Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-17
Strong Indications That Silver
Men Have Practical Control
of Democratic Party
j. 3. suLLIvAN's PRINCIPLES
He Has Always Adhered to Principles
of Kansas City Platform, Worked for
Reatfirmasion at Last State conven-
ton, and Has Always Supported MIR.
Bryan-other Elements IN Situation.

I Sppc1al 10 1llneS-Repu Dilcstn.
Des Moines. Oct 17.--Are the Iowa
| democrats trying TO worl. the conf
dence game upon the people of the
state? Are the silver men who We're
defeated in the last two state con-
1 ventions again in the ascendency. and
are their policies debating the course
| OF the campaign this year? These
are questions that the voters of the
state would do well to consider 1t
VIII be remembered that the gold men
only won out i'll the last two demo-
cratic conventions by narrow major
tiles. In the convention two years
ago they refused TO re-affil'm the Kan
sas City platform by a majority of
about forty votes, and this year their
majority Was only about one hundred.
This indicates that the two factions are
almost equally divided in Iowa. The
silver men are not satisfied with the
platform adopted this year. William
Jennings Bryan, whom they revere as
4 leader, has repeatedly denounced It.
Several democratic conventions have
refused TO follow the example of the
state convention and have re-affirmed
the Kansas City platform in the strong
EST terms.
There are other indications that the
silver men have practical control. All
LOT the candidates of the democratic
state ticket have been supporters of the
Kansas City platform. J.. ID. Sullivan.
their candidate for governor has al
ways adhered to the principles OF the
Kansas City platform. and his district.
rtthe Slh) Went strongly in favor of re-
affirmation at the last state convention
He has always supported Bryan and
there is no question but that he still
believes in all of the principles enunci-
ated in the last national platform OF
the party, Under these circumstances
ii is not unfair to say that vote for
Mr.. Sullivan is a vote for the Kansas
City platform.
But there are still other indications
that this is true. w. r. Hearst of the
Chicago American, has always sup
ported the Kansas City platform and
Mr.. Bryan thru his papers. In fact.
his paper in Chicago was started In
1900 for the purpose of assisting Mr.. |
Bryan in his campaign. In spite of
this fact we now see the democratic |
state committee arranged with Mr.. |
Hearst to food the state with copies |
of his paper during the next two weeks. |
The gold democrats are supposed to
control the state committee and yet /
they do hot hesitate to enter into an /
with Mr. Hearst, whose I
papers have always been outspoken |
for the platform which they refused TO
re-affirm at their last two state con-
sentions.
to believe that the silver
men are still controlling the policy of
the democratic party in Iowa. They
nave the state candidates. they abso-
uteiy control several of the congress
sional districts, and in several coun-
ties they have refused 10 adopt the
course followed by the democratic
state convention. The democratic state
has entered into arrange
ments with Mr., Hearst which places
them under obligations to him. If he
IS a candidate for president next year
ne will call upon the Iowa democrats
to repay him for his assistance this
year. The voters OF the state should
consider these matters carefully. There
s still reason to believe that a vote
ior the democratic ticket is endorse
nent of the Kansas City platform in
,luding free silver.