Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-13
'PROH|S' WAX warm
Third Party People Open Cam
paisn By Rally Friday
Night.
FoRTY.sEvEN PEOPLE PRESENT.
Malcolm Smith, w. Howard, x. L.
Brown and Others speak-All Take a
Whack at Other Parties and Repub-
Iican in Particular.

The prohibitionists of Marshall coun-
ty finally opened their compaign in this
city Friday night, when, at the east
court room, the rally that was to have
been held two weeks ago but was post
poned for want of an audience, became
matter of history. There were just
forty seven people present. including
eleven women, two candidates for state
offices and one poor lone yellow dog,
The dog was. incidentally, also a can
didate, in that he wore no license tag
and is eligible to the city pound.
The speakers of the evening were Mr..
Malcolm Smith, of Cedar Rapids, cam
ididate for congress from the Fifth dis
trict; Mr.. w. Howard, of this city, cam
.didate for secretary of state, and MI. \.
l.. Brown, of Ames, chairman of the
Seventh district. All spoke along the
same line. accusing the party now IN
power Of being responsible for all the
governmental i'll to which the country
has fallen heir.
Mr.. Smith called the meeting to or
der and Rev. f. w. Russell delivered
the invocation. Mr.. Smith was the first
speaker and spoke for fifteen minutes
along general lines. He took occasion
to take several shots at the republican
party, of which he claims at one time
to have been member, for their sup
port of the trust by high tariff, and for
their responsibility for the present Ii
qucr situation. He also criticized Con-
gresham Cousins for his attitude in
the east, for so-called hobnobbing with
the bontlholders. whose measures he
endorsed. He accused both Of the lead
ing parties to be absolutely without
closed with the statement that he ex-
pected to be elected and gave promises
of what might be expected of him If he
were placed in office. He closed by in
Miss Jessie Eagan, who re-
cited for the audience.
Mr.. Howard was the next speaker,
and as soon as he warmed to his sub
ject his utterances became most caus-
tic and hostile. The entire trend of his
was more along the line of
criticisms of the party in power than
suggesting q remedy for the existing
evils. He threw considerable mud and
criticized the republican party as
whole and as individuals. He said as
party they were towards and should be
ashamed of themselves. He defied any
in the house to enter the
platform with him and discuss the tar
if question, and paused in his remarks
to give any one the opportunity. So far
p pSp Mas kno@ YIN snere was anlS one re-
" was too timid to take up the cudgel
Of public debate, so the challenge went
Mr. Howard also accused the repub-
lican press of being towards and
ashamed to present but one side of the
issue. He further stated that in GER
tain states, by measures passed, and
it's failure to enforce others, the repub-
lican party in power was nothing but
a lot of anarchists. He accused the
g per e ee REqWfr ct being responsible for
the paupers, and large percentage OF
the insane and inebliates was also laid
at their feet. He dared any in the house
to deny his allegations. He closed by a
general summing up OF the sins COM
mitted or those that would be commit
ted by the presnt republican party.
Mr.. Brown was then introduced, and
made a lengthy address on the princi-
pal issues of the day. His remarks
were along the same general lines as
the other speakers, and both the repub-
lican and democratic parties came in
for another general drubbing. The
meeting then closed with the announce
ment that Mr.. John G. Wooley had
been secured to deliver an address in
the Presbyterian church on Saturday
evening, Sept. "a.