The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-30
A MISSOURI VIEW.

A leading business man and Repu
ncan at Wyaconda, Mo-, head of tt
drm of VIM. Kemmer & Bro, writs
as as follows:
To the Editor of The Gate City:
We have been subscribers to Tt
cate City but a short time, but Ion
enough to know that we are We
pleased with the paper. especiall
with the editorial part. 1t is certainl
agreeable to read paper these day
mat gives one good sound politica
/ reading. We would like to say, how
ever that in advising voters. Republj
can voters, to vote for insurgent can
didates the editor of TIE Gate CIT,
is making mistake, just like som,
OF the leaders of the party are maxine
the same mistake. If that buach arr
elected this fall it will only put of
the trouble until 1912 and most like
~ give US Democratic President II
IS simply out of the question for us
boilers. "-.n ths
rms thing of jumping on and dc
hounclng good and tried Republicans
without reason. or because IL -
n nuWiing mugWumps and yellow journ-
as Waat Il will not work. Roosevelt
s.arled the big noise, and there has
pseh pig noise ever since. but thew
y, wili md that there are a few Rennb.
hcahs VINO did not join in the h;p
noiss, out have been doing som :
'iilahing. and are still thinking
CUR uncle Joe Cannon has re
iisht IDEA, 1t will have TO he fopgbt
time ~" lhe pest
II the Democratic congressman win
pu. TINS fall it will do no particular
narm, and is bound to do the Repnb,i.
can party good in the long run Over
ainDi.ious politicians, like Cnmmins
LaFollette, Bristow. etc viii d. - =
r "a any good, for with such fellows
NJ. ne "atchword is, I'VE must run
enlns or Wen try and ruin things.
over mere we hear cord Republicans
sas every day that they would like
~ vote In Old Iowa this fall so thev
couid get whack at some of the mno.
Wump insurgents. That outft vii,
Spit the Republican party like BRYAN
split the Democratic = =
Inc fight on Cannon without reason
mas caused quite a bit of feeling over
mere, With men who are doing very
little talking, and it is probably tha
same In other places. This is sinply
giving our views, and is not written
ioI puDilcation. unless you wish to
puollsn 1t. Very truly yours.
WM. KEMMER.
The feeling and views of our cor
respondent are entirely natural under
the circumstances, and not without
justification, but it does not necessari-
~ follow that it would be the part of
wisdom for him to allow them to gov
ern lis political conduct. 1t is Main
to be seen from his letter that he is
gentleman of intelligence and q stall
wart Republican who has watched the
progress OF events with interest and
is deeply concerned for the future of
the Republican party. Among other
things. he has noted the treatment
that has been accorded regular Repub-
llcan nominees by the insurgents and
the pratical effects of the disloyalty
of the latter If called upon he could
doubtless cite specific instances. in
Guiding the cases of Major Lacey and
Colonel Hepburn in the Sixth and
Eighth districts of this state. respect
lively. He could also point to the
retirement of Congressman Dawson
OF the Second district under threat
OF defeat These ard like Instances
are calculated to i1spire a feeling of
resentment and an inclination to re.
pay In kind Nor is the situation hot.
tered any by the action OF the Iowa
Republican state convention In setting
the seal of its approval upon insurgen-
cv and party disloyalty. BY implica.
ton. II rot directly. 1t absolved Iowa
Republicans from the duty of standing
by their marty and it's nominees In
view OF these things one can readily
understand WHY our Wyaconda cores
nondent and many others think that
The Gate CITY is making mistake
u urging its readers to vote for tho
Republican nominees regardless Of
whether they are regulars or insur-
gents.
And yet The Gate city is firmly
persuaded that IT is in the right
Under our system of government re-
suits are accomplished only through
political parties, and ali history goes
TO show that the best results are
possible only through the Republican
party Loyalty TO that party and its
candidates is essential to its continued
existence and usefulness. If insur-
gents bolt regular Republican candi-
dates and regular Republicans retail
ate by boiling insurgent candidates
how long will # be until there is m
Republican party in existence? II
this practice were followed It is a
question if the party would hold to-
gether until the next presidential cleo
tion. Certainly it could not enter
upon national contest with any
homes of success.
The Gate City has no hesitancv In
declaring that. despite the bad ex-
ample of the insurgents and the mis-
chievious doctrine of party disloyalty
endorsed b" the Iowa Republican