Manchester Democrat., 1910-11-02

livered on September 20, at Sioux
City; since that time he has been
delivering one, Two, and sometimes
three and four speeches each day.
When he closes his campaign in Des
Moines on the evening of November
z, he will have delivered about sew
ent.Atwo complete addresses with
many short talks. The people have
given him a large and enthusiastic
hearing. and the young man of APP
panoose has made good The people
will not be disappointed in the rec
ord he will make as Governor.
If Governor Carroh desires to
show the highest respect to the
memory of the late Senator Dolli- |
yer, what better method could he
adopt than to seize the first oppor-
tunity to act favorably upon. one of
the most important ,planks in the
last political party Platform the de-
ceased senator helped to build? Sem
ator Dolliver was permanent chair
man of the convention VIII ariicaeodp1
man Of the convention which adopt-
ed the very platform which the gov
ernor and his managers now refuse
to enforce. The plank relating to
the election Of United States senator's
by the people is known to have been
one Of the cherished desires Of Mr..
Dolliver. This being the case. un-
til the governor shows a disposition
to perpetuate some of the late sem
ator's best teachings, we must look
with suspicion upon these express
sions of respect. We have made
every possible effort to get the gov
ernor and his managers to agree to
an informal primary or a special
session of the legislature in order
that the people might be given the
opportunity to choose senator for
this vacancy. The chairman OF the
Republican State Central Committee,
acting no doubt under the advice
Of the governor. refused to accept
either of our proposals. We have
the governors reason in his state
ment at Clarinda on Monday when he
said under the law, the governor
has authority to fill the vacancy in
the United States senate by ap-
pointment." The manner and the
language used by the distinguished
governor in stating this fact leaves
no room to doubt his determination
to exercise the right given him by
the law, instead Of extending the
right to the people, as promised
in the platform Of his party. OF
course he will not appoint his poll
tical friend until after election, thus
holding the rest of the candidates
in line until they have done their
best for Carroll in this campaign.
The governor remembers a cer-
| tain plank which meant "downward" "
before and upward" after the cleo
tion, remembers how well his par
ty succeeded in that instance, and
hopes to rull OF a similar little de.
ceptive stunt of his own.
My Judgment IL that the CHIEF
executive will find that where his
4 platform said the people should elect
4 United States senators, that the peo
pie will expect 1t to mean what /
says. and now that the governo
rules otherwise, he is at liberty t
blame himself for what follows
An effort has been made to III
rect the campaign now about t.
close. along lines which should en-,
phasize the need of an application
of business me.',lds in state inst
tutions and departments.
Mr.. Claude r. Porter, the candi
date for governor, and the candi
dates who have beer nominated ia
the various state Offices. lave con
Quoted a clean. honest, straigi. Tor
ward and energetic campaign. The
: and the speakers who hae-s supporte
them have Interpreted the democrat
ic platform and tenets with intelli
gence and fairness, and every op
portunity has been given the peo
pie to judge the character Of the can
didates and their fitness for the III
cial work to which they each aspire
The demoralized condition of tn
state institutions and department
under present administration is ad
mitted; the disorder has been dali
exploited in the public prints an,
on occasion has been spread upol
the records Of a court.
The democratic party presents
list of clean, capable candidates
qualified and pledged to restore or
der and system. and expunge fac
; tional dissension. The democrati
party presents congressional candi
dates in the various districts pos
sessed of the best intelligence an,
constructive ability. The party of
fers men for congress who ar
schooled in economics and hold
conception of what should consti
tute the rights Of the masses whicl
will make them strong in tn. bat
tie to come against special privilege
In the different judicial. senatoria
and legislative districts, and the diff
ferent counties, great care in tn
selection of candidates has beel
I exercised and the democratic part
presents tickets of uniform excel
lence. The democratic position up
on current state and national issues
| the democratic national, state
county and township candidates ar
commended to the attention Of in