Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-11
ROOM FOR THE PaRTY.

Inere Is no room IN tNlS country LIZ
two republican parties. One-half OF the
party can not assail for twelve months
in the year the fundamental principles
Of republicanism and then be assured
OF a republican victory al the polls.
You can not poison the fountain and
keep it pure. You can not make the
electorate believe that our public Of
ficials are scoundrels one-halt OF the
time and paragons of political virtue
the other half.-Des Moines Capital.
The Capital is absolutely correct
There is no room for two republican
parties in this country. There is room
and will always be room for a clean
handed party. whatever name it may
bear or assume. There will be such a
party The temper Of the America
people demands it and the voter Will
see to it, II there is a lesson in the
recent election this is the lesson
yo,, can not poison the fountain and
keep it pure. You can not turn over
government to selfish interests to ad-
minister and have that administration
endure in the face of the American vot-
Gf s protest. GU can llot VicSl SS'Ai'
drels to office, can not elect officials
whose duty is 10 corporations and spe-
cial interests instead of to the people
who must trust TO them for honest
and equal government, and retain pow
GER The party which finally endures
must have clean hands.
There is no room for the corporation
wing of the republican party as Tul-
ing power in politics We have had
definite warning of this. The party has
been i'll led and worse controlled II
has been led 10 the brink of general
defeat by "big business" which uses
power to override the rights Of the
many There must be reorganization
in which an arrogant minority OF the
republican party shall cease to rule or
to assume to rule it. Either that or
oblivion and deserved oblivion. II is
useless to attempt to make standpat
capital out of the election just past.
More than that, it is party suicide. The
Aldriches and Cannons and Morgan
heimers of the party must go or they
and the party must go. 1t is also use
less to point 10 the utter worthless nesS
of the democratic party. The search
is not for inability and unrrustwortni-
ness bu, for trustworthy administra-
ton OF government for the people, DEL
egated by the people. When the rul-
ing party fails these powers are often
delegated to others unworthy in a
spirit OF disappointment and punish
merit. The republican party has moth
ing to gain by the unworthiness OF
democracy. II must establish itself
upon its own worthiness.
Let US not mistake the temper Of
the voters or disregard their warning.
The policy Of the loaves and fishes IS
not ar enduring policy. The Lincoln
Roosevelt nationalisn is and must be
enduring whether it goes by the name
Of republican or any other name. When
all is said popular government must
be for the whole people and not for a
few persons or corporations.
The reorganization is at hand II
will be complete before the next pres
idential election or so nearly complete
that the party will stand on the Lin
coin Roosevelt policies, which are only
= Renaissance of party government
not for party or for individuals. but for
oil citizens. The old guard must get
into line with the age. Otherwise they
will be pushed aside. When the party
arrays itself for the contest OF 1912 it
will be progressive party, strong and
united enough to march to complete
victory; but it's first victory must be
over itself.