Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-28

The republican party assembled BY
its representatives in national conven-
ton, declares its unchanging faith IN
government Of the people. by the peo-
pie. for the people. We renew our
allegiance to the principles Of the Re-
publican party and our devotion 70
the cause OF. Republican institutions
established by. the fathers
1.-The Republican, party" q ahaasi- eAsss-
assembled by its representatives..
foot! foot! Gin national committee
/ mean OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES its un.
changing faith in the government OF
the people. by the people (our pcoplsl.
and for the people (our peopie)!
Blasts by the steam roller siren,
cheers from the representatives OF the
historic republican party IN Porto
Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines. ana
Guam, in Alabama. Louisiana. Georgia,
and Billy Lorimor's Gibraltar Of the
sober minded. the grand old Demo-
cratic Fifth district!
Upon noting this inspiring demon
stration, let us admire the following:
We believe In our self controlled rep.
resentative democracy, which is g
government of laws, not OF men, ano
in which order is the prerequisite OF
progress.
Not less felicitous are the later ref
erences to those principles OF constr
tutional government which their chief
custodian. DR.. Butler. locks up every
night in the safe, and which, Mr.. FAIR
banks assures us, made provision Tor
orderly and effective expression OF the
popular will" But perhaps nothing
in the whole document has q deeper
note of sincere feeling than the follow.
ing:
Resting upon the broad basis Of .
neople's confidence and q peoples sup
port. and managed by the people them:
selves. the government Of the United
States will meet the problems OF ths
future as satisfactorily as 1t has SOL.
! we'd those of the past.
There is only one serious omission
I, in this platform. DR.. Butler. in his
great patriotic grafton at Albany be.
fore the Barnes convention, assures
the respectful and admlring but mis-
guided American public that "the as
sertion that something remains to be
done to establish the rule OF the people
is as foolish as it is false.
| In spite of this assurance from Dr.
Butler. the DeOpPe-Ill8lGt4Us VI SVNsS~p
by demagogues-have betakcn Them
selves in some states to preferential
primaries.
1 Messrs. Fairbanks and Butler shouto
have attacked this new peril to or
"self-controlled representative democ-
racy." Their silence may be miscon-
strued. They failed also to warn
against any assault upon the indiyid-
ual and property rights Of southern
postmasters. and this may be miscon-
strued. 8
Much is to be forgiven men engaged
in actively representing a seR-con
trolled-but not too self-controlled--
democracy. But these omissions are
serious. Already the roar OF angry
mobs shakes the palladium OF our hD.
critics. in spite of DR.. Buffers assure
ances, and in spite OF the striking
demonstration of the responsiveness
of our party machinery to the peoples
will given by that group of far seeane
friends OF the people. William Barnes
Jr., Boies Penrose. Murray Srsnss
Elihu Root, and company. /.
Yet the work of Mr.. FAirDanKs -.
nr Rutl4r should be read In every
household in the land. It Will b sosls
dav--when It ID published In liprasy
~ american wit and humor.