Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-03
A Warning to Iowa Democrats.

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At present, all indications point to
the denomination of Gcv. Cummins
and perhaps possible split in the
party and second republican candi-
date In the person Of Geo. d. Perkins.
II corporate interests are backing
Perkins and he is not put in the race,
these corporate influences will at|
once try to secure the nomination OF
q democratic candidate favorable to
their interests, and already from the
Reservation" comes
inspired eulogy of so-called democrats
whose every act in the past has been
in alliance with the corporations aud
money power. whose every influence
has always been exerted in behalf Of
the Cleveland Belmont-Wall Street
democracy, which was So thoroughly
repudiated by the people at the last
national election.
All along the line, the hope Of DEM
ocratic success in the next president
1al election is growing brighter and
the success of the party under the
leadership Of Bryan is more than a
possibility-it is a probability. With
split in the republican party OF the
state, there is chance of democratic
success. Atsuch times the corpor-
alton men and their tools are quick
to take advantag Q Of the opportunity
to secure Office, crowding out the men
who keep the true principles.of dem
ocratic faith alive and thus make it
possible to have q party and stand
ard about which the people may rally.
During the contests In the Demo-
cratic party OF the state Of recent
years, it has been pretty thoroughly
determined which Of its prominent
men are actuated by Democratic
principles and which by policy, which
are for the people and which for the
corporations and money power. The
lesson to be learned from the republi.
can contest for the governorship is
that,irrespetiye ofones opinion of the
sincerity of Oummins, that the people
are through with corporation control.
If the Democrats would profit by the
lesson, they will select candidates
who are known to be for the people,
who come up to the standard now
established for the party-the democ.
,racy of Bryan and the Chicago plat
form, and will send to the rear those
professed democrats whose treachery
to Democratic principles in the past
has been either open or yelled.
The Yeomen letter we append and
commend 1t to your careful reading
To the Editor:-The It'll day Of Au
eust-less than two monthsfrom now
the democrats of Iowa will bl
represented In state convention b,
942 delegates. At that time they vii
nominate candidate for governor
and candidates for other state officers
The strife, If any in that state con
vention, will be over the nomination
for governor. The fearful confic
that has been going on for months j.
tue republican party In our state
nearly ended and will result Ia th
nomination of Gov. Oummins by tha
party for a third term. Itseems no
That 40 possible combination Gan
made BY his opponents Ia bis ow
party to defeat him.
WILL LOOK TO DEMOCRATS.
AS soon as his nomination is mad
by the republican state convention
August LIST, the railroads ana ultra
protectionists who have failed to q
cure his defeat, will turn their after
ton to the democratic conventio
which meets q week later, and III
every means in their power to secul
the nomination of some man, nom
nally democrat, but who is either
full sympathy with corporate dom
NATION or who is weak enough to b
come this tool of corporate tnterests'
Every srt, artifice and subterfu
known to unAssupulous poll ticians "
be employed by these masters OF CT
csnery to bring about this result. y
Perkins element will have the ASST
snce Of those democrats hesetQfo
prominent in the control of our par
IN the state, who openly opposed n
Bryan in '9e and 1900, OF who ga
him q lukewarm support.
NOT PLEASING TO PARTY.
I notice % a result OF the Polk cou
ty convention Of last Saturday th
several OF these men have been plac
on the Polk county delegation.
notice further that the names of t.
men who were classed as "gold
democrats" in 96 and 1900 we're chez
ed In that convention as probable ca
dtdates for governor before our sta
s,onyention. These things are 2
eieasine v The thousands Of den