The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24


The Chicago Times gives q sum-
mary Of the outlook In Iowa whichrs-
duces the main facts to . brief space:
One Of the interesting points Of OBJ
servatiol on the political battle field
this year will be the contest in Iowa.
1t will be the first campaign follow
ing the only defeat the Republicans
have suffered In the Havkeye state
within the present generation. The
Democrats will enter the canvass
flushed with victory and inspired with
the possibility of still greater tri-
umphs. The preliminary work Of the
two leading parties up to date has
been such as to intensity this inspira-
ton. The Republicans have held
their state convention, named their
candidates; and adopted their plat
form. Neither tbs cspaidatss nor the
platform have awakened any sathns-
iasm-rather the reverse. The head
Of the ticket is that part Of II by which
all the rest is judged. This year 1t IL
the candidate for Secretary Of state,
Mr.. Byrkitt, who was defeated for the
nomination, is the leading knight Of
Labor In the state. His candidacy
was the request OF that order and
kindred interests for recognition. lis
was set aside to satisfy the clalnor OF
q sparscly settled corner of the state
that had been sighted in the past.
Mr.. Mcfarland has no general ac-
quaintance over ths state. il not an
entertaining speaker, has made no
mark az member Of the legislature,
in which he has served a term or two,
and may be set down in general
terms as "a short horse.
The platform is even worse than
the nominations. The miserable al.
tempt to straddle the prohibition
question and tbs failure to indorse
the Mckinley bill has left the party
in that state without p0iiey-with-
out single positive maxim to In
scribe on the transpsrencies that It
will carry at its rallies in it's proces-
sions. It's orators will be reduced to
the necessity Of waving the CORY
undergarment that has long since
lost its power Of proselyting voters or
even holding tbs ranks intact.
Gov. Boies' administration has been
all that any good citizen Of Iowa
could ask. He has covered with con-
fusion those prophets OF evil that
warned the people against placing
him in the executive chair. He has
proceeded with caution and wisdom,
and has had the moral courage to re-
sist ths clamor Of the self-seek;ng
politicians NJ his 9yn party without
sstranging single desirable siement
Of that party. On ths other hand,
the performances OF the last legisia-
ture. Of which the Republicans had
virtual control, were such as to COM
WeRd it to the lasting contempt of
naakind IN general and the people OF
Iowa in partic4lss, Then there is
trouble brewing in several Of tlas son
gressional districts, notably the Third
the Seventh and the eighth. In the
Third there II strong undercurrent
of dissatisfaction with Col Hsnder.
son, who has been nominated for q
fifth term. In the Seventh the State
Register il already publishing Repub-
lican protests against the nomination
of ex-Lieut. Gov. Hull, which seems
to have been accomplished mainly
through the default of those who
were opposed to him. In the Eighth
district recent history shows dispo.
sition to repeat itself, and another
autimonopoly landslide 10 among the
probabilities. Indeed, the more the
situation in Iowa Is st..3;sd the more
it looks as il Mr.. Allison's disburs.ne
Office will have to do large sized
business this year, with very shaky
prospects OF plaeing his state again
in the Republican c0luian.