Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28
MR.. SHORTS ENTHUSIASM.
[Sioux CITY Journal


Rev. Wallace NJ. Short in his politi-
cal speech in Sioux City the other
night, in support Of the movement to
organize a new party, said he had
voted for president six times and it
had never been his privilege to vote
on an issue Of the first rank. He said
he never voted with any, enthusiasm.
Now he is an enthusiast in support Of
Mr.. Roosevelt, who wants third term
as president of the United States.
It appears it was dull business for
Mr. Short to vote for Mckinley and
Roosevelt In 1900. 1t still was dull
business for Mr.. Short to vote for Mr..
Roosevelt In 1904 tho at that time
Mr.. Roosevelt had been nearly full
term in the White House. succeeding
Mr.. Mckinley, whose tragic death oc-
Cured on the 14th OF September. 1901.
Up to the close Of the campaign OF
1904 nothing had appeared in the
public life Of Theodore Roosevelt to
tingle the blood of Mr.. Short. At the
opening Of the campaign this year Mr..
Short did not stand at Armageddon,
but he stood for Robert NJ. LaFollette,
the explanation being that Mr. Short
had served q church in Wisconsin and
knew what he was talking about Now,
not even the opinion OF the Wisconsin
senator on the political situation Is
respected The suddenness Of Mr..
Shorts conversion Is chiefly surprising
in view of his long separation from
political enthusiasm.
Mr.. Short has voted six times for
president, in each case without ex-
hilaration. This year he will tread on
air in improving his seventh oppor-
tunity to exercise the right Of a free
born American citizen In an express
sion Of his choice for president Of the
United States. General Viewers big
year was 1884. The general. an Iowa
man, was the candidate OF the green
back party. Blaine and Logan stood
for the republican party and Cleveland
and Hendricks for the democratic
party. There was nothing in the con-
test to arouse the enthusiasm Of Mr..
Short. In 1888 the democrats support
ed Mr.. Cleveland for a second term.
with Allen G. Thurman as his running
mate Benjamin Harrison and Levi p.
Morton headed the republican ticket,
and won. There were labor and other
tickets, but there was nothing in the
campaign to arouse Mr. Short. The
contest in 1892 was strenuous. al all
students of our political history know.
Mr. Cleveland was the democratic can
didate, pitted against Mr.. Harrison.
who stood for second term. The re-
publicans were defeated, and the dem
ocrats were given control Of the legts-
lative as well as the executive branch
of the government, for the first time
since the civil war. But the issues at
stake did not touch the enthusiasm Of
Mr.. Short.
Following the collapse Of the second
Cleveland administration, the star of
William Jennings Bryan arose. Mr..
Bryan had Arthur Sewall for support
in second place. On the republican
side stood Mckinley and Hobart.
There was a silver republican party
and a democratic sound money party.
and other parties. The battle was for
and against the financial integrity OF
the government OF the United States.
It was In a time Of unusual stress. 1t
was q time Of patriotic and sordtd
appeal to the people. Probably It was
the greatest political campaign ever
fought out between party organizations
in this country. There was shocking
distress incident to the panic that
started in 1893. The republican VIC
tory Of that year was tremendous
moral triumph, and the fruits OF the
victory crowned the people with such
abundance Of prosperity as no lano
anywhere has witnessed. But MT
Short went thru that wonderful cam
paign and voted on election day with
nothing approaching fever II his blood
Then followed tho contest OF 1900