Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-23
PARTY ALLEGIANCE.

William Randolph Hearst has broken
into the chautauqua field, but there
Is nothing mysterious about that. The
wonder Is that he was not in 1t long
before this He made an address over
In Illinois last week in which he at
tackled party allegiance and magnified
It's weaknesses, saying that it tends
to wither the aims and objects of our
government and Is responsible for most
of the political evils under which we
suffer today.
However, he eclipses the shining
light of his speech against party ale
glance with brief explanation as fol-
lows:
"But the independent voter with best
intentions, often meets with much diff
ficulty and deception. He sometimes
finds that the men he trusted have
been captured by the corporations.
Unhappy example of such cases are
Grover Cleveland in his second term
and District Attorney jerome. The
people supported each of these men.
believing him to be his friend and the
corporation added to their support,
knowing him to be their chattel."
There are few more conspicuous ex-
amples Of independent voting than in
the cases of these two men, yet Mr..
Hearst says 1t was all mistake. "But,
keep on voting Independently" he says
in substance. OF course it is easily
understood that Mr.. Hearst means that
there is one man who may be voted
for Independently by whom the peo-
pies confidence will not be betrayed.
Who? Why himself Who else could
it be? The independent is always
the man who is with the people. He is
always the man who is going to turn
the government inside out. make the
rich poor and the poor rich, turn the
Wall street kings out to clean the
streets and make the man on the pave.
ment drop his sweepings and take
place at the right hand of the throne.
Such a man gets followers. He al
ways does. Sometimes he is eloquent
enough and enough Of demagogue to
get sufHcient votes from all sides to
win victory But the people always
fall back into their parties. They get
tired Of chasing rainbows and crying
for the moon Whan they have plenty
and are dissatisfied because they have
not more they are likely to follow off
SuCu d u6ud6O5uc, uuI WACA oAtJ
comes they retrace their steps to the
fork in the roads and try to catch up
with the procession they left, which,
as a rule has travelled much farther
in the way of progress than the reform
er. They are glad to get back into the
ranks and the fatted calf is killed for
them.
Then what resource do they have
against the false leader? None. He is
not like the party that strives to place
the best men In les ranks IN the respon-
sible positions. A political party that
is founded upon governmental princi-
pies lasts longer than a life time. 1t
is not here today and gone tomorrow
like the man of promises and no prin-
ciples. 1t seeks to perpetuate itself
and to do this 1t must walk In a
straight and narrow path Of progress,
standing responsible as we'll for its
misdeeds as for its successes.
The independent candidate is u.s.
ually one In whom no party will place
It's confidence for the carrying out of
it's principles When man can not
be trusted by his party it is safe for
the voters to take that as evidence
that he is to be trusted by no one else.
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