The Irish standard., 1903-07-11
cock, Hendricks. Tilden and Douglas,

cock, Hendricks, Tilden and Douglas,
all of them pillars of the party faith.
The correspondent asked Mr.. Sulli-
van why he kept Grover Cleveland's
portrait i'll so conspicuous a place.
Because" he said, Il admire Cleve-
land. He was Il great president
able. prudent and honest. In common
with other Democrats l differed With
him about some of the policies which
he inaugurated during his last term
in the white house, but cannot with
hold my admiration for his courage
his prudence and his conservatism.
History will give Grover Cleveland an
enviable place among the presidents
of the United States
Thus it will be seen that Iowas
Democratic candidate for governor
differs from a majority of the men
who embraced the tenets of silver.
One of their articles of faith was that
Grover Cleveland was Il traitor to his
trust and country. Mr. Sullivan not
only does not believe this. but holds
otherwise. and has the courage to say
so. 1t requires courage of Il high order
! a man who is seeking Il high office
even as Il Democrat in Iowa to be so
frank and truthful. 1t ut least proves
that he is superior to his environ
ment.
Mr.. Sullivan will be the leading
figure of the coming battle between
the parties. He will take the stump
in behalf of his own candidacy and
expects to visit every county in the
state He will make his fight upon
tariff and trusts. which, he says, are
the two great issues before the Amer
lean people.
1T is my belief" he said to the
writer. "tlIlt if these issues are force
fully presented to the voters of this
state and kept before their attention.
the Democrats will in the course Of a
few years carry Iowa. The Iowa
farmer is no longer Il protcctinllist. He
cannot understand why he should be
forcd to pay a premium upon every
thing that enters into the routine of
his farm merely because trust en-
gagged i'm manufacturing insists upon
being protected against alleged foreign
| competition. The farmers. however,
are not yet ripe for revolt. but the
time when they will be is not far
away | cannot understand why the
republican party is unwilling to make
reciprocal trades treaties with Eu-
ropean nations and thus secure for
our farm and other products Il broader
market than they enjoy at present.
Chamberlain's proposition to establish
more cordial relations with Engand's
colonies. with view to making them
the future producers of England's
food supply will sooner or later he
Our farmers realize that there is an at
Effectiveness in the proposal that will
prevent it from being fogOtten and
they do not like the prospect of Il fa-
vored rival. 1t is coming home to
them that there is Il great deal more
in the theory of protection for the
manufacturer and for the financial in
terests conferred in Wall street than
there is for the farmer. AS matters
stand now England cannot enter up
on IL course which may segregatc her
from the rest of the world. She can
not afford to limit her markets. [
have been reading Hnggard's Rural
England and find that England at no
time ever possesses more than Il three
days supply of food for her inhabi
tants. With that fact in mind it is
easy to understand why the ministry
does not care to enter upon an i'm
mediate experiment of Chamberlain's
idea. But the Chamberlain idea is
sure to stimulate the colonies to eff
forts to increase the output Of their
| lOOl plOUuCtS. w uell lHeS LitNS az
complishcd this the troubles OF the
American farmers will be multiplied"
One of the pleasantest episodes of
Mr.. Sullvan's career was the recep-
ton which was rendered him upon his
return to Creston from Des Moines
The citizens of this city turned out to
extend greetings and well wishes to
the Democratic candidate, irrespec
tive of party affiliations. 1t was a
genuine outburst of rejoicing over the
good fortune Of popular fellow
townsman.
Everybody in Creston and Union
county is fond of Jerry Sullivan. They
like him for his manlness. his sue
cess. his attachments and his correct
life. Everybody here calls him Ger
ry," just as the delegate who placed
him in nomination called him Jerry.
He is known all over Iowa as Jerry
Sullivan, but this does not detra ct
from his dignity or his self-respcct. 1t
rather proves he has succeeded in
winning the esteem and love of those
with whom he has come in frequent
contact. He is Iowa born and has
spent his whole life in this great
farming state. All of his activities
have been confined to Iowa. Twenty