Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-09
Chairman Clayton, of Denver
Convention, Thinks He Sees
Victory for His Party
ROOSEVELT AND TAFT ONE
Declares Republican President and
Candidate Are Closely Allied on Is
sues and Policies Deems Claims
Of Republican Platform Pretentious
and Not Founded on Fact.

Denver, July S.-After converting at
noon the democratic convention lis
tened to the address of the permanent
chairman. Henry d. Clayton, of Ala
bama, who spoke In part as follows:
This is democratic year. Demo-
cratic ideas are now popular. Doc
trines always taught by our party and
scoffed at by our opponents are now
urged as a gospel of their own.
Measures and policies of democratic
origin are now pretendedly advocated
by the leaders of the republican party.
1t is no longer anarchistic to declare
private monopoly to be indefensible or
that the great transportation compa-
MES should be governed and controlled
by public law. Former questioning of
the decision of bare majority Of the
supreme court in the income tax cases
can not now be heard, because OF the
greater noise of vehement and embroid-
cred denunclation of judges and judic-
ial acts that have shocked the country
A demand for revision OF the tariff Is
no longer a threat to destroy our In
dustrial system. Trusts are not to be
tolerated even by the republican party
We need not now enlarge on the list
Of republican admissions and promises
for election purposes only. The repub-
lican party has made marked progress
In promises to the people and much
greater progress in aiding selfish inter-
ests and special privileges This
party, guided by expediency and cam
paign necessity would camp this year
on democratic ground.
Republican Claims Pretentious.
The republican party having had
full control of the federal government
for more than decade must give an
account of its stewardship. Its preten-
tious claims largely without foundation
and largely exaggerated will not suf-
flee Let honest investigation reveal the
bad and defective laws passed by that
party; vicious policies maintained; re-
forms rejected: the recent panic and
its consequences; promises broken;
assimilation practiced; incompetency
confessed by It's failures to meet ur-
gent public needs; and exhibiting this
inco,npetency by the appointment OF
iunketing commissions for the alleged
purpose OF advising that party so long
IN control and of such boasted legisla-
tive wisdom what legislation Is re-
auired by the country. Against the re-
publican party. so degenerate and
crafty, is a capable determined honest
democracy. in sympathy with all just
public demands and asking it's behalf
the candid public judgment. To that
Judgment the issue must be committed
and we unhesitatingly submit our
cause to that fine and true sense for
the right we know distinguishes the
American people.
Taft and Roosevelt Identified.
"rr It's nuadrennial contest Mr..
Roosevelt has identified himself with
MIR. Taft Mr.. Taft has identified him
self with Mr.. Roosevelt. The republic
can party has inseparably identified
the two together. To praise one you
must praise the other Ito criticize one
is to criticize his pursuing shadow.
And so, must say, if it should appear
to any one that in noting and denounc-
ing abuses and favors on the part OF
is assumed, urge the impossibility OF
separating the present occupants of
the White House from his own
anointed one.
'Tt has been made evident in the
pending campaign that the republicans
will seek to conjure with the name of
Roosevelt and will rely upon the presi-
dents policies as a treasured asset.
The president has advertised himself
and his policies with frequency and
ability that surpasses the best efforts
Of the shrewdest press agent. A dis
tinguished republican, a former cabinet
officer once publicly proclaimed the
president to be the greatest exponent
Of the art of advertising the world
has ever known. The country has been
told and not allowed to forget that in
his opinion his energies have been de-
voted to the accomplishment of many
high purposes and that his work is yet
incomplete 1t is so only because his I'M
dertakings were too vast to be carried
to success during his term of office.
MY policies must continue. SO the
champion of these would transfer Of
fee and power to his favorite cabinet
minister and his spear is to have
fellow The pretense is that the fight
must go on under the leader designated
by him until the last foe shall have
surrendered or lies inglorious in the
dust. The nomination of his would
be successor was largely accomplished
by the use of official patronage and
coarse machine methods and has de-
lighted the chief apostle of strenuosity
and at the same time has not perturbed
the conscience of the one time civil
service reformer, now the boss ana
adept in the bestowal of public plumber
and forgetfu of all his resounding
moral commonplace. No fair minded
American could read the daily account
of the recent political doings at Chicago
without feeling modification and re-
greet; notification that the president
should have so abused his power indi-
eating to a great party his choice as
successor. and regret that the party
should have submitted to coWardly
humiliation that was as manifest as 1t
was degrading.
Taft's Policies.
what are the policies THAT eonst1-
t,te the capital Of the republican par
ty in this campaign and that are re-
lied upon to support the candidacy ~of
Mr.. Taft?
"To recall democratic platforms;
speeches and measures is to convince
any man that many of the presidents
public utterances were derived from