Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-28
TALKING 1T OVER.
kDoSvilla Eynrecc

y good many republican papers are
approaching the Des Moines Register
and Leader. the Marshalltown Times-
Republican and the Council Bluffs Nom
pareil because they are not supporting
Mr.. Harding for governor. But is any
| reproach coming to them, or TO re-
publican who does not support Hard
| ing? This opens UP a big question. To
what extent, If any, is man or a
newspaper blamable for taking part in
| caucus. convention or primary and,
| losing out, declining to support the
nominee? AT first sight it might ap-
pear monstrous thing to so into a
convention. or caucus, or a primary,
| and then fail TO abide by its action
put Is It: suppose you are a candidate
1or nomination and a VIGOROUSLY unfit
man enters the race against you; sup
pose, for instance, that he is the worst
man that could possibly be sugg esred
Tor the place, and YOU take occasion to
say so in opposing him. Yet if he de-
| teatS You, must YOU be loyal and sup
port him against much better candi-
dates, simply because you were one of
caucus or convention or primary that
nominated him? II would look as If a
pad man in primary would not nee
essarliy become a good man after the
result had shown his nomination. Isn't
II Just possible that the newsu.rcrs
(ahd the voters as welD who now incur
the odium of boiling an unfit candi-
date for governor are really doing ,hej,
party and the state the greatest ser
vice they have ever done. In THAR effort
to purge their party Of undesirable
men ana Upgensr9fp taplarr,ac
place patriotism above party. tie in
ierest Of the state above petty narsonsl
ambition and present ADVANTAGE?
DEMOCRATS THEN AND NOW.
tIac Hussey, Des Moines Plain Talk.
have looked in on every democratic
state ana county convention held in
Des Moines since the year 1856, and
oeLeEe l can say with truth ana sin
cerlty that the last one was the best
ano most Misunderstanding set of men
OF TINS political party ever meeting II
Oes Aoines- There was not disso-
iute nor "boozer" appearing man in
the crowd. SO far is / could discover
Ana the fac, that dry plank" was
ADOPTED IS convincing proof that a
change has come over the spirit Of
the!. dreams; and that all or nearly
all, OF the delegates wore the national
co!ors Is further proof e. that their
hearts are right. nationally, and are
loya! to President wilson The two
parties in Iowa are not very far apart
Some of these old democratic gather.
lngS bring up a vision of StiIson
Hutchins, in long linen buster, with
the sleeves pulled up far above the
elbows, showing, on some occasions q
pair Of badly soiled shirt sleeves; Coz.
I. A Walker, with a very red nose,
supposed 10 be from exposure to the
sun, with a hand SO frequently pulling
his whlskers in a nervous manner as
earned him the soubriquet by the re-
publican neWspa pers as the ''whisker-
puller,' and his son J. NJ, not far away,
very gentleman!y fellow, who was
always spoken of by the republican pa.
pers as "Bub' Walker; Talmage E.
Brown, a very dignitied man and u
good speaker; DR.. Alexander Shaw.
afterwards one of the builders of the
temporary capitol. always entertaining
beyond his means; J. NJ Elwood with
his army Of facts and figures; p. Cad
Bryan, an eloquent eXpounder Of dem
ocratic theories; BraXon Thomas, who
always knew where he could get
drink of whisky if he was in want o.
it; Bill Porter. who was generally writ
ing up the proceedings which never
lost any Of its glories from his rendi-
tons; and many others whose names
are forgotten played a conspicuous part
in our early democracy, and having
played that part have stepped off the
stage.
So we can say, in truth, that the
convention was composed of a body OF
men Of whom all Iowa can be proud,
and if a democratic governor shall rule
Iowa in the next two years our good
people need not be Shocked!