Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-03
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THE OLD, OLD STORY.
INT. Vernon Recordl

Nv. NeIuOn INtCoIuI
Lets see what lie the Republican
has about Cummins this morning"
said n republican a few days ago as
he opened up the editorial page of the
Cedar Rapids Republican. Yes, there
it is. l knew it would be there. | have
been watching for about two months
and there hasn't an issue passed
without some rot about Cummins And
a good many items are so often far
fetched that the most unthinking can
not help but see thru them and see
the animus back of them. If the Re
publican is allowed a free hand this
county will send Cummins delegation
to the state convention instead of
Rathbun delegation" The speaker was
a prominent republican and warm
friend of Captain Rathbun.
SOL.
WHO HAS CHANGED?
[Sibey Gazette in Eleventh District
An examination of political history
in the past five years will reveal the
fact that the Eleventh district has
stood squarely for A. b. Cummins and
for progressive republicanism. During
those years there has been no conten-
ton between the district and the Sioux
City Journal nor with it's able editor
George ID. Perkins. During those
years the district stood for factionalism
and Mr. Perkins did not complain
The governorship question arose last
fall and the big Eleventh began to
boost solidly for Mr.. Perkins, believ-
ing him to be in harmony with the
political district. What happened? A
change came over the editorial page
of the Sioux City Journal. 1t had
suddenly been discovered that fac
tionalism was all wrong and should
not exist. There should be no Blythe
crowd. no Cummins crowd. We should
all be republicans and love one
another"
1t is strange that after all this fuss
has gone on in the republican party
for years the Journal should dis
cover on the eve of an important
campaign that the district had been
wrong. 1t is strange that after Iowa
republicans have rolled up phenomi-
naly big majorities at the polls; have
thrived on the bitterest kind of fac
tionalism it should be declared that
Harmony is the only thing to pre-
vent the party's disintegration. Is 1t
stand by the principles for which we
have fought all these years, or would
il be consistent to desert principle for
the sake of standing by Mr.. Perkins!
The men who have withdrawn their
support from Mr.. Perkins are Simply
maintaining the same political atti-
tude they have held for years.
There are two candidates for COVER
nora b. Cummins and George ID.
Perkins. There even seems a posi-
bility that the entries may be closed.
The Gazette has frequently heralded
the praises Of these two great. brainy
men. 1t would not withdraw at this
time anything good that has been said
of either Differing with Mr.. Perkins
on several vital points. 1t would not
accuse him of any Interior motive or
of any shameful alliance. Mr.. Perkins
has come to the shady side of life Ii
he is not nominated this time, he will
never be candidate again. 1t is
possible that this ambition to be
governor has made him little more
relenting toward his enemies and has
inclined him to compromise.
A. B. Cummins stands for the same
things today that he stood for when
he was elected the first time, and the
second time, and during all OF his
vigorous administration. He advocates
new life change, progression for the
republican party; opposition to graft
and fraud of all descriptions. 1t IS
not q question of how long he mas
served. but of how much good he can
do in the future. There is no uncer-
tainty, no wavering about his posi-
ton. He stands for the interests OF
the people all the time. i
The Eleventh district cannot aHord
to sacrifice that for which they have
been fighting all these years in
resnonse to a call for district loyalty.