Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-19
THE MEREDITH CANDIDACY.
TDes Moines Register.1

The Register can not too strongly
commend the democratic leaders of
the state on the ticket and on the plat
form they have presented, and will
atty at the June primaries.
Mr.. Meredith is one Of the most ag-
gressive champions of bigger and
better Iowa, and the men who are to
be associated with him are all men of
standing. To use Mr.. Meredith's own
expression the ticket adds up 100 per
cent"
The applause greeting MI Meredith
when he declared himself 10 be one
Of the driest of the drys ought to set
a great many OF the republican lead
ers TO thinking seriously OF the situa-
ton into which the party is drifting.
Would the same declaration in state
republican gathering be received with
the same demonstration? Would his
declaration for 355 day roads be
greeted with the same demonstration?
1t will be a truly remarkable re-
yersal Of form # In the coming cam
paign the democratic leaders are to
be aggressive for the two great
causes now before the state while re-
publican leaders are to be apologize
and pussyfooting. And yet that Is ex-
actly what many shrewd republicans
have in mind and are working to bring
about.
Mr.. Meredith has youth. energy. am
bition, ability. He is genial. Every
body will like him. and warm up 10
him He Is looking forward. He Will
inspire confidence. He will make q
memorable campaign. The Register
can hardly exaggerate his strong
points as a candidate at this time.
II the man the republicans pit
against him does not appeal to the
best sentiment of the state, IL the re-
publican program Is not progressive
and aggressive, If there is the least
faltering on the great moral issues. IL
there is the least backward look IN
the platform. II there Is anything 70
suggest that republicanism in Iowa Is
not up to form. and up to the best
form there will be a successor 10
Horace Boies IN the governors chair
and anybody who does not recognize
that fact will be in the way OF great
surprise on election day.
In the present political upset. when
no man knows what day may bring
forth, mere political designations are
not going to weigh much as against
the personal cndTaclHIs am hho"h
capacity Of men. Merely being repuo-
,lican or democratic will signify less in
November than it has since the c.vii
war. In particular it Will signify less
in the great administrative offices oil
the state. Mr. Merediths Bagacity 1s
shown in nothing more than In the
emphasis he has himself put on the
platform on which he Ia to stand ana
on the men with whom he Is TO run.
For the character Of the men ana the
policies for which they are to stand
will determine enough votes this year
to turn the state one way or the other.
The Register is not committing itseiI
70 Mr. Meredith's candidacy. But we
are saying as strongly as we can hno
words TO say II, that Mr.. Mereoitn is
the best man the democrats couid
name and we are putting 1t up 10 the
republican leaders as strongly as we
can find words to put 1T up, that un :
LESS they get together on 81
progressive man they can name on n
the most progressive platform they can
write, they will not elect Governor
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