Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-10-26
A DEMOCRATIC VIEW
OF DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS
Leading Democratic Newspaper On
the Record Of Those Who essay
To Control Iowa Affairs.

In the Dubuque Teiegraph-Herald,t the
leading anu most consiSte ns democratic
dxIly payer Of iowa, edited by Louis
Murphy. the quarrel In the democratic
party a. to who shall represent Iowa
democracy on the national committee
was discussed ~ length Ano the papes
said:
TINS Newspaper purposes 70 discuss. for
the Information OF the members Of the
democratic national committee, the rec
who Is asking the committees to elect him
instead Of Mr.. Cato Sells Of vinton to
the Walsh successiOn.
II has been charged against MI. Marsh
was was hostile to effective rate lesislat,on
and that he Ia not In sympathy with the
progressive tendencies Of the party.
What proof u there to sustain these
The truth Of tho nrst charge Mr..
Marsh admits. 1t therefore stands In
the record unchallenged. and not pal
lia!ed BY single Gu Sirca aaI =, that ne
viii, and that he allied himself with the
opposition to defeat the candidates Of the
party and the principles TOR which 1t
/, 10 for tho members Of the national
committee to aay II in their opinion 1t
would 30 fair to the 10000 Iowa demo-
Gratis who remained loyal 70 isos 70 toist
resentative In the national councils OF the
party On individual who in 1886 refused
to consort with them and went over to
the enemy.
The attention Of tho members of the
committee Is directed to the published
(pamphlet) proceedings Of the Interstate
commerce law conventions In Chicago.
and the other "rump.' The regular con.
vention a tho committee doubtless know,
wac In sympathy with effective legisla-
ton: the trump convention ntio was organ
rass legislation. and to cause II to APP
pear that the country was not In favor
OF regulation. On page 1888 Of the pamph-
:srnmp': or rajiroa ds convention, IL the
name OF w. W.. Marsh. representing the
Waterloo Manufacturers' association.
The names Of several other waterloo
gentlemen appear In the same list, two
Of them democrats and conspicuous sup
ivan and ID F. j. Fowler. both .c i; owl
sS SseS a. SS'e 3 ~ M Thszs %.y.y
chairman Of the democratic state com.
mit'ee. tho leader Of the Marsh cam
paign.
ooned, 81 the members Of tns national aat lni
committee that the railroads picked .un
every shipper who had ina the past, or
hoped to In the future. receive favors at
Ing railroad support. and shipped him
into Chicago q delegate to the trump
convention. :ee,
Mr.. Marsh's presence as the ..rump'.
convention in opposition to rate reguia-
ton Is q criterion Of his other conduct.
He ID not and never has been in SYM.
pathy with the progressive tendency OF
the narty. Never. from 1895: until early
who have been in the past and now are
In sympathy with Mr.. Bryan His change
National chatrman Taesart. and he Gives
out nov With assurance IRA Of its truth,
interests We can not think that Nj
Other side Of tho Iowa situation that he
urdersta nds M: Marsh.s relations 70
democracy Of Iowa-tte 2600n0 who kent
the faith 10 1895 and who have kept up
democracy On every alignment In every
state convention held in this state since
Mr.. Marsh's return to the party fold ia
has been active against the progressives
against those who were for BRYAN Until
the last state convention. when NOBODY
was against BRYAN and no one aeainct
conservative radicalism. n :