Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-19
BOSTON MINISTER LAUNCHES
CAMPAIGN IN MARSHALL COUN'
1Y FOR PRoGREsslvEs.
EXPLAINS PRINCIPLES
OF NEW ORGANIZATION
Party Of Optimism, Says Talraee, En-
tiers Central Iowa to Fight for Square
Deal for All tho People-Iauds
Standard Bearer and Attacks
"crooked" News papers.

Rev. Charles Talmage Of Boston, one
Of the organizers of the new progress
sive party and one of its most en-
thusiastic supporters, opened the Bull
Moose campaign in Marshall county
Saturday afternoon when he spoke in
front Of the court house on the prln-
ciples of the new organization, explain
ing why the party was formed and
what it expected to accomplish.
DR.. Talmage is very optimistic, and
predicts the election of Theodore
Roosevelt. He declared that Iowa
would be in the progressive column this
all. despite the action of the state con-
yention in choosing delegates to the
Chicago convention favorable to Taft
Iowa Progressive State.
The people of Iowa are not in synlpa-
thy with Taft and the Taft administra-
ton, said DR.. Talmage. and the state
convention was not expressive Of the
will Of the people. That convention, he
said, was operated by the machine
bosses, who defeated the will of the
people, whose choice was Theodore
Roosevelt. There had been some COM
plant, said DR.. Talmage. that Roose-
welt had not Withdrawn from the Chi
cago commission to permit of the Sc
lection of some other candidate other
than Taft. Such a course, ne declared,
would have been contrary to the de-
rnand of the masses, who had expressed
their choice in a dozen presidential prl-
mar1es, Roosevelt was their candidate
and they had expressed no other
choice.
Movement World Wide.
THE progressive movement is not
spasmodic" said DR.. Talmage, "but is
world WIDE" This movement, he said.
has been under way in Germany.
France, England, Spain, and even
Portugal, for years, and this world
movement has become one Of democra-
cy and progressiveism.
The American government, declared
the speaker, was never government OF
the people, but rather a representative
government. Our constitution, 125
years old Is not Interchangeable, but con-
ditions have changed greatly since it
was drafted, and 1t no longer is suf-
ficiently broad to cover all conditions
to be met today.
England has no written constitution.
grown with the growth Of it's people,
and our government, believes Mr.. Tai
mage, should do likewise.
Principles Of Progressive Party.
DR.. Talmage explained the princi-
pies Of the progressive party as set
forth in the platform. The motto OF
the new organization is "A Square
Deal for All There are no class dis
tinctions, and women are equally privi-
legged to vote with men. The new par
ty is founded on patriotism and right
eousness and one Of its basic principles
is the golden rule DR.. Talmage pointed
to Christ as the first progressive. The
platform is simple and every plank is
written in simple terms, 50 that al!
may understand. An effort has been
made to make politics so clear that
women. who have heretofore taken
little OK no interest in governmental
affairs. may readily digest the prin-
ciples Of the party.
The Progressive Leader.
The leader Of the progressive party
Theodore Roosevelt-is a practical
man. wise man. and sagacous
statesman, said DR.. Talmage The re-
publican press, he declared, had been
unfair to Mr. Roosevelt, and had mis-
represented him to the people. This
was especially true of papers in the
east. he said. where newspapers are
controlled by the special interests "
Mr.. Roosevelt" said Dr. Talmage, lis
the best trained statesman that has
ever occupied the presidential chair
The American people Will teach these
newspapers. the defamers Of this man.
something on Nov. g."
Roosevelt. declared DR.. Talmage
was given Of God to lead the people
He has. a asserted DR.. Talmage, initiated
more progressive legislation than any
president since Lincoln.
7aft pig Baby"
With relation to the leaders" sail
the speaker. mfr. Taft had shown
himself to be great big baby H,
was elected to the presidency" ne said
as friend Of the people, but had soo1
FALLEN under the control Of the crook CT
leaders,
In defeating Taft said DR.. Tai
mage, the crooked leaders would b.
dereated also, these bosses, these hogs
lhese CROOKS, Who want to get into tn
trough with alt four feet and their bi;
shouts and gobhle everything. We wan
4 man with teeth to go after thes
wolves"
Iowa Newspapers in Line,
LIT. Iaimage declared that low;
newspapers were getting in line TO
Roosevelt He said he had been in
formed by the editor Of the Registe
and Leader. of Des Moines, that tina
paper would supper. the progressiv
candidate, and that frcro row on thei
attitude Wold be toward Roosevelt. H
also declared that leading paper o
Waterloo was also pledged to supper
the progressive ticket.
Tal@,ass is Optimistic.
Df. Taimage shows the greatest Cd
ttmism and believes that Roosevelt
viii defeat Wilson ard Taft easily. H
appealed to the democrats who ha
progressive tendencies to come int
camp and support the only progressiv
candidate.
~. Talmage was in poor voice OWN
% his strenuous campaigning but h
~ eaduallv improved in voice and he'll
me platform for more than two hours
Succeeding the speech George M. Ly
S. -. president Of the Roosevelt Ola
r this city, made few remarks an
zs@2s S.es6Aa0ad Merritt Greene an chair