Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-13
.BO|[S CONES Forth
The Result of This Years Dem
ocratic Convention Is Pleas
to the Ex-Governor
COMPETITION MUST BE HAD
eoies Puts Revenue Tariff in opposi-
ton to Protective Tariff and Lays
Blame for Trusts and MonopoIies on
the Tariffs Ardent Supporter Of J.
b. Sullivan.

B. Sullivan.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Oct l3.-Gov. Horace
Boies has emerged from his retirement
to lend his influence for the enlarge
ment OF the vote of jeremiah B. Sulli
van. democratic. candidate for governor,
and to add little to the interest in
| a campaign which is notoriously dull
litical work since he rnade the race for
congress last year in the Third district
against Judge Birdsall after Col. Hen
derson had voluntarily taken himself
out of the race, but he has been living
quietly on his big farm In Grundy coun-
lty, one Of the finest farms in the CEN
trail part of the state, tho maintaining
an office In Waterloo. An effort has
been made to induce him to go on the
stump this year and address democratic
meetings He was absent from the
state convention which nominated Mr..
Sullivan and took no part in the making
| OF the platform, tho a. year ago he ap-
|peared and led the fight for a similar
platform and for brushing away the
vagaries of the Kansas City platform.
| II is known that the result of this years
convention was as pleasing to the ex-
governor as that of last year. He is a
| personal adnirer of the democratic
candidate. George n. Huffman, man
ager of the speakers bureau for the
democratic committee, has just received
| a letter from Gov. Boies in which the
| latter states clearly his position. He
states that he believes this is the way
| he can best aid in the increase of DEM
ocratic votes. The letter is regarded
| by the democrats as one of the finest
the ex-governor has ever contributed.
| 1t Is devoted entirely to the tariff
question. He declares, moreover, that
the issues OF this campaign are pure
|ly national and it is gratifying to him
70 know that they are ee!ng discussed
with candor and ability by each of the
candidates. The result OF this can
vass," he states, will be watched with
great interest thruout the nation, be-
cause inasmuch as ours is essentially
an agricultural state, it will demon
strate the drift of public sentiment
among the largest OF our classes, the
farmers OF the nation The governor
themupon enters upon an exhaustive
discussion of the tariff question, put
ting revenue tariff In opposition to a
protective tariff. He states frankly that
he has not always entertained his pres
ent views, for he was reared in the
Henry Clay school
Protection to infant industries" he
concludes, "is thing; of the past. Pro-
lection to raise revenue to meet an
enormous public debt is no longer nee
essary. Should it, under these circum-
stances, be continued? That is the vital
question now
He laid the blame for the trusts and
monopolies on the tariff and declared
that There is one remedy for the trust
and one eonly-competition. It 1t can not
be had at home it must come from
abroad"
The democrats are making prepar-
ations for their big rally in this city
on Thursday evening of this week.
They will have as rhe chief speakers
Gen. James b. Weaver and Congress
man M. j. Wade. Gen. Weaver has not
yet done any speaking In the campaign.
He Is here his week attending the con-
vention of the state anti saloon league.
His interest In temperance work has
never abated. He used to be conspicu
GUS in all these state meetings and
never hesitated to Glke stand in ia
vor Of prohibition. Judge Wade has
been out speaking the past few weeks.
He stated yesterday that while he has
had some excellent meetings he finds
that the campaign is little duh and
it is hard to get up enthusiasm His
afternoon meeting at Carroll was not
we'll attended, but he has had some
rousing big meetings elsewhere. He has
never delivered a political speech in
this city and the meeting Thursday
might Will be one largely compliment
tary to him. Another speaker has been
added in the person of II. G. Evans,
who is one of the democratic candi-
dates for representative In this county
Mr. Evans will pay special attention
to the so-called state issues and he
will bear down heavily on insurance
matters and the protection of the get
rich quick concerns. He has gathered
a mass of information on this subject
and is prepared to jump onto the state
officials in a way to make everybody
skedaddle Incidentally there will be no
speech on this occasion by Mr.. Evans
associate on the ticket-Walt Butler
The two are running on the same ticket
and for members of the house where
they would have to deal with the in
surance question. But Mr.. Butler, he
of Pansy fame In congress. is the au
ditor of the big insurance company
which took over the gold bond invest
ment business of the Northwestern Life
and Savings of this city, and he is deep
in that business. A joint discussion
between Evans and Butler on the mer
its Of, gold bond investment business
might be interesting, but will hardly
be tolerated.
Judge Wade is devoting most of his
time and attention to the tariff question
especially as it relates to the trusts
He takes the same position as that
taken by him last year and places re-
sponsibility for the existence and per-
petuation Of trusts on the tariff laws.