Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-15
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problems involving our welfare were
permanently settled; II we had q sur
plus OF integrity, intelligence and vir-
tue for which we had no use; II we had I
no heather among us upon whom to
test the new device of benevolent as
similation;" IL our political life was so
far purified that the plum tree shaker,
the boss and machine, the purchased
voter and repeater, the demagogue and
shyster disgraced us no longer; ii we
had no hypocrites in the pulpit, no
thieves in office no embezzlers in our
banks; IL humane regard for the
rights OF others characterized our BUSH
ness life, instead of the Unsuitable
greed, a hell-born selfishness; if we
would practice on the outside what we
|sanctimoniously teach on the insidO of
our churches and Sunday schools, fol-
low the teachings Of the Christ during
six DAYS instead OF for six hours on the
seventh; If our civilization did not pre-
sent the fostering blotches of peniten-
tiaries, the electrocuting chair and the
gallows. the gambling table and houses
Of prostitution; IL we had standing to
| our credit a real christian civilization,
then we might with some propriety call
on the far off heather to repent, and In
case he refused, baptize him with fire
and fill him with lead. But until we. do
evolve a civilization, the attempt to
"benevolently assimilate" the oriental
heather by waging war upon him with
fire and sword Is a crime against God
and man."
/ The speaker makes bid for the Ger
man vote in the following:
THE blacklist chapter ever written
lin all the history of this country was
the cunningly planned and systemati-
Ically executed attempt during last win
ter and spring to disrupt the histori-
cally friendly relations of Germany
with our people and plunge us into war
with that power. Almost daily, cover
ling period of several months, the dis
4 patches from Manila declared Germany
was our secret foe. One cunning mis-
/ representation after another was ca
bled to this country and published In
all the newspapers. Acts that never
1 took place, declarations that We're
never made, and circumstances that at
no time existed We're cited as proof that
slGerrnany was plotting against US. Not
understanding frequent and official de-
malls by the German authorities, this
internal prodding, these exasperating
4 tactics were persevered in until through
4 the unparalleled magnanimity of the
4 German government. its fleet was with
4 drawn from Manila harbor and all Ger
man interests placed under our protec-
ton. Thus ended most inglOriously for
the republican jingoes the most afro
cious plot ever conceived by any cabal.
How any German with the faintest
spark of love for the old Vaterland,
with even one drop of Teutonic blood
in his veins. can. under these circum-
stances, cast republican ballot and
thus become a public apologist for the
dastardly act of party that tried to
involve us in war with friendly
power, passes my understanding"
We are constantly reminded by the
section of the republican party that is
always attending to the affairs Of the
whole universe, that the war in the
Philippines is a joint undertaking OF
the republican party and the Almighty
that it is calculated to rebound in equa
parts to the political advantage of tn,
$ former, and the glory of the latter, ant
hence, whoever yields not unaualifie,
allegiance to this patchwork of God an,
man, is necessarily a traitor"
The speaker devoted large part o
his speech to Imperialism and touche,
$ very lightly on the money question
merely contenting himself with the re
t liberation of his faith in bimetallisn
and accounting for the good times b.
e the fact that crops We're poor in Europ
t and good in America. The remainder o
his speech was devoted to an attack OIL
: Governor Shaw for the letter writer
g to the president of the San Francisc,
t labor union, in which he quoted Cover
nor Kirkwood's famous utterance an,
G by inference sanctioned the same.
Z IF Governor Kirkwood ever advise,
t the slaughter of Iowa citizens an
: promised pardon to the slayer, thong
: he did it in a time of intense excite
q ment it would be disereditable to hi
n memory. The eXtenuating circumstan
!, ces of war within our borders would no
t, justify the governor of a state to en-
: courage anarchy. I doubt if there b
a single citizen in Iowa who in his hear
: believes Kirkwood so far forgot himsei
: and the dignity of his office as to loa
: himself down with such an infamy.
II rejoice to know that many citizens liv
l. ing at the time anu pEiIlS dCludlHle
: with Kirkwood testify that he repeated
a ly. during his lifetime, denied havin
II made the declaration.
eff Governor Shaw really means wha
e he says. If he inlagines the time is rip
j. for him to suppress free speech,
n crush out that part of our liberty
n which all Americans SO devotedly elm,
r. and without which this governmer
- would be despotism if Governor Sha'
y has persuaded himself that now is til
n opportune time to indulge Napoleon
y ambition and play the role of the t.
rant; then my pity for him turns int
!. contempt. and throw the crushin
: truth into his very face that he is nj
y fit to be the governor of a free state"
: HIS LIFE SAVED.
lie BY Chamberlain's Collie, Choler
st and Diarrhoa Remedy.
" II am sure that chamberlain's Coli
ia cholera and Diarrhcna Remedy at on