Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-29
UP TO MR.. PHILLIPS.
Newspaper viii Support him if He Re-
nounces Free Silver Ideas.

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Davenport, Oct. 25.-The Davenport
Democrat, the leading democratic
daily in Scott county. is out with an
editorial stating that it will support
T. J. Phillips of Ottumwa for COVER
nor provided the latter will over his
own signature pledge himself to use
all honorable means to maintain the
gold standard and that he will oppose
the free coinage Of silver to the best
of his ability.
The Democrat has been persistent
| in fighting the Ottumwa man because
of his ideas on the money question
and now announces that the only way
in which the support of the paper can
| be obtained is to renounce his free sill
yer populistic ideas.
The Democrat says editorially under
the title, Fairness to Mr.. Phillips"
''The Dubuque Herald a paper for
which the Democrat has long had
great respect, heads an article IAN
Injustice to Mr.. Phillips" and then
goes on to say that this journal has
not been altogether just to the candi-
date for governor. The Herald is in
error, since it is the aim of the Demo-
crat to treat Mr.. Phillips with entire
fairness. 1t has not printed one word
against his integrity, or against his
right to stand on any platform, or to
hold any personal political view he
chooses. 1t has not questioned his
competence to hold the highest Office
within the gift of the people of Iowa.
1t has not charged him with double
dealing, with resorting to political
trickery or with doing anything cit
zen and candidate is not fully justi-
fed in doing. The purposes of the
Democrat is to continue to the end of
the campaign on these lines of respect
ability.
AL the Herald takes exception to
Is this statement of this paper: Mr..
Shillips is committed to threshing
G1Ier old straw in which no grains of
wheat are to be found And tbs is
true. The point the Dubuque paper
seeks to make is that Mr.. Phillips in
his letter of acceptance says he is
in favor of combining the canvass to
state issues solely and of ignoring
the silver question All of which is
well enough in the way of an effort
to support Mr.. Phillips. But tina,
candidates letter of acceptance is not
the platform of the party, and nc
voter will regard it as such. He is
at liberty to ignore as much as he
likes of the platform, to emphasize
the state issues section and to treat
with silence tina part nearest to Mr.
Bryans heart.
But it is too plain for denial that
the election cc Mr.. Phillips would be
: hailed by very silverite in the coun
: try as a ictory for fiatism. The
platform itself leaves not the slight
est doubt of ~ Without the stront
declara+'c-' Tor the unlimited coinage
of silver a. the ration of 16 to Mr.
Bryan would not have come to this
state in his support of Mr.. Phillips
1t is noticed that the Dubuque Her
aid keeps the ticket flying but tina
it does not hoist the platform. 9th
er papers advocating Mr.. Phillips
election take the same course. NJ
: wonder they are ashamed of it, bu
, this does not dispose of the odiou
and often repudiated declaration. |
stands as the demand of that section
: of the party in the majority, O
rather as having control of the ma
: chinery. Mr.. Phillips cannot get ava.
: from it if he would And ii he woul,
. do so The Democrat knows of nothing
:, on record to show it.
If Mr.. Phillips is ready to say owe
his own signature that he will us
|. all honorable means to maintain tn
;. gold money standard, that he will OF
, pose the free coinage of silver to tn
f extent of his ability, and all thos
who advocate that theory. The Demo
! crat will be happy to heartily espous
Il his candidacy for governor.
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