Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-21
QUOTES FROM ROOSEVELT
AND SENATOR poLLlvER
Uses Utteraness Of othsr Republican
Leaders as Arguments for Change Of
Party in Pows-BIames Republicans
for Political IIIs-Must Drive Out
Corporations.


enthusiastic audience Of democrats and
arraigned the republican party as be-
ing controlled by the special interests
and Indifferent to the demands OF the
people whose votes had kept 1t IN
power for fourteen years.
He Illustrated his points by quota
tons from Theodore Roosevelt, Ginord
Pinchot, President Taft, Senator Dol
liver and other leaders in the republi-
can party.
He declared that, with the United
States occupying position OF pros
perity which even the predatory trusts
could not wholly overthrow. the people
were being robbed as no people ever
had been before.
Great Wealth Bad Influence.
"With present conditions in America
have arisen problems little thought of
in times past, and in many respects
new In our political history" said MI.
Porter. so great have the interests
Of the rich become. and so susceptible
to the influence Of legislation and ad-
ministration of government, that the
great wealth Of the country Is not only
seeking to, but actually u.s. unduly In
auencing our public affairs. This Is
now denied by scarcely any one. am
firmly convinced that w. j. Bryan was
absolutely right in the presidential
campaign Of two years ago when ne
declared that the then paramount ques-
ton was. shall the people rule? THAI
this Is a question vital to our country,
oil will concede. That the people are
not ruling, some will question. AS for
me, can see it in no other light than
that the vested wealth Of our land IS
influencing and shaping our public ar
fairs as never before and that its hold
is increasing and not decreasing.
within the next few years the peo-
ple of our country must determine this
great question The people Of Iowa will
pass on it, in a measure, this year.
Must Drive Out Corporations.
con the one side Is concentrated
wealth: on the other Is the people.
There can be from now on, until every
great corporation Is driven out OF our
politics, no middle ground. Every man
In public life and every man In private
life must Of necessity be on one SIDE
or the other. Lest be termed oe1na-
eogic, and accused or arraylns class
against class, I want to quote from
authority that surely Is eminen1ly re-
spectacle We are constantly remlndeo
that we can not rely altogether on the
public press for our information as
the news and editorial columns are
likely to be colored by the views Of the
owner of the paper. But surely we
can rely on the testimony Of men who
ar. high in public stations and eye
witnesses OF what they relate.
"Mr. Clifford Pinchot, late CHIEF OF the
forestry division OF the department OF
aer,culture.a man who has devoted
time and money to the cause IN which
ne Is among the leaders, In a speech
ia st June in st. Paul. said:
""rhe alliance between business ana
nolitics is the most dangerous thing In
orr public life. 1t is the snake we
must kill. The special interests must
get out Of politics. or the American
neople will put them out OF business.
There Is no third course, and because
the special interests are in politics, We
&c a nation have lost confidence In
congress.
People Suspect Representatives.
"And he also said: The people OF the
United States believe that as a whole
the senate and the house no longer
represent the voters by whom they
we're elected, but the specfa Interests
nv whom they are controlled. Ihey
believe so because they have so often
seen congress reject what the people
desire and do instead what the inter-
ests demand
"There are many people who bel1eve
that the man who thus spoke was SUM
marily dismissed from his important
office because Of his persistent oppo-
sition to the wishes Of some OF the
great interests. In fact, Wltnih the
present month portion of the commit
tee appointed by congress 10 lhVes
rate the official conduct OF the secre-
90, ~ the interior has so officially re-
ported.
"For fear that some might think that
rho Mr.. Pinchot was in office at WASH
inpton he was unjust In his reference
to congress, let us see what a member
of that body has to say. Inc senior
senator OF our own state was the per-
manent chairman of the late state re-
publican convention, and In orleI
sAeech took occasion to remark tnat
he expected to keep on the firing line
In defense OF public rights against the
sordid private interests which are seek
ing to us11rp the government or the
United States
Quotes Theodore Roosevelt.
ION this important matter we are not
compelled to rely entirely upon the
words of even United States senator,
but important testimony on this sub
ject has been recently furnished by our
only living ex-president. He speaking
OIL the historic battlefield where John
Brown more than half a century ago
fought for the cause Of human liberty
vehemently declared:
"'Our government, national or state
must be freed from the sinister influ-
ence or control of special interests
Exactly as the special interests OF
cotton and slavery threatened our poll
teal integrity before the civil war. SC
now the great special business inter-
| ests too often control and corrupt the
men and methods Of government Tor
their own profits. We must drive the
special interests out Of politics. This is
one Of our tasks today This from the
lips of one who for seven years occu-
pied the exalted position OF head OF our
nation.
l IF further proof were needed to this
abundance Of republican testimony, an
entire evening could be spent listening
to the republicans who have thus turn
ed states evidence"