Show IOWA republicans large attendance at state convention temporary chairman lane voices the allison sentiment on the silver question acs SIo inee la july lo 10 alic iowa state convention today attracted more than attention on account of the possibilities affecting alie presidential boom of locae davonte son william B alcieon All the utter of the temporary chairman of the convention joseph it lane ot daven bort listened to avith marked interest as they outline All leona ideas of the present political situation ite favored international bimetallism ant opposed the independent free coinage of by tilie country alone late young will be permanent chairman 81 gentlemen of tho convention congratulate you upon the magnificent harmony existing at the present time in alie party throughout the detate atie publican Kc party in tho past has been in favor of protective tariff in favor of american wages for american labor in farvo american industries and american products in favor of america first and england lae there we stand today under alie favoring of the protective tai iff and reciprocity enacted by the republican party we biad prosperity good times and plenty of money under it labor was ennobled through it was made possible the american home unknown to any other county or any other people the american homo the foundation alie stability ot this government legislate away alie ability to emild and maintain in america the homes and you will fill this country with a chaee of roving reckless impoverished people that must result in anarchy anar chr in 1893 through hie deception anil balao promises of the party ik liamin II arrison was defeated and cleveland elected A majority of the people thought they wanted a hango they got it it Is a matter of in what doses it came and how they learned they did not want it hardly had mr cleveland been inaugurate before democratic tree trade promises and threats culminated in a panic as bevere in its disastrous results ns it waa sudden in its coming it down non ns an distrust and foar of democratic legislation they promised to Alc Kinley tariff iw flold to law to collect ilutiza for purpose at revenue only alie gorman alleon bill enacted by the sugar trust and other combinations satisfied the people that the democratic awty was trofy in favor of a tariff for but they demand to isnow who only got alie revenue thie outrage was eo patent that president was forced to idy declare that they hd marked alie blaces alie deadly of treason had alio councils of the bravo tin their might it woe io fale lo 10 the pledges and promises of the dem party that alie president publicly it as party perfidy and dis lionor this all was so opposed to alie interests of jar people our ini fand our principles plea so un american that U was jet t by alie president at the loorom congress unsigned unnamed without a father a public foundling forever it was tins class of legislation hat made it possible to give iowa a delegation in congress and to sweep tho country with victories cognizant of ite pi gantic blunder flin arting under the stinging rebuke of 1684 alio wonder that alio democratic leaters at once attempted to conceal broo trade sacrifice by turning their toni toms upon alie currency question yow that prospective publican Kc latton baa restored business confidence now stat the alres in our furnaces are being rekindled now that alie wages of tabor up again being advanced to ue american let ua see to it eliat the democratic doca not ignie battle ground end the let us demand eliat the tariff be one of abo issued lei force the fight and ta you have ewt tonight to nominate tle baxt gov of alio bbate you lavo and to my a very important duty declare and announce the aol aal kica of the pe publican party in the iowa this ie not only important effecting tlc alc coining elute r but in alie influence and of low ft tho national a ot 1890 kwam prevails we today we leavo a good eliat tle act president of alie states will be from iowa tte republican party has been and la avin favor of national currency a currency alfaye redeemable in coin whatever alie form of our money ilver or paper it must have equal purchasing pur chaoing power goldana Gol dand silver biava alfaye been and will continue to be the owney of the world they are not the are 0 legislation are the natural ikey of the world because baity and their alie value pf price of alio metal gold 1 nd dilver I 1 nl mutt of necessity be determined and mieu minured red by atlie ule applied to all oilier atiat by alio quantity produced and the demand for alua nile cold is booro end alver alie lea valuable we recognize ali ie difference in alue in the coinage of 1 rold into money at a fair ratio that ratio elins fried may bc income chantri ch antti and seriously disturbed by an abnormal increase in the production of one or lie other the en ormolu production of silver in hie past few aw n this and other countries hs increased the quantity without relatively increasing the de kanj and lias lowered alie value being necessary in the money of world we must cither maintain if coinage at par by legislative limitation of the amount or diange the coinage ratio to atie bari of ite market value under alie policy ot limitation of the amount aided hy when in excess et the demand 0 o bye been able to maintain at par our coin tie intrinsic value 1 flus policy aoa price of continued but ehan it became reduced tf rf r f ft siti on account 0 overproduction mill other cause sprung up a demand by alie producers of silver tor special dilver legislation this claim is now into a demand lor alie free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the ratio 0 16 to 1 thia means to give to every man to every nation the right to deposit at alio mints of the united states silver in unlimited quantity and to demand and receive in return free of charge or cost that dilver coined into money at alie ratio of 10 to 1 bearing the stamp of our government in my judgment such a policy will establish america to bo the dumping ground of the silver of the world that means we would be brought at once to basis it means the degradation of our dollars to fifty cents it means repudiation it will bring an ot silver but a rest for labor alie of iowa oppose in the detato of iowa if we owe a debt we expect to pay it in money par canta on the dollar in money of equal purchasing power with any other money of alie world it anyone owes ua we demand and expect payment in money of equal value this is a vital question to the daimer aliu laborer merchant manufacturer all leave an interest in the maintenance of good currency the dollar they receive tor products and abor should have alie highest purchasing power and be as good as the ast dollar in alie world upon a sound currency cui rency depends to a large extent the development the prosperity the success and alie maintenance of our people so now the republican party must not bo lured aside by what might bo called an apparent craze sweeping over the country but must take its position according to the very right of this question in my view we should favor bimetallism alie use of both silver and gold with the use of silver in our currency that will not impair or endanger in any way the parity in value of all in circulation whether metallic or paper that we should favor an international conference eliat wil adopt measure eliat will insure the parity of value between gold end silver for use as money throughout the world eliat the united stales should not open its mints to reo coinage of silver until an arrangement shall have been made with other leading commercial nations whereby they will agree to concurrently open their mint to free coinage at an agreed ratio lait with the spirit of harmony nud usedom that prcy alla amone you nominate ite candidates end declare its platform and you will carry alie state by majority when chairman lane referred to Al lieonas a presidential possibility the applause became eo great hat ex ignited states senator george wright leu the distinguished statesman to the front of the stage while lie blushed like a school girl n t cars rolled down hi checks tie conant yn adjourned ill 2 alie platform bo inline with lanas speech |