Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-04
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| Chaplin, Oct. 4.-The publication of
both of the letters of acceptance from
| the Third district candidates for con-
gress has done much to clarity the po-
| litical atmosphere and incidentally to
/ bring about an increased knowledge OF
"the Iowa idea" and what it really
| means. Ex-Governor Boies plainly
comes out for tariff for revenue only,
| that is, free trade as nearly free as any
country enjoys 60 it. Mr.. Boies, if he
had his way would remove all duties
| from all trust manufactured articles
and that now includes about 60 per cent
OF everything we eat. drink (water ex
cepteD and wear. Judge Birdsall can
not state too strongly his belief in the
doctrine of protection, but endorses
1.-THE Iowa idea. that if such protection
shelters monopoly and has killed COM
petition, then he is in favor of
l ticle that is a monopoly because of the
aid and comfort of protection.
If Judge Birdsall can keep up the
tension of political sledge-hammer
work shown in his letter of acceptance
| Mr.. Boies has found foeman worthy
of his steel" And Mr. Boies being a
farmer and knowing all about the for
mer prices OF corn and the cost of pro-
| auction, has not shown his usual
| shreWdness in advocating the taking off
of all duty on all trust manufactured
articles. The good German farmers i'll
his district are not yet converted to the
| idea of free hides. Notwithstanding the
hide trust is as completely an equipped
and well-organized one as any extant.
And northeastern Iowa has some farm
ers who raise sheep and grow wool and
! we all know there is meat trust and
q wool combine, at least so democratic
| papers and orators tell us. Many of
Governor Boies' farmer friends are not
yet ready for free wool and free meat.
The writer has been in many towns in
the west end Of the Third district since
Colonel Henderson's letter of declina-
1 ton and if the same sentiment exists all
thru the district as along the Iowa Cen
trail railroad counties it Is fair as
| sumption that Judge Birdsall will roll
UP bigger majority than Henderson
/ could possibly have shown. The secret
ballot would have enabled many a re-
i publican to have had an opportunity of
showing his dislike of Henderson,
methods, language and letter writing.
/ One pronounced anti Henderson repub-
llcan told the writer he could have
counted forty republican votes against
Henderson in and about Union, Hardin
county.
The democrats (there IL one to be
heard occasionally even in the western
4 part of the Third district) sneeringly
i refer to the brotherly love now shown
by the 4oird district republicans. After
Henderson's withdrawal they did pluck
lEp courage enough to claim Boies' cleo
ton and calling sure, but this sneeI
shows they now realize the republicans
have closed up the ranks and that INC
democrat need apply. OF course all OF
US realize that Henderson had 1000 to
4 1900 democratic votes lin his vest
pocket" in and about Dubuque. and 1t is
4 equally true that Birdsall will not gel
many of these votes. But to Offset these
votes the coming strenuous campaign
will bring out full republican vote
and If Dubuque breaks even" the
western end of the district will attend
to Brother Boies' aspirations.
And it appears now to a man up a
tree that this late unpleasantness" in
the Third district will result like
many matrimonial tilt. After the few
words have been passed, after each
rarty has heard and uttered some very
plain language, they forgive and for
get and love each other better than be-
4 fore. 1t strikes many democrats that
/ way just now.
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