Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-23
THE IOWA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

lCouncil Bluffs Nonpareil.]
From republican point of view no
more satisfactory position could have
been taken by the democracy. Defeated
in two natioral and several state cam
paigns While committed to such policies
the democracy of Iowa will be the more
severely drubbed by the republicans this
year. Never have the republicans of
Iowa succeeded in such a splendid series
of victories and large majorities as when
they have had their opponents commit
ted to the free coinage proposition, and
now with that proposition discarded by
the party in three Of the first five states
to express themselves this year and
practically SO by fourth, and with the
vote so close against discarding it in
this state. who can tell how great will
be the victory of republication this
fall?
sioux city Journal.l
The body of the platform will prove a
surprise to the rank and file of the dem
ocratic party. 1t will prove surprise
to the republicans who We're quite pre-
pared for vehement declaration and spe-
cific propositions on the subject of rail-
road taxation. If the corporations Won
at Cedar Rapids they also Won at Des
Moines The Des Moines platform is
not as direct in its definitions, touching
the matter of dealing with corporate
power and touching the matter of taxa
tion of railroad properties. as the Cedar
Rapids platform. If there are platitudes
in the Cedar Rapids platform there are
inferior platitudes in the Dies Moines
platform. The Cedar Rapids platform
pledges that 1.-The republican party will
seek faithfully to guard the interests of
all the people, to develop the resources
of this country for the common welfare,
to levy the necessary taxation without
bias or favor. and to secure that just
recognition of the rights of every indi-
vidual under which all find security and
prosperity together" The Des Moines
platform declares: THE democratic
party believes that the burdens of taxa
ton should be borne equally by all taxa
Bile property We pledge our members
of the general assembly to formulate
and urge the adoption of such law as
will compel the burdens of taxation to
rest on corporate and Individual prop
erty alike, without favor or exemption
of any interests"
AS to the rest, the Des Moines plat
law and the substitution of local OPP
ton law, and the abolition of the offices
of state printer and state binder.
That is all The Des Moines platform
does not even undertake an Indictment
of the record of the republican party in
this state or in the country at large. 1t
Is platform without legs.
LIowa Staats-Anzeiger, dem.l
The democratic state convention yes
terday committed a serious blunder in
.eaffirming the Kansas City platform.
That question is dead and had no bust
ness in purely state election and only
serves to distract and divide the party.
1t looks almost as If the men who advo-
Gated the rehabiliment of this issue 50
obnoxious to thousands of democrats in
Iowa were in the pay of the republican
party and work to reduce the demo-
cratic vote in this state as much as
possible. 1t is too bad. The party had
the opportunity of lifetime to gain a
glorious victory, which we are afraid is
lost thru the stubbornness of some of
the party leaders.
[Sioux City Tribune, ind dem.1
The latter 1.-THE silveritesl have an idea
calculated to make men eanatical. If
they can believe it at all they must OF
necessity, it would seem, believe fiercely.
So believing they can not turn away
easily. And yet they only won over the
men who sought to restore party gov
eminent in Iowa by small margin in
the convention. After they shall try
their issue again to the people their
forces will still further diminish and
Gisintegrate and another year will make
1t easier to restore the party and the two
party system. In the opinion of the Tri-
bune much was gained to government by
the open struggle over the merits of the
idea which has dominated the democrat
ic party since 1896. To have compro-
missed, or to have adjourned the conven-
ton without showing the desire for re-
form and the strength OF the reform
forces. would have been to diminish
hope OF reform and to postpone still fur
ther the day OF restoration. 1t will
doubtless follow now that in all counties