Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-12

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igravitation; things viii fall tf not ~
icurely sustained. and political parties
that do not rest firmly on the respected
the people, q respect eng rendered by
sound principles and right conduct, that
party will most surely fall in time.
1t Is, I think, not only proper for me
to express my disapprovai OF Chairman
Weaver,s action in his efforts to buoy
up my distinguished colleague in their
to endeaver to overcome the effect Of
my statement" Of March %, but I feel
that am justified in expressing doubts
as to the legitimacy OF his extraordin-
airy proceeding.
From 1884 to 1887 inclusive I was a
member OF the republican state central
committee. representing the Seventh
district twice and the Ninth the last
year. During that time cannot recall
such a proceeding on the part Of the
chairman against one of the party nom
inees in office, as am the object of
now. Until convinced to the contrary
lam doubtful neither the present CEN
trail committee has given formal sane
ton to Chairman Weaver's proceeding
which Mr.. Clarkson advised. But if
by chance the committee does approve
his course, the inquiry, becomes nerti-
'nent- for what is the state central
committee organized? What is Its
purpose in being
AS ! understand it the one purpose
for which the central committee exists
is to take practical charge of a politi-
cal campaign in the fall and to do the
clerical and field work necessary to
elect our party candidates for state
Offices. It is this and nothing else. Be
tween elections and conventions the
committee has no reasons for particula
action. The convention does not elect
them to guard or protect The interest OF
any one man or interest or candidate
for the party nomination to office. II
they do sothe committee simplyexceeds
Its proper jurisdiction. AS have said,
\ do not think the committee has aus
ithorized the recent action of Chairman
Weaver.
e The state committee was created tc
promote the interests Of the republican
party of Iowa, not to roist the present
secretary of state a third time into
Office. Neither was its chairman or any
other member ordered by the republi-
cans to protect officers who del iberately
ignore and violate the law. And surely
the republican party did not authorize
their committee to shield the most val
3uab Bile railroad in the state and relieve
1T of its just share of taxes, thereby
compelling the citizens along that ROAD
and over the state to pay more taxes u
support our state and local government
AT least am seriously in error if such
was the purpose Of the convention.
1t may be not unwise for me at this
time to suggest to my party's man
ayers and to the editors Of my party
press that the republican party does
not have chattel mortgage on the
voters and taxpayers of Iowa that rem
aers our party secure against losses in
pubic esteem and confidence. The vas,
majority of the republicans of Iowa
are hard working, law abiding citizens
and thinking men, and they sometimes
compel their leaders and representa-
tives to institute reforms, even agains,
the will of some. as was the case with
the regula ton of railroad traffic rates
in days past and With the affairs of oul
state institutions in 1898. Likewise thu
people, the masses. think, and some
times they may reject a party becaus,
tit fails to protect their interest. If TIL,
governor and secretary of state an,
/ Chairman Weaver are dependent upo
lead plate matter and patent in
sides for the creatio n of favora bl
public opinion anent the late ..unfortu
nate railroad assessment, rather an
ticipate the party is slowly but surel
4 approaching the breakers.
The Associated Press dispatche
4 Tuesday morning. April 10 reported tn
bright and entertaining address of Gov
e:'nor 5 i1aw at the brilliant gathering o
i rs ptlbiicans at the Hamilton Club d
q iiea go on last Monday night. on TIN
I theme The Quadrennial Search for al
4 Issue, as follows:
Governor Shaw referred to the fran
Y tic efforts which the opposition part.
iduadrsnnial!y makes to discover al
Issue on which a successful campaign
/ can be waged. He spoke of the enbar
frassment which must ever confront
party that seeks for issues rather thai
4 principles. He asked If any of tn
1 hearers ever kept bees. He said whel
i bees were swarmins the entire famil.
/ became Interested to know where the,
were going TO light He remembered
was the custom among bee keepers |,
5set bushes in the ground as decoys. $
as 10 have them where they could b
conveniently hived. He said it WASH
iuncomn,on 10 pound kettles beat ii
pans and blow horns TO attract. thei
attention, and he thought that the in
4 dications We're tina something of tn.
kind was row going on. and tn
chances as good as even that the swarr
i would settle on the Porto Rican tart
bush recently erected by congress, an
The thought they could be h.ves IS cas-:
lily there as anywhere. and he congrat
lfulated the apparent success of thos
who We're making the noise.
IN View of the fact that the Iowa re
publican house of representative
4 ..unanimouslye and c.nphatically con
4 demnad our own party leaders in con
4 gress for the recent Porto Rican act.
There is some inducement for the demo
Gratis to light on that bush. For m
1 party's sake hope they Won't. But
4 may be that the governors anXiet
i NAV f,n relieved IF fha oyer-taSed re