Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-14
IR|[D IO SUPPRESS
KASS0N LETTER
Pressure From Their Readers
Forced Standpat Papers
to Publish 1t
YOUNG CALLS kAssoN unsouho
sneers About kasson Not Being Sound
on the Tariff - Refers to Democratic
Papers Printing It-After Nine Days
Of Silence Des Moines Capital Pub
fishes the Letter.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 1.-THE situation
of some of the radicals in regard to
the Kasson letter is amusing. They
wouldn't print it: they wouldn't dis
cuss it; they wouldn't dignity it by
noticing such letter from such an
insignificant parsonage! They set their
faces against it hard. But the storm
ter nine days Of deliberation and deep
meditation Lafe Young printed 1t IN
his paper. But 1t was only after he
had writhed and twisted and got red
in the face about IL That he was
thoroughly mad about it was advertis-
ed by him in his introduction. he
started off with q sneer and snarl -
and a deliberate falsehood. Then he
undertook to make 1t appear 1t was on
ly democratic contrivance anyway.
"Of course" he wrote. the letter has
been published in all the democratic
papers" This is rich. Here are the
principal ones: Marshalltown Times
Moines Register and Leader, Fort
Dodge Messenger, Clinton Herald. Du-
buque Times, Mt. Pleasant News,
Ames Intelligencer. Cherokee Times,
Manson Journal. Grinnell Gazette,
Webster City Freeman Tribune, Boone
News, Harlan Republican,, Knoxville
Journal, Stuart Herald, Guthrie Guth-
rian, and scores of Others What q
lot Of democratic papers there are in
Iowa, and good ones. too: II Lafe
Young is to be allowed the privilege
of making the classification. Most o.
these s.tienoc,tic" swspa pers printed
the Kasson letter four and five and
six days before Young printed it--some
of them eight or nine days before. And
to keep UP the deception Young in
troduces the letter with We repub-
lish the letter to our democratic friends
in full" Ah: and has 1t come to pass
that tariff discussions can only be for
democrats? Then the Capital pro-
ceeds to read Mr.. Kasson, along with
all these papers, right out of the party.
..It it interesting to know that Mr..
Kasson has never been sound on the
tariff question and was not considered
ber Of congress.
What a pity President Mckinley
didn't learn that Kasson was not to be
regarded as a republican at all, when
he chose him for the most important
and delicate diplomatic political task
of his administration? What lot or
strange things are being discovered
at this time when all who dare sup
port republican principles as advocat-
ed by Blaine, Mckinley, Grant, Sher-
man, Dingley and Cummins are being
counted as democrats" or populists.
But it IS something to have at last
compelled the king of the standpattefs
to have printed the kasson letter, even
in wrath, and with red face and with
falsehoods direct and by innuendo,
even though he must excuse himself
by kicking Mr.. kasson clear out OF
the standpat party.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 14.-Governor A. b.
Cumnins Is attending the meeting of
the board of regents at Iowa City for
week. He has mapped
out quite an extensive journey at this
time, IOI lie Is iot " 1Sluih uiiSA oitIi
the meeting of the national republican
In Chicago. The governor
has fully recovered his health and
strength the results Of the grippe have
he has excellent color and
his voice IS stronL again. He has suf-
fered for four or five months. and at
times, even the routine OF his offic.
work was most arduous to him. But
he is possessed of wonderful vitality
and he iS now ripe for year of good
work. That he feels himself able for
almost ....,, ,.,;ng is indicated by the
fact that he h.,s accepted an invitation
to make the Fourth Of July address at
Charles City, Ter Re has not been much
given tn making speeches on The
Fourth. Tie governor is to speak Il.
the semi tenselnial Of Cornell College
:h,s week. :hen SO to ST Louis was'e
he s To SIC ak Ect.re a meeting Il ii at
the Iowa day excuses. He win lave
only two DAYS al st. Louis. He has re-
cei.-e'l Invitations Cor visiting the yar
ious features o: the pike" and the
lE!ve proE:cad special per-
forrances hut his tim" is so linl..ed
he will hardly attend any Of them. He
will go to Chicago and be present early
in the week, and doubtless be some
what conspicuous on the Iowa delega-
ton If he continues in his excellent
health he will undoubtedly be one of the
dent Roosevelt and will do as much