Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-07
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
State Convention Held at
] Waterloo Today.
TO NAME Al STATE TICKET
Keen Interest Centered in the Gov.
ernorship.
DUE REPUBLICAN DIsAFFECTIoN
wherefore Minority Party Hopes to
Win With Candidate of Safe and
Sane Persuasion.
TO NAME A STATE TICKET
DUE REPUBLICAN DIsAFFECTIoN

WATERLOO, Iowa, August THE entire
interest of the democratic state convention
today centered in the nomination for gov
erhor. IT was announced this morning that
State Senator Claude Porter of Centervi,le
mad consented to be candidate and that
MS district would present his name. Friends
OF George Ball and John Deuisou were ac-
i've and confident and prepared to carry the
contest into the convention.
Temporary Chairman's Address.
What is greatly desired at this time js
american patriotism. Not the kind that
can only be aroused by the noise of the
cannon or by the strains of sweet music
put thal kand OF Americansm that is will
iins 10 lay aside self, party and all else
ana oetermine all questions relating to the
government upon the principles of the well
rare OF the country first and self and no,it
ical party as only secondary; that snir,t or
cltizenship that cannot be sweryed from
Lieu. .ts au.y 70 man by any allegiance to the
ettter OF gold; or the prospect of fndfyid-
uai preference or power, and that Ia the
spirit that predominates the den,i,cra fic
party, which is reflected by its almost unan-
1eos u of tbe neie,ence ,ns dor the presidency OF
resen.s the American ideal Of the man be-
fore the dollar"
we are at this time confronted with a
condieion OF afIairs unparalleled in the his
tory OF our nation, and when we considar
What mas taken place in this country In the
last ten years, graft, fraud, bribery and
corruption OF every sort. the forming of
great combinations into greater, and unpar-
aIieied brazenry and boldness upon the mart
OF the Dloodsuckers of our national wealth
and prosperity. where they had hitherto
SHOWN some secrecy and temerity-when we
- a.
becomes important for us to fnouire
what has produced these condifions
ana WY all this graft. corruption and IA
vosiusm. and what is the remedy. The
people at this time have great work be-
Lore them and one that calls for true
American patriotism as wellsas for ,,el,l,-
eration and determination to be Just
Conditions that prevail in great rnunfc,naIf-
ties, state and national government de-
mand drastic measures. only limited by a
desire TO be absolutely just, and any meas
urS TO accomplish these ends cannot be
called radical until 1t has placed the reins
OF the government in the hands of the neo-
pie and released them from the influences
OF corporate greed and selfish interests The
controi OF the affairs of government has
gotten away from the people, and IL is
necessary for them to come forward to it's
rescue.
A false theory has arisen in this country.
ootn dangerous and vicious. to be true
American ideal, and has led us away from
the true principles of democracy When
thls government was established IL was
for the purpose of securing freedom inde-
pendence. happiness and comfort to the in
dividual, a principle that contemplated the
wel1are or the whole people. No idea of
wealth or power was considered only as If
might result from the industry, integrity
and Intelligence of the people, but II now
seems that that time is past and snrIt
has crept into the affairs of the nation that
has made wealth and power it's guiding star
and the interests of the Individual but
secondary.
To become world power and count its
gold has been the idea that has possessed
the mind of those who by manipulations of
one sort or another have succeeded In GET
ting the ear of the powers that control
the government From this position we
must recede IL we wish to return to the
principles of democracy as taught by Jef-
ferson and Jackson and repubiicanssm as
taught by Lincoln.
The time has come when there is to be
a death struggle between the people upon
the one hand and the Rockefellers, Nor
gans and their fellow associates upon the
other. as to the control of the affairs of
this nation.