Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-15
Hon. Fred White, Democratic Gan.
didate for Governor, Speaks
At Davenport.
Imperialism and Trusts Given Great,
est Prominence In the Address
Shaw Attacked.
Money Question RELOCATED to the
Rear for Future Reference
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Davenport, Sept 15.-Fred e. White,
democratic candidate for governor,
opened his campaign at Turner Grand
opera house in this city last evening.
He arrived in the city at noon and was
entertained during the interim by the
local leaders of the party. a committee
met him at the depot and escorted him
to the Kimball house, where he made
headquarters during his sojourn here.
The farmer candidate looked the part,
his luggage being confined to basket
of plums, which he had brought from
the farm for his son Virgil, a student
at Drake University, and who arrived
later to attend the meeting tonight
Noting the plums, local scribe asked
Mr. White If they We're to be construed
as an omen of the fruits that would
come in his way in this campaign. The
candidate parted the remark by stat
ing he expected to give the plum tree
a good shaking during his dash through
about two-thirds filed. There were
about 1000 persons present, q goodly
proportion of them republicans.
There was no street demonstration in
connection with the opening of the dem
ocratic campaign. Mr.. White being
simply escorted to the hall in car
riage, brass band leading the way.
On the river front a salute of twenty
R1yo NV
The stage of the Grand opera house
and a limited supply of bunting being
the establishment used for the occas-
ion. Aside from the representatives of
the press, the only other occupants OF
the rostrum were Mayor Baker, who
4 presided. and introduced the nominee as
4 the farmer soldier and democratic can
4 didate for governor" After selection
by the band and vocal number, May
or Baker introduced Mr.. White, who
spoke as follows. being frequently in
4 terrupted by applause:
4 During quite lengthy and some
what checkered political career have
never yielded to the temptation of in
| jecting anything concerning myself in.
to the canvass. But this time / have
persuaded myself to make public con
fession. want to confess that as thu
term is ordinarily understood l am no
a politician. Were to re ever so per
sistent should make uniform failur
in trying to play the role OF the profes
sional politician.
ITO suppress convictions and advo
cate false doctrines is a fine art that
never learned. My mind has had n
training in that direction. My calm
in life-hard work upon the farm-ha
not been a fit school in which to acquir
the power which SO effectually charac
terizes the poltician-the power to dis
semble
This lack of capacity on my part t
/ advocate what do not believe ha
handicapped me at times in my rela
| tons with the party with which hav
| for thirty years acted. For instance
the democratic party has always laugh
the doctrine of tariff for revenue. Wit
4 this dogma have never been able
harmonic my convictions. For thirt
years have given my allegiance to tn
edifying, soul-inspiring. God-promise
and God-proclaimed principles of fire
trade and to live long enough to see tn
constitution amended so we can enac
these principles into law is the arden
hope of my soul.
When forty-two years ago good for
ltune landed me from the over-crowde
monarchy of Prussia into the then al
most uninhabited prairies of our be
loved Iowa, l was happy. When, eve
before the war of '61,- began laying tn
foundations of my future home anon
n a free people. was still happier. Wher
4 lat the age of is, was given the oppor
. tunity to do battle for the flag unde
= WHOSE sheltering folds had taken rel
luge, thus actually earning with mus
ket my right to live in this country,
Irejoiced. When, at the end of the wa
/ succeeded in marrying the woman {
my choice rejoiced still more. Whe
at different times several healthy ir
lfants were born into the household,
was happy on all these memorable OF
lcasions But. ladies and gentlemen
will YOU believe me when tell you tn;
!, all this joy of mine throughout all thes
1 years, all this increasing and ever IL
4 tensifyng happiness, was insipid ar
devoid of flavor when compared to II
understandable, rapturous sensations
experienced when upon reading tn
= Years republican platform, 1 there sa
my pet doctrine of free trade boldly al
nounced and sanctioned.
AS read those lines which declare
that industry and commerce should
governed by the natural laws of Il
. world at once saw the republicans
Iowa had been guilty of plagiarism
had stolen the solldest part of the fir
ktrade speech had delivered in the fir
session of the Fifty-second congress,
which / did my utmost to emphasl
the doctrine that industry and cor
MERGE Should be governed by the nat
raj laws of the world"
= ITO measure correctly the significan
of this free trade declaration of the I
= publican platform we must compare
with the size of the handouts the
= same politicians have helped to pla
upon industry and commerce. The
handouts represent In many instanc
equivalents to embargoes--an emit
setting aside of that natural law of I
world To allow the natural law of I
world to govern trade and commer'
Z. and at the same time to enforce the pi
visions of the Dngley law is to desert