The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-30
not at their worst. 1t had faith in
men and in the country.
Flemino BlIIinasaat,.

Sioux City Journal: X. j. Fleming,
chairman of the Dolliver-Cum-
Minis Progressive Republican commit
tee, state of Iowa, room ITO Fleming
building, Des Moines," Is making
frantic appeal for the control OF the
state convention called to meet In
Des Moines on the Sd of August. Dele
gates to that convention will be named
In the county conventions of the state
which are to meet under the primary
law at IL o'clock On Saturday OF this
week.
The language of Mr.. Fleming is OF
the passionate and virulent type. 1t
is neither sane nor safe. 1t boils,
bubbles with invective, and discloses
the unhappy spirit of insurgency. II
the animus has a source higher up,
the more the pity and the more the
shame.
The campaign so far as Mr.. Garst
is concerned is ended. He has becom-
ingly accepted the result of the voting
on the 7th of June in well-tempered
letter addressed to Governor Carroll.
The name of Garst ought to be let out
of this business.
Mr.. Fleming claims that some pro-
gressive voters did not understand
what they were doing on the It'll Of
June, and that they voted for Carroll
on the second term plea and out of
sympathy His call is to arms! Milk
and water sentimentality," he says.
has already gone too far in this cam
paign.' Threat of bolt Is i'll con-
cealed if the convention is not put as
putty in the hands of the insurgents.
1t is suggestive of the buster or four
years ago, and of the surrender it
led to.
Governor Carroll and other stand
pat candidates for state offices" are
not yet held responsible for the La
cey-Taft outrages." but it is cunningly
suggested that they will doubtless
make statements before November
showing that they are in favor OF a
square deal, entitled to the loyal sup
port of all Iowa Republicans" The
plain inference is that if they do not
square themselves they will be OPP
posed in November. Mr.. Fleming re-
sorts to intimidation. The binding eff
feet of the primary election is not in
his mind "The speech which Senator
Cummins will make as temporary
chairman of the next Republican state
convention" is placed first in defining
the rule, guide and standard of Re-
publicanism in Iowa." Something like
that has been heard in this part Of
] Iowa before
Mr.. Fleming gives instruction as
to how to proceed to the end of OBJ
tanning power. DO not tamely submit
to having your political throat cut"
he cries. Permanent harmony can
never result from surrendering we'll
earned majority in the state conyen-
ton to please few toothless political
wolves of the Lacey stripe who have
worn their fangs down to the ulcerat-
ed gums by lifetime of gnawing at
the public crib" Mr.. Fleming is mad
clear through and resorts to the lam
guage of the blackguard 1t will be
disgrace to Iowa Republicanism if
he can get votes for the cause he rep
resents in that way. Major Lacey
served sixteen years ia congress, Ito
be sure, and was defeated In 1905 by
combination of Democrats and insur-
gents. 1t Is not held to the discredit
of Senator Dolliver tat he has been
continuously in congress since 1889.
And yet Mr. Fleming incloses with his
letter an editorial from friendly pa
per entitled Fair Play s
What is in the Fleming mind IS to
group the supporters of the admins
tration of President Taft as political
wolves 1t Is in his mind to say the
insurgent leaders will not surrender if
the state convention follows the result
of the statewide voting on the COVER
norship.
Thousands of delegates to the coun-
ty conventions to meet next Saturday
will have the opportunity to read the
bitter appeal Of Mr. Fleming. There
are no 'Iacey-Taft outrages' equal
to it. Iowa Republicans will do them
selves wrong if they do not resent the
language Of the bulldozer, the spirit
Of the intolerant, and the indignity of
fered Republican President, who has
sought nanfully to do his duty and
whose record of achievement IS the
hope of the Republican party In this
campaign.
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