Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-05
D. G. Tillotson, Who Led the
Silver Republican Defec-
ton, Returns to Party
WILL WORK FOR ROOSEVELT
Writes Long Letter to Congressional
Committee In Which He Tells Why
the People Should Support Roosevelt
for the Presidency Text of His
Letter.
Special to Times- Republican.

Special to Times- Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 5.--The republican
state central committee has received a
copy Of a letter from d. c. Tillotson, OF
Topeka, Kansas, who was chairman OF
the national committee of the silver
republican party in the campaign OF
1900. In it he tells why the people
should support Roosevelt. The letter is
as follows
Topeka, Kas., Aug. 22.-Hon. j. w
Babcock, Chairman, Republican Con-
gressional Committee. Dear Sir: In
1895 a large number of voters who had
always been loyal republicans support
ed the nominee Of the democratic party
for convictions sake. While many,
doubling the good faith of the demo-
cratic party, returned to their alleg-
lance, a greater number believing that
the republican party was not recognize
ing the economic and industrial prob-
/
to support the democratic candidate.
Those in the silver republican party did
me the honor, in 1900, of making me
the chairman of their national commit
tee. Present conditions make any fur
Their attempt to maintain silver party
organization a mere farce whatever
may be ones academical theory of
money.
with changed conditions come
changed political relations. speak only
for myself, but it appears to me that
the democratic party has forfeited it's
claim upon all voters except such as
vote the ticket from tradition. Indeed,
| the only democrat, who In a generation
| has stood for an idea, Is constrained to
admit that the candidate of his party
| is the beneficiary Of a fraud practiced
upon the convention which nominated
him.
"The democratic party thru it's at
titude, and the attitude of its candi-
dates, admits that the republican party
is right on the n7oney question. 1t adj
mits that the republican party has per-
fected the legislation needed for con-
trolling the trusts and monopolies, a
perfection, that the. republican party
itself has never claimed. 1t admits
that If successful, nothing in the way
of tariff legislation can be effected ex-
Icept such as may be approved by the
republican party, yet it seeks to make
tariff tinkering an issue. 1t condemns
| the acquisition of the right to build the
Panama canal, but says ratify the act
| by keeping the goods 1t sympathizes
with the Filipinos, but fails to recog-
nize that the acquisition of these is
lands was ratified by the people in 1900
after a full discussion, and that now it
is not an academical but a practical
question the government must manage.
1t declares for constitutional govern
ment, but signally fails to show where
constitutional government has been
subverted or to point out a remedy in
the case. 1t is opposed to polygamy,
but that is no more all issue than free
silver.
| at presents us with candidate
| whose political virtues are OF the mega
| tive sort as those Of Buchanan, Pierce,
and Fillmore, and from all we can learn
would give us just about their kind OF
an administration. He claims that the
body polite is sick, and, as remedy,
proposes four years of paralysis. II
| this attitude is in good faith it would
appear that there is no good reason for
supporting the party or it's candidate,
| If in bad faith then there is every rea-
son for not supporting them. Those
who believe that the economic and in
dustrfal problems affecting the people
should receive more consideration have
l Is Il rs hn dow
party at this time.
| with no definite program to advo-
cate, and no settled policy of govern
| ment to assert, the opposition is devot-
| ing it's energies to an attack upon
President Roosevelt, and the motive of
| this attack is a high compliment to
him. His opponents are compelled to
admit that he is a man of vlrlllty, OF
| high moral purpose in both civil and
| official life, and one that does not
evade official responsibility in consis-
| tently advocating publicity In all bust
ness affecting the public service, he
would place before the people the data
| which will enable them to act intelli-
gently in matters affecting the general
| welfare. In securing a settlement of
tho great coal strike he recognized that
there are practical industrial questions
| that demand the attention of govern
ment, and that the bayonet is not a
necessary element in settling labor dis
putes. In pushing the Northern Sc
curities case to a successful issue, he
faced one Of the most serious economic
| problems and demonstrated that in this
country the constitution and the law
| is the king. While his fearless prose-
cution of official delinquents has earn
ed the support Of good citizens every
where.
while there are many honest and
upright citizens among his opponents,
yet the fact remains that the presi-
dents vigorous and aggressive execu-
ton of his Office has the led the man
ipuiator of predatory wealth, the pro-
fessional agitator, and the political
CRATER to make common cause against
him. These are thoroughly convinced
that the president Is not safe; but
legitimate and vested rights have no
cause of complaint.
@ THE voter has to choose between
one or the other of the candidates of
the dominant parties, or throw his vote
away as mere protest by voting for
some third party candidate 1t APP
pears to me that the president is en-
titled to a vote of confidence, and
above all party considerations the
election of President Roosevelt is re-
quired as vindication of moral cour-
age and official integrity In the gov