Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-03-22
is a big man in every way he is

ago seems strange. stranger SCll1 II
the fact that it remained for the gov
; ernor> of Iowa, a republican, the Hon
George w. Clark, to discover him
for it was Governor Clarke, recognize
ing his ability, who appointed hin
chairman of the Iowa commission tt
the San Francisco exposition.
If there were need of proof to more
fully establish Mr. Marsh's ability
and popularity throughout the state
one need go no further than to reac
letter from Alex R. Miller, editor Of
the Washington Democrat, to another
editor friend in the state.
Mr. Miller's letter is as follows:
IT am writing you this letter, in
behalf of my friend, w. w. Marsh
who as you know, is candidate for
national committeeman, on our ticket
and not at his request, nor at his sug-
gestion, nor because he needs the
publicity, nor for any other reason
of his own, but because the democrats
of Iowa need him in their business.
IF you had read my paper, you
would know that l have not been
favorable to Wilbur Marsh as a can
didate for governor on our ticket and
yet, I am as good a friend as he has
in the world, whether he knows it or
not. I do not want him to run for
governor, because we have bigger
work for him. 1 mean just that and
nothing less. Whether you know it or
not, he is one Of the really big man
Of the nation, and I am saying this,
in order to urge you to work for him,
in the coming campaign, through your
paper and by word of mouth and in
any way you can help him.
81 owe Wilbur Marsh nothing as far
as I know, except the loyalty Of one
democrat to another. 1 mean that I
do not owe him anything for my ap-
pointment, so this is not written to
pay debt, except that it is written
to pay a debt of friendship, but far
more it is written to pay debt owe
as a democratic editor and that it
seems to me you owe. I do. not wish
to seem arbitrary or "bossy," but it
honestly seems to me, we cannot lie
thankful enough that a big man like
Marsh, and busy man and an able
man like him will do our work. For
that is what he has to do, he has to
do our work. He is our "errand boy"
and I say this measuring my language
for when you consider what nation
al committeeman has to do, you will
agree that he is every democrats err
nd T 0oY
pay no higher tribute to Wilbur
Marsh for he is the kind of man
who will do any errand that he thinks
will aid his party. If there is a
position? And you know what credit
message to be carried to Garcia" he
is the man who will carry it. His life
is made up of service. And if we dc
not recognize it, we are derelict in
our duty towards our party. Nothing
we can do will add to or detract from
him, but we are injuring ourselves.
And the party in the nation knows it, :
md the opposite party, the republi-5
cans know it for did not Gov. Clarke
make him the chairman Of the Iowa
Umission to the San Francisco ex-
t re8ected on grand old Iowa, the.
state We l6E1e- SO, well. -. nil:
"And the nationa4@de democracy knows 4
t, for didn't they mako him a mem ,
Der of the finance committees ana |
Of the subcommittee on TT IL!
engagements, and he is likely to he
national treasurer. And the democrat ;
national committee is not run or
sentiment, but on hard-headed, solid
honest truth" facts. No bigger bus
mess man lives in Iowa. His mind
all runs to figures and organization,
and on fundamental principles. No
other man ever travelled over Iowa
as he did, organizing the democracy
Of Iowa. He was in every district
and you know what favorable i'm
preston he made. He can take a
string Of figures and statistics and
make them read like one of Walt Ma
sons prose poems. He. will organ
lie our Iowa democracy in way that
will put Iowa on the map. I am writ
ing this as a pure labor of love, for
[ have known him intimately for IL
years and I know his merits. And
believe me I have no ak to grind
Wilbur Marsh has nothing to bestow
on me, so I am not currying favor
and I have no way Of knowing that
he will approve of what I am doing,
but my comrades. get into the game,
and boost for him and let Iowa demo-
Gratis, good and true, rally around him
and send him into office with solid
democracy behind him and you will
see that I did not guess wrong"
Such letter should be, is conclu-
sive proof Of how Mr.. Marsh is re-
garded outside of the district. Iowa
democrats, if they are wise, will have
no hesitancy in voting for Mr.. Marsh
for committeeman. A man who &C
complished such great things for
Iowa. as he accomplished at the San
Francisco exposition, can accomplish
just as great things for the democrats
Of the state and the nation.
GIVE THE BEST YOU HAVE.
There are loyal hearts, there are spir-
its brave,
There are souls that are pure and
true;
Then give to the world the best you