Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-21
vmC URGE lseUEs At STATE
CONVENTION WHICH MAY
CAUSE ptssENTloN.
DEMAND Foa RADICAL
PLANK IN PLATFORM
Conservatives TO Have Hands Fun IN
Satisfying Radical Faction and Pro-
want Slap at Wilson Administrator
sReforns" Demanded Which Would
Halt Educational Progress Of Iowa.
Special to imes-Repub,ican.

Dies Moines, July 31-The democratic
state convention to be held in Council
Bluffs this week will be confronted
with a problem as 10 how to SATISFY
the radicals and the conservatives ana
frame up q platform on state analrs
that will nit the republicans of the
legislature and not hit the democrats
who stood with them on all important
matters.
The demand will be made for radi-
cal plank in the platform. 1t Will be
sweeping proposition that would raise
issues that would, if taken seriously.
befog all national issues. The con-
servatives will have a time OF IL if they
hold back the fire eaters.
Some of the democratic conventions
in June presented ideas along this line.
For instance. the Clarke county demo-
crafts stated their grievances mildly:
I'VE urge return to the sim pier and
adequate forms and machinery OF gov
eminent established by the founders OF
our country to the end that taxes may
be reduced and home rule eturned, and
the state and nation relieved OF the
army of unnecessary officials. employees
and commissioners. under whom eX-
penses of government have been enor-
mously increased with no resulting ad- |
vantage to the people
SIaps at Wilson Administration.
1t is safe To guess this form will not
be agreed to. 1t might be argued that
it hits the enormous increase in con-
gressional appropriations as hard as
anything, and squints at the usurpa-
ton Of rights by an occupant or the
White House
The democrats of Adams county tried
their hand at framing up platform
to catch the unwary voter and with
this result:
1--WE are opposed TO the general acts
OF the last legislature of the state of
Iowa, and offer the voters of Adams
county a candidate in the person OF
w. II. Cochrane who pledges himself
to do all in his power TO remedy the
evil laws of the said Legislature.
1--WE condemn the acts of the execu-
tive council in increasing the land val
ues Of this county 43 per cent ana at
the same time reducing the value OF
the Burlington railroad in this county
nearly 80 per cent.
OF course that Is local platform,
but the same idea wouldn't work In so
per cent Of the counties where by
reason Of conformity TO law in the dis
tribution OF railroad values as found,
& the railroad assessments were raised.
II is also little hay in that ii con-
dennis the workmens compensation
law, widows pensions, serum labora-
tory agricultural extension work and
lot OF other things as evil laws.
View Of Radical Faction.
clearer statement of the radical
view was made by the democrats from
near the Missouri border when hey
met in convention in Leon, Decatur
county Here is what they said:
I'VE demand a Just system OF taxa
ton to provide the necessary money
to pay the expenses Of government,
state and county economically admin
istered. To that end We would abolish
the milage system and demand from
each county the amount of money re-
quired for state purposes, and eacn
county levy the required amount on
the property within me county. in their
own way. so that the present method
Of state equalization OF lands may De
dispensed with We want appropria-
tions for the state institutions TO be
for no fixed sum. so that the people
will know the cost of their state insti-
buttons instead If the present mlIage
system which attempts to conceal the
enormous sum Of money placed under
control of said institutions and which
has produced an extrayagant and reck-
less misuse of the peoples money.
Would Halt Educational Progress.
Now there's platform that will pro-
woke discussion and II the democratic
leaders want to DO something that VIII
set the boys to talking, the Decatur
county plan is recommended. II would
involve breaking down the work be-
4 ing done by the farmers thru the state
college extension department. 1t would
stop the completion of the institutions
4 under the board Of control 1t would
stop the plan for reform OF prison
methods. It would cancel the progress
being made toward completion of the
state university and teachers college.
Just how any state could properly
apportion TO each county the amount OF
state taxes it ought to pay. without any
information as to exact and personal
property values. is not made clear in
the platform. But anyway, that is the
program.
Repeal o, the millage tax for the
purchase Of capitol grounds for state
purposes would leave the state with
about a million dollars worth Of prop
- erty on ndnd presumably 10 De SOII u
81 Des Moines real estate sharks at q
. grand bargain auction.
Whether or not the plan to revolu-
4 tionize the manner Of getting money
X for the state institutions would be &C
sS ceptab BILE to John T. Hamilton, the party
IL candidate for governor. is a question
s. AS q member of the board of contro
Il he had a great deal to do with finally
NJ inducing the legislature to put thinge
& in shape SO that the board might do
thorough and systematic developing o
long neglected state institutions. He
~ might have some compuctions abou
defending n plan to return to the ole
discarded system.
But anyway, the democrats must de
eide whether they are going to be fol
@ q Greater Iowa or Join the little Iowans
for It, is to be put up to them by some
I'm xealous supporters Of the negative
fsss policy.
szf Former Iowan Organizes Bank.