Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-09

the meeting and addressed the commit
tee. Among other visitors We're: Capt.
Merry OF Dubuque, ex-senator Harmon
of Independence, Senator Alexander of
Marion and Fitzpatrick of Nevada. Mr..
Thompson is chairman of the committee
and Is candidate for the office Of lieu
tenant governor.
IOWA DEMOCRATIC PROBLEMS.
rIowa Staats-Anzeiger.l
The Cass County Democrat, an ar
dent supporter of Bryan and the: 16 to
. policy, hitherto speaks it's mind in ref
erence to the action of the next demo-
cratic state conventions:
While 1t is considered customary for
Q state convention to endorse the last
declaration of party principles, If these
men who control the situation see fit
thru their caucuses and county conven-
tons to select delegates to the state con-
vention who will leave out of the plat
form all extranaous matter and adopt
ringing, clear-cut declaration of princi-
pies on the issues now before the people
of Iowa there are none to say them nay.
We can see in this possible action no
occasion for threats to bolt at this time
such as made by the Dubuque Tele-
graph. Democrats who believe that the
Kansas City platform should be en-
dorsed- have perfect right to fight for
their belief, but they should be willing
to grant the same privilege to demo-
Gratis who believe that such course of
action is inadvisable at the present.
The Clarion Democrat correctly and
Eointedly says:
There Is no reason why w. ]. Bryan
ahould be mentioned in democratic
state platform any more than Col.
Hayne or Andrew Jackson. There is no
more reason why free silver should be
incorporated than the bred Scott decis-
ion"
The following sound and sensible adj
vice is given by Judge Thayer's Clinton
Age:
The Dubuque Telegraph. an alleged
democratic paper. advises the democrats
of Ohio to bolt the ticket unanimously
chosen by the democrats of that state.
Then it turns to the democrats of Iowa
and declares that every county conven-
ton held to select delegates to the state
convention to be held in Des Moines on
the 21st of August must instruct its
delegation to insist upon endorsement
II the state platform of the national
principles promulgated at Kansas City
in 1900 The Age is rather inclined to
the opinion that the democrats of Iowa
will not take advice from an alleged
democratic newspaper which advises
democrats to bolt their party ticket.
Come into the fold with clean hands. Mr..
Telegraph, II you would have your adj
vice respected"
In reference to the liquor question the
Marengo Democrat says:
ut is a pretty well-established fact
that as long as liquor is made 1t will be
drank. AS long as 1t is drank it will be
sold. AS long as it is sold 1t may be
procured anywhere, II the price is forth
coming. With these facts, which every
ones experience seems to justify, look
ing us in the face, what is the use of
trying to eliminate the drinking factor
from the great problems which humans
ly is solving The only move which can
lie. made is to regulate the stuff There
is no more use In attempting to regulate
the human appetite by law than there is
sense in throwing chaft against the
wind. Moral and religious training.
which teaches restraint of the appetite
and passions. is what the world needs
more than 1t does the minister. who
Yields a higher power, and yetsit COM
PEELED to call the laws OF the land to his
aid"
Il The Chicago Chronicle referring to the
endorsement of Bryan and the Kansas
City platform by the recent democratic
convention in this county says. I'm still
insisting that the democracy of Polk
county shall adhere TO the Kansas city
platform with Bryan as their candidate.
they must want to make that county
unanimously republican, = Ss;
The tact II that the very ones who
controlled the convention referred to are
responsible for the snornaous republican