Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-29


POWESHIEK'S PERFTDY,
Most of our readers are aware Of
the fact that there was a state con-
vention held in Des Moines last week.
1t was called democratic co9ven-
ton and was responded to by a large
following of that party.
We are sorry to say, however, THAI
the populists outnumbered and OUT
voted the democrats and virtually con-
trolled the actions of the convention.
This was painfully true when it
came to adopting the platform upon
which the nominees of the conyen-
ton should stand and upon which a
fight before the people could be made
lin the campaign this fall.
! 1t is claimed the democrats OK Iowa
never learn nor never forget any
thing!
1 The action of their state convention
surely proved the truth of this asser-
ton when they reaffirmed their adj
Eherence to the falsehoods contained
in the Kansas City platform and label
ed them democratic! And when to
add insult to injury, they nominated
Phillips for governor!
AS Walt Butler said in his speech
in the convention:-"All democrats
will be absolved from voting the tick
ct and are free lances." But Walt
said this would be true if the Kansas
i CITY platform was not endorsed, and
we take pleasure in saying that 1t is
now doubiy true-because that undem-
ocratic platform was endorsed and
Phillips, he of unsavory reputa-
ton, was nominated for governor.
The perfidy of the delegates from
Poweshiek county in voting for the
endorsement of the Kansas City plat
form is not surpassed by that of Benes
dict Arnold. That very issue was
voted down in our county convention
and a Democratic resolution unant'
. mously adopted in its place.
In extenuation of their action the
delegates-only three being present
claimed they were not instructed to
! vote against such resolution! (John
w. Jones was not one of the delegates
so voting, he being on the platform as
one of the vice presidents of the con
lyention.)
= When mass convention of the
: Poweshiek county democrats refused
to endorse the Kansas City platform.
all honorable men should have taken
that as their instruction not to vote
for its endorsement in state conven.
ton.
| They were selected as delegates by
4 a convention that refused to endorse
4 the very thing that they voted for in
:, the convention at Des Moines! Let
e them settle this matter with the demo
j Gratis of Poweshiek county-a large
5, majority of whom We're and still are
S opposed to the endorsement of the
e Kansas City platform as the democrat.
S ic creed.
); We do not propose to support the
II endorsement of the Kansas City plat
d form in order to be loyal" It is not
I now nor never was democratic but is
e populistic.
Il Il We will not support Phillips for gov.
= ernor because of his immoral personal
: record. and because of the disgraceful
and shameful manner in which he
treated his wife. Other democrats
may do as they choose.
Your democracy cannot be question.
q ed with propriety if you don't support
Z the endorsement of the Kansas City
platform or the candidacy of Phillips
< for governor. They are equally q
y stencil in the nostrils of every lover o.
II true democracy and to all who believe
d in the sanctity of the home and the
{ perpetuation of that divine institution
"All democrats are absolved from
o supporting the platform and ticker
0 and are now free lances,-thanks tc
e Walt Butler and the dirty linen of can
/ didate Phillips, of Ottumwa.