Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-28
DOLL|V[R SPARS
WIN Old RIVALS.
IOWA SENATOR IN HEATED DE-
BATE WITH BAILEY AND
RAYNoR.
REsENTs INVITATION
TO JOIN DEMOCRATS
Senator Tells Colleagues That "Inter-
sst." Are Busy Within tho Ranks Of
Both Republicans and Democrats -
1 Rape the Cheap Politician Who
Fight Under cever.

washington, April 2s.-Three SEN
atortal gladiators met in the arena yes
terday. Dolliver, Of Iowa, champion o.
the progressive republicans Of the mid
die west, engaged single-handed in IN
teuectual combat with Bailey, of Texas,
and Rayner, Of Maryland, the keenest,
cleverest, most sarcastic fighters on me
democratic side. OF course 1t was the
political situation now confronting the
peopie Of the country that unsheathed
the steel.
Rayner started 1t. He made speech
against the administration railroad bill
which led to an invitation to the IN
surgent republicans to cease flirting
and coqueting with the democratic par
ty'' ana to join it as full-fedged mem
bers. Rayner was sarcastic in his
references to past alliances" between
progressive republicans and the demo-
Gratis and cynical about the manner in
which the republican leaders ofttimes
had ditched the democrats at crisis
after working with them in non-es-
sentials.
Deliver Ressnts Taunt.
Everybody knows the frequently re-
siterated brand Of talk about insurgents
being democrats in fact, and all that.
Therefore, let this be briefly the stroy
of .he worm that turned-or, rather,
the man smitten by his neighbor who
did not turn the other cheek. Hearken
to Dolliver:
.,In our judgment" said the 1owan,
s.the Vice OF our institutions today is
the fact that behind both political par
ties there are unseen hands grown now
u strong that they hardly have the
necessity Of concealing their skill and
cunning; which have usurped the
functions Of the government of the
United States and are amusing them
selves by knocking together the heads
iof the political parties, neither Of
which appears to be awake to the sit
uationsin which the people OF the Unit
ed States are now placed. -
II have never felt any necessity for
leaving the old republican party. It Is
large enough party and broad
enough party to carry on q fight for
good government without anybody de-
eerting its ranks, but If I ever did feel
to look very carefully at good many
things before would make up my
mind to pitch my tent with the demo-
cratic party Of today.
= know, and every democratic SEN
ator knows, that it has been found
quite as difficult to use the democratic
party to promote progressive govern
ment in the United States, as it has
been to use the republican party"
THE difference between the two
PARTIES" interrupted Rayner, sis this:
We may have some dissatisfaction
with. our leadership, but your dissatis-
faction is with the principles Of the
party"
i beg the senator's pardon" replied
Dolliver. $50 far as am concerned,
the night Is not on the principles Of the
party as they are written today, or on
the record OF the party as made up on
past generations."
& : Fighting for the Platform.
WAS the question Of leadership in
volved In the tariff" inquired Ray
ner.
mot at ALL" said Dolliver. "our
contest was for a radical revision of
the tariff. was fighting for the plat
form Of the, Republican party and for
the performance Of the duty of con-
gress instead OF allowing special inter
ests to name the rates. 1T has been a
great comfort to me that in some Of
the moves we have felt constrained to
make honest-minded men Of other po-
slitical faiths have shared at least in
part our zeal and our purpose. But
30 far as making an alliance with the
democratic, party is concefned, why,
bless my heart, that is the only handi-
cap the insnrgent republicans have ever
had"
TAere were manifestations OF great
interest when Mr. Dolliver, in his next
sentence alluded to. speeches by high
zofyicials recently delivered.
~ we wouid5 : Sce winners tnday:" he as
serted, in half the states Of the Union
II It was not possible for cheap poll
ticfans to 60 out and state we are vot-
ing with the democratic party. We have
behind us millions Of people who are
bound only by the name and positions
of their party faith, and the only ar
gument th&t Is addressed to them is
that there are q few men here who are
masquerading as friends Of the peo-
Die whos are hand in hand with the
democratic party.
eJedess Faith TO People.
Il intend to fasten my eye upon what
at least appears to be the welfare of
the hundred millions in the United
States. and whether the legislation be
tariff legislation or railroad legislation
or bank legislation. emancipate my
seR from all traditions left over from
other generations
Bailey then opened. you are not
strong enough in any state or in any
district to fight US and fight your
selves at the same time," he said, ad-
dressing the insurgents. you may
win defending what the repuhlican
party has done. You can not win as
republicans denouncing its legislation
assA Is leaders.''
DO understand" interrupted Dolli-
ver, that In the United States, with
free opipton everywhere and universal
1ntelll6otca, = nan can not win nght-