The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
THE DEMOCRATS
HAVE BANQUET
incidentally They Talk Politics and
Their Chances in Iowa.
JUDGE WADE FOR GOVERNOR
Split in Republican Party Enthuses
Demoeracy-Wade Likes the lndi-
ana-5everidge Endorsement
Of President Taft.

OF PfeSiQeHt dII.
Des Moines, Ia, April 9.-Special:
The ninth annual banquet of the Iowa
Jefferson club was held last night at
the Slavery with 800 men and women
present The session went far into
the night and it was Saturday morn
ing before the last speaker sat down
and the meeting adjourned.
Governor A. c. Shallenberger of Ne
braska was the principal speaker of
the evening. l. I. Jones, president OF
the Jefferson club of Polk county, pre-
sided, Rev. E. T. Hagerman gave the
benediction and Harry C. Evans of
Des Moines acted as POSTMASTER.
Governor Shallenberger opened his
address by quoting from Dooley the
saying, History always vindicates the
democrat but never in his life time"
The governor then launched upon a
discussion of the political situation of
the day, dealing with the split in the
republican ranks and talking especial
ly of the insurgents, who, he says, have
the democratic idea but are afraid to
come out as democrats.
lnsurgent Definition.
IAN insurgent may be defined as a
republican whose conscience is troub-
ling him." said Governor Shallenber-
ger. HE is a democrat who has not
yet quite discovered himself He was
married to his party upon it's promise
to revise the tariff downward. He
knows the party has broken its pre-
nuptial contract but he is not yet quite
ready to ask for an absolute divorce.
He Is apparently still somewhat wor-
ried as to the question of alimony and
his chances of being received with
favor by another party. The one
thing that gives me hope Of victory in
the future is that republicans are now
acting so much like democrats that
they are actually fighting each other.
With large portion of the republi-
cans agreeing with us upon many ma.
tional questions, it is good time for
democrats to show their appreciation
Of the compliment by trying to agree
with one another"
Wilbur w. Marsh, of Waterloo, re,
spending to the toast, Business and
Politics" asserted that manufacturers
have been writing the tariff schedules
and that great interests who benefit
by the tariffs, fix the schedules.
Bashor Talks.
S. H. Bashor, of Waterloo, candidate
for governor, speaking on elemental
change which he says has come over
the democratic party.
John D. Denison, of Dubuque, hit
the republicans for their desire to
maintain party solidarity" asserting
that it has sacrificed the people to keep
the party in power and united.
A. Van Wagenen asserted that one
of the signs of the times is the fact
that the farmers and the rural folk
are up on all the questions of the day
election will be for the party which
is right and honest.
George F. Rinehart, talking on the
'Reformer," asserted that Jesus was
the first reformer and was a democra
because he was for the great masses
? Of the people.
James NJ. Parsons, speaking on Ma
tionalsm," asserted that there SHOULD
be an amendment to the constitution
making it more easy to change the
lnnn Cfi iIttfN 10 -,
: they are today.
, II. T. Richmond, of Abba, respond
ing to the toast, "Genealogy," asserted
, that the republican party can trace II
! self to its parents, the special privi
=, leges.
, Daniel Talks.
: D. w. Hamilton, candidate for con
gress in the Sixth, district, asserted
that he doesn't know what Aldrichisn
and Cannonism is, but has heard tina
it is republicanism from which tn
people OF the country and many re
Ipublicans are seeking to free them
selves.
James B, Weaver told of his expel
lGHC6 III Tie IOubG Vi representative
before Speaker Cannon gained hi
Ipower and how there was chance 10
Legislation without consulting tn
speaker them. A return to this coul,
be secured he said, by electing I
democratic house and putting a dem
ocrat in the speakers chair.
Martin J. Wade, candidate for gov
ernor, talking on The Steam Roller,
made facetious talk in which h,
predicted in an astute manner tina
the insurgents were about to be fiat
tened out under the steam roller pti
in motion by President Taft for tn
s coming campaign. He also comment
: ed on the Indiana-B everidge indorse
I ment Of President Taft, asserting tina
t 1t read like an obituary. .a
' E, G. Dunn. of Mason City, was call
r ed on for an address. He said h
r represented the younger generation Q
=. democrats, who wanted the democrat
lc party to be live party and on