Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-14
Iona Newspapers
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A stan correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post on "jaunt
thru the politically doubtful and I'm
teresting states" has been making
discoveries" and one thing found out
by him Is set forth as follows, in a LETT
ter written ION the frontier Of the In
surgent territory" bearing a Cleveland
GATE:
1T may be Of general interest and
some value to record that the editorial
recently printed in Senator Cum Minis
newspaper organ in Des MoineS which
cast out Mr.. Roosevelt from further
communication with the insurgents
was not written In that office. but
right here In Cleveland. Its author was
W. 3. Colver, Of the editorial staff OF
the Scripps-McRae league OF news
papers. 1t was written irnediately at
ter the adoption of the Saratoga plat
form, and was inspired by Colonel
Roosevelts approval OF that !nstru-
meEt 1t was sent out to sixty -FOUR
newspapers who take the Scripps- Nc
Rae service. And" says one Of Nj.
Colver's friends, by ginge most all OF
them printed 1t, too. and thought 1t
was hot stun. It made great hit with
the readers OF the papers in the true
insurgent territory"
This editorial in the original form
bore the caption, Goodbye. Colonel.
Take Keer Yourself" l, was printed
in some of the Ohio newspapers. but
for fear that 1t was a little TOO "ad-
vanced' some OF them withdrew IL and
substituted something more placid.
Now they wish they had kept 1t rum
ninS all day. This editorial was tel
egraphed from Des Moines 10 the east
ern newspapers on the day 1t was
printed, with the intimaIion that 1t
was inspired, IL not dictated, by SEN
ator Cumrnins 1t has been noted with
quick and eager interest here at its
birthplace that Senator Cummins and
the other Iowa insurgents have NOT
disavoWed Its parentage and appar-
entity are willing to accept the full re-
sponsiblity for the utterance.
This correspondent thinks he has
discovered In this writing, of which
much has been made in the east, evil
dence of hostility in Ohio TO the lead
ership of Colonel Roosevelt. He accepts
the goodbye" editorial as an indie
pendent expression OF Buckeye senti-
ment. and he communicates a measure
Of surprise in finding that such radical
opinion should have found Judgement
in the quarter where the freight
was packed. The correspondent is
Ia me in his reasoning.
The syndicate served by the Cleve-
land writer is of the damboyant and
f1apdoode order. What is called
opinion. and for which the Individual
papers served are held responsible =
in the measure they are held re-
sponsible for anything-f!nds a mar
kat because it is cheap ard because
il is charged with as much red fire as
typenetal will stand II is machine
made" stuff. 1t can not be said even to
represent the views o. the writer.
whose purpose is TO s,ar;le the reader
and to provide market for his wares.
II Is true that the. papers patrontz-
ing the mir arfe Of the insurgent
breed. but they are that because they
serve a class Of readers Of ;nia1nma-
tory mind and who are easily persuad-
ed that the writing Is of sympathetic
and cooperative character. The writer
and the publisher laugh in their
sleeve
Il is needless to say to. intelligent
people that the sole purpose of the
work is of the lowest literary standard
1t is intended to feed deprayed or
very weak appetite. and has in the