Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29


the people, for the people shall not
perish from the earth. "
r. w. PARSONS.
FOR A THIRD MAN.
Rev. q. Ii. l.. Mason, of Green Noun
tain, Writes as to Sentiment OF Mar-l
shall County.
The following communication has
been received from Mr.. o. II. L. Mason.
who, like DIR. Parsons, goes around a
little mingling with the people and
mixing in politics. He says:
Editor Times Iiepubican: The SEN
atorial campaign is about concluded
and the lines of battle determined. 1t
| is useless TO criticise the inevitable or
I in other words, to butt your brains out
against stone wall" Nevertheless, /
draw my pen in the interests of ilu-
mainly and the multitude of repub-
licans who have at least kept their
heads. After considering the question
of constituency instructing its repre-
sentative l remembered that Gen. Car
field picked up his hat and left a con-
ventinn which attempted TO obtain a
pledge for certain action, saying that
he did not desire to be the congressman
of people who could not rely on his
| judgment to act when the occasion
arose" / subscribe to the above die
tum and believe that the party when
seeks to pledge its candidate, except a $
they are pledged by the principles OF
1.-THE party's platform, is drifting toward
1.-The shoals and the Impairment of its
own machinery.
Every man who has had to do with
the practical process of enacting laws
or of choosing officers knows that the
word compromise" is at such times
the most potent word in the English
Language Scarcely a measure ever adj
livocated by a party ever succeeded as
outlined and men have always been,
| like the checker disks. moved to defeat
| the opposition and not to crown the
| man. Every party is unified along the
Hines of certain great principles and Sc
! lect their candidates because of their
i3evident fitness to carry into enactment
| these declarations. You would hardly
| think of pledging your candidate TO the
support of your platform. That matter
| is understood. There might be times
| when certain measures are required by
| the people and when these measures
become the basis of party and conven-
| ton action. but 1t is rarely conceivable
when a party can become more guilty
| of cheapenng politics than in demand
ling the retirement of platform and
principles for the consideration of the
| relative merits of men.
This is precisely what has happened.
From the moment the aspirants to sen-
Iatorial honors invited a contest of
| strength in the selection of a legisla-
lture they not only endangered the sue
lcess of the republican party, but
! l..wearied +" not to say disguised, a SEN
sible majority of their great constitu-
/ ency. There is little doubt in the
minds of men who study these matters
but that the party would have suffered
defeat if the election had been at ali
close for the very good reason that no
better fighting material could have
been furnished an opponent than con-
Itest In the enemy's ranks. This Iowa
senatorial fight has been matter of
deep regret 10 many of US who have
taken pride in the purity of our state
campaigns and who believe that the
party and its principles are greater
ei'ail aii' i - :
men.
We have relegated measures: put the
consideration OF great nationa! and
state issues IN e'ie paenE ou,iu stsIo q.
rayed ourselves IN heiteu ooiiipat'
ABOUT what silall S7uiil'iiins ~ s'eai
be our mex, senator Niah e'ehel ol
wnom there are thousanu ei9aiis
competent men seal'e.eu ei'iousti sile
ninety-nine couhties OF ou, eo'iiil'on-
wealth.. Ana hilaiis tiie iits4i mas gone
to sucn lengths that ihslliuaeiohs Q.
bribery ana general polislcai susii anu
gossip are peing poured upon the heaas
OF the unpieageu iheniper whose PACK
bone mas contained soineshihs more
than guttapercha, ana VINO mas oeeh
unwilling that me tan shouid Was the
dog. Already the report Oh the enc
my guns inalcale their me OF pa.tie.
II Gear succeeds capital ana comnina-