Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-03
DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE
State Organization to Be known
as the Iowa Democrat Club
Is Formed
GOVERNOR FOLK is PRESENT
Plan to Take Advantage of tho Strife
in the Republican Party-Nothins
Much to be Attempted Until After
the Republican State Convention Has
Been HeId-Folk's Speech.

Been Heid-Fo ikS Speech.
Des Moines. April 3.-The democrats
of Iowa held a conference here yester-
day. discussed state and national poll
itics. heard Governor Folk, of Missouri.
and other eminent democrats discuss
political issues and convinced them
selves that the divisive strife in the re-
publican party spells victory for them.
An informal meeting OF the members
of the state central committee who
We're here did not develop any plan of
action in Iowa, except to wait for the
republican state convention to be held.
just before the Jeffersonian banquet
in the evening meeting was held at
the Slavery parlor for the purpose of
devising plans for establishing in Des
Moines the headquarters of a state
democratic club, on the plan of the re-
publican Grant club.
The Iowa Democratic Club organiza-
ton was continued, and officers were
elected as follows: President, II. c.
Evans. OF Des Moines; secretary. A. r.
McCook of Elma; treasurer, j. S. Cum
bingham, of Knoxville; vice-presidents
by congressional districts:
First-David A. Young, of Argyle.
Second-M. j. Wade, of Iowa City.
Third-Lewis Murphy, of Dubuque.
FOURTH. j. Kieren, of Waucoma.
Fifth-H. j. Stiger, of Tama
SiNth-O P. Myers, of Newton.
iSeventh-C. L. Price, of Winterset.
Eighth-W. d. Jamison, of Shenan-
doah.
Ninth. r. Graham, Of Malvern.
Tenth--George Ritz, of Rockwell
City.
Eleventh-W G. Sears, of Sioux City.
1t was decided not to do any business
till after the republican state conven-
ton is held. I'VE are playing wait
ing game" said one member of the
committee. We are satisfied that the
fight in the republican party is so bit
ter that We can win out eventually
We will do all we can in the mean
time to fan the blaze in the republican
and If the old party doesn't
explode it won't be the fault of the
democrats. That's politics. isn't it?"
1t is on this basis that the talk about
trying to carry the legislative districts
in order to elect democratic United
States senator Is understood to be in
dulged. The democrats say that they
believe the standpatters will not only
bolt Cummins but will help elect a Leg
islature to elect democratic United
States senator to succeed Dolliver.
At the banquet last evening at the,
speeches were made by Gov
ernor Folk, John NJ. Read, Representa-
tive Colclo, General Weaver, J. E. Craig
and others.
Among other things Governor Folk
said:
We are in the midst of one of the
most dramatic periods of American
history. the period in which the peoples
rights are to be defined and observed
as they never have been before There
are some who see danger to our institu-
tons in the agitations resulting from
the exposures in official and business
life. / do not share this view. To my
mind the hope for the perpetuity of
this government by the people was new
err brighter than now. The fact that
this awakening has come at time of
prosperity shows that it does
not proceed from spirit of discon-
tent, but springs from the moral sense
of the people 1t is simply determin-
alton to stamp out the things that dis
honor in public life and the things that
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that government shall be representa-
tive of the good; not of the bad. The
energies of this public conscience have
been extended from the domain of the
public wrongdoer to that of the private
and probing into the carry
ings on of grafters of every Kind. 1t
is not insurance companies the people
of, but the breaches of trust
ON the part of some OF those running
the insurance companies; the people
these things and know that
while some insurance people and some
bankers are crooked, just as some Off
Gals are crooked, it does not follow
that ali insurance men or all bankers
and officials are without honor. The
oeople are discriminating between the
good and the bad.
Honest Wealth.
sThis movement against graft is not
, crusade against wealth, but against
he abuses whereby some obtain great
wealth. 1t is a demand for common
honesty in public life and private bus
ness No man that is doing an hon
,st business need fear from the arous-
mo- of the conscience of the people
against wrongs
The distinguishing characterlstlcs OF
his crusade for higher ideals is the
,onserya tism of the people. They do
,ot oppose riches honestly acquired,
mt they do object to special privileges
mt of which tainted riches grow. They
encourage legitimate industry and are
not unfriendly to corporations that
,l,ey the laws but they demand that
corpora tions. even the greatest, obey
he law just like anyone else. The
citation against ill-gotton gains does |
,ot mean a rapid socialism or the de- |
,truction of the vested right of any one. |
rhe man who would retard legitimate |
Industrial development is as much a |
nblic enemy as he who would Cypress
he neople beneath the golden heel of |
The cry is not for socialism
r. anarchy. but that the corporation
nagnate respect the law that governs
he conduct Of the corporation as he
SKIS others to respect the law that pro-
ects the property of the corporation
he anarchy of capital breeding law
;s no more to be tolerated than