Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-27
OLDEST or FARM JOURNALS RE.
FUSES 70 SUPPORT HOLDEN
FOR GOVERNOR.
CALLS RECENT MOVEMENT
aPoLlTlcAL DUST THROWING"
Effort Being Made, He Charges to
Obscure the Real Issues Gilman
40 We'll as poran Rspudiats Holden
Pian-Many standpattsrs Express
Hope Of Compromise in lows.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. Fit seems that
after all, the movement to turn
back the hands on the dial Of progress
for Iowa is not to have the unques-
toned support of all who had been
counted on to get into the game. The
promise that all Of the farm papers
would join in the movement will not
be fulfilled. The attorneys and agents
for the small group of politicians who
have engineered the movement from a
safe distance in the rear have another
guess coming as to what they can rely
for what they are calling new line
up in Iowa politics.
I The Iowa Homestead, oldest Of the
farm papers, of wide influence as
shown by the sturdy fight made by 1t
to unity Iowa against the Taft brand
of reciprocity. comes out the past week
strong against political dust throw
ing" and ranges itself against the So
called farm movement by saying that
IAN attempt is being made in certain
quarters totbecloud the farmers mind
and befog the real economic issues Of
the day by magnifying the importance
Of things which are not nearly so vital
as the great national questions on
which our continued prosperity de-
pends." Continuing the Homestead
says:
1--WE can not conceive of any man
who has the farmers real interests at
heart being so led astray as to tilt at
windmills by advising the farmer to
let national politics take care of them
selves and devote himself to the much
less important local issues in the vari-
Gus states"
Real Issue Defined.
Concerning the real issue Of the day
before the people, the Homestead says:
"There exists today in both the re-
publican and the democratic parties
factions between which the lines are as
closely drawn as they were between
those who opposed and those who fav-
ored human slavery fifty years ago
The reactionary factions in both the
democratic and the republican parties
are allied to deprive the people of their
rights and to grant favors to Big Bust
ness These reactionary factions are
opposed to the great reform measures
on which national prosperity depends
Opposed to these factions is the ele-
ment, in both parties, which believes
that the reins of government should DC
restored to the hands OF the people
that Big Business should be controlled
and that public good should be con-
sidered above personal ambitions. 70
advise an honest voter to consider only
the minor question of state ofhc1ais
and utterly ignore the far more import
ant question of national policies and
officials is an insult to his intell1-
gence."
It was stated here last week that
the Homestead was represented at the
dinner held some time ago when the
campaign was decided upon for new
political alignment. and politicians VINO
are back of the movement have counted
confidently on the support OF the
Homestead: but it seems that this Is
not probable.
Others Repudiate II.
Representative Justin Doran, o.
Boone county, and George Wrightman
secretary Of the Iowa Manufacturers
Association, have both baked on beint
connected up with the latest politica
move on the state chess board, ant
neither will have anything to do will
the boosting of Professor Holden To-
the republican candidate for governor
Within a few minutes after the ad
journment Of the convention Mr.. Doral
stated to the writer that he was not II
| sympathy with the movement. MI
wrightman has since declined TO all
| in managing the campaign.
I ~ -
Senator A. B. Cummins, home for tn
holidays. is in the best possible condi
ton Of health and spirits, and he de
clares that nothing he has done II
recent years has done 80 much for MN
as his trip to Panama. 1t Is we'll tina
this is so, for his office is besieged a
never before, by prominent republican
from all over the state. He Is keepinl
4 "open house" to all who come and al
are welcome. The senator Is In an IN
curing frame Of mind and Is gettin
all possible information as to pelitica
conditions in Iowa before the openin'
of the presidential year.
| A great many of the republican
Irealize, that the time Is. at hand 10
deciding what must be done Thos
who have suggestions as to what !
| the best thing to do differ IN man
ways. It having virtually been settle
that the old machine organization !
| to take a hand next to secure delega
ton that will insure continuance
standpat supremacy in federal affairs
most of the progressives are sayin
that the only thing to do Is to or
ganizc to impress progressive princi
pies on the party in the nation.
It IL stated that the standpatters ar
planning for delegation with John 7
Adams, Of Dubuque, as the leader, an
including Governor Carroll and Georg
In. Perkins. To offset this 1t is pro
I posed that the progressive deiesatio
should be headed by Senator Cum
minis.
Some Want 70 compromiss.
It is learned that among some Q
Ha II naaHIH d.