Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-06
'THE DANGER Of APATHY
Senator Platt Sounds Warming
to Republicans Regarding
the Coming Campaign
THINKS BRYAN soc'AL'sT'c
INKS BRYAN soclALIsTIc
Necessity of Keeping Constantly Be-
fore the People the Democratic Par.
tvs incapaeity to Conduct Public At
fairs and the Menanes to Business
From That Party's Constitution.

Washington, Jan. 6.-At a compii
mentary dinner given in his honor last
night Senator Plat of New York.
sounded a warning regarding the dan
ger of apathy on the part of repub-
leans in the coming campaign and
drew attention to the chaotic condi-
of the democrats in the elections next
fall. He said:
The signs of the approach of great
political year are already numerous anu
some of them indicate the return OF
the democratic party to a sane ana
dangerous condition. Fortunately. We
are already assured of courageous, in-
telligent, and popular leadership The
government under President Roosevelt
has been strong and wise. but 1t often
happens in politics that political par
ty which has had long lease OF pow
err is never SO much In danger as
when nobody has anything in partlcu-
lar to complain of, for it is then thai
many people vote not with regard TO
great principles but TO small and trivial
events and circumstances. We shall
need, therefore, thruout the coming
campaign to keep constantly before tie
people the often proved incapacity o.!
the democratic party to conduct pub
lie affairs and the menace to bust
ness which proceeds from It's constitu-
ton.
The newspapers relate that MI
Bryan denies that he is socialist. but
the spirit Of socialism is rampant in
his party, and its influence will appear
at the moment when any democratic
president sets foot in the white house.
1t will make little difference who he Is.
or where he comes from. He must yieil
to the spirit of his party and be lis
instrument or he must break his parry
and be the rock on which it splits In
pieces.
The history of Mr.. Cleveland is a
perfect Illustration of my point He was
made the democratic candidate for his
availability. but as soon as the entlrs
became democratic In his
second term 1t was straightway dis
covered that between conservative
president and radical party there
was no possibility of successful gov
eminent. AS the president became
more conservative the party became
more radical. and the effect of Their
struggles for control was felt in the
profits of every business and the earn
ngs of every working man. The tariff
,mashers and the currency debasers in |
The democratic party may be for the
moment Quiescent but their self-ra-
straint will last no longer than until
the opportunity comes to give effect 10
heir injurious principles.
With one accord our public men ara |
directing their attentions to the great |
problem of securing new markets TO,
American made goods. The American
policy is not one of conquest or of |
paramount political influence. 1t does
lot ask special consideration 1t asks
10 more than an equal right for tn.
American people to trade In the worlds |
market and it opposes the policy II
my nation which, going outside of It's
'wn territory. undertakes to set up
netes and bounds within which rs
'wn people trade. The necessity of new
markets and better commercial faci.i-
les was felt by the people long before
appeared in government politics.
The construction of an isthmian
anal transcends in importance any
ther act of legislation or diplomacy
o which the government can commi,
tself, and the people will look impa-
iently. In my opinion. at any indivia.
al or political party that seeks to em-
arrass this work with partisan our
ries. II this session of congress ac
emphasizes nothing else than to rem.
er possible the immediate construc-
lon OF the canal across the isthmus
Will have done enough to entlt.e
to high place in the list of the
seful and memorable sessions"