Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-30

word a. ssntsnos inimical to some.
body'0 standing within the past TWEEN.
ty.lour hours were hailed into court
tomorrow morning. Just how big {
court house would &c take 20 hold
themi The sublimity Of the mates
hscomss ridiculous 1t this point. Il
= well not to take slanderinG too
Dertously. The man with Q correct
charactse has little 70 fear from the
gossipseS. sianderssU. ana traducers
They can not hurt him. Their stun
will not stick. Character withseAnds
every storm And 10 not hurt by false
hood. There 10 no lie that will continue
ally stick. Every lie requires another
lie to bolster 4 UP and At last some-
body fot1sts to lie In proper form and
right there Q miracle IL needed to
bridge the chasm.
A CHANCE no SAVE THEIR FACE.
Nevada Representatives.
The Des Moines Capital has with
more or less ciFcumlocutton and yet
with entire definiteness withdrawn its
endorsement Of the proposed presi-
dintial primary In Iowa. This with
6rawal leaves Dave Brant, of the Iowa
City Republican, who originally pro-
posed the scheme a. the only editorial
supporter of Taft who still upholds
the scheme. Mr.. Brant manifestes signs
OF great WEAKNESS over the trepida-
ti)ns and terSiversations Of his asso-
ciates in the Taft camp: but all the
same ne is left shouting by himself.
The rest of the crowd have all sensed
the fact that there Is a fight on and
that the likelihood of Mr.. Taft securing
an endorsement for denomination from
the republicans Of Iowa Is remote
and particularly 50, II the said repub-
licans shall have afforded to them the
opportunity to come out and express
themselves directly in q presidential
primary. With their judgment on this
matter We are In entire harmony; but
We will add that the difference in poll
teal effect between convention as
sembled according to the old methods
and one acting in response to pri-
mary viii. in cur opinion. he found to
be largely a difference in emphasis.
But that Is all the more reason why
the primary should be secured. The
republican party Is going next year in
to a presidential campaign OF some
scrt, and before 1t actually determines
its plan for that campaign IT ought to
have real Information how Mr.. Taft
and Mr. LaFollette relatively stand
with the people in q great state like
Iowa. OF course, the presidents ad-
herents have now virtually confessed
their belief as to his standing-or lack
Of standing; but that is not enough.
Thee ountry needs the direct and au-
thentic information, and unless people
care more about renominating Taft
than they do about rescuing the repub-
lican party from its present predica-
ment, they ought to be eager TO assist
in furnishing such information. To
to suppress knowledge OF the
real condition of public sentiment Is
not merely a manifestation Of cow
ardice: bat II il also consummate folly:
FOR the most that the cons pirators can
hope to accomplish is postponemene
II the day OF reckoning. Such post
ponement can be Of no ultimate value
TO Taft. while its consequences may
be fatal to the republican party. Our
friends Of q failing courage should take
! fresh grip on their resolution. Let
hem put their candidate definitely be-
lore the people at the earliest oppor-
tunity. rather than TO hold back and
run the chances OF having him drag
sed to the test to which his followers
in the first instance 30 bravely chal-
enged his opponents; and II. as Is Al
most in evitable. he shall fail in the
lest, let them still console themselves
y 18th the thought that what was to be
had to be. and that 1t were more to
their candidates fame and their credit
% 20 down in real political battle than
20 be run down and slaughtered whi/
their way with mastery ac-
ivity to the rear. Brace up, brethren!
There is indeed no salvation for Taft;
out there are lots OF men supporting
him even yet who have regulations to
ave.