Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-29

ofre has there been printed such an
| array of false statements regarding
Iowa affairs. Where the writer Sc
| cured his fool ideas passes all under-
standing. as he did not see any of the
| republican leaders while in Des Moines.
| He did not see Senator Cummins nor
any of his friends, nor SO far as can
be discovered did he make any effort
to get at the facts.
The writer declared that the in
surgents" had been lighting the -stai-
warts" for ten years and never accom-
plished anything until this year when
they gained control of the party ma
chrery He entirely overlooked the
fact that progressives have been writ
accepting full responsibility for the par
~ course. He also made the staten ent
which everybody in Iowa knows to be
false that the indictment against Car
roll was found by IAN insurgent grand
jury when the record is that the sole
proc ressive on the jury voted against
indie tment This, however was in line
with the whole rage OF slush.
The Chicago Inter Ocean and the
Iowa City Republican are in the same
class which is sufficiently descriptive
and should be considered extensively
uncomp limentary by both.
Nearly all of this writer's informa
ton, however is about the standpat-
tiers whom he calls "stalwarts" which
might indicate the source of his iufor-
nation. He throws some ligh. on their
attitude Here is some informa ton:
CAROLS stalwartism is saving votes
for him altho his open alliance with the
insurgents now is cutting deep into his
regular following.
But even these may prove useless
if the stalwarts keep up their pres
ent attitude of rancorous ire against
the insurgents Most of them seem
willing. nay. delighted. TO let the repub-
Mcan machine go its way Carroll and
all. What we republicans need most
is a hell of licking. said one of the
profaner spokes men of the stalwarts.
and l guess We'll get what we've got
coming"
Further in regard TO the governor
he writes:
He has PLAYED politics with both
factions and won the affections of
neither He is tightly bound UP 10 GER
tain Of the stalwart leaders, but this is
all
This writer turning 70 congressional
affairs. finds that the republican party
OF Iowa may come 70 the next con-
gress with only three congressman. He
finds defeat sure for Prouty, Haugen.
Grllk and kendall also danger for
Smith. Kennedy, Towner and Good He
admits the other three will be elected.
In explanation he refers to the bitter
ness which the stalwarts everywhere
feel for the insurgents Other ex-
pressions:
The bitterest foes that Candidate
Prouty has in that district are not the
democrats but the stalwart adherents
of Congressman Hull
In the insurgent districts the knit
ing will be done most thoroughly and
It is this stalwart detection that ac-
counts for the probable loss of the four
insurgent seats"
Hull has refused to help Prouty and
his followers are getting ready to knife
the insurgent victor to the hilt.''
The size of the republican majority
is Prouty's only hope, but the stall
warts openly boast that they will trim
it below the water line by casting their
ballots for Price
The Sixth is the old Lacey dis
trict and that warrior is still on the
warpath. with an AK out for Kendall"
These excerpts are sufficient 10 show
the source OF the information and the
purpose in publication of the articles.
tho even after this. the Inter Ocean
seeks to convey the idea that if Iowa
fails TO go republican it viii be be-
cause of the terrible insurgents.
Another interesting side light. which
the correspondent claims 10 have gath
cred up in Des Moines is that the Jack
son committee has washed its hands
of the president finally and forever
Over in the stalwart camp they also
have fallen idol he writes. there
the man whose picture has been turned
20 the wall is President Taft The Taft
Club and the big stick ara or the
scrap heap"
A SALOON OPPOSITE THE SCHOOL HOUSE.
The Des Moines Capital suggests
that under the Ottumwa platform