Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-07-31
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Democratic candidate for Governor
declares in his opening campaign state
ment that he proposes business
administration for Iowa and that he
stands firmly back of every tenet OF
faith as promulgated in the platform
of the Democratic party in Iowa az
adopted last week at Council Bluffs.
Success for Iowa and Iowans, first,
last and all the time, is the keystone
sentiment of the campaign structure
which Mr.. Hamilton will build in his
campaign for election against Governor
Clarke. MIR. Hamilton declares him.
self as unalterably opposed to a partisan
administration in Iowa and that if
elected he will fight against any effort
for such. He proposes an administra.
ton to bring about business success in
state affairs which will in turn mean
success for all the state.
The Office of Governor MEANS
BUSINESS, not politics, to the Demo-
cratic candidate and his absolute sim
cerity in this attitude is proven by his
experience in public Office as member
of the state legislature, as a United
! States Congressman, and as member
of the state board of control. While
holding these Offices he was invariably
on the side of fairness, justice. and
right, regardless of political influences.
This is the reputation and character of
Mr.. Ham lton, among Republicans and
Democrats alike. The Hon. John
Cownie, one of Iowa's great Republic
an leaders has said, Hamilton is Good
Goods"
MIR. Hamilton has been resident of
Cedar Rapids for nearly fifty years and
what the ''folks back home" think of
him is the best proof of what he is in
the way of good timber for the office
of Governor. Here is the opinion of
that we'll known, independent, Repub-
lcan newspaper, the Cedar Rapids
Evening Gazette =
1T is doubtful if Republican news
papers before have been so liberal in
their praise of Democratic candidate
as in the case of John I. Hamilton,
who heads the Democratic ticket as
the nominee to succeed Governor
Clarke. Everywhere Mr.. Hamilton's
business ability and administrative
experience have received unbiased
comment. Another significant feature
of the gubernatorial situation just now
is the absence of political attacks on
the Cedar Rapids man. Even those
newspapers which oppose him in favor
of Clarke do not resort to disparage.
ment. There is little to be said against
MIR. Hamilton and much for him. For
that reason political malefaclors would
have hard shedding were they to attempt
a campaign of malignity.
although he is holding up any detail
ed statement of his campaign plans, Mr..
Hamilton has announced himself as
opposed to partisan administration at
this time. He said, that if elected, be
will actively combat the upbuilding of
any political machine and will at all
times endeavor to give the state an
administration based on business sue
cess, rather than the political further
ance of any party. In other words,
Mr.. Hamilton::would be a non. partisan
governor.
''This is not the first time statement
such as this has been made. Politicians
have made it since time immemorial-
but that3is just where the difference
lies this time John T. Hamilton. in
the commonly accepted sense of the
word is not a politician. He knows
politics but he does not apply them as
does the man who is all politician, moth.
ing else. When he says he aspires to
an administration which favors no
party. but works for the best interests
of all parties as embracing all Iowans,
he means it. He is not talking from
the grandstand. Many men would be
afraid to make such q declaration.
They would fear the possibility of
criticism from the ranks of the party
to which they always took pains to
swear urdying allegiance. But not so
with Mr.. Hamilton. He is a Democrat
but also he is an 1owsn, with Iowa's
interests at heart. To him Office means
something more than the gift of any
party. 1t means the opportunity to
administer successfully the affairs of
state, rather than the affairs Of any
designated body of men. g.
IF the Democrats give him the sup.
port which they gave MIR. Dunn two
years ago they may play follow the
leader" into the statehouse. And with
John T. Hamilton as Governor, the
state would have nothing to fear. -
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette (Inde
pendent Republican,
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