The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
INSURGENCY IS FUTILE.
So Declares Major John F. Lacey In
An Interview In ST. Louis.

st, Louis Globe-Democrat: Major
John F Lacey of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
for sixteen years in congress. was in
ST. Louis on his way to Shiloh battle
ground, where he will speak at the
fiftieth anniversary reunion, April s.
and Z. When asked what the political
outlook in Iowa was, he said that
President Taft had safely secured six
districts out of the eleven in the
state, that four OF the districts had
already elected their delegates to-
Chicago, giving Taft eight, with four
more district delegates assured in the
Second and Fifth districts.
The primaries yesterday gave
to control the state convention GER
tainly," said Major Lacey. This will
give Taft four more delegates, giving
him sixteen out OF the twenty-six.
Senator Cummins dissolved partner
ship with L.aFollette. and announced
his personal candidacy for tho presi-
dency with the expectation OF con-
trolling the Iowa delegation. The out
come has been grievous disappoint-
ment to the senator. The attempt was
made to use Canadian reciprocity as
a club in the fight with Taft, but the
fact that Mr.. Cummins started the
Canadian movement himself in Iowa
in 1904. and when elected governor
delivered an inaugural address IN
which he discussed no other subject
than the glories and advantages of
Canadian reciprocity, makes 1t diff
cult for him to use the other side OF
this question as political slogan
this year. He carried his home dis
trict and has two delegates In the
state selected and instructed.
The Canadian reciprocity question
proved a dead issue in Iowa. The
Canadians having rejected it, the peo-
pie have substantially forgotten it.
insurgency is fever that the Republi-
can party has had before 1t is
dangerous only While it stays inside
the party; when it breaks out and
goes off into third party the patient
speedily RECEIVERS. In 1872 the opposi-
ton to Grant formed a Liberal Re-
publican party, which the Democrats
speedily joined and Horace Greeley and
the great Missourian, b. Gratz Brown,
We're the candidates and we're over
whelming' defeated. The insurgent
element later on formed the Populist
party, and whilst they cut consider
able figure locally, they were harm
less nationally.
Silver Bolt Harmless.
I'm 1896 at st. Louis the Free
Silver Insurgents bolted the National
Republican convention in body and
after they had marched out, headed
by Senator Teller, Chairman John h.
Thurston struck the desk with his
gavel with the statement the con
vention will please come to order.
| There seems to be enough left 20
transact business.
| History is repeating itself. The
| insurgents are threatening new
party and the old party is lining UP
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banners at Chicago. Personally /
greatly regret that Former President
Roosevelt has entered into this con-
test at what he mistook for general
demand of the people. He has chosen
| an unfortunate issue or collection
OF issues, on which to make his cam
paign Direct legislation by vote OF
! the people was the chief weakness of
the Roman Republic and led to the
enactment of SO many bad laws that
in choice between evils the Roman
people took an empire instead. The
recall is modified form of the Greek
ostracisE or Punishment aud thus in
the name of progress the discarded
methods of antiquity are sought to
be revived and labeled progressive.
The plebiscite was the favorite meth
cd of the Caesars and Bonapartes.
THE direct popular vote was used
to overthrow the Roman Republic and
in France to make an emrorer out