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Gloomy outlook at Dubuque silver convention shocks Iowa

The Des Moines Staats Anzeiger reports a May Dubuque Democratic convention overwhelmingly backed free silver at 16 to 1. It warns that party unity may collapse and that honest money Democrats fear national defeat if silver advocates prevail. The piece rails against silver monetization and cites Russia’s move to the gold standard as a warning.