Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-29
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Usually l Day very little attention
to anonymous letters or to editorials
appearing In papers which totally mis-
represent my attitude VI mind and
heart. am writing you, however, be-
cause feel that you have misunder-
stood my position for number o.
years.
Perhaps you do not know that at the
state conference IN your church In
Marshalltown 1t WAS Mr.. WEIGH and
rho took Short aside and told him TO
his face that he was wrong, and that
he needed to back up on his temper
ance position. l had known Mr.. Short
fo- a great many years. He was a
graduate of Beloit College and had
served a church In Missouri before
coming to Iowa Those Of us who
knew him Intimately believed In his
personal integrity. We were Mortified
when he Joined q bar keepers union In
Kansas City and made our protest
against that and yet we tried not to
kick him deliberately out OF the min
istry. From a personal point OF view
his character has never been assailed.
All will admit that he Is almost fan
a.!ca,!y religious and puritan III his
personal life. I GO not know so much
about It since the Marshalltown meet
ing but I used to know him very well
indeed.
Ny own personal attitude on the
temperance question hos never shift
ed. Before I came to Iowa l was
chairman Of a campaign in a county
In Ohio that made the county dry. At
one time was asked to take a position
! with the enti-saloon league. There
have been times when I have felt that
resolutions have been offered which
would be detrimental to the cause
which We were serving. and frequent
! ly have opposed those resolutions.
| The unfairness Of your editorial Is
at that point. You seem to think that
because I opposed resolution that l
| have been upon different sides OF the
temperance question. That Is not
| true. I regret exceedingly that have
been placed in the attitude Of using
unseemly language with reference to a
certain group Of the United States
senate. Seven hundred people heard
the sermon in Plymouth church and
they are among the finest people OF
this city and not one Of them objected
to the language In its proper setting
and I am very sure that II you could
publish the sermon as I preached 1t
you would zee the question from a Diff
ferent angle. I shall be very glad to
furnish you with a copy Of the ad-
dress II you 30 desire.
I want you to know that person
ally believe In you and the splendid
influence which you have in Marshall
town and the surrounding country. I,
ID a very fine thing to have built up o
paper such a. yours and maintain
steady such high moral ideals. wish
you might know me better and am
very sure that we have so many things
In common that It would not be worth
our while - Quarrel ovs- CUR c!s!er-
} ences. am q republican-did not vote
for Mr.. Wilson-believe that Mr.. vii.
son has done some very foolish things
but has also done some very fine
things.
think 1t was q great mistake wher
. he appointed the peace commission
but after It was done ana when they
became our official representative,
upon q foreign question and wher
there was 30 much at stake for thu
whole wor!d-whea they were tryinl
to do the very best they possibly coult
. to safeguard the interest OF Amsrics
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