Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-17
A Complete Organization Of the
Working Republicans of Iowa
Necessary to Victory.
The Democrats Hustling for the
Sinews of War and Preparing
for a Strong Campaign.
Chairman Hoffman Claims Democrats
Will Win in Three Iowa Congress
sioual Districts.

Des MONIES. Aug. 13.-Chairman
Weaver desires again to call the at
tention of county and township COM
mitteemen to the fact that it is very
important that the poll books which
have been sent to various counties
be filled out and returned to the
central committee as soon as possible.
These poll books, when filled out in
accordance with instructions, will be
of very valuable assistance to the
committee. Those who have re-
ceived the books will notice that I'M
der appropriate headings it is de-
signed that information be obtained
concerning all the precincts in each
county, showing not only the politi-
cal utilization of the voters, but also
what sort of literature would be of
the most benefit in different Sec
tions. The committee has just re-
ceived a large amount of campaign
literature from the national commit
tee, which covers all the various ques-
tons at issue in the campaign, and
in order that this literature may be
judiciously distributed it is absolutely
necessary that the poll books be re-
turned to the committee filled out
with the names of the voters as con-
templated. In very many counties
the interest manifested denotes an
enthusiasm that will be certain to
assist in the great victory this fall.
In other counties, however, it does
not yet appear that the republicans
are as active as they should be.
Everyone who considers the subject,
must realize that the result of the
campaign in Iowa this fall depends
largely on thorough organization
of the republican vote. There can be
no question as to what the result of
the election will be in the state. 1t
all depends upon an organization
which shall assist in getting out the
vote and make it a point to see that
every republican vote is polled. With
such an organization in every coun-
ty, the great majority given for Nc
Kinley in 1896 will be exceeded in
this year of 1900, but it will take
work, and more work on the part
of the county chairman than in 1896,
for the reason that there is feel
ing of apathy caused by the pros
perity resulting from the fulfillment
of the promises which the republic
ans made in 1896. Too many of the
voters feel this year that the money
question is settled; that prosperity
has come to stay and that therefore
there is no reason for them to go to
the polls and vote. Such sentiments
are not worthy the citizens of Iowa.
1t has we'll been said that eternal
vigilance is the price of continued
prosperity, and while there is no
possibility of Bryan receiving ma
jority of the votes of the people of
Iowa, yet should our majority fall
below that of 1896, it would be
great incentive to the free silver
forces to continue their fight. The
republicans of Iowa must see to it
that the standard of honest money
is not lowered this year. The issues
are exactly the same that they were
in 1896. Despite the fact that the
Bryanite democracy claims that i'm
perialism is the paramount issue,'
it is true that Imperialism with them
is simply cloak to hide their true
object, the repeal of the gold stand
ard legislation enacted by the last
congress and the enactment of laws
which shall give the United States
over, into the list of free silver coun-
tries with a debased currency, half
paid labor and a thoroughly beggared
condition. In spite of what may be
said by democratic newspapers and
democratic orators to the effect that
the senate will continue to be repub-
lican for a number of years, and thus
prevent their committing the folly
to which they are pledged, even
should they succeed in electing Bry-
an, it is true that should the peo-
ple of the United States be SO fool
ish as to vote for Bryan in Novem-
Der, he would carry with him the
legislatures of enough states elect
ing United States senator's this win
ter to put the United States senate
dangerously near the boundaries of
free silver majority. With this
much accomplished this year two
years hence will certainly see, with
Bryan in the white house, free sill
yer senate, and free silver house,
and then the mask will be thrown
off and the dogma of cheap money
will be made the one object for
which the democratic party will Ia
Dor. In order that Iowa may do
her duty fully in preventing such a
disaster, it is necessary for the re-
publicans in every county, township
and school district to organize thor
oughly and at once.