Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-09
Don't Be Alarmed.

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| Some of our Republican friends are
considerably exercised about the Dem
socratic party. They feel themselves
PERFECTLY competent to select their own.
candidates and make their own pla,-
form, and also select candidates aud
build platforms for the democratic par
ty. One editor says:
"rhe democrats of Iowa are worried
over an Issue for the coming campaign.
and for the life of them they can't
think of single old thing to talk
about"
| Well, that's refreshing, to say the
least, and shows spirit Of either ig-
norance or impudenca, and perhaps
both. The truth is, there never was a
time i'm the history of the State when
there was so much TO talk about. hut il
is true that siional issues may not be
made an issue this year; the present
administration is fixed until 1904, and
| whether good or bad need not now be
made an issue, especially so when there
are so many State issues to settle The
question of taxation, transportation,
and the temperance issne, and many
other State matters which will, no
Idonb', engage the attention of the leg.
islatnre, and therefore are legitimate
subjects for the coming State canvass.
The present mulct law, as it is called
though more properly republican par
ty measure, intended to hold the true
temperance man and not loose the IL
cense advocate, like the hunter who
had his gun so arranged that when he
hunted in the neighborhOod of cattle.
he could shoot so as to hit if deer but
miss if it was a calf; this law certainly
needs some amendment; as 1t now is.
it is Observation-Disclosures fish or flesh.
aud ought to be amended in several
particulars.
The taxation of railroad property is
another important subject that needs
careful attention. Many believe that
y spirit of favoritism has long xisted
i'll the republican party, for partisan
reasons, which works a hardship to the
farmer and ordinary tax payor by shift
ting the burden of taxation from the
carnoratlons and placing it on labor.
In fact the sui cts for consideration
are so prolific that the only difficulty for
the democracy Will be to select from
the many the ones most important to
present TO the voters of the State for
their consideration. WetherfOre most
respectfully submit to our republican
friends the propriety of putting their
own house in order, and leave to the
democrats the work of their own party.
The demcratic party has been i'm the
minority in Iowa ever since 1854, have
stood all. kind Of political tricSt ~ such
as unjust gArrym.ndering of districts
to give republican strength, and yet
the dem craric party have increasd in
vn-s from about 45,0O0in 1854 to the
aston sh,ne vote of 183 1926 in 1899, and
this gear we will largely increase that
vote If the republican party of Iowa,
with the entire political machinery in
its interest, with federal State, county,
and township patronage TO help it, is
not able to kill democracy, then they
had better conclude that the democrat
&c party will find All issue before the
coming campaign. Democracy is not
ready to give up the ship For over 100
years they haze nobly held aloft the
banner of civil and religious liberty,
and in victory and defeat, in sun
shine and storm, they have ever been
the champions of the peoples rights,
worthy to be called the deciples of JEFF
ferson, and will be found in battle line
this year, and in all probability, will
meet defeat again, but will not be dis.
mayed. Truth crushed to earth, will
rise again" and so democracy, the last
hope of the world, will live to bless the
world. Don't be alarmed dear friends,
about what the next Democratic Plat
form will contain but look we'll to your
own position and be sure you are right
and then go ahead.