Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-08
SENATOR sPooNER.
ICedar Rapids Republican,


ICedar Rapids Republican,
A certain faction of the republican
party in Wisconsin is making an eff
fort to retire Senator Spooner to pri-
waite life. If this effort shall develop in
to the proportions of a formidable fight
on Senator Spooner, it will excite the
interest of republicans in every state In
the union, and it is safe to predict that
it will all be enlisted in favor of Sen
ator Spoone1'S success.
No other senator in congress has
gained more rapidly in general public
favor than Senator Spooner of Wiscon-
sin. He has proven himself to be a
man of great intellectual attainment
of large capacity for leadership. He is
Furthermore possessed great ability
as debater and floor leader a
large proportion of recent legislation
has been shaped and influenced by him
With the exception of Senator Allison
and Senator Hanna, there is probably
no other republican senator better
known or more highly honored today
than Spooner, of Wisconsin.
The retirement of Spooner would be
q public calamity. Men of his type are
always needed in the national congress.
He is ready on the instant to Go bat
tie either as a statesman or as a poll
itician. His speech in defense of the
army in the closing hours of the latest
session of congress, tho made on the
spur of the. moment was a master
piece. He was the senator selected to
reply to the argument of Senator Hoar
on the Philippine bill and tho Sen
ator Hoar lis a master of all of the
of the trained orator
it is conceded on every hand that he
was pested by the little giant from
Senator Spooner is more than a SEN
ator from the Badger state. He is in
very deed in truth a senator of the
United States. The republicans from
every portion of the union want him
kept in public life. 1t is clearly appar-
snt that the little clique of mal-contents
who are seeking his overthrow can not
be republicans in the broad sense of
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IOWA AND ROOSEVELT.
VALLEY EXprcss.l
There is no tendency in Iowa to
criticize her congressional delegat on
but there is necessity
'or plain speaking at this time ON Gu
pan reciprocity. The republican party
stands committed to the policy as
by the lamented Mckinley
both in speeches and in his personal
pledges to the Cubans. This plain
luty of the party can not be honorably
svaded and, President Roosevelt has
he united support of Iowa repupli-
ans in his demand that congress full
ill the promises made.
How far the Iowa members are in
lulging in the concerted plan of snlb-
,ing Roosevelt can not be known. That
hey are rot involved in such petty
PRACTICES is to be hoped, for the state
# Iowa already ido!izes Theodore
Roosevelt; it admires his frankness
Heights in his candor and believes in
lis integrity. The issue should never
De drawn between our delegation in
and our president, for we
ear the result would be sadly UNI
,leasant and disappointing to the dele
sation.
There should be, in fact, no real diff
erence between Iowa members in con-
.ress and the president. Iowa along
With the other western states is more
Interested in seeing justice done to
cuba than to selfishly demand that no
hange shall be made in the sugar tariff
chedules. There is a rugged honesty
n old Iowa that makes us sensitive
o the national honor. We must keep
aith with Cuba, and there should be,
{ there is not, enough patriotism in our
delegation in congress to hold up the
lands Of the president. The meddle-
ONE sugar trust With it's indefatg-
BILE lobbyists certainly has no hold
n any member Of lowa's peerless"
elegation Ii they have let him be
ointed out and Iowa will promptly at
end to his case. If there be several
f him." each will be reached in his
urn.
Iowa republicans owe it to them
elves and to the congressional dele
alton to endorse in no uncertain way
he presidents patriotic effort to sus-
lin the national integrity by the full
llment of Mcl<inley's sacred promises
D the Cubans The endorsement of
ne presidents reciprocity policy would
nchol the Iowa delegation and not III
NY manner SAVIOR of condemnation,
a fact, to now omit to endorse IT would
e to prejudice those members who
re seeking recollection by bringing
heir motives in relation to reciprocity