Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-30
At T. DODGE
The Governor Discusses State
Issues Before a Large Au-
dience This Afternoon
THE. DUTY OF THE VOTERS
He Introduces Ills Speech With Talk
On the Duty of Every Voter no Mat
ter Of What Politica! Faith to Ex-
excise the Right of sufferase-sum
mary Of the Address.
eial 10 Times Republican.

Special TO Times Republican.
/ Fort Dodge, Sept. 30.-coverno
lCumnans addressed a large :.udienc
here today, speaking especially of stat
affairs. He said in part
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
linen: The democratic platform of 1870
is a plain and positive declaration TO
free trade, and condemnation of TIL
Republican policy in the Philippines
The republican platform of 1903 is al
equally plain and positive declaration
for protection ard an unqualified ap
lproval of the republican policy in thu
/ Philippines. Therefore, If l can paral
lei the candor which my distinguished
ioppcnsnt Will unquestionabl., exhibi
1hruout the discussion, with fairness
this campaign VIII be. as it ought te
be, absolutely impersonal, and the dis
Icussion confined TO a consideration OF
party policies and public questions.
In the years which do no.. involve
1.-THE election of officers OF the national
government, there are many voters who
iestner forget or ignore the imperative
duty as citizens of the commonwealth,
with the result That the aggrel gate vote
lin such years is greatly reduced. l feel
that I can not do my fellow men a
greater service in this campaign than
| to awaken, If possible, a higher sense
of the obligation which every man OWES
| to his state and to his country to vote
whenever the laws of the land call for
an expression OF public opirion thru
the polls. The full recognition and
complete observance of this duty is
the only safeguard of free institutions.
The man who can, but does not, vote is
but little less dangerous to his country
than the traitor who takes up arms
against ii. / firmly believe that the day
Will come when he who fails 10 exercise
his franchise when he can reasonably
do SO will forfeit it; for he who does
not appreciate the highest ana most
important function of citizenship suf-
ficiently TO perform il, cunclu sively es-
tabishes his uniitnsss to participate III
the government of his fellow men.
Iowa is not alone Interested III the con-
test now begun We are rapidly APP
preaching a presidential eection, in
which the most vital concerns of the
nation will be involved, and the repub-
lie at large can we'll demand that the
voters of Iowa shall mars 1al Them
selves. that they shall rise, stand and
be counted, In order that 1t may be
known how mary of them are for and
how many against the continued SUI
premacy of the republican larty, now
many for and how many against the
tration of Theodore Roosevelt,
who stands SO bravely at his post ems
ploying all the virtues of great heart
and all the faculties of great mind
general truth l have tried 20 express
is applicable to men OF all PARTIES, for
| frankly say that / have vastly more
respect for the man who votes the
de mocratic ticket than for the man who
does not vote at all. | viii, however,
leave the stimulation of the democratic
vote to those who are more directly m
In it. and appeal to the repub-
leans of this state 10 shake off the APP
athy which confidence begels, and de-
vote enough time to their country tn
record their lasting affection for re-
publican doctrines and to sound re"
publican note so clear anc loud thar
their less fortunate companions In
other states may know that there are III
iowa an hundred thousand more uen
who believe in protection than there
are who believe in free traile, an hun
dred thousand more men who believe
that the republican way of dealing with
trusts is better than the democratic
way, an hundred thousand more men
who believe that toward the Philip
pines we have pursued the righteous
and patriotic path of duty. than there
are men who believe we hare wantoniy
wrecked the constitution. ptickedly ELI
shaved a helpless people, and viciously
violated the mandates of modern civila-
"a tdon.
State Affairs.
"Altho the democrats have not an
sailed in their platform the administers
ton of state affairs. 1t is quite natural,
and / hope will not be thought map
If I refer to the government
Of our commonwealth. This state in
both Its legislative and executive
branches has been republican during
its entire his Dry For Its
avs and for their enforcement, as well |
AZ for all other effects which govern
n1ent has upon the character and for
tunes of the people. the republican par
~ may justly be held responsible. |
freely grant that our laws are not per-
fect and there may be instances
doubtless are, in which republican Of |
acers have been unfaithf,ll; but / as
sert without the slightest fear of dis |
pute that the government of the state |
IF Iowa has touched as high a point as |
las ever been attained i'll the history |
IF the human race. Despite the defects |
which all candid men will acknowledge,
he world has never seen a fairer or
nore perfect demonstration Of the wall
lie OF free institutions among men than
2as been and is now exhibited In the
commonwealth of Iowa. In every phase |
'f private and public morals, On all the