Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-10
ADDRESS OF TEMPORARY CHAIR.
MAN OF STATE CONVENTION
PLEA FOR REvIvIFIED PARTY.
PARTY SALVATION IN
DOWNFALL OF sosslsM
Victory Predicted II Party Will Follow
Call Of Voters For Prosrsss-chi-
caso Convention Last of Boss Ridden
Party Meetings - cummins Real
Leader in senats-ksnyon Endorsed.


Chairman Daniel Turner addressed
the republican state convention here
today, in part as follows:
"These are the times that try mems
souls. The summer soldier AM the
sunshine patriot will, in this crisis
shrink from the service OF his coun-
try. But he that stands it now de-
serves the love and thanks Of human
kind.
That the revolution is a peaceful!
one makes none the less applicable the
brave sentiment of the unseLfsh patriot
who hequeathed 1t to us.
That we are in the mids. Of
crisis, no one will deny. Conditions
are confronting US different from any
that have existed during the present
generation. The crisis is actually here
and must be met. Let us with reason
and with calmness of judgment de-
te-mine then what is the wise course
to pursue.
The differences Of opinion cropping
out within the party are not forerua-
ners OF disintegration, BUT are an in
dex Of a healthy, virile organization.
The party does not stagnate it moves
for ward. How II shall proceed brings
on discussion and sometimes promotes
factionalism. but the important fact
remains-the party moves forward.
Standpatters and Prosressives.
There has existed in recent years
within the party two well-defned
schools of thought. One Of these. en-
trerched in the past record of the par
ty, leaning on its traditions-and they
are glorious traditions-have thought
it wise to let we'll enough alone, refus-
ing to believe that any step made
could be a step In advance. This is the
optimism of Nirvana.
"A larger proportion of the party
membership. inspired by those same
splendid traditions of republicanisnl,
have asked for the party and for the
people, stin further advancement.
They would apply TO changing condi-
tons and to new problems ever aris-
ing the time-tried republican princi-
pies of justice, OF equality and Of fair
play. This sort of optimism can never
| 1nd resting place in reaction. The
men possessing it have set their faces
to the future.
"It is unlikely that reaction will ever
set in in our party, except in spots
| (east of the Hudson river). The vigor-
GUS militant, write spirit of republic
anism will spew 1t out in the same
| manner the whale got rid Of Jonah
and for the same reason. We will not
go backward We will not stand still.
We will move forward. The traditions
of our party point to no other course.
| We would rather think upon the glor-
les of republicanism than listen to the
siren voices that emarate from the
forces of reaction or dissolution; we
would rather take hold upon optim-
ism as stimulant that believes the
republican party is capable Of meet
ing and solving every problem than
to nurse blind and fatuous faith,
stepped in the narcotics Of an optimism
that refuses to see the problems con-
fronting us: that rests in lethargic
contentment in the theory that we'll
enough is here and no better can be
had. We know the past has been
good. We believe the future will be
better.
1--WE must cleanse our party of cor
rupt bosses We must cleanse our par
ty of complacent plutocrats and cor
pu!ent freebooters masQueradlng as
republicans. The Barnes, the Penros-
es, the GuggenheiIas, the Lortmers. the
Shoots and their kind do no credit
to the party roll call. They are no,
republicans. they are the pirate agents
of corporate wealth sailing under false
colors, and would scuttle the old shiI
without compunction should they gel
orders so to do from their masters
big, crooked business. In fact, they
appear to be trying that very thing
now But they will not succeed. Tht
republican party will weather the gale
Progressive principles, based as they
are on righteousness, shall prevail.
No Third Party.
1.-The fight is practically won now
What remains to be accomplished
should be accomplished within TIL
party. Victory for the forward move
ment is in sight, and it would not b.
the part of wisdom for us to turn owe,
to the worst element Of the party al
that is sacred to us of republicanism
D for one refuse to abiectly crawl GU
5 of the republican party and leave tn
5 highwaymen in undisputed command.
0 Some one will arouse himself an,
e ask the question, What shall we d
when the people elect the delegates an.
o the bosses refuse to seat them?' In an
o swer I would say that the last bossrid
o den convention has just been het
t Presidential preference primary law
|, will be enacted in three-fourths Of tn
states unless congress grants US fed
eral law. 1t Is almost morally certaf
the next nominee Of each party will
q named by the people in legalized pri
maries. The Chicago convention is tn
last one Of its kind that will ever b
held in this country.
Let US briefly survey the issue
The greatest asset Of the republica
party Is the tariff issue. We will main
tain with all vigor the principles {
protection; recognizing that schedule
should be so arranged as to be equita
BILE between the producer and the cor
sumer-between the factory and til
farm Some Of the schedules, as the
now stand, do not recognize the prir
ciple set out In our national par,
platform Of four years ago, that in a
tariff legislation the principle Of prt
q lection 10 best maintained by the In
. position Of such duties AZ viii -qua; i
u difference between the cost Of produ,
ltion at home and abroad, together vii