Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-02

not drinking man himself.
AS to his republicanism, he says his
first vote was as democrat and also his
last and that he never affiliated with
the republican party at any time, new
er was in sympathy with republican
principles, and never had any connect
ion with the republican party.
During the past two or three days,
the report has been industriously circu-
lated in Cresco and vicinity that A. j.
Anders, candidate for the Democratic
congressional nomination, is republic
can and prohibitionist, and as most of
the readers of the PLAIN DEALER in
the county will receive their paper
before the opening of the primaries, we
will devote considerable space to the
refuattion of the false statements, which
eminate from ONE person only, and
he was one of the conference of thirteen
that brought out the name of Mr..
Geiser in opposition to Anders. The
statement that Anders is prohibition
list is being used mainly among those
who do not believe in prohibitory laws.
The object in so doing is obvious, their
use is despicable when no foundation in
even the slightest degree exists for
such accusations.
The writer of this is personally ac-
quainted with Mr.. Anders and has been
for several years and has met him at
several state gatherings, and while we
have never seen him drink Intoxicating
liquors or frequent bar rooms, consider
him to be a temperate man. Is not
this to his credit? We KNOW from
conversation with him that he is far
from puritanical and is in entire accord
with his party on the matter of sumptu-
airy legislation. The PLAIN DEALER
has never been accused of favoring
prohibitory legislation and when it
supports Mr.. Anders it does so KNOW
ING that he is entirely in accord with
the Democratic party of the state in
regard to prohibitory legislation.
| Mr.. Geiser has newspaper support in
the district. Why have his newspapers
not made this accusation against
Anders? But one paper, w. w. Marsh's
Waterloo Times Tribune you will
remember Marsh got out of the race
} for state committeeman two years age
at w. j. Bryan's request as Marsh was
known to have bolted Bryan in two
campaigns has made such a charge,
and the fact that the New Hampton
Tribune and few like papers have
not used the statement is proof of its
falsity.
{ Mr.. Anders democracy is sincere anc
genuine. Can we say as much fol
those who assail him? Most of the
campaign thunder for his Opponent is
made by the New Hampton Tribune
See what the Lawler Dispatch (pub
lished in the same county, says of the
Tribune s democracy:
"The New Hampton Tribune in it,
issue of Tuesday takes exceptions t.
r the article which appeared on this page
: last week, in regard to the candidacy
of A. j. Anders for congress, and as
sails the democracy of the Dispatch
altho all we said was that the Dispatch
is the only BRYAN paper in Chickasav
county. Is the Tribune democratic
paper? In 1896 it supported Palmer
and Buckner, the traitors to democrat.
and in 1900 advocated similar methods
for the defeat of Bryan, and Bro.
Bishop has similarly displayed, OF
more than one occasion his hostility Il
the fundamental principles of democra
Icy. In the recent campaign he said il
his paper after the democrats of thi
county almost unanimously endorses
J Bryan, that everything was 'suspic
ious. In his issue of March 81, afte
!. the state convention at Cedar Rapids
: he said in substance, of the platform
unanimously adopted by the Democrat
of the whole state, that it was "a loni
,. lwinded affair and did not amount t
e much and this was the same platform
n adopted by the democratic state con
vention of Nebraska and endorsed b
Nv. j. Bryan. In his issue of Apr
!. IA, speaking Of the candidacy of "A. J
s Anders for congress, he advised demo
It Gratis to vote the republican ticket i
s these words: There is just this abou
e lit, if the Fourth district democrat
l. can't find man of respectable cor
: gressional size they had as well max
= it unanimous for Haugen, the presen
i incumbent. His democracy (?) is
by.wo among the democrats Of tn
county and his treatment of man 9
Anders standing, is anything but tia
i of gentleman. Bishop should clea
= the dirt from in front of his ow
. door before he accuses the Dispatch c
n heresy.
v The editor of this paper has tn
h highest personal regard for M. E. Gels
err, who is opposing Mr.. Anders at TIL
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