Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-25
Fight IS ON WAR ISSUE
Democrats Making Anti Expansion
the Burden of Their Campaign
In Iowa.
Silver Given Little or No Attention
by Their Orators--Chairmen's
Statements.
Leaders of Both Parties Profess to
Be Satisfied With the Out.
look.

Des Moines, Sept. 25.-The develop
ments of the last week have dispelled
any doubt that may have heretofore
existed as to the purpose of the demo-
cratic party in Iowa this year. Fred Il.
| White, nominee for governor, in his
speeches at Anamosa and Elkader,
made it plain that there is to be but
one issue for the party, and that will
be national one-''imperialism.
Both Mr.. White and the state central
Icommittee are ignoring all other ques-
ltions. Three-fourths of the speeches Of
the democratic orators are given up to
a denunciation of the war in the Phil
lippines and in attacking the policy of
the national administration. Four
lfifths of the work of the state commit
tee is directed to the same end
The cue given by William j. Bryan
when he said in his speech in Des
Moines to the county chairmen that
the foreign voters will understand the
questions of Imperialism and militarism
and will Vote with the democratic party
i in opposing such a policy has been
seized upon With avidty by the demo-
tcratie leaders. The horrors of an
I immense standing army" the 'despot-
ism of miltarsm." the terrific expense
of maintaining an army of 100000 men
permanently in the Philippines" the
example of Europe, with its mann
moth standing armies the wicked
ness of depressing the defenseless and
innocent Filipinos, the treason of
4 Mckinley and other similar phrases
indicate the methods by which the
democratic campaigners are seeking TO
raise a picture before the foreign born
voters, calculated to line them up sol
! idly for MIR. White
| Especial attention is being paid to
| the German voters. During the last
two or three years the German vote has
been drifting steadily away from the
democratic ranks. A prodigious effort
| is being made to get it back by playing
upon the German idea of a standing
army. German democratic papers in
other states are being filled with cam
paign matter and being scattered by
J thousands by the state committee. The
influential German papers of the state.
though, are lending little support.
At the end of the first real week of
active committee work Chairman H. o.
| Weaver, of the republican committee,
said:
We feel that there is everything TO
/ be satisfied With in the outlook for the
campaign this fail. The county chair
men are taking hold of the work with
Eyigor and enthusiasm. The democrats
are ignoring everything but the war
/ question, as they call it, but we are
lquite ready to meet them on their own
i ground. Governor Shaw has made
many votes already by his sound and
comprehensive addresses. I think the
democratic party in Iowa Will find the
imperialism issue a poor proposition for
4 them before the campaign is ended
Chairman George Huffman in reply
gave the democratic view in this way:
The democrats of the state are TAX
ing hold of the work better this year
than at any time for years We be-
i lieve the people are against the war in
the Philippines The bureau work of
the committee VIII be put in full play
the coming week, and the distribution
of literature viii be pushed from this
tina on. We are going to make an ag-
gressive campaign. No, we will not
import many speakers. probably. We
do not need them TO win in Iowa this
Il year
Last year the democrats spent not a
little energy talking about the ''uncon-
stitutlonal state debt In fact, that
was the chief topic discussed by their
speakers Now the state has surplus
ION hand of about quarter of a million
dollars and the amount is steadily
growing. Last year there was a debt
lof about half a million. This has been
wiped out and the surplus has been
added. In addition, the state assess
ment OF property was decreased sew
& eral million dallars and the state tax
levy Was brought down three-tenths Of
la mill. This showing of the republican
administration has silenced the demo-
icratic orators and state issues are
4 tabooed.
4 The arrangements for the opening of
4 the republican campaign October arc
practically complete. In every congress
4 sional district meetings Will be held in
4 the afternoon or evening. The following
a engagements have been announced for
the opening:
Il Senator Allison. ...... 49,. -. Marion
Il CONGRESSMAN Henderson. Waterloo
II Congressman Cousins. >. .Algona
4 Congressman Dolliver ;. MT. Pleasant
a CONGRESSMAN Hull. ;. Indianola
Governor Shaw. ;. 49,. ...Jefferson
{ Senator Gear. >. West Liberty
Y a. y. Cummins.... >. ...Charles City
Most of the Iowa congressman will
devote the greater portion of their
time 10 the campaign. Not many
speakers will be brought in from the
/, outside. Governor Shaw will speak
, nearly every day during the last five
weeks of the contest.
For the democrats Mr.. Bryan is to be
the leading oratorical light. He will
stump the state early in the campaign
making ten or fifteen addresses.
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