Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-29
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

FOR kallrO6O commissioner,
8. B. CRANE.
An Independent Republican Speaks.
The editor of the Cedar Rapids
Daily Gazette, one of the ablest and
most tar seeing editors in Iowa; on
the 10 of June in an able editorial,
advocated the nomination of Fred
White for governor of the state.
The Gazette while an out-spoken
republican paper, has always defend
what is right and honest, and criti-
cised crookedness and wrong regard.
less of the person or party in the
wrong. This characteristic has al
ways given the Gazette a bad stand
ing among the class of papers that
defend the wrongs of the party as
vigorously as they defend the rights.
The recent corruption and dishonesty
Of republican administration in Iowa,
has been such, and the power of the
machine" in Iowa politics has be-
come such a potent factor that the
Gazette sees no salvation to the mass
es but in the election of man of the
people.
Before the fusion convention, it
scanned the character of the candi-
dates likely to come before the con-
vention, fusion or republican, giving
the following endorsement to Fred
E. White.
He is one of the best practical farm
ers in the state of Iowa, and while In
congress made one of the greatest
speeches in behalf of agricultural
interests ever produced before the
American congress, a speech of which
four million copies were printed and
distributed throughout civilization
and in different languages.
He is man of excellent business
ability, q fact that has been demon
strated for many years.
He is one of the representative,
substantial, reliable Germans, and
can talk to his German constituents,
if necessary, f1uently and eloquently
in their language.
He is an old soldier, with a record
unsurpassed, and if that feature has
cut SO conspicuous figure in the
contests during many years past,
there is no reason why it:should not be
arecognized element of his worth and
his strength now.
He is an anti-monopolist and
always has been; not of the ultra
kind but of the class of representa-
tive citizens who believe in con-
trolling and debating their own
matters, instead of permitting the
interests of the state to be crushed
by the hands of combinations, mo
nopolies and trusts that would if in
their power, feed upon and usurp
every interest.
He is man of strict integrity and
honesty. His record at home and
abroad is spotless. During the great
campaign for congress, his popular
ity was shown, and no attack upon
his character or his life was made in
any way.
He is man of the common people,
does not toady to aristocracy; does
not attempt to to crowd himself te
The front, out is a modest, unassum
ing, representative Hawkeye.
If nominated he would make {
campaign unprecedented in thu
history of the state. He wonld e
( among the people, and in a mos
eloquent manner discuss the issues O.
the day.
One of the most prominent and in
1 fuentlal gold bug democrats said to
! day: .'If Fred White shall be nomi
I mated, and he will be, we must con
cede that his ability and characte
4 and standing and record will draw t.
Z him every vote in our power. W.
{ cannot and must not allow any divi
sion in the ranks against such maj
n as Fred White, and we will not"
e There is no reason why in addition
!, to the solid democratic vote MI
T White should not receive the vote O
n every populist, and at least 5000
z silver republican votes. Not that tn
S election will have any particula
q bearing upon the financial question
ic but there are hosts of free silver re
g pnblicans who voted for McKinle!
4 and have become exceedingly dis
II satisfied with the slowness of congress
ii In acting upon important matters
4 and the fact that the advance agent
WVof prosperity has not even yet SEM
,nup his card to the people to indicate
n,his approach.
n The Gazette believes that if Mr.
J; White shall be nominated he will be
elected. We may be mistaken, but