Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-27
SMOKING DollWER OUT.

SMOKING O0llNER OUT.
II alertness and suddenness of attack
are to accomplish results in the pres
ent political controversy the standpat-
tiers have certainly earned Il victory
whether they finally get it or not. With
the possible exception of the govern
or's inaugural, which stirred up the
natives "some," the Cummins men have
pursued an even tenor. but .'coups" by
blythe and his minions have been
Forthcoming daily. Men have been
rushed to Washington on special err
rands. interviews self-written and
faxed have been crowded into the daily
papers and one compromise scheme
after another has been sprung until 1t
almost seems as tho the governor We're
vention be allowed to name some of
the delegates.
From the first there was considera-
BILE interest in the attitude Senator
Dolliver would assume. BY nature, by
his Tenth district nativity and by rea-
son of his pronounced tariff revision
views publicly expressed on the floor of
the United States senate and before the
iowa legislature he should be found
0oading the hosts of Cun1mins men, but
a has long been known that Blythe. in
this crisis as when Cummins first ran
for governor, has been threatening
him. Doliiver got his appointment from
the Blythe crowd, to be sure. He must
now avoid convicting himself OF In
gratitude, hence, as before he has been
Inclined to take to the woods.
Sylvan haunts, however, for DOLL
yer, In times like these, have not been
entirely satisfactory to Blythe. The
progressive element of the party has
rested easy In the assurance that Dol
liver would not stultify himself on
him farther. Blythe, however, would
smoke him out. Hence it is that Julian
Richards. in charge of the Des Moines
standpat literary bureau. writing for
Blythe's paper at Burlington. proceeds
to prove that success for Cumnins In
this delegate light means his candidacy
for the senate against Dolliver and
spells defeat for the latter: or that IL
Dolliyer joins Cunmins in the delegate
light Blythe will not support Dolliver
again, but will become a candidate for
the. senate. himself. and Deliver will
have both Cumn,ins and Blythe to
- rfn comes the beautiful con-
clA mat IL Dolliver will turn in and
help Blythe kill Cunmins so dead that
he will never come to life again, that
Cinmins, then. can not be a candidate
against Dolliver and Blythe would be
30 overcome with gratitude that he
would give Doll!ver a clear field.
The logic of the situation is quite
clear. Blythe would undoubtedly pay
my price for the complete political an
limitation of Cummins. but the mis-
take is made in the assumption that
defeat in the delegate fight would pro-
iduce the desired funeral procession.
Heretofore the element behind Cum
minis has thrE.ed and grown strong on
Its defeats. Such defeat now would
come nearer putting Cumnns in the
United States senate than any other
political event. On the other hand. by
the same argument that would give
Dolliver a clear field should he Join
with Blythe, as urged. to XIII Cumnins.
he would put Cummins under equal OBJ
LEGATION should he help kill off Mr..
Blythe, and the Cummins men are ask
ing only that Dolliver be consistent
with himself and mind his own BUSH
ness. In view OF all the surrounding
there would seem to be
ample room in the United States sem
ate for both Mr.. Dolliver and Mr.. Cum
minis. but no room in the party for the
dictatorship Of man of Blythe's po-
litical motives and corporation pur-
poses.