The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-23
LEFT THE REPUBLICANS.
A Distinguished Recruit for tho
Democrats OF the State Of
Clarkson.

Ex- Chief Justice Day. of the Iowa
Supreme Court. Out for
Cleveland.
Followed and Precsdsd ny Many Other
Heretofore Staunch Republican
Fusion Their Only Hope.
DEs Mo1sEs Sept. 22.-During the past
week negotiations havs been in progress
between the managers Of the republican
party in Iowa and the managers Of the pso-
pies party with = view TO the union of
forces during the campaign. The plan is
to make combination ticket bearing the
names Of part of the republican ticket and
part Of the peoples party ticket, and in
this way TO mnss strength enough to defeat
the democratic state ticket. The same plan
10 to bs used with the electoral ticket. in
order TO keep the state from going to Clevs-
land. That such . coalition of utterly dis
cordant forces should even be considered 10
amazing enough when the past glory Of the
republican party in Iowa IL remembered,
but that it has been considered and may be
effected within the near future results from
ths fact that ths republican managers thor
oughly realize that the past strength of the
party Is gone far beyond recall, that ths
party of itself stands not the ghost Of
show OF carrying the state, and that even
by . combination of the two minority par
ties OF the state only bare fighting chance
OF defeating tho democratic state and ma
tional tickets would be given
1t is that chance that they are grnspina
for. The reports that have reached the
republican state central committee during
the past two weeks. or since they got their
organization tolerably we'll perfected, have
been of the most disheartening sort. Local
committeeman write bittsrly--whsneve
they write. for some OF them have lost all
interest in republican politics-of the con-
stant defections to the democratic and peo-
ple's party ranks, and many an appeal il
made to Chairman Blythe for advice and
assistance in holding the old-time vote in
line. ...
Friday. it il understood, Chairman Blythe
wrote long and painful letter to J. s.
Clarkson. of the national committee. He
recounted in pretty plain terms the situa-
tion aud made three requests: That moro
national committee money be sent into the
state at once; that the national committee
| lend its support to any scheme Of fusion
| with the peoples party that might be ar
ranged. and that Mr.. Clarksou himself
| come into Iowa and assist in the manage
ment of the campaign.
To add to Chairman Blythe's oriefs and
fears comes the announcement that ex-
1 Il rY0tI m IlnH ~ AhA Inv
has come out sQuarely for Cleveland, and
that he will publicly advocate the demo-
cratic cause in speech to be delivered at
| Ottumwa. Sept. "a.
Some of the republican managers havs
been asserting that the men in Iowa wis
| have loft the republican party during th|
past few years would all be back voting th
| straight ticket this fall bscauss of the im-r
| portant part that national issues play inl
the campaign. They forget that equally as|
many republicans have left the party bel
cause of the tariff as OF prohibition, and
SO far az the governmental principles under
lying each are concerned. To these men
who have been 80 confident in proclaiming
| to the public the speedy return of the lost
members OF the ubliean party the an
nouncsment thas Judge ]. G. Day will adt
dress political meeting at Ottumwa on
Sept. "a and will support the entire demo-
cratic ticket, state and national, will come
as heavy blow. 1t 10 a stern reality which
the republicans will have to face. And
Judge Day made his hrst open declaration
in favor of the democratic party less than
one year ago. and then il was only on state
issues, so that the democratic address ha
will make at Ottumwa may be counted his
first.
Judge Day has always been a republican.
ellis OF that party and was repeatedly hon
ored by it. He is man Of high standing
in his profession and Of the strictest in
tegrity and with kesE sense of conviction.
He always takes the course which he re-
CARDS as right, regardless of public opinion.
practice Of prohibition, and last fall be-
came firmly convinced thai the prosperity
of the state and welfare of its populacs de-
manded the speedy repeal of the law. So
he wrote an open letter declaring his inten-
tion to support the democratic candidates
for the legislature in Polk county. This
letter created a sensation in political cir
cles. 1t was brief. but ii WAS full Of force
and logic. To answer ii was impossible.
and tho republicans could only groan with
inward agony at the result it produced ON
wsvsrine voters In all parts of the state.
When the republicans hear from his
Ottumwa speech they will be equally aQon-
izsd. aud with sutfoienu cause.
Judge Day served in the union army un-
I'll ne was 30 severely WOuuueu AZ the D0tti0
of Shiloh as TO inoapacitate him for mill
tary service, when he resigned, and in the
fall OF 1862 was elected to the district bench
from Fremont county. whore he served
until June, 1870. when he was appointed
chief justice OF the supreme court, ocoa-
stoned by the resignation of Hon. g. G.
Wright to take his seat in the United
States senate. He was elected 10 the posi-
tion the same fall, and through repeated
rs-eleosions served until Jan. !. 1884, per-
iod of thirteen years. Politically Judge
Day affiliated with the republican party
until last fall, when he left ii on state
issues. and now he ID squarely with the
democrats. Since the enactment of the
prohibity law, of which he never approved.
Judge Day has had little to do with politics
and has continually become more and more
sstranged from the party which he served
30 faithfully in early years. The accession
of Judge Day to the ranks of the democ-
racy will much encourage the party in Iowa
and will have respondinRly depressing
effect ON their political opponents.
IN UELlRIOUS FRENZY.