Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-26
BRYAN END OF IOWA DEMoc.
RAcv FOR HOUSE SPEAKER
FOR PRESIDENT.
coMMokER FEARS HARMON
WILL BE THE NOMINEE
Bryan cenesdss That ~ Indiana Man
10 Named He Will b Defeated.
TAFT Fails to Win Back standPat
Support in lowa-homsstead Scores
Position on Reciprocity.
=, Tines-Repub,ican

OF William, J. Bryan prevails in Iowa
this year as in other years, the Iowa
delegation vii! back Champ Clark for
the democratic presidential nomination
next year. Already what might De re-
ferred 10 as the machine, the organiza-
ton which depends upon the congress
sional committee for is vitality is DO
ing a vast amount OF boosting for me
speaker OF the house. A few days ago
Mr.. Bryan stated 20 friend IN Iowa
tha: he Is moro and more for Clark fo-
the nominee ~ his party. He believes
in Clark. says he Viii grow, thai he
win prove i Formidable candidate and
that he IS the .ogica, man Tor THE Lead
ership OF course Underwood is al
ready slated 20 succeed him as speaker.
Nj Bryan is not sure that Clark viii
be nominated. however. ana ne indi-
Gated very clearly that ne IS fearful.
that Governor Harmon will De he
nominee. II fac- Mr. Bryan regards
Harmon as exceptionally strong ard
sure to have a following IN the cor
vention tina: will be hard 10 overcome.
He Is not in any sense opposed 70
Woodrow wilson. but because 81 lis
personal friendship .o- Clark feels ,ha:
ne must prefer him.
There Is Jus, one way 20 make sure
~ Tatts election" Ny. Bryan is re-
ported 70 have said and that is for
The democrats 70 nominate Harmon. Il
tha. case as many democrats would
=,
Ar. Srvan in answer 20 question
stated .ha, Il is impossible 20 consider
himself az available IL I .a5 not
made the race .hree years ago ~ sai5
frankly. then next year would be ny
rear"
The democrats generally regard TIE
ei,ue ton az favorable. They believe
that the tariff issue viii De a, tie FROM
and they welcome y. They are saying
that since it has become certain that
there will be no tariff reductions prior
to the presidential election the repub
lican management Is going 10 be in
bad way 20 GET the votes Of those who
believe tina. some reduction ought -
be made in important schedules. The
democratic organization N Iowa has
become an a!i-the-rear--ound dgh-ing
force and Will have to be reckoned With.
raft's Iowa Support
II would seem az If what has hap
pened In Washin ston the past week or
two has utterly failed to win back 20
President TAFT some OF his hitherto
staunch support IN Iowa. For ore
thing II appears that the president has
lost the Homestead FOR sure and .or
all time, and the Homestead is en-
titled to De classed as standpat II
-,
last issue OF that farm journa, quotes
what the president said about the Wis
dom OF not disturbing the tariff until
report is received from the tariff
board and the bad policy Of !lastv ac-
ton in reducing schedules. and asks
What public exigency required
lasry action on Canadian reciprocity
in July without adequate infornla-
ton which the president assures the
public will De forthcoming from a COM
mission of experts in December?
Why was II necessary to broTbeat.
cudgel cajole. threaten. promise plea Z
and expostulate with congress 10 COM
rel 1t to pass a bill which takes the
tariff of the things the farmer pro
duces, when al! sorts Of argument and
patronage are necessary to keep cor
gress from taking the tariff off the
lHlESS WHICH l.IS ldII1lct DLls
Why IS it right 20 force Canadian
reciprocity on $4,000, 600 American far
merS when it is conceded that their
prosperity is threatened by iris ac-
ton when il Is wrong TO force tariff
revision on 1000, 900 wool growers and
workers
WIZ should the farmer stand the
burden of 3. protective policy while he
is struggling toward a condition u
prosperity and just as ne reaches the
point where protection will help in
stead OF hinder him, remove tina, pro-
lection?
"why should 80 100000 American
farmers be made n suffer because the
entrenched interests. which are already
reaping immense returns from their
investments desire TO get rich still
quicker a. the expense Of the public?
why should petty, peanut politics
be played when what the country needs
and demands is patriotic statesman
ship"
It is supposed that when these few
questions have been answered there
will be more Of the same kind
Turns Down Fair Invitation.
A number Of interested persons are
at g. loss to understand the reluctance
and refusal OF President Taft TO meet
and mingle with the farmers of the
state. He turned down an urgent inv:-
tation 60 attend the state fair, not to
make speech but to meet the plain
farmers Of the state, and arranged for
meetings in the cities where he can
talk politics to the politicians. Two
years ago he half way accepted an In
vitation to attend the state fair and
to meet the thousands Of farmers who
there gather, but later he declined to
come. tho accepting similar invitations
elsewhere. This year an invitation was
sent him early. He was urged to come
and spend a day with the farmers and
manifest his interest in the great in
dustry which Is the basis Of all pros
parity. The invitation was made as
strong as possible and he was assured
Of the sincerity and earnestness Of the
iowa people in desiring to meet him.
He was urged to attend on State day"
and meet 10000 Of the best people OF
tlao best state Of the union. There was
NJ doubt Of the earnest and unanimous
1ooire Of All those having to do with
H. mating Of the state fair that Pres
11ant Taft attend, ana there 10 no
loubt thAt II he had arranged mat
teeS % that he could attend the COM
~ week he would have found . royal