Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-24

principles proposed to be enacted
into law. 1t is the duty of the ci,i-
zen to support proposition irre,'
spective of the organization that
promulgates it, and be governed
alone by the thought of its efficiency.
The last decade has witnessed
such an awakening Of interest con-
cerning public questions as never
before known in the history Of this
country. The republican party has
before it the proposition, whether
or not it will advance or retrograde..
Progressiveness has become aligned
with square dealing. Standpatism
has taken as its partner the past
and is unwilling to unite with those
who wish progress to take the place
of do nothing. 1t is not question
of men. II it was, then indeed
principle is a thing of the past. The
progressive spirit in the republican
party must move onward or that
organization will be consigned to
oblivion as was the Whig and Free
Soil parties.
The contest in Iowa is one of i'm
portance. The News is an independ-
ent paper and therefore it speaks in
the interests and for that class of
citizenship who place principle
above party.
Rooseveltism has taken a firm
root in American soil and it will
not be side-tracked by the lip serv-
ice of those who proclaim to be
loyal, yet in their hearts wish to
destroy the effectiveness of the
Roosevelt crusade.
There are two men prominent tc-
day ia the United States around
whom clusters the hope Of those
who believe in a progressive spirit.
Their names are Roosevelt and
Bryan. Each may die but their
spirit will live and ultimately have
a firm foothold in American politics
The policies they advocate will not
be turned back. The policies of
Bryan are today as familiar to the
people Of this country as those Of
Roosevelt. The nomination of Bryan
means no sidestepping or backward
policy. He will not be required to
explain his views. His life
and utterances are more enduring
than all the platforms ever written.
Our republican friends in Iowa may
as we'll realize first as last, that il
the reactionaries in that party con-
troll the platform at Chicago in June
and the democratic party nominatet
Bryan, there certainly will be q
change of administration after
March 4, 1909. The Independent
thought will rule, 1t will not be
hampered or held back by policies
that are worn out and are hindrances
to the progress Of the nation.
Parties ought to carry out the
will of its members, and when il
fails to be in harmony with tn,
prevailing sentiment of the state, j
deserves to be defeated.
Let not our republican friends
be carried away by the majoritie
they have heretofore received.
will not answer the question in tn
year 1908. The American people
will not stand for tariff on lumbe
and coal and iron and steel, and al
parties may as well realize this
The people will ask republican
why they are unwilling to plac
these articles on the free list.
This question will not be answer
ell by the ability to obtain apprc
priation for public buildings or
: large navy. The consumers Of low
8 are interested in obtaining free lum
t ber as much as they are in a larg
8 navy, and congressman will not b
excused in preferring the latter t
the former. The hour is fraugl
o with obstacles to the man who pre-
4 fsrs success of party to the necess
' ties of the people.-Des Moine
n News.