Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-26
CUNMlNS SEES DANGER
IN DEMOCRATIC RULE
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fare. happiness and prosperity of the
people can not be secured or promoted
thru democratic supremacy. Assuming
the personal honesty of every candi-
date. and by that l mean the purpose
10 90, under all circumstances and
against ali influences, what he be-
lieves to be right. l appeal for the
election of all republican candidates.
TO matter what their individual views
may have been with respect to the
public rnea sures which have been. or
are now proposed.
Basis For United Action.
There is an honest stable and rea-
sonable basis upon which all republt-
cans can come together without the
loss of self respect: with freedom of
opinion, and without attempting to
oblitera1e from the memory of an in
telligent and patriotic people the hap
penings of the last few years. My
mission here this evening is to define
what that basis is and to show that
it furnishes a foundation for political
structure commodious enough to house
every man who believes in the funda-
mental principles of the republican
party as they have been held for more
than half century, and as they have
been exemplifed in every republican
Platform from the time of John G.
Fremont and Abraham Lincoln to
Theodore Roosevelt and William H.
Taft The political philosophy Of the
existing situation can be embodied In
single sentence: the misapplication OF
sound principle is a temporary evil,
but any application of an unsound
principle is permanent wrong. 1t Is
easy to correct mistake; it is impos-
sible to reform a vicious theory. DO
not imagine that I intend to leave the
subject with these glittering general
| tiles. The people are thinking deeply,
hand they will act intellsgently. but they
will not adopt doctrines which are
Fundamentally bad in order to express
their dissent from the misuse OF doc
trines which are Fundamentally good.
would despair of the perpetuity of
! free institutions If l believed that the
/ voters Of the republic would thus en-
ploy the priceless franchise Of their
manhood. In the consideration OF the
selection Of a political party thru
which their desires are to be worked
out they will keep their eyes patriot
ica1ly and steadfastly upon the future
They have a correct and compfe-
hensive knowledge Of the work which
| the government OF the United States
must do II 1t Is to be the agency OF
justice, and in the end they will de-
termine their party associations with
strict reference to tho effect which the
| avowed principles OF ono party or an
other will have upon their welfare,
Leaders Are Not Parties.
They also understand that the two
great political organizations are com
posed, not Of few lenders: OF q few
ephemesal office holders: but Of mil
liens Of sober minded. reflective. con-
scientieus reading and thinking men
and they know that with hero and there
a shert-lived alteration, that these or
HanisatioHs will faithfully carry inte
effect the principles upon which theJ
are founded, the spirit which has ami
mated their histories, and VIII attempt
to eaaedy In the laws Of the eeuntfJ
the Peiieies which are approved by the
membership of the respective organi.
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