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SEPTEMBER 3, 1903.
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IOWA POPULISTS
Jj. H. Waller of Nashua Heads tlie Ticket
.Nominated at I Moin
The Independent had expected to
lave a representative at the Iowa pop
ulist state convention held at Des
Moines, August 27, but unforeseen cir
cumstances prevented. The Associated
press dispatches, as usual with mat
ter populistic, are incorrect as to the
platform, because it is evident that
something is omitted from the third
paragraph. The dispatches say:
Governor, L. . . Weller, Nashua.
Lieutenant governor, S. II. Harvey,
East Des Moines.
Judge of the supreme court, J. A.
Lowenberg, Ottumwa.
Railroad commissioner, Walter Mc
Cullah, Davis City.
Superintendent of public instruction,
Hilo Bunce, Stuart.
Des Moines, la., Aug. 27. The pop
ulist state convention today nomi
nated the foregoing ticket without con
test, but indulged In a spirited debate
over the platform. One faction, head
ed by Howard Rose of Chariton, de
sired to eliminate the demand for ref
erendum and confine the party's ap
peal on this line to the initiative. The
convention decided to indorse his
plank providing for the initiative alone
and to use the phrase "initiative and
referendum" elsewhere, thus satisfy
ing both sides. The platform says:
"We indorse the Omaha platform
of 1832.
"We favor the adoption of the in
itiative and referendum in all elections
of state and national character.
. "We demand the right to elect both
as to who shall be public officials and
what shall be the public policy in gov
ernment shall be conserved of the peo
ple and that all forms or systems in
vasive of this right shall be repealed.
"We recommend that, the foregoing
be made a part of the national plat
form at the next national convention."
The candidate for governor, Hon. L.
H. Weller, known far and wide as
"Calamity" Weller, is one of the "Old
Guard," and represented his district
in congress some years ago. Indepen
dent readers will remember his com
munication regarding the Denver con
ference, published some time ago In
fcur columns.
Of course he cannot be elected and
te will be attacked as an "assistant
republican" because his candidacy will
Lave the effect of drawing some votes
away from the democratic nominee.
But the principal effect will be to pro
ide a ticket for populists to support,
who do not wish to vote for either
Cummins or Sullivan. Whatever Mr.
Weller's candidacy may cut in on the
democratic strength is well deserved,
fcr after absorbing the people's party,
except about 500 who kept the middle
cf the road or went into the socialist
ranks, the democrats repudiated their
national platform and adopted an ad
mittedly "cowardly" party creed.
Doubtless both Cummins and Sulli
van are good men, but they stand on
platforms which are not acceptable to
populists. Mr. Weller, too, is a good
n'an and he stands on a platform
which every populist can indorse.
The Independent hopes to see Mr.
Weller poll a big vote, regardless of
vhat party or candidate may be hurt
by it Let no Iowa populist be fright
ened by the cry of "assistant republi
can." Vote for Weller! Show the
Iowa democracy that it cannot lead
jou into the camp of the remorganiz
ers. Rally 'round the Omaha platform
and "Calamity" Weller, you of the
'Old Guard" who have been for the
past few years voting with the demo
crats or socialists (or the republicans
for spite) or staying at home. Get out
and whoop it up for Weller. Count on
The Independent to help whatever, it
can.
A Bunch of Bouquets
Editor Independent: So many ex
cellent articles have appeared in The
independent lately that I must openly
praise them.
F. Engelhard's article in the July 16
number was unsurpassed, as evidenced
by the single taxers and socialists try
ing to answer him. They abuse him
and claim he is ignorant of what he
is attempting to discuss; they cannot
answer in argument.
Neither can they answer Mr. Ligon
in the last Issue, for the government
must take the entire value of eco
nomic rent (or all the traffic will bear)
or else they will not eliminate land
lordism. As Mr. Engelhard says, it
is impossible to separate land values
from Improved values, as single tax
ers are prone to do on paper.
I suppose II. Ellingston's article on
' Store Up Labor" will receive an an
swer from some socialist Aren't so
cialists, single taxers, etc., in a hor
nets' nest when they enter The Inde
pendent circle? I wish Mr. Bailey, who
tried to answer my article of June 11,
would read W. J. Ghent's article
which you reproduced from The
Reader.
Mr. De France, you are sounder on
finance than most populists. I have
tried to get the "50 per capita" kind to
defend their position, but cannot We
may need a quantity of money, now,
equal to $50 per capita, but the one is
not the cause of the other. It is not
good politics to arbitrarily fix the
amount "per capita." Economists cor
relate money and taxation, why do
they not carry this correlation farther?
It seems to me and has for years
that it is the height of foolishness to
demand in taxes more money annual
ly than there is existing in the nation.
If the volume was made equal to the
annual taxes it would be none too
much, but would be sufficient, I think.
This may approximate $50 per capita,
but that is of no consequence.
Best of all things, though, is the
veiled thrust at Mr. Edgar Howard.
He, without doubt, is a hypocrite in
the superlative degree, to whom Mick
ey, even, must give place.
E. W. FERGUSON, Jr.
Hartington, Neb.
The Ohio Convention
The Independent was inclined to re
joice over Tom Johnson's victory in
Ohio and feel that the democrats of
Ohio had administered a deserved re
buke to their brothers in Iowa. But
tt3 letter below, coming from a promi
rent Ohio democrat a man who has
supported the Chicago and Kansas
City platforms and nominees with un
usual vigor tends to dampen The In
dependent's ardor. Why should John
son use his power to indorse Clark for
the senate? Is Ohio so short of sena
torial timber that no Kansas City
platform democrat can be found for
the place? Or is this a trick of John
son's to fool McLain's members on
the election boards, so that they will
r-ot count out the democratic ticket as
they did Bigelow last year? Our cor
respondent says:
OHIO'S WELCOME TO THE PROD
ICAL SON.
Editor Independent: The demo
cratic state convention reaffirms the
national platform, adds reform planks
and Invites . Bryan into the state to
make speeches. To cap the whole per
formance the ex-bolting gold bug
Palmer and Bnckner democrat John
H. Clark Is welcomed home Into the
party and placed at the head of the
table. This bolter is to get Mark Han
Da's seat in the United States senate
in the event of a democratic legisla
ture being elected this fall.
What will be gained by putting Clark
into Hanna's place? We know both
are for bank note money and rubber
currency. The only hope to keep the
Eryan democrats in line is the plat
form and Mr. Bryan making speeches
calling on the boys to vote 'er straight
The truth of the matter is, Johnson
will do anything to keep the single tax
before the people, and he does not deny
it. The overwhelming defeat this fall
will be put into Bryan's shoes. Ohio's
action Is not an answer to Iowa.
Tom Johnson
The career of this man tickles the
fancy. A millionaire after a poverty-,
stricken childhood, a perpetual propa
gandist In opposition to the very ln-;
U rests by which he made his own,
money, an official who has consistently
end cleverly fought the street railway;
Ey stems he himself built up all in
all, Mayor Johnson is a picturesque
and doughty figure.
There is one thing to be said for
Henry George. He had a way of get
ling hold of men with his theories and
his personality in such a way that a
rr.an once thoroughly imbued with his
gospel was transformed thereby into
an intellectual and political mission
ary of such an ardent type that the
n.en who go to convert the Hottentots
might well emulate their fervor.
Tom Jhnson got into the atmos-;
phere of this propaganda and his has,
been a serious case. Enriched by the.
tariff, he became a free trader; livingj
on "unearned increments," he oppose
the ownership of unused land; unus-)
nally successful In hi3 street railway!
ventures, he began a crusade agalnsti
monopoly privileges.
An idea Is a veritable dynamo ln
this man's head and has kept not only,"
Mr. Johnson himself busy, but all Ohior
astir. Just where all this will endl
viho can say? But at thi3 time it be
hooves the public to keep an eye on
Ohio and the strenuous mayor. Den
ver News.
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