Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-28
WALSH is HARD HIT.
7. J. Phillips Calls "our Charlie" bet.
rime1t to Democracy.

SO 6CIrlOCTdCJs
Ihe quicker the democrats of Wa
pello county and the state of Iowa get
rid of Charles A. Walsh the better it
VIII be for the party" said T. ]. Phil
lips OF this city. who was the demo-
cfatlc nominee for governor last year.
MI. Phillips was moved to make this
statement after reading the letter in
last evenings Courier of Charles A.
Walsh, of this city. secretary of the
democratic national committee, to
Iowa democrats pleading for the re-
affirmation of the Kansas City plat
form at the democratic state conyen-
ton in Des Moines next Wednesday.
Mr.. Phillips says it is sheer nonsense
Tor democracy to expect to be success
ful on those issues and cites as the
fact that the party has gone down
twice to defeat with the principles adj
vocated, in the Kansas City platform
as their slogan. Nix. Phillips also
charges Mr.. Walsh with working for
the defeat of the former when he was
a prospective candidate for governor.
Mr.. Phillips terminated the interview
by expressing the hope that both Bry-
an and Cleveland would leave the par
ty. The sooner they do this, he said,
the better.
Mr. Phillips is slightly indisposed at
his home on North Green street. He
called the Courier Office up by tele-
phone last evening and said he had
decided views on Mr.. Walsh's letter A
reporter paid Mr.. Phillips visit and
during the interview said concerning
Mr. Walsh:
He has been a detriment for sever
al years to the democratic party of
this county. He has retarded it's
groth instead of being the great help
and mainstay of the party as he has
ever claimed to be. The principles he
has advocated and for which he is still
clamoring, have brought the party to
defeat in the past as they will do in
the future if they are pushed to the
front in the coming campaigns.
Under No Obligations.
"Tn his letter as given in yesterdays
Courier it is plain to be seen that he
is trying to gain the sympathy of the
democrats of this county. In this he
will not be successful. The democrats
of Wapello county have not forgotten
his actions at last years democratic
convention at Des Moines when he did
all in his power to defeat the local can
didate for the nomination for govern
or. In this he was not successful and
the Wapello county delegates to that
convention have not forgotten Mr..
| Walsh's actions in his attempts to Sc
cure the defeat of the home candidate.
He is entitled to neither the friend
ship nor the assistance of the demo-
cratic party of this county in his at
| tempt to secure the ratification of the
Kansas City platform.
Opposes Kansas City Platform.
81 am radically opposed to the ratifi-
cation of the platform of 1900. If this
platform is endorsed it will be an in
jury to the party which will be felt
for years to come. The party was
defeated while advocating the policy
as outlined in last years platform, in
1896 and again in 1900. The issues
as presented in those two platforms
were passed upon by the voters of this
country and it is sheer nonsense to
come before the intelligent people of
America and expect success by thrash
| ing over old questions which they
have already decided.
Democrats Ought to Unite.
at is high time for the democratic
party to let by cones be by cones. to
quit discussing personalities and unite
on a policy that will be for the best
interest of the people. This great
party has no time to talk of men. The
sooner all this Bryan and Cleveland
talk is stopped, the sooner; they both
get out of the party, the better will be
for the cause of democracy"
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