Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-24
.D[AL N POLITICS
Is PROU|YS APPEAL
PROMINENT DIES MONIES ATToR-
NEY sTlRs sEARcHLlGHT
CLUB AUDIENCE.
RESPONSIBILITIES. OF
THE INDIVIDUAL VOTER
Every Man Should Be Politician In
the Ideal Sense Of the Word-Says
Every Man Owes Duty to City to
Vote for the Best Men and the Best
Measures-New Club Officers.

Judge S. F. Prouty. prominent in re-
publican politics in Iowa, former MEM
| Der of the Iowa legislature, and an able
! Des Moines attorney, was the Tuesday
night speaker before the Searchlight
1 Club, and delivered before the club
members one of the best addresses that
lit has ever been the clubs lot to hear.
Judge Prouty made a direct appeal to
every man in his audience to vote and
work for the ideal in politics. He told
of the responsibilities of the individual,
and said that he owed to the city in
which he lived a duty to vote for the
best men and the best measures, re-
gardless of personal interests and wei
fare.
Judge Prouty explained in beginning
his address that he was not here to
talk politics, but to talk about politics.
He not only captivated his audience by
his earnestness and logicsS illustra-
tons, but stirred every man to realize
that there was something in the polit-
ical life of his city, state and nation
for which he was individually RESPONSE
BILE.
1.-The Real and Ideal in Politics. was
| the way Judge Prouty's address was
styled. The speaker, however, did not
call his remarks an address, but rather
| a talk, and this was just what it
proved to be-a heart-to-heart talk
between men-men who stand for
something in the community in which
they live.
| Politics Is Essential.
| Judge Prouty said i'm part: "Politi-
cal parties are absolutely essential in
the mechanism of practical govern
ment. We have a unique government,
| in that all power originates with the
voter. One man is just as potent as
another in republic, whereas the con-
dition is different in the monarchy
ruled by one man.
Cali power in this country originates
with the masses, in city, state and ma
tion, and / want to impre> upon YOU
the Importance of your dutie. II re-
sponsibilities as part Of this sover-
eign power of the greatest nation on
the face of the earth Every man should
be willing.to attend the caucus or pri-
mary once in two years, and vote at
an election one day out of every 365.
If there is a man who is not willing to
help form, mould and shape this gov
eminent he ought to move to a land
where the laws are made without his
consent.
important to Elect Good Men.
1.-THE efficacy of a republican form
of government depends on the individ-
ual voter. The politics and the govern
ment are no better than the individual
voter. Therefore we may have worse
form in republican government than
in monarchy. If designing and sell
fish men dominate, then we have the
worst form; if good men are at the
head, we have the best government. It
to Office, and that your votes be in
line with right, truth and justice.
Don't Go to, Sleep.
t"The patronage that is given to the
selfish men in office creates a power
that is hard to- be rid of. The selfish
men are always striving to gain con-
troll of the government. want to urge
the unself1sh men to action. The fell
lows who have selfish interests to sub
serve are always on the alert, while the
others are asleep. There is great dan
ger to our institutions that the good
people go to sleep, while the others
never do. If we all become active We'll
have a good government. AS long as a
job, cigar or a glass Of beer are more
potent factors in political battle than
the right and truth backed up by faith
full service, so long will the republican
city, county, state or national govern
ment be in danger.
All Become Politicians.
EVERY one of you fellows has got to
become a politician. I don't mean
politician wfo carries the ward pre-
cinct and j hired to be active on the
promise of a job if he wins; nor one
who wants to get something out of the
council, board or legislature in the way
Of special interests for hin-but the
one who wants to create a fair govern
ment, both to the railroad and the pri-
vate individual, the black or white, the
male or female. Eliminate selfishness
and get men to act upon honor in pub
lie life.
No Peace in Politics.
"There are always some who cry,
Let us have peace!' I tell you there
never can be peace in good govern
ment. Right can never lie down before
wrong, and wrong is always in the
fight. The sleepy individual who is
willing to let things run as they please
is of no account in the community.
''There is going to he a great con-
test in this country before very long.
1t will not be over the race question,
nor the tariff, nor the annexation Of
Cuba, nor the independence of the
Philippines, nor between capital and
labor. The next wan. is going to be
between the corporate monarchy and
those who believe in preserving the
government for the people and by the
people Get ready ito get on one side
or the other"
Touches on National and State.
Judge Prouty touched very lightly
on national politics, but his brief re-
mark was met with applause. He said
the people were not satisfied that their
representatives in congress could not
be heard on the floor until they joined
the machine organization. He predict
ed that the people would not-rest un-
til they made the lower house of con-
gress democracy instead of mon
archy
In state politics, however, Judge
Prouty launched into general history