Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-21
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The Dubuque Times DelleVeS II is
we'll that all disguise has been thrown
off and that the voters of the state have
been plainly informed that their choice
this year lies between the populistic and
republican candidates and platforms.
Wednesdays proceedings We're in the
/ line of confirmation of everything stat
ed by ex-Comptroller Eckels in his re-
cent Interview. The populists are in
control of the democratic organization
for the time being and will continue in
tcontrol until it shall be again and more
thoroughly repudiated by the demo-
cratic voters at the polls.
The Burlington Hawkeye thinks that
| White" mans burden.
whats the reason we don't hear
I anything more about the 200 cent dol
| lar?'' asks the Eagle Grove Eagle.
Have the free silverites come to love
| it, or was there never any such thing?'
The Waterloo Reporter states that w.
H. Calhoun. the democratic nominee for
railroad commissioner is all right,
having been republican. green
hacker, populist-taken all the political
side degrees-and is now stradding
from the st. Louis platform to that
made at Chicago
The Iowa City Republican alludes to
Judge Van Wagenen. the democratic
nominee for supreme judge, as IAN an
1 ti-monopollstic mouther whose name is
4 floating around the country to an inter
i view advising the people 20 submit to
the exactions of the Bell Telephone mo-
nopoly."
The Sioux City Journal declares that
the Iowa democratic convention SIS
added proof of the futility of effort tt
reform the democratic party pending
i another trial of Bryan and the Chicago
i platform in another presidential cam
) paign."
c Democrats who are bent on running
: the campaign on pull down the fae
r platform, and making faces at destiny
i as the procession passes by, will soor
) discover that they have been licked
i again. is the prediction of the New
j, sharon Star.
The Ames Times diagnoses the case
4 correctly by saying: The fellow who
isn't at work now doesn't want to worl
i l-that's all there is to it,
: Belle Plaine Union: In 1886 it will b,
4 recalled that Bryan took exquisite de
: light and, we believe, honest pride il
: the fact that he was frequently demon
s mated as the leader, the plumed knigh
$ of the unemployed. He boosted tina
a such We're his supporters. If that wer
!, true, whom shall he lead in the mex
: campaign. His army has dwindled t
Z nothingness and if he gets only thei
~ support the next campaign will be brie
: and the tread of the vast army of 8
i will be lost in the hum of Industry an
the music of peace and contentment."
10 The Reinbeek Courier thinks "Th
q Chicago anti-expansionists must b
Is feeling very much encouraged at TIL
II success of their efforts. They sueceede
J in getting out go people at their mos
4 recent mass meeting"
! When Judge Granger retires.' say
IL the Ackley Photograph, "the republ
: cans of Iowa can do no wiser, MOI
is gracious thing than to call Hardi
: county's able citizen, Judge s. n
u Weaver, of the district bench, to tt
- higher position-a position he is EN-
is nently qualified and fitted to fill, an
the Phonograph hopes to see Jude
Weaver a candidate next year
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