Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-20
MAT wlLL the HONEST DELEGATE Do7

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WHAT WILL THE HONEST DELEGATE DOl
II is time for every honest dele
/ gate to the republican sttae conven-
tion to arrive at a conclusion. upon
| no convention ever assembled mas
more responsibility devolved than will
rest upon the shoulders of the dele
gates to assemble at Dies Moines week
II after next. Here, on the eve OF con-
yention is a defeated and discreiited
& minority, led by such political euer-
illas as Ed Hunter, boldly declaring
its intention to rule or ruin the re-
publican party. A candidate, forgetting
lin paroxysm of personal ambition
4 his duty toward his party and his own
reputation. stands ready to grasp the
chance of political profit offered by
political garroters, and is lending such
aid as his once highly influential
Z newspaper may furnish. All that is
tricky, purchasable, to be cajoled, flat
stered or forced. has been dragged to-
Eether by Blythe's political bull rake
Il TO defeat the conceded choice of Iowa
republicans, or disrupt the republican
party
1t sis the elimination of a campaign
Conducted along lines SO disreputable
that its leaders in every close county
are men marked and branded for life.
3 The nlilestones of its progress are
purchase and political treachery. No
I. campaign has ever been conducted in
"a iowa upon plane so low and with
such brazenness of effrontery. Re-
4 Spectable republieanism rose UP and
spurne,d it. Now little more than
week from the convention this aggre-
cation of special interests and hire
4 Mngs offers the majority it's choice be-
tween submission and disrupted
party What is the honest Perkins
delegate, the man who knows Per
kins is beaten fairly. going to do about
\ IT? Will he accept the decision of the
republican majority or Ed Hunters
orders?
1t is time for the honest and sin
cere men who are being counted like
cattle BY Hunter, and the interests that
Ire employing Hunter to do some tall
thinking Governor Cumnins has
strong majority Of delegates, a
stronger majority of republican indi-.
{ vidual votes back of his candidacy Der
Il fore the coming convention. While |
corporation newspapers are vociferat-
! ing denial OF this, corporation agents
and politicians are quietly admitting I'll
everywhere. Will the honest delegate
sincerely in favor of his own candi-
date and honestly opposed to Cuna-
minis lend himself to a plan to rough
house the convention and engineer a
split in the vain attempt to defeat
a man whom a republican majority has
selected for its nominee and cor
poration gang has sworn to pound
into the ground?' Will he stand for
square deal. or be particeps criminis
4 to a steal?
Lamentable as split would be. let
{ 1t be understood that Cunmins will
be nominated as the voters have de-
cided he shall be and elected as he
doubtless will be, even if opposed by
corporation bolt and corporation
candidate. If the Blythe Hunter out
fit can cozen enough decent republic
cans into upholding them. if they can
hold a sufficient number of decent
republicans to make a show of re-
speciality, the split viii come. To
the railroads anyone is preferable to
Cummins and a progressive executive
council.
Delegate honest in your desire for
clean government, anxious for clean-
liness and decency in politics, careful
of the honor Of your party and your
state, but personally preferring some
other to the majority candidate, what
are you going to do in case like this ri
What is your plain duty to your party.
your state and your personal honor?