Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26
POLITICAL BULLETIN.


cratic State Committee addressed to
the Republican State Committee, in
wiling a joint discussion upon all
features of the platform. On the IS,
Chairman Reed received the following
reply from Chairman FRANKIE:
Dear Mr.. Reed
Replying to your favor of even
date, suggesting a joint discussion
between our respective candidates for
the Governorship, will say that tenta-
tive arrangements have already been
made for Governor CAROLS speaking
engagements. Owing to recent un-
expected and unfortunate incident
some dates have been, cancelled,
which further increases the demand
! upon his time.
; have no doubt. however, but that
, Gov. Carroll in his various, speeches
will reply to Mr.. Porter's discussion
of any of the particular features in
the platforms. This will give the
voters the desired opportunity to hear
i, both sides.
+, Yours truly,
! C. FRANKIE, Chairman.
In an interview Governor Carroll,
with an alarming manifestation of re-
sriced vision, expressed his willing
ness to debate if he were permitted
to name the scope of the discussion
and what should be discussed. 1t is
not often that candidate for Gov
ernor is found who is willing thus to
confess his want of courage and his
mental limitations.
The Republican press and campaign
managers are seriously alarmed over
the endorsement given Hon. Claude
X. Porter for Governor by the execu-
tive committee of the Iowa State
Federation of Labor.
In order to minimize the effect of
the endorsement as much as possible
and to bolster up tagging courage,
they are printing columns Of mater
| ial similar to the following from the
Marshalltown Herald which appears
in that paper under Des Moines line
Des Moines, Oct. 17-SpeciaI. to the
Daily Herald: Reports received from
labor circles lin all parts Of the state
are to the effect that the attempt
to indorse Claude r. Porter by some
members of the Iowa State Fedora
ton of Labor is having detrimental
effect rather than the expected bene-
fetal one. Union men instead Of FALL
ing in line because of few democrat
from their ranks have filtered Por-
ter's candidacy are resenting the ac-
ton because it savors of a dictatorial
policy.
I'VE do our own thinking and cast
our own ballots, is a popular slogan
at the Trades and Labor Assembly
hall in Des Moines. Press reports
from Sioux City and other labor CEN
ters show that similar evidences Of
dissension have broken out since the
attempt to dictate the labor vote.
That it is impossible for any man
to carry the labor vote around in his
pocket for delivery wherever he
pleases is daily becoming more appar-
cnt and what applies to single
man applies to any set of men. The
day when Union men accept instruc-
tons Internationally from their lead
ers is past and because they do think
for themselves. Governor Carroll feels
certain he will poll heavy labor
vote.
The name Union Labor, il it
/. means anything, means cohesive or
ganization Of the men who are doing
the worlds work. 1t is their pur-
pose to unite as far as possible the
whole body of the laboring world in
to one concrete, working unit. In Or
der to do this it must employ the
usual custom of accomplishing it's
manifold purposes through commits
Thus this executive committee is
authorized to investigate the records
of men who solicit the suffrage Of
the whole Federation and report up
on their worth from union Labor
standpoint.
Their report is not dictatorial, but
is merely the Unions method of in
forming themselves upon the relative
merits of political candidates.
Mr.. Porter and his friends are de-
lighted with the report of this COM
mittee; they are pleased to regard
1t as an endorsement a committee
chosen by and having behind it the
great body of men known as the Iowa
State Federation of Labor.
They resent the attitude of the re-
publican press and managers for the
reason that 1t reflects upon the meth
DDS adopted by the Federation to
gain its ends.
+. The eagerness with which this same
! press and managers seize upon and
exploit the findings and recommen-
dations of the Executive Committee,
4 when favorable to some to republican
candidate is in evidence and makes
this effort to cheaper the report fav-
oring Mr.. Porter the more reprehen-
sible.
The taxable value Of railroad prop
erty in the state this year, according
to the assessed valuation is only $780,
900 greater than last years; at the