Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-29

this state a great injury. But one does
not have to read these appeals to their
conclusions to discover that they are
written in the interest of one or the
other of the candidates and are in real
ity special pleas in the guise of sincere
interest in the success of the party as
a whole
II the republican party has been
injured by this campaign. what has
been the cause of this injury? VIII
the party be any the weaker because Il
has been called upon TO choose be-
tween two men? 1t has often done
that before, and has not been wrecked.
VIII the party be any the weaker be-
cause there are men in 1t who beileVe
the railways have attained undue infiu-
ence in its councils? Not at all Inc
railway question is not a new one IN
Iowa republican politics. Is 1t be-
cause there is difference in regard to
tariff schedules while ali agree upon
the necessity of maintaining pfotec-
ton, which is the test of republican
ism? Not even that That battle mas
been fought heretofore. What, then
Is the cause of weakness in the repub-
lican party from which it must De
saved?
The weakness tina, now threatens
the party is the effect of the bitterness
of the family quarrel which has been
developed, not because of honest dif :
feronces of opinion, but because OF the
campaign of misrepresentation. false
hood, and blind, willful unfairness
that has been conducted by those
newspapers in Iowa that have taken
sides in the contest. When one or the
other candidate cannot even nope 10
be honestly quoted by the newspapers
opposing him: when his victories are
reported as defeats: when fabrlca-
tons in regard TO his record as re-
publican are presented as gospel
truth; when reporters are instructed
10 twist the facts and editorial writer's
concede nothing and admit nothing IN
the debate that is not favorable TO
then-in short when the newspapers
supporting one republican candidate
treat the other candidate in way that
they would not stoop to treat demo-
crat in the heat OF political campaign
it is then that the republican family
quarrel becomes threatening and the
ties that bind the party together be-
come weakened almost to the breaking
point.
The way to save the republican party
in Iowa this year is not for Cummins
or Perkins to withdraw, unless one or
the other believes that sacrifice would
be good thing. but for the newspa-
pers that have been supporting them to
return to the lofty and higher Ideals
of journalism that comedies to one man
the right to differ with another and at
the same time be honest; that holds II
to be the function of a newspaper to
print the truth; that Is above twisting
news reports to suit the policy of the
editorial page; that remembers that
calling men names is not argument
Let the newspapers that are admon-
fishing the republicans of Iowa to save
the party begin within their own OFF,
ces to do the work that will save the
party. The rest will take care of 1T
self.
The republican party Will never be
wrecked by giving the wflest publicity
to the truth in regard to 'ta record and
beliefs of it's candidates Oh an regard to
it's policies, but it will be wrecked II
this daily flood of Misrepresentation is
poured forth much longer.