Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-03
Democrats Seeking to Gain Ad-
vantage From Fight Among
Republicans Last Spring
CIRCULATING CAMPAIGN LIE
Riggs Not standpatter, But = Thor
oush kon-Factionist = Candidate
8 Whites Speech at ottumwa Attracts
Small Attention in Political Circles
Leaves No Bad Effects.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, Sept. 3.-The democrats
Fare already making 1t evident that they
/ intend to take to themselves all that
| is to be gained by continuing the fight
(which was made last spring among
republicans. The democratic candidate
for superintendent OF public instruc-
1 ton has started out for an active per-
sonal campaign and hopes to win by
appealing to the prejudice Of some re-
publicans and tlie ignorance of others.
He is already spending a great deal
of money sowing the seeds for mean
campaign against State Superintendent
Riggs.
The state has been flooded with cir
culars, and these have especially been
sent tosall school officers of the state.
in which an entirely erroneous inter
probation is made of a certain decision
of Superintendent Riggs in regard to
what constitutes, the dornicile Of a
child for school purposes. When this
decision was first rendered a careless
reporter for one OF the local papers
wrote it up to make it sensational"
and conveyed an idea contrary t8 that
which was found in the decision The
story went all over the state and
caused embarrassment to the depart
ment of public instruction, butt long
ago the correct statement of the mat
ter was placed In the hands Of all
who are interested. Now the fake is
revived and Is being used for cam
paign purposes
| Another circular which has gone
out over the state embodies letter
which was written and published in
the morning paper here In which the
writer undertook, Just before che pri-
mary election, to show that Sul,erin-
tendent Riggs is a rank standIiatter,
that he has advertised himself as such
and that he is decidedly Offensive to
the progressive republicanss Superin-
ltendent Riggs answered this the day
after 1t was published. There is not
a word of truth in it. Superintendent
Riggs might we'll be cAassed as entirely
non fractional, as nearly so as any re-
publican OF the state. He has given
hearty supportlto all reform and pro-
gressive measures. He has worked
/ with the Republican majority at all
times to- secure improvements in the
school siaWs and other laws. AT no time
lhas he Joined with reactionaries IN
anything. While it As true the stand
patters claimed him for their own in
the primary campaign it rs certain
there was no progressive opposition to
/ him on that ground.
I The appearance of these circular at
4 tacks on the state superint lent gives
4 some indication Of the character OF
! the fight that is to be made this year
in Iowa.
Fred Whites keynote speech at OF
tumwa Tuesday evening is not attrac ,
i ing the attention which the utterance
of candidate for governor Wouie
.cominand were the state legislature no
IN session wrestling with the primary
amendment question If there were
anything particularly startling in his
address; it might interrupt the eyes o.
4 politicians which are now focused or
i the state house. But it is largely a re-
liberation Of Mr.. Bryan's doctrines
i without the Nebraskan's entertaining
rhetoric
There is one phase Of tine speech
i however, which has attracted som'
Inotice. It is rather negative than Z
4 positive feature. Mr.. White utterly ig.
! nares any state issue in the presen
4 campaign, thereby, It is thought indi'
|.cating that the state campaign Will b'
i fought altogether in national issues.
With a more intimate knowledge o
the people of the state Mr.. White wa
4 not led into the error committed b.
4 Mr.. BRYAN Of urging to I1wa people
A the elimination of the protective fea
4 ture from the tariff when it shall b.
i revised next year and putting the gov
4 eminent as near a free trade basis a
possible. Mr.. White has learned from
1.-the experience OF many defeats tina
q the people OF his state are not ire
Il traders and have no sympathy VIII
any measure that tends In that gu
reetion. He has learned that the!
know the difference between tariff re
Vision along protective lines and re
vision which will lower the schedule
so far that they will admit foreigl
Iproducts and manufactured articles t.
the American market to be sold mucl
4 cheaper than the home product, there
by forcing the cutting down Of wage
and the destruction OF the home mar
ket for farm products.
He also cannot understand why PEG
pie fail to support reform movement
THAT are for their own good. The da.
Ihas passed when the American peopl'
can be aroused to attack an existing
|order Of things merely by the cry OF
lranter that conditions are frisufferable
They have come to know from bitter
experience what are really reforms ant
what are movements which would ut
lterly destrpy the economic fabric Q
the nation merely to rid themselves o
minor abuses: 1t makes considerable
difference WHIP adv oc;ltes the reforms
President Roosevelts Recommendation o
an abuse commands instant attention
When Mr. Bryan declainl$i, ones illln'
reverts on the instant 10 the fals'
alarms for which he has been respon'
/ sible.
1 DEes SCORES BRYAN.
4 Scathino Attach at Des Moines or