Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-19
indianapolis News Correspond
ent Visits Iowa and Tells
of Political Situation
coMMENps WORK OF cuMMINs
Political Awakening of the People At
tributed to lowa's Governor and to
LaFoIlette, Hanly and others-Lacey
Opens Headquarters in Des Moines
for Conduct Of Campaign.
special to Times Republican.

by the special correspondent of the
indianapolis News is attracting con-
siderable attention of politicians into
whose hands copies Of the papers have
found their way. Mr.. e. !. Lewis, the
correspondent, has travelled thru the
west visiting Iowa among other states,
and paints q picture Of the new awak-
ening in political matters and analyses
the situation with what most politi-
clans think is considerable keen in
sight. 1t should be remembered too
that the indianapolis News is reputed
to be the property of Vice President
Charles Fairbanks.
Writing from Des Moines a few days
ago Mr.. Lewis outlined that the chau-
tauqua- lyceum lectures by Governor
Hanly, OF Indiana; LaFollette, of Wis
cousin; Governor Cummins, Of Iowa,
and others, had been one OF the prime
factors in awakening the people to the
political conditions In the west and
that this was the chief factor.
Writing from Madison. Wis, he re-
fers frequently to the situation In Iowa
and other western states. Among other
things he says:
"The growing strength of Cummins
in Iowa, In hts fight against the con-
tinuation of the present privileges
enjoyed by great corporations because
of the policies Of his own party, shows
that. there is q force greater than the
old political organization in Iowa. And
La.F'ollette's hold on Wisconsin and his
effect on the republican national con-
vention at Chicago shows that "a man
who has been industriously going over
the country demanding OF the people to
remove from the United States SEN
ate men of his own political party that
have served interests other than those
of the people, indicate gains Of strength
for himself and his party by taking
IA stand for morality In national lie
4 Further he says: Irrespective OF
party lines, these men (Hanly. LaiFol-
lette, Folk and Johnson). with Cum
minis OF Iowa and Hoch OF Kansas.
are leading the people to forward
movement OF moral independence.
Their work in the new moral forum Is
causing the people not only to be In
dependent in political thought and to
demand better men and moral govern
ment, but is causing them to demand
a fuller and fuller measure OF this all
the time, as in Indiana-for instance
starting with "a mere regulation OF
saloons, such as the Nicholson law
provided. they have advanced year by
wear, until they now demand local OPP
ton
Still further he says: TN the light OF
all that is taking place many VINO
are keeping in touch with it, and the
Influences that newly created are SD
effectively at work, are beginning 70
wonder whether the day Is not at
hand when there is to be new ma
tional alignment of the people ire
spective Of the two old parties ana
many believe that it will come on some
great issue if the present immoralltles
practiced under the cloak of polit1cai
narties are not blotted out"
So far as the new political align
ment is concerned and so far as the
progressives are concerned they were
never more determined than today TO
fight the matter out within the lines OF
the republican party They believe
that to be the surest and most reaoy
method of solving the big moral ana
political issues Of the day. Governor
Cumn1ins has ever been strict party
man. Some Of his warmest friends
condemn, him for It, 1t has provoked
progressive democrats as well. But
the leaders Of the progressives In Iowa
from Governor Cummins down are DE-
termined to fight the battle out in that
way.
IS Charles w. Johnston, Of this city, has
rented rooms in the Fleming block ad-
i Joining his own law offices for head
quarters for John r. Lacey for the sem
atoriaI campaign. 1t is understood that
ex- Governor Frank D. Jackson and
Mr.. Johnston will take the leadership
Of the campaign for Lacey and that
there will be large amount Of litera-
ture gotten out in behalf Of Major
Lacey and his campaign.
Republicans of all shades Of belief
had hoped that there would be no such
campaign in Iowa this year. They had
hoped that neither Lacey or Cummtns
would open headquarters. They have
been convinced that all that can he
| said on either side has been said and
| that another strenuous campaign could
add nothing that would aid the peo-
pie in reaching their choice.
| If the Lacey campaign is conducted
as it is now announced that it will be
| it will undoubtedly force the progress
siyes to take some similar action as a
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