Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16

but while the wooden trust, cotton
trust. steel trust, Agricultural imple-
ment trust, lumber trust, the sugar
trust and the rest Of the 0enshciariea
OF IN unholy and wicked tariff sysytem
were plundering. and growing SO strong
- to endanger free government. he
|avoided the tariff question as he would
pestilence. His successor made few
feeble efforts to do something with the
question and failed miserably. so mis-.
erably that the lamented Dolliver said
on the floor Of the senate that the two
great fakes Of 1909 ws.e the Payne-Al
dr1ch tarin law and Doctor Cook, and
both Of them were officially sponsored
by President Taft.
Insu1oents and Democrats.
In passing let me call your atten-
ton to the order entered by President
Tart denying patronage to the so
called insurgent senators and repre-
sentatives. The full infamy Of this
order is understood when we remem-
Der that it covered federal judges.
United States district attorneys, mar
shals. collectors and postmasters.
There Is nothing like It in history
since the similar order made by
George the Third Of England at the
instigation of the incompetent and ty-
rannical Marquis of Butte. That order
set the English on fire in protest.
President Taft afterward graciously
rescinded the order to bride the in
missed. while few Whispered they
would ne'er consent but consented
An insurgent republican is demo-
ovenf 1r-h~ to, fva 80 $l1 10
not city broke.
Tribute to Bryan.
cat this point and at this time can
noe forbear giving my tribute to the
man who suffered most by the whole
sale political corruption OF those two
campaigns. The strongest moral force
in American public life today is the
high private of Nebraska, the man who
from ten thousand platforms and pull
pits has for sixteen years SO bravely
and nobiy preached the lessons Of civic
Righteousness and patriotic devotion TO
high moral and political ideals. the
man Of ideal private life, the patriot
before the partisan, the loyal demo-
crat who loves his country next to his
God, William ]. Bryan.
LAY, he has kept the faith and
fought the good fight and now when
he voluntarily takes his place in the
ranks and says he can do more as a
private than as the general. the DEM
ocrats of Iowa rejoice in his patriot
ism and democracy, and rest assured
that history will give him his proper
place as one of the great men Of our
country.
Democratic Hopes Rise.
My friends, 1 can not stop and re-
cite all the evidence OF republican fall
ure and shortcomings. I have briefly
stated the material points of the in
dictment upon which that party
stands accused at the bar of public
opinion, and upon which the great
jury in November will pronounce the
verdict of guilty. Let US turn to
more inspiring scene. Against a
broken, wavering, retreating army,
let US lift up our hearts and view the
advancing hosts Of triumphant and
harmonious democratic party. Let US
have harmony. We must have har-
mony. Let disputed questions cover
ing essentials OF democratic faith
be referred to our democratic supreme
court, the national convention In Bal
timore 1t is il our power to unite IN
one vast army the loyal and patriotic
citizens who wish to re-establish free
government in fact and not in name
We have the opportunity OF me-
| time. Nothing has been done or SAID
IN our preconvention campaign thai
; can not be easily forgotten and FOR
given. We will do nothing here today
to make il hard or impossible 1oi
every democrat and every patriotic cit
izen of Iowa to Join with US in No
VEN her"