Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18

ored to restrict it's powers to legiti-
mate friends. He has not attacked M
dustry, but has encouraged every i'.W-
full effort of American energy. He has
insisted only that 1t shall be directed
into honest paths. He has not made
war upon our systems of transporta-
ton, but has demanded that abuses so
manifest on every hand shall cease.
He has not advocated equality of for
tune, but he has said that every man
should have a fair and ever opportun-
ity to work out his own salvation. He
has not laid his hand on the strong
and mighty, save when they were TAX
ing undue advantage of the weak and
helpless. 1t has been said that his
preaching" hurts business. 1t does.
Just as Abraham Lncon's preaching
hurt the business of the south. but it
is hurt that cleanses and purifies.
1t has been said that he is a dis
turber. SO he is. Just as Lincoln and
Grant We're disturbers when wrong
was running riot from 81 to '65.
Mr.. Bryan says he has stolen his pol
icies from the democratic party. 1t is
not so. The policies for which the
president stands and leads the nation,
represent the outgrowth and logical de-
velopment of the policies and princi-
pies advocated by Lincoln during the
civil war and by Mckinley during the
Spanish American war.
Bury All fractional Differences.
And If the republican party is re-
tanned in power, it promises to adopt
and have written into the laws of the
land every suggestion made by the
president in his last great message to
congress. Then what a day that will
be, not only for us, but for the world.
Then true manhood and pure woman
crops in the field. all the cattle on
the hills, all the ore in the earth and
all the stocks and bonds in the safety
vaults When truth is vindicated, when
equal and exact Justice" is estab-
lished. when perfect liberty prevails
turnout the world then, and not until
then, will the work of the republican
party be finished. And it seems to me
to have a part in this great work, to
be counted as "a soldier in such an
army ought to fill the heart with pa
triotfsm and love of the country. that
there would be no room for petty
jealousies and factional spirit, and
appeal to you, men of the republican
party, a party with such birth, such
record of mplishments, such a
promise for the future. l appeal to you
TO bury forever in the harmony and
good fellowship of this convention all
purely factional differences Let there
be good natured rivalry among us re-
membering that we have need for all
nation, and give to every man just
credit for party service and honest
convictions. But let us have inscribed
upon the banner under which we. as
party, march the onward "repnbli-
cans" Then give us a candidate for
president, a man who is pledged to
walk straight on in the ways of JUS
tice and honesty, and victory is as
sure as the passage of time.
We need man who is saturated
with the influences of the admnistra-
ton now drawing to an end. We need
a man bred in the school of activity.
We need man warm at heart and
broad of mind who will do equal JUS
tice to all the interests of the coun-
try. We need Il man who understands
and appreciates the work that Roose-
Welt has done. We need q man who
is in favor of progress, and a man
who knows that while common car
riers should be protected in their right
to receive fair compensation for their
service, the service must be rendered
to all men, and all communities upon
ri S.rt1, toy tie11 hn
same conditions. We need man who
knows that the capitalization of cor
porations must be fair and honest and
their tendencies toward monopoly
must be restrained so that there Will
be preserved to the people the full and
active force of competition. We need a
man who knows that the tariff sched-
ule must be revised, holding fast to
the policies of protection but giving
heed to the rights of those who buy as
we'll as to the right Of those who sell.
We need a man who has already dem
onstrated that 1t is possible to enjoy
the doctrine of reciprocity to enlarge
our markets abroad without inflicting
injury upon our market at home.
There may be many such men, for
the republican party is rich in leaders,
but the man I have in mind is l be-
lieve the choice of the great majority
of the republicans of Iowa, the friend
and adviser of the president. the secre-
tary of war-WiIliam H. Taft
With such a leader and united par.
ty, Iowa will take her place at the head
of the republican column with a ma
jority of at least 10000.