Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-24


there are many republicans who remain
with their PARTY only because they do
not understand the change which has
taken place in that party Within the
last few years.
ITO attempt to patch up an apparent
harmony between those who are not in
sympathy with democratic purposes is
not only a waste OF time but would
Grove disastrous. The men who desert Y
cd the party in 1896 may be divided in-
TO two classes. Those who left because
they understood the issue presented
and those who left because thy did not
understand the real nature of the con-
test Until the former are completely
changed i'm their sympathies they can
not return to the party without injurlng
/ it, The latter will be reconciled TO the
party when they themselves become
aware OF the real character OF the HE
and death struggle now being Waged
between plutocracy and deinocra y. l
say plutocracy, because the aristocracy
of today is one of wealth rather than
of birth, and it includes not only those
Who have been alienated from the COM
mon people by the possession of great
wealth, pander to ii and measure all
things by q money standard. oi gan
lied wealth has become so potent In
government affairs that some even
now despair of applying amy effective
remdy But such underestimate the
patriotism OF the people ana the
strength of the public conscience. The
people have a remedy within their pom
en- namely the ballot. and with it they
can and will right every wrong and
remedy every grievance.
The democratic party must have a
controlling purpose. unchanged by VIC
tory or defeat ii must stand for that
purpose a, all times and everywhere,
unmoved by threats of disaster ana in-
influenced by promise OF temporary
gain. lit must have a character for
character is as essential in a party as
it is in an individual.
We can not tell what issues we may
have to meet; we can only determine
10 meet them in a democratic spirit
to apply to them democratic principles
and to take the peoples side always.
In 1892 the paramount issue was taflfi
reform and the democratic party bold
lly assorted it's demand for tariff Tor
revenue only. 1t fought the campaign
and it won, but it's majority Was so
narrow that Il few senators, disloyai
to the party ON this subject. defeated
the verdict of the people rendered a,
the polls But the failure of the party
TO do all that it promised would not
have been so disastrous but for the rae.
that the Wilson btu, unsatisfactory as
lit was to tariff reformers, had to bear
the sins OF a republican financial sys-
tenn which was supported by our adj
ministration against the protest of an
Overwhelming majority of the voters
of the party.
I'm 1900 the action of the republican
party in turning a war commenced for
humanity into w&r of conquest COM
PEELED the consideration of another
question: question so far-reachins
in its consequences that our party
rightfully declared it to be the para
mount issue.
The protected manufacturers, of
course, stood by the administration
which had given them Dingey law
Trust promoters and trust magnates,
recognizing in the democratic party
an inveterate force and numbering
among their stockholders many of the
most influential republicans. threw all
their strength to the republican party
and by their support purchased i'm
munty from punishment.
/ Since the election of 1900, imperial
ism is more openly avowed and inn
perialistic methods more boldly entered
upon because the administration can
point to that election as an apparent
Endorsement. altho the party leaders az
THAT time vehemently denied imperial
Iistic intent
How can the opponent of aristocracy
and plutocarcy be united for a success
full attack upon entrenched privilege:
Not by making peace with the enemy;
rot by initiating their works, theil
methods of their phraseology. but by
an honest, STRAIGHTFORWARD appeal to
the American people upon a platform
that can be understood and with an or
Sanization that can be trusted. Already
many of the republicans are wavering
! hut they can never be won to the demo
cratic party as long as they can SAY
that our party is as bad as theirs. MOI
+ by surrender. not by compromise, no
by equivocation. not by ambiguity, no
| by vaciliaton is the victory to be Won
but by bold, constant. persistent, stead
IA st defense of the interests of the peo.
l,le at all times, under all circumstances
&nd on all questions. To lose faith il
tie eXpediecncy of such a course is t.
lose faith in the omnipotence of truth
Cpon this basis we can not only hal-
lnoniZe all who are democratic in senti-
nent and sympathy. but we can draw
TO our party those of the opposition VIII,
cherish democratic ideas, but have beer
misled by republican arguments
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