Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
Judge Wade as Committeeman

his appointment.
Judge Wade as Committeeman.
From The Telegraph. Herald.
His announced purpose to move
from Iowa to Texas has eliminated
Mr.. Cato Sells from the contest for
the Walsh vacancy in the democrat
ic national committee.
This leaves Judge Wade without
any present opposition and, we hope,
without any future opposition. This
newspaper cheerfully acquiesces in
the selection of the Iowa City jurist
Mr.. Sells retired from the contest
at a time when, the honors were ev-
en- between him and Judge Wade,
and there was no certainty that
either would be successful in his
canvass before the national commit
tee.
Mr.. Sells candidacy has been the
instrument of achieving necessary
end. With him the progressive de.
mocracy of Iowa has thwarted the
attempt of a coterie Of selfish schem-
ers to foist upon the state w. w.
Marsh, bolter in 1896, and other
wise SO undemocratic as to attend
the 1ump rate convention organized
. by the railroads to defeat effective
legislation.
With and through Mr.. Sells, the
progressive democrats Of the state
J have prevented outrage upon their
organization, and thwarted an al
lance with the corporate forces
seeking the control of the machinery
of the party tothe end that it shall
wear the livery of predatory wealth
and presume to speak with the voice
Of the people.
With and through hir. Sells it
has laid down the principle that de-
serters from the party in its hour Of
need shall not be given places of
prominence and power in it's hour of
promise.
With and through him it made
impossible the selection OF man
not at heart in sympathy with the
fundamental tenets of democracy,
and not loyal to Mr.. Bryan, as the
party's representative in the nation
al councils.
Judge Wade has heretofore been
aligned with the so-called conserva-
tive wing Of the party. This news
paper has not acquiesced in his APP
pointment without having first sat
isfied itself that hs is to be relied
upon to assist in carrying out a pos
tive and progressive program, and
to do all that in his power lies to Sc
cure the nomination of Mr.. Bryan
in 1908 on platform whose accep-
liability to the average American will
make it unacceptable to the average
plutocrat.
Judge Wade, it is true, wrote a
letter endorsing the candidacy OF
Marsh. But he did this at time
when he was ignorant of the charge
proven beyond the shadow Of q
doubt that Marsh bolted the ticket
in 1896, and before the array o.
evidence impeaching the democracy
Of Marsh was brought forth.
Another worse thing to be sale
against Judge Wade is that Miller
chairman Of the state committee
was instrumental in bringing Judge
Wade out as candidate. But. Nil
Ter saw in Judge Wade a strong
man and picked him under compul
sion, not because Wade shared his
own sympathies but because Judge
Wadc's personality is strong anc
his private and political recort
srong where Marsh's was weak.
Judge Wade assures the demo
Gratis of the state that "as nationa
committeeman for Iowa I will repre-
sent no faction and no clique.
shall honestly endeayor to represen
the whole and | hope to see any
bitterness engeniered in the pas
few months entirely eliminated.
VAIN w oCO IllO OOllOCIdI5 bttll
shoulder to shoulder loyalty ant
aggressivelyi fighting for thos,
principles So dear to the hearts o
all true democrats and so essentia
to the we'll being Of the republic"
This newspaper, as one supporte
of Mr.. Sells, accepts Judge Wade a
his word. 1t hopes to see him be
come an aggressive force before ant
in convention, as we'll as after con
vention, for progressive principles
and policies. The dominant ele
ment of the democratic party il
Iowa asks allegiance first to pro
gressive principles, and as an i'm
mediate policy for giving thes'
principles expression, loyalty to Nj
Bryan. 1t asks nothing for itsel
beyond these two things. The,
can work in sympathy and harmon,
with it who give evidence OF thi
loyalty, and they can have its faitl
i who say they will and whose work
do not belle their words.
Resolutions.
Whereas. Our loving and all wis