Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
CHAIRMAN OF DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION WORKSHOPS
PRESIDENT WILSON.
SAYS COX is WORTHY
OF WooDRoW'S MANTLE
Harding Held Up as Fit Man to
Wear mart'e of THAT consp'eu-
GUS Failure, William Howard TAFT
Hughes Seeks to Inject Life Into
Democratic Party of Iowa.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press. -
Cedar Rapids, July 29.-The demo-
cratic party will go before the peo-
pie of Iowa in the state elections this
fall standing fairly and squarely
upon the record of President Will
son" and his full agreement with the
national platform and candidate,
John n. Hughes, of Cedar Rapids,
temporary chairman OF the demo-
cratic state convention, which open
ed here today, declared in his key
note address.
Mr.. Hughes denounced vigorously
Senator Harding and the republican
platform. praised Governor Cox and
termed the democratic platform
message of inspiration" charged
that soap profiteers" were raising az
gigantic sIush fund to put the re-
publican nominee across ana fin
ished by calling the national cam
and Lodgeism."
State Politics Touched Lightly.
Dealing briefly with state politics.
he pledged the party to u complete
revision of the state governmental
system. to new tax laws. additional
corporation statutes, faithful consid-
GRAFTON of Industrial problems and
favorable agricultural legislation.
This program would be carried out
IN, n lNi,S t,,n l,a "A "A
that the democrats had drafted "a
reaf-business man--Ciyde Herring.
OF Des Moines-as the man to put it
thru"
Senator HaEding, Mr. Hughes de-
clured, lis II tit man to wear the
mantle of that conspicuous failure,
William Howard Taft" while Cover
nor Cox, he said, was u man upon
whom the people could confidently
let fall the mantle of President Will
SON"
The league of nations was upheld
by the speaker and republican oppo-
sltion to it termed pure malicious
ness"
1.-THE future is bright for the dem
ocratic party" he said /" With the
past safe in the stupendous and al
most superhuman accomplishments
of President Wilson; with plat
form whose> every purpose is to make
the world safe for democracy; and
for men who toll that they may eat:
platform whose loyalty to the con-
stitution leaves no room for doubt,
we will ride safely thru Norember's
storm.
Contrasts Candidates.
The two platforms and the two
candidates of the major parties are
in striking contrast. They evidence
on the one hand a democratic vision
forsa greater America, while on the
whose purified members can only
be moved by the strong scent OF Of
flee. In the republican platform
there is nothing but disappointment
TN the candidates we find the
same contrast-one young, heathful,
vigorous and ready for battle: the
other the fitting representatives OF
the Old Guard, nominated in the
back room of a hotel. ~
'"The question, Can leopard
change it's spots? may well be flung
back to the republicans when they
ask our suffrage in this campaign.
The republicans talk/of limiting
campaign contributions to $1,000. AT
the same time they speak OF a S5,-
100000 fund and then we remember
the soap profiteers who backed
Leonard Wood and who now are
raising slush fund to put Harding
across.
Can any one imagine Cabot
Lodge or Chairman Hays or Harry
New returning big subscriptionsf from
able when we say the republicans
plan to grab off the presidency if
money will pay the price.
Stand Upon Record.
The democrats stand fairly and
squarely upon their national record.
The democratic administration from
1912 to 1918 was one of the greatest
In the country's history while the re-
publican control of congress the past
two years is a period of inaction in
sincere investigations and vociferous
talk
After citing the various legislation
enacted under the democratic adj
mtnistration, Mr.. Hughes swung into
O defense of the governments con-
troll Of the railroads. He then turn
ed to the league of nations, declar-
ing the party stood upon the presi-
dents conception Of the league"
After characterizing the coming
campaign as a battle of wisconsin
and LOdgajsm," he said.
THE jealous enmity of Senator
Lodge for President Wilson has a
deeper foundation than the antipathv
OF man for man. 1t is the jealous
anlmosity Of one form of govern
ment for another. It is reactionary-
ism against progress"
Mr.. Hughes praised at length the
part Iowa democrats have played in
national politics and criticized the
state republicans for what he termed
'misgovernment."