Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-03

Quarrel Among the Democratic Fae.
tions-Mors Of Vollmsr's Mud
Singing Tactics

ring to the denial Of Mr.. Vollmer, says:
Some one has haid that he would ask
for nothing better than to have his en-
envy write book. and now that the
Hon. Henry Voilmer has taken to the
writing Of political letters the republic
cans will hardly attempt to enioin him
from his labor Of love. In fact. there is
a strong suspicion that the more letters
Mr.. Vollmer addresses to the public the
stronger will become the candidacy OF
Capt. Rumple.
A However, there Is one remarkable
thing shown by the episties Of the dem
ocratic candidate for congress-, and that
is his promptness to deny every allega
ton that does not put him In a favora-
BILE light before the people. He appears
Ito have his eye over the state as well az
the district, and nothing pertaining to
Mr.. Vollmer escapee his eagle glance.
At least II IS fair to suppose that he
sees everything said concerning him, for
he u quick to faeal a letter before the
public on everything which he does not
want kept as quiet az the grave.
Those matters which he processes not
/ to see or refuses to specifically answer
rotate to features OF the campaign which
4 Mr.. Vollmer wants to keep in the back
lground.
The Timer has been persistent in the
Iendeavor to secure a specific statement
4 from Mr. Vollmer az to how he would
vote on q bill for the repeal of the gold
standard law or for the adoption Of a
is to 4 measure. But Mr.. vollmer sud-
A n cy3 l1ySh he, r3ooR
lbiind as an owl in the daytime when this
lsubject is preached. Not only has the
Times been deslrous OF hearing from the
4 democratic candidate on this PROPOSE
ltion. but the Davenport Leader one Of
his party organs, has been laborlng
Earnestly to secure a statement from
him as to whether he would or would
not bolt the democratic caucus were it
4 to approve 16 to measure. But never
4 word from Mr.. Vollmer. He does not
consider 1t good policy evidently to of
/ fend either gold or silver democrats at
a this time, but 1t is clear that after the
A election should he be successful he must
Iarray himself against one Of these two
a elements.
3. The public is interested in KNOWING
q which one is to be thrown down, as the
II pariance OF the street has Ii. Despite
Il that anxiety, Mr.. Vollmer. who writes
Il letter on almost every other subject
under the sun, continues to maintain a
!. silence that is positively painful, a. i,
), reveals timidity on HE part which his
admirers thought foreign TO he nature
: But he takes up other matters, and one
OF these lea labored attempt to show
that all stories to the effect that he Eve,
entertained any but the most arden,
love for the silver advocates are idle
! dreams
This will be news to those whom Mr.
Sollmer in days agone has held up Il
ridicule as the long -haired men, and
Z the short-haired women" of the poltti-
! cal a ena It will be news to the read.
ling public that Col. Bryan has aiway.
ned the undiluted regard OF Mr.. Vol.
mer So strong. in fact, has been Mr.
Vollmer's love for the is to 1 elemen,
: that he got his feet vet in Chicago,
to borrow the money they hat
driven from circulation and which 4,
desired to secure to furnish employment
l for the city laborers. He didn't sscur,
!. II, evensif he did get his feet wet. and tn,
city laborers We're told to 60 to thei,
free silver friends for the employment
!. they would vote away by voting To-
! Bryan. The love Of Damon for Pythia,
! vas Very weak thing compared witt
lnis feeling for the followers Of Bryan
MD. Vollmer's admirat ton for the sil
!. Yer men and their cause was SO pro
|. nounced that in a speech at an low,
I conference of gold democrats he de
!, claTed that While they We're mot stoO
. pigeons for Mckinley" they propose,
Il nevertheless to defeat the hydra -heade,
& danger OF Organism His love for In
same cause induced MIN to heartil
n support the indianapolis platform an,
Z the candidacy of Palmer and Bucknel
n His speeches during the campaign wer
s noted for their mild references to thos
a who contended that the country woul
q go to ruin il Bryan was defeated. For
n bearance was their distinguishing Tea
t I.ture, according to the inference NJ,
- Vollmer would give the public in tn
e 5tietters he is now addressing to the peo
: pie.
Z But there are those who have q dit
i. ferent recollection of what Mr.. Vollme
i said in his speeches and newspaper in
o tervtews, and those recoilections con
|jure UP diatribes which had great dea
to say about anarchists" .dishones
policies, Idiots, .lunatics," etc., an
they do not reveal any kind word tina
= Mr.. Vollmer had for the silver me
e whose support he is now seeking.
1t was Mr.. Vollmer's privilege t
s stand with the gold democrats in tina
campaign, and good one 1t was, tos
y for the gold democrats rendered a serv
= ice to the nation the people should ney
: Ter forget. The sorry part Of the pro
y gram Is that Mr.. Vollmer Shout
= abandon that position and completed
: stultify himself on this question b
= running for congress on platfor,
which specifically endorses free silve
at the 1G to 1 ratio.
Mr.. Vollmer accuses members of TIL
i social democratic party of dishonest
: and he pictures the bulk of them a
y lignorant voters when he intimates tina
4 their votes can be swung by purchas
a thru the medium of leaders who have!
II Iprice. He speaks of the highest bidder
i as glibly an one who had made an oi
h FER for the social democratic suppo,
- and he practically taunts independeE
dsIvoters with being influenced by Mar
Hanna's barrel" when he knows tina
81 their integ ritya and hosety will oompay