Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-02
LoNcwoRTr, RoosEvELTs SON.
,N-LAw, COMES TO SUPPORT
ar SMITH.
DECLARES IOWA CONGRESSMAN
SUPPORTS ROOSEVELT POLICIES
Loneworth Writes Letter 70 Ninth
District Voters to Bolster Up Smiths
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Not Wor-
ried as ohiosn Has Long Been
Known as stardpatter.

| na. Mo.nes May 2-Despite the fact
,ba+ tha etandnat press has been pro-
| olain,ing that the, issue of Cannorism
ana A1ar;obisn, is dead, standpatterS OF
+ba Ninth conversational district have
seen fit to give ciIeAia.ipll ~ q
n,rnortine ia come, from Congressman
Nicho1os Ioneworth of Ohio, in which
M, 1.ttar sets forth that he has been
assoo;.+aa 18th CONGRESSMAN Smith in
congress for seven years anu Ao t.
| him to be consistent anu elitnuSAo''A0
] supporter Of Roosevelt pollcies'
\ The letter was addressed " feio
sstarn NJ T,opan and, it is claimed,
came voluntarily from Cohs FRESHMAN
LJ,npwortr TT is as follows:
NHonsa of Renresea tatives, Washing
toni n q Feh ! 1a1o-Almor Stern
Loetan 1owa-Dear Sir: / have heard
fronA some friends Of mine IN iowa .hal
you are close friend of tne non. wal
ter 1. Smith and interested III MS CO..
didacy for congress. am also u
formed that it is being charseu tisIt -.
has not been in favor 9I Inc rooseSel =
carrying oHt those nrintfp1es and poll
cies by the present admip
"Allow mic To saw THAI in my judg-
ment nothin o could he f, fther from the
truth. This is me seventh year that
have served with Mr. Smith in the
ho,se and l know very well what his
attitude ha! ibeen on al lmpo os
questions. rle have sometimes ~ u.'. ~,
ed on questF Ms of relatively minor I'M
portance. andl r am well a ware that he
was not entirely in accord with Fresl-
dent Roosevelt as to the USE Oh tne men
employed in the secret service DIVISION
of the treasury department; but out
side of that l am sure that&l am rlsht
in saving that \Mr. Smith has been at
all times a consistent and enthusiastic
supporter of the policies of the Iast au-
ministration. Tt may PERHAPS De salo
that it is no business of minf VINO tne
people of the Ninth congressional uls-
trict of Iowa see fit to choose 20 repre-
sent them in congress, and yeti peIeVe
myself justified in stating that II oppo-
sition is made to Mr.. Smith upon the
grounds that ] have mentioned, tnat
opposition is not justified. In MY opin-
ion Mr.. Smith is One of the abYest and
most useful men bn either side Of the
house of representa- tives, and hiF deleat
would be a great foss not onlyS TO the
house but to the \ republican party.
~yicHoLAsl 1oNGwoRTH."
longworth iStandpatter.
Progressive republics Of thR dis
trict and supporters {of Attorney efener-
al Byers, who is opp9sing Congressman
Smith for the nominal ton, are not at all
perturbed by the letter from long
worth.
In the first place they point out that
Longworth is a standnatter and always
has been, despite the sact that he is a
son-in-la law OF Roosevelt, and pfob-
ably will be the standp,at candidate Tor
governor of Ohio.
Further, the progresAives say tfat
Congressman Smiths RECORD shows pc
yond shadow of a doubt that he HAS
not been a supporter of Roosevelt pol
icies, consistent and enthusic site" As
Longworth says he has, but instead
has been aligned with Cannon and AId
rich against these policies.
Proof is found, they assert, by merely
referring to the time when Roosevelt
had occasion to pay espeGial attention.
to Congressman Smith BECAUSE of the:
opposition the latter and several other !;
gave to the presidents bill
calling for an appropriation for the
secret service. President Roosevelt
landed hard on Congressman Smith |
then, all Of which would not have oc-
Cured, the progressives point out, had |
Smith been a consistent and enthus- !
iastic supporter of Roosevelt policies. |
Garst at Story City,
There is but one way to commend |
the Iowa insurgent senators for the |
course they have pursued in congress-
but one way to pay them the tribute |
justly due-and that is to give them a |
vote of confidence, send men to con-
gress who are in sympathy with their
position, and elect standard bearers in |
the state who are also in perfect &C.
cord with them"
So asserted Governor Garsts pro-
gressive candidate for governor, IN a |
rousing speech at Story City Saturday |
night.
1t was his initial appearance on the |
stump in the present campaign, altho |
he has made several small speeches the
past few weeks, and considerable In
terest attached to his address.
Judge Prouty, progressive candidate
for congress in this. the Seventh dis
trict, also spoke at the meeting.
Governor Garst left no doubt in 3the
minds of his audience as to where he |
asserted that this contest is
wholly one Of principles, not of mem.
uAaat,- TON nEcl INES i