Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-01
Mr.. HAmlL1oH's pAR1lsAssHlp.

a Mr.. Mekota who it may be recalled
by some persons within the Fifth con-
sressional district, is a candidate for
congressman on the democratic ticket.
evidently does not consider John r.
HamiIton's candidacy for the governor
ship a nom partisan affair A bulletin
sent out from the Hamilton For Gov
ernor Publicity Bureau" in the form
on TO promise that if Mr.. Hamilton is
named as the chief executive of the
state he will proceed 10 get busy with
vacuum cleaner" on state house oc-
cupants and employees whom he desig-
mates as chair warmers" This with
much asseveraIion of the fashion In
which Mr. Hamilton would go about a
general hosting of windows and
throwing of arms and legs thru the
apertures thus afforded. Mr. Mekota is
confident Of the democratic hope with
in him. He feels sure that Hamilton
would make a lot of places to be filed
in the state house and naturally Mr.
Mekota is equally conddea. that they
would be filed with democrats Some
how Mr.. Mekota, democrat and candi-
date, does not mention the non parti-
san campaign. He calls this system
business administration, for the
main business of democratic admins
tration is to hold the elective offices
and distribute the appointive ones
among democrats. The serious oppo-
sition that Wilson has found among
those Of mis- own party rests upon an
inactive vacuum cleaner. Wilson has
shouldered past incompetent democrats
watchfully waiting for the office
painted for by the democra tic heart as
the scriptural hart panteth for the
water brooks. He ism. business
from the democratic point of view; but
Mr. Mekota says Hamilton would be-
Mr.. Hamilton is very nice old gem
NASiIdA WIZ HdS grown zen, VINO mas
kept the democratic faith in storm and
sun and who is entitled to democratic
support because OF faithfulness. 1t is
an added incentive TO democratic ac-
tiVity when Mr.. Mekota, democratic
nominee for congress, assures his party
that Mr.. Hamilton is'all right on the
ioaves and fishes question and that his
! success would include an Immediate
| throwing out of the hired occupants of
| mediate dragging in of those Lazarenes
| who have wistfully gathered crumbs on
the state house steps and whose
wounds have been licked by the dogs
of political disappointment But It does
| seem to shoot the non-partisan cam
paign proposition full of holes. Doesn't
It?
| Mr.. Hamilton is the democratic candt-
| date for governor. All this talk OF
stuff that once in it's way received
some attention from the especially
| credulous. So far as his business ca
! pacities are concerned he has done well
| for himself and is now in his age and
! declining years safe from the wolf He
need not seek chautauqua contracts in
order to keep up expenses. However
when the voter casts about among the
aged rich men Of his own acquaintance
and in his own neighborhood he will
find many Of these who IN his opinion
and knowledge are not by reason o.
age, temperament and training espe
cially fitted for executive position
which involve the welfare Of the com
munity instead Of the desires Of {
class. So
And note that Mr.. Mskota, democrat
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