Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-23
BUT DECLARES REPUBLICAN, FAC
TIoNALisM ALONE WILL NOT
LONG WIN.
CLARK LEADING SPIRIT At
ILLINOIS CONVENTION
Governor Deneen, Addressing RePub
iican Convention, Asks Party Of State
to Purge itseIf-Republicans Strong
iy Endorse Taft Administration.

East st. Louis, Ill.,. Sept 23.-Three
candidates for trustees of the Univer-
sity Of Illinois will be nominated and
the platform adopted by the Illinois
democratic convention this afternoon.
A draft Of the platform, which was
brought here by II. n. Wheeler. of
Quincy was offered to the resolutions
committee for approval. Its declara-
tions were not given out. Congressman
Trainey will be chairman. Champ
Clark will be the principal speaker
The internecrne war Of the republi-
cans has enveloped the whole land ana
to even the dullest mind the evidence
OF republican dissolution must be ap-
parent" said Congressman Champ
Clark to the Illinois democratic state
convention here today. He enunerat-
ed the victories Of the democrats in the
recent primaries and elections and pre-
dicted that the next house would be
democratic.
1--WE can not depend upon republican
factionalism alone to win," continued
Clark. THAT may give us the house
this fall without any effort on our part
but the chances are that republican
factionalism alone will not give US VIC
tories beyond this year. We must
have a program of our own looking to-
wards a better government than the
republicans have given u.s. The re-
publicans have abused their prlvl-
leges and wasted their opportunities
When Cannon's Claws Were Clipped.
I'm a little more than twelve months
they were SO utterly demoralized that
on tho 10th Of March, 1910, after we
clipped Speaker Cannon's claws, he
angrily declared that there was no
longer a republican majority In the
house. The most potent cause Of re-
publican dissension is the tariff ques-
split before. The republicans promised
to revise the tariff downward I'm order
to get in. Having gotten in they re-
vised 1t up They have given absolute
ly no relief whatever to the consum-
ers, but most Of the increases were real
Increases made by such skllful artists
as Aldrich, and placed every time
wfler they would do the most good to
the interests and the most injury to the
consum ers."
Stupendous Confidence Game.
The speaker then referred to repub-
licans in the house and the senate who
voted against "the stupendous conf
dence game, which the standpatters
were attempting to play upon the
American people, and warned them of
the consequences" He also referred to
the announcement from Beverly that
the insurgents were to have equal con-
sideration with the standpatters in the
matter Of public patronage 80 the
administration has come down Off its
high horse" said Clark, land instead of
bullying the insurgents is tempting
them back by Offering them share in
the savory flesh pots of Egypt. The
people Of the United States deserve to
be treated honestly and fairly, which
has not been done in the matter Of the
Payne Aldrich- -Smoot tariff bill. On
the contrary they were taken In and
done for"
Condemn "Jackpotters."
bath room" tactics and Jackpot leg
islation" were vigorously condemned in
the platform this afternoon The ini-
tiative and referendum is favored on
the theory that the "enactment Of such
a law will abolish the Jackpot system"
Lee o'niel Browne, recently acquitted
In Chicago in connection with the al
legged Jackpot proceedings relating to
the election of Senator Iorfmer, is at
tending the convention.