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Show THE IOWA DEMOCRATS, j SpMti B'lorj lbs S:a't CodvedIIco Opposlcg Fret Coln?p. Bo lea Kathiialaailralir I haerrd Hver Bleu BIiumI far lianrral Vleater. Dl'in yt K, IoaatMay L'. Tha Dem- j ocralio iale OonVeiitljn dl l U t meet until alter uuou. At 11 o'clock C. ri. Hanck, ohalnnan of the etelet minutiae minut-iae aurounc-d ri. H. Wright aa ti-tnpor-ary chairman. A beany Walcjma by tbu Co nveuliun iat at rial all aullclpa Hod of an open protuit from tba alivcr me ii. Wrlf.ht delivered a carefully prepared epaudi iu which ho opt oed tuu Hue o image ol sliver at Id to I. Mr. Wngol Ural pai l in rult,cta to (be legialalluu o the itcpuhlican part i ot ine atale un the lij ur iu atluii. He waa particularly aevw i. tti the praa-out praa-out law, known aa Uie "Muicl" Jaw. Attar a lungihy cot-ai it ratlun or lata a 11 air, ba touched upon the tarlll (pianuij, miargiiig tn Jtvpublluuu i-aity wllh foriarlng iiioumjib and maalug the rlcti ncuer and tba pwor poorer. He aalu: 'It haa bran a aid that the Dem o oratio parly, when II did have ibe p.wer u euact lawa, did not make au iJeal lar fl aceduir. While It mar he true thai iba Wilr 1 law it not perfect iu many rerpecta, Aili It cuiuea nearer repraaentlug the baat Intervals of tne Aiii-rion people that my law that baa breii eoaoted fur yaara.' On tha llueucial gueatlon he aaldl "Uie uuiuae of gold aud allver l daflneJ by au emiueut i)lltical writer aa being ibe light lo as ay aud un y tn m aud maia ou eao.i t-utn tta ' weight aud Umu eat. In other worda Iba govarutDaul hat lua right lo d-oiara d-oiara Ibe pumy and eorilty uie actual weight ol tne uintal tu be urtd aa a circulating) medium, i believe that the guveruiueui ahuUld do uo mure than tu atamp upon a culu that wblcu repreaeuia Ua purity, fin en era aud waigni aud lei it bailie for aupremary Biiiuug tha coiuuiojitius aua lu tbo UierkeiB oi Iba world. raetaoy man wbo advancta thu argument tnat the uebtur can, aflur the vaUbllahmenl of a tree colli age law at the ratio ul Id tu I, j ay bla ueola al half their luce value, may fold lu bis humus all the e in on uerivad by ar Biting a piupotition au glaringly palpably at Variance witu tha lunuaioental principles of a free guvernmeut, baaed uu true elhlca. lo make a p. tor ui niuncy uut uf hi or 6-oeuia 6-oeuia worth of ailvvi and aay liiat u ahatl ba received lu Ibe paymaut of ail ueute sail la but lo Confiscate uue haf of the weallii of every mau whuae uiuuey la l auai; It is lu cut lu two the little beufc drpusil of the laburer aud lu doebia the price of all things be buy a. 1 am opposed to buj system of laws thai Wuu.d avuu have a tendency towards to-wards decreasing tba purchasing power ul money and Increaalug the pnoe of comuiudiuee whuout lu the etuie degrew ratting the price of wagei, Ina wage market is always eluwcai lo rise, aud in cue of cheap currency never reachea tbo level attained by Ibe manufactured commodities of the ouuutry. 'I an oppoaad tu any ayatem of finance thai will drive the rvc guisad legal standard into vaults or uul of the ootiulry, and thus create a tluaucial atrlugeucy lu uompanauu wilb Which the preaeul would be considered a time uf bountiful barvuat and nveillowiug riches. 1 am unconditionally opposed U our govurnmout culnlug od oeiits Into dollars. I am u nalieraiily opposed lo the free coinage of aiiver at the ratio of Id tu 1, or auy other ratio luoou-sistanl luoou-sistanl wltn the true, tioueat Intrinsic value of bulb metal. Wrlghl'e epeauu was frttjuontly lu-terrupud lu-terrupud with applause. Wbeu ba luautiuuvd Ueueral Weaver, the sliver men's rntnuaiasrn fuuud veut lu ihuer. Uia declaration that silver should oousldared money at a piopurtlonate value with gold called out prolonged cni-ers trom tho gold standard people, while tha silver uitu rt maloed silent, barnug a mild protest from ooe or two delegates, ltolea'a uame brought the oonveutiou tu Its feat aud the meere oonltuuvd fuliy live ui'UUlea. An lutlmauuu of llulus' i alleged liicunalatauuy waa interrupted by cr.es of "ilolta, Holes,1' and cheers lioui l tie gold men. Cleveland's aanie was airj eulhuslaatloaily re-eel re-eel vad. After naming ooinmlttaes and an-ii"uuclng an-ii"uuclng ibe disitlci Uelegaier, tba (wuveuiiun adfuuruad until 1 p. m, NKW HAHl'HIIIUU OUNVKNTION. Cu.NCoitii, N. U., May 2U. Tha New llatupiuiia Democratio state uouven liuu met luday lu chouse delrgalet-at Urge to Ute national couvantluu. Harry Jtiugham presidud. lie raid the platform plat-form uf the uatluual couvenilun mual ba broad enough lur oveiy true Deiuo-urat Deiuo-urat to alaud on aud Its uoular liou so plainly anprassed aa tu be Incapable of mora than uue ooustiuoiiou. ina uomlueas aiust be men whoie records are in bariuuuy with tbe plaliurm. Tha cuuuultta on resulutluua tut-milted tut-milted tneir report. Tha fluauciai plank la aa follows: "Undur the present coudltious there can be bul one standard of value, end tbe three kinds of curreuuy should last upon a gold baals as mn it a- gn it la tho standard lacngtiiied by the v.tvu cm enarnial aations uf Ihn wotf '. Wo heartily cnmuirnd the ailimi of lrei-dent lrei-dent (Cleveland In an firmly maiLtan'-Ing maiLtan'-Ing our puhllo rredll aoi taiih, In the fan- of formidable oppnattton," The platrnrm waa ad . ptetl without a d1eutlrig Votes. I he following drletatet-at-larga ware alafiied by acrlamain u: Kr.i.k J 'iieF, Atvah W. Hulioway, Irvine W. Draw ill Ch'les A. rliui'lair. A'tertiat a Krank N. Chawe, liv Tr-rcr H. iii MirilM ..J. Frank i. N y.a and Wll. I tain A. I'iuiuiricr. |