Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19

energy. The one IS part OF him,
and the other, after the manner OF
virile men reacting against the
pressure of tie world, he has a right
to apply in striving after coveted
ends. Personally, there is no crit
icism Of Mr.. Miller, and it were an
error to bring down principles to
the base level Of personalities.
AS chairman Of the state central
committee Mr.. Miller was in charge Of
Mr.. Porter's campaign for governor.
Mr.. Porter was beaten by 10000.
votes, which was many thousands
votes better than his predecessor ran
Mr.. Miller says for himself and Mr.
w. w. Marsh of Waterloo, who. is
Mr.. Miller,s otherself, that the
credit is theirs for MIR. Porters's
showing. Concering that there is
disagreement. Mr.. Perkins in the
Sioux City Journal said that if the
Cummins leadership continues there
will be, no republican party. Mr..
Cole in the Cedar Rapids Republi-
can has said that $4,000 republicans
voted for MIR. Porter. There is un-
animous agreement that Mr.. Coles
estimate approximates the truth.
1t might vary 10000, but hardly
more than that.
With so many standpatters driven
to Porter by Cummins, Mr.. Porter
ought logically to have been elected.
That he was not elected was because
Of democratic detection. Mr.. Port
|er's appeals throughout the cam
paign were to republicans, Messrs,
Miller and Marsh shaped his utter
ences to suit the favor Of the inter
ests which put up the campaign
fund. From the point of view OF
driving votes away from Mr.. Porter,
the Marsh Miller campaign was
eminently successful.
Now, what were the reasons fo,
democratic detection? Early in the
campaign Mr.. @. A. Walsh withdrew
as Iowa's member Of the democratic
national committee, and Mr.. Marsh
seeing the opportunity tc CRAFTY
his years old ambition, Immediately
proclaimed himself a candidate. Mr.
Marsh bolted the ticket in 1896 and
lif he was for it in 1900, he did no
employ the same megaphone he nov
uses in proclaiming his loyalty
This newspaper did think that tn
disloyal MIR. Marsh should be hon
ored with the highest place in tn
gilt Of the party within the state t
the exclusion of the 223,74l demo
Gratis who were loyal in 1896. /
said SO. Furthermore it said o
him, and Of MIR. Miller, who assiste'
in the Marsh campaign for commit
teeman, that they appeared of re
cord as delegates in the rump rat
convention organized by the raj.
roads to defeat effective rate regu
lation, and it said that men VIII
had opposed rate reform were nc
fit to occupy places of leadership
the party. because they gave the Ii
to party pretensions, convicted it {
bad faith, and forced it to use up
. apologizingand excusing their cours
energy that ought to be employe
in combating the enemy and cor
victing the independent, consciene
vote that the democratic party
the party Of the people and nj
. the party the of special interest
1t has been charged, and doub
e less it will again be charged, e
9 posure of these facts initiate
: against the success of Mr.. Porte
$ That being true, it is admitted tn
g the party has something to fear fro
! the records of Messrs. Marsh al
. Miller. 1t becomes then, a sci
evident fact, that at peril to itsse
9 the party will put them in places
h leadership. In way of reply to Il
r charge that this newspapers e
d posures were disastrous, it may
" answered that temporary trium]
is with untruth, will be disastrous
l. the end, and that the party shou
of be the party of truth. Futhermol
d the character of Mr.. Porter's cal
r. paign speeches might be dealt wi
IS and embarrassing inquiry into t
N source Of the great campaign flu
to made things which it is not {
as sirable to touch upon.
It. Mr.. Bryan told Mr.. Marsh
Lincoln that he believed it wo,
IL serve the best interests Of the pa
us for MIR. Marsh to withdraw from