh who pay the taxes. who fight |