Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-08
Ry Associated Press.

Ry Associated Press.
WATERLOO, Iowa, Aug. 1.-THE
Democratic convention today nomin-
ated n full state ticket, headed by
Claude r. Porter of Appanoose county
for governor, adopted a platform and
adjourned sine die today.
The platform favors a tariff for
revenue only, the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people, and demands the enactment of
such Legislation as will effectively de-
stroy all trusts.
A resolution was adopted pledging to
william J. Bryan the support of Iowa
Democrats for the presidency in 1908
The ticket nominated follows: Cover
nor, Claude r. Porter, Appanoose
county; lieutenant governor, j. G..
Denison, jr., Dubuque county; secre-
tary of state, J. G. McLuen Guthrie
county; auditor, c. E. Mundoe, Mahas-
ka county; treasurer, l.. F. Danforth,
Calhoun county; attorney general, Fred
A. Townsend, Monroe county; superin-
tendent of public instruction, w. S..
Wilson, Lincoln county; judges supreme
court, L. M. Fisher, Scott county; D..
M. Card, Delaware county; clerk of su-
preme court, 7. w. Kernon, Page
county; reporter of supreme court, H.
NJ. Parker, Muscatine county; railroad
commissioners, w. L. Carpenter, Polk
county; E. K. Stoll Henry county.
Hamilton's Speech
Hon. G.. w. Hamilton, temporary
chairman of the Iowa convention spoke
as follows:
what is greatly desired at this time
&c orfo nj n
that can only be aroused by the noise
Of the cannon or by the strains of
sweet music but the kind of Ameri-
canism that is willing to lay aside self
party and all else and determine all
questions relating to the government
upon principles of the welfare of the
country first, and self and political
party as secondary; the spirit of citi-
zenship that cannot be swerved from
its duty to man by an allegiance to the
glitter of gold, or the prospect Of in
vividual preference or power, or that is
the spirit that predominates the party
which is reflected by its almost unan-
imous preference for the presi .ency of
1908 of the man who above all others
represents the American ideal Of the
man before the dollar.
The Blood Suckers
1--WE are at this time confronted with
condition of affairs unparalleled in
the history of our nation, and when we
consider what has taken place in this
country in the last ten years-graft
fraud, bribery and corruption of every
sort, the forming Of great combinations
into greater, and unparalleled brazenry
and boldness upon the part of the blood
suckers of our national wealth and
prosperity where they had hitherto
shown some secrecy and temerity-
when we realize the magnitude of these
things 1t becomes important for us to
inquire what has produced these con-
ditions and why all this graft, corrup-
ton and favoritsm as well as for de-
liberation and determination to be just
False Theory
"a false theory has arisen in this
country, both dangerous and vicious to
the true American ideal, and has led us
away from the true principles of
Democracy.
when this government was estab-
lished and for the purpose of securing
freedom, independence, happiness and
comfort of the whole people, no idea of
wealth or power was considered only
as it 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 and
power its guiding star and the interests
of the individual but secondary.
1.-The time has come when there Is to
be death struggle between the people
upon one hand and the Rockefellers,
MOrganS and their fellow associates on
the other as to the control of the af-
fairs of this nation"