Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-18
Johnston of Hunters Bureau Is
sues Another Letter In Be
half of the Standpatters''
SORE AT PERKINS, DEFEAT
Charges DoIIiver, BirdsaIl, connor and
Other congressman With Response
biIity for Defeat of Perkins and
Urges Republicans to Knife These
congressman at the Polls.
Special to Tlmes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Sept. SC. W. john
ston has another letter out, this time
attacking Senator Dolliver. Congress-
man Birdsall, Judge Conner, and some
other congressman He was the at
tache of Ed Hunters campaign COM
mittee when Hunter was in charge Of
Mr. Perkins interests. 1t is believed
in Des Moines that the expenses of his
circular letters are being paid by Hun
ter now. Following the attacks which
Perkins has made upon Senator Dolli-
yer, Congressman Hubbard, Birdsall
and others, this letter of Johnston's is
of interest. 1t is as follows:
Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. IA, 1906.
To Our Republican Friends:
On behalf of the standpa tiers we de-
sire to recall some facts and conditions
connected with the termination of the
late republican state convention.
Mr.. Perkins was assured the support
of certain congressman, otherwise he
would not have been candidate. Sem
ator Dolliver wrote him beautiful let
ter rendering him his support. The
fight was made and the victory rested
on the disposition of Scott, county. If
given to Perkins he would have been
nominated, otherwise not. Equitably,
possibly, no one was entitled to Scott
county. Politically it belonged to Mr.
Perkins beyond question. 1t would
have been so decided had it not been
for the interference of Senator
Dolliver, Congressman Birdsall Judge
Conner and some other congressman
w. j. Eaton said some Of the prog
ressive" delegates were coming down
with their muscle and the Register and
Leader in two editorials threatened
personal violence and possible blood
shed to the standpatters-som
never known in the history of Iowa re-
publicanism before.
The majority Of the standpatters
were honest, plain farmers, who loved
peace, but without whose support Dol
liver could never go back to the U. s..
senate. Some of the federal crowd,
headed by Senator Dolliver. came out
in the open and made an onslaught on
Mr.. Perkins and the farmer standpat-
tiers. Messrs. Dollivter and Birdsall
took the. Third district member TO a
room and pounded him for an hour,
dema nding that Mr.. Perkins be sacri-
feed in making up the temporary roll
and forced into the convention with a
minority of the delegates. And when
Chairman Spence was presiding over
the elaboration of the committee in
the hearing of the evidence, Senator
Dolliver called him out into confer
ence and made similar demands and
possibly promises. Other members Of
the committee were labored with and
in the end their aims were accomplish
ed and Mr.. Perkins went down in de-
feat.
This placed it in their hands to steal
and sequester other counties to ac-
complish the defeat of the old soldier.
Col. Raymond. This placed; them in po
sition to take steps to throw a shad-
ow on the integrity and honor of Mr..
Perkins and his managers in reference
to contests, concerning which they
have no apology to make. 1t enabled
the delegates and lieutenants of Dolli-
yer and Conner from the Tenth dis.
trict to hiss the name Of that match
less Yankee Methodist, Leslie M. Shaw,
the man who made Dolliver and Con-
nor whose personal life is beyond
criticism and his public career as sec
rotary of the U. S. treasury one of the
most brilliant since Hamilton's; Bird
sails district, the Third, followed, and
then Polk county, the agents chosen
by the present executive, joined in
kissing the most distinguished Iowan.
except Allison, who was lately accorded
the same treatment by progressive"
stronghold near his home in this state.
Baptising and renovating the repub-,
lican party Of Iowa is of more impor-
lance than all the congressman COM
bined. This is an off year, and with
republican president who can veto
all bad laws, and who has enacted into
laws all pressing legislation, this re-
duces to a minimum the danger of the
election of few democratic congress-
men who might succeed at this time.
But we must prepare for the strug-
gle of 1908, which will be protection
against free trade. Platforms are
worthless when candidates repudiate
them after election. From past ex-
perience we know that both candi->
dates for governor will be preaching
the same doctrine after the Novem
Der election, and it makes no differ
ence to the stardpatter which one
succeeds, except ne does not want to
be held responsible for the false teach.
ings of his agent, who claims the
right to sign the name of his prina-
pal, the republican party.
1t is UP to the farmers to say
whether they want their agent in their
name to go out in the world preaching
Canadian reciprocity in corn. wheat,
oats. barley, horses. cattle sheep etc,
and a disturbance and a reduction of
values by a revision Of the tariff row
when hogs, cattle horses corn. wheat,
etc. have not been so high since the
civil war, and the Iowa farm a gold
mine. giving forth its abundance and
everyone rich indeed, the like of which
has never been so universally known
in America before
Thus we stand pat. This is the item
and now is the occasion to protest with
intelligent action against this constant
anism by those falsely claiming to be
Its friends.
@ death, where. Is thy sting, O grave,
where is thy victory! In resurrection
there is a new and better life. So
let it come. for there is nothing d stake
except the oil inspectors and janitor-