Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-01


common rank and file are protected.
One soldier assaults another. 1t is
true the assault would not have oe-
Cured if all had not been protected; but
the wall was not because of the assault,
and it would not be wise to punish the
aggressor by tearing down the wall.
He can be successfully and salts
factorily logged behind the wall.
mo. the republican party proposes
to deal with the trust question on Its
merits. 1t does not propose TO call IN
any foreign assistance to aid in Its de-
termination. And it will not abandon
the citadel OF protection because of as
saults by the democracy charging I'M
Ter the banner Of trust smashers.
but bearing commissions from the
arch enemies of protection.
1T would hardly appear possible that
any one who can recollect but ten years
back when the country was suffering
under the blight of democratic adj
ministration and the Wilson law, could
now entertain even a thought of re-
currence of such a calamity without
a shudler. We were blessed
with bountiful crops, there was no
blight upon the harvest, no pestilence
in the air. But a blight fell upon
American enterprise; and pestilentual
vapor, noxious and deadly, fell upon
American industry until it fell pros
trate and lfeess. The mills were 81
lent. the factories were still. Working
men tramped the streets all day for
work, and at the close of day ended
their fruitless endeavor by begging of
public charity crust of bread and a
pint of soup to keep their wives and
children from starving.
Somebody has suggested that the
only reason why we did not capture
the markets of the world when we tried
the free trade method under Cleveland
was because we were too hungry to
travel. The only persons who could
travel were the members OF Coxie's
army, and they foraged as they went.
That ragged procession of common
wealers marched down to Washington
and uttered their Intellectual protest in
the shadow of the capitol, demanding
work for the laboring men of their
country. If that aggregation could
have been directed to the harvest fields
of Kansas but few weeks ago. they
would have been met with brass bands,
conveyed to their labor in carriages,
fed on fried chicken and ice cream and
asked to name their wages"
The speaker then paid d glowing
tribute to the Iowa senators and con-
gressmen for their work in congress,
and referred in terms of praise to
Shaw and Wilson as Iowa's members
of the presidents cabinet.
Future is Bright.
Continuing, he said:
The future of the republic is
bright with promise. He must be a
pessimist and a misanthrope who does
not believe that now the republic holds
more of prosperity, happiness and op-
portunity than all the world combined
beside. Let us not mistake the truth
of this. Just now the air is full Of
the cries of detraction. distrust and de-
spair. The 'muck-raker' is abroad in
the land. yellow journalists, 'fren-
zied' magazinists,. and sensational
chautauqua spouters aboulol Shocked
and panied as we have beel by recent
disclosures of dishonesty anil depravity
in high places, we must Idmit these
very disclosures have revealed to US
and to the world that American stand
ards of morality are so high that even
great wealth and distinguished posi-
ton cannot shield the wrongdoer from
condemnation and punishment in AM
erica. The storm of Indignation which
has buried SO many conspicuous figures
in obloquy and disgrace is a new in
centive to individual honesty and civic
righteousness.
Iowa Must be United.
TN this great work we have right
to hope and to expect Iowa to bear
conspicuous part. With unity of eff
fort, with devotion to our principles
discarding factional spirit our loved
commonwealth may stand in the flu
ture as it has in the past, in the very
van guard of party progress.
1T is useless to disguise that which
is all too apparent, that Iowa republic
cans are for the first time in their
history rent with a serious fractional
quarrel. 1t is not possible, and it
would not be seemly to discuss now
the merits of that controversy. But
at least all can agree that it is unfor-
tunate, and that every effort should
be made to heal the breach and avert
disaster. We should remember that
while there are individuals whose pas
sions are SO aroused that even open
conflict and dismemberment might be
welcome-they are but individuals, the
great body of republicans who sent us
here do not desire such calamitieS. We
should remember that the great party
of the nation of which we form so con-
spicuous a part, will look upon suoh
folly with amaZement and pain, for
they will realize that not only would
we deeply injure, perhaps mortally
wound ourselves, but we would also
commit grievous, perhaps an irrepar-
able, injury to the cause of republican,
ism in the nation.
ION the eve of one of Napoleon's
great battles, news came to him that
one of his divisions, already formed
in order of battle, WAS fighting among
themselves. Instantly squirting to
their head, he drew his sword, gave
the order of forward march, and cried
OUT See, there are the enemy AT
once harmony was restored, and fling
ing aloft the lilies of France, with ex-
l1ltant shouts and invincible ardor, they
followed their leader to a glorious vic
tory. May not that be a figure of our
duty and destiny? Under the leader
ship of our glorious commander Theo-
dore Roosevelt, fling aloft the ban
ners of triumphant republicanism may
we not united press forward to an
other glorious victory, forgetting our
differences. and only remembering our