Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-09

WON'T TALK ABOUT PLATFORM
Victory Of the standpatters In the
State Has Strange Effect On Them
-Repubiicans Generally, Think kas-
sons Clear Statements Hit the Nail
squareiy On the Head.
special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. June 9.--It is not too
much to say that the letter Of John A.
Kasson in which he discussed with
frankness and clearness the sentiments
of the Iowa standpatters as they have
expressed them in their platform pro-
duction created a sensation i'm Iowa po-
litical circles. The effect may be judg-
ed not only by what republican news
papers are saying but by what they are
not saying. More eloquent than any
thing else is the dense silence which
suddenly fell upon republican news
papers OF certain class. Iney nave
studiously avoided letting their readers
have the view of MIR. Kasson on what
are republican principles as they nave
existed from the foundation OF the par
ty. They have suddenly become inter-
ested in things away off. They desire
that recent political history in Iowa
shall be forgotten. 1t has been sug-
gested that possibly the first appear
nal for a general order from some CEN
trail source of authority to newspapers
under the influence to Immediately ana
absolutely abstain from any recognition
that John A. Kasson is on earth. AL
any rate, if such an order had been Is
sued, it would have just about the same
result which has been achieved IN some
way. The newspaper editors VINO doh
like to have ugly truths pounded into
Them by men of Mr.. KassOn's caliber
and who realize that there is no an
swer to be made to his arguments be-
cause none is possible, are Keeping
beautifully still about reciprocity ana
tariff changes. But already the lelteI
has reached perhaps half the voters OF
the state and republicans generally
have been delighted over the tact that
Mr.. Kasson was so kind as to speak out
plainly at time when others appeared
to be losing their heads. The writer
has heard from scores of the very best
republicans in the state warm words OF
commendation for Mr.. Wasson in re-
gard to his letter. They do not hesi-
tate to say that he is right and to de-
clare that his position is impregnable.
.swhat Mr.. Kasson says" remarked
Charles Aldrich, compares well with
the historic policy OF the republican
party. And he states 1t so clearly ana
so convincingly that 1t IS a deiight TO
read his letter. / surmise that II any
BODY wants to take up the Argument
and undertake to show that John a..
Kasson doesn't know what be is talking
about he will get his hands full. Mr.
Kasson is old and has had III health,
but he has mind that is clear and he
knows whereof he speaks"
..Sav. that letter of Mr.. kasson's was
all right" said l.. f. Andrews, for forty
years a newspaper man of Des MONIES
and a lifelong republican. What kas-
son SAYS is true. He states the position
of the republican party correctly"
II remember very WELL" said Ole o.
Roe who was one Of the presidential
electors -at-large for Iowa who cast q
vote for Mckinley and Roosevelt.
hearing John A. kasson make speech
on the tariff question In Nevada Just
about twenty years ago. He was
magnificent orator in his prime and out
of his wonderful store of knowledge,
gained by life in the public service
and right at the front, he delivere6 an
address which was the finest presenta-
ton of the tariff question | have ever
heard. Mr.. kasson is type of the high
protectionist. He believes in protection
from the ground up. And when he
points out how far the platform adopted
here last month strays from the recog-
nized path he performs service to the
party which ought to be appreciated.
"That Kasson letter hit the nail right
on the head" declared S. M. Leach. of
Dallas county, commissioner on the st.
I,ouis exposition commission. 'The
authority of John A. Kasson in matters
of party principles cannot very well be
Questioned here in Iowa. l am glad he
wrote the letter"
Another who is in a position where
avoidance of controversy is wise de-
clared: You have performed a public
service in getting such clear state
ment from Hon John A. kasson. We
needed something like that to clear tho
somewhat befogged atmosphere in
Iowa, Here are II lol vi lciltWS WV
have been trying to make it appear that
the Iowa idea as expressed in our plat
forms which we adopted unanimously,
and as upheld by Governor Cummins in
scores of his public addresses, was
something new, was an innovation
among republicans, that it was unor-
thodox, that it. was dangerous, that II
was free trade that it was democratic.
Having control of the channels thru
which the unthinking public is reached
they really convinced many people OF
these things. They Illustrated the fact
that lie well stuck to is sometimes
quite as good as the truth-at least for
little while. But the moment Iowa
republicans begin to realize that what
Governor Cummins has been advocat-
ing is right in line with the historic
policy of the party, and that this new
standpatism is the innovation and