Show INSINCERE POLITICIANS S. S As might have havo been expected tho the first complaint against enforcement of tho the pass anti law comes from the state and party which has been loudest loudest loud loud- est cst In the demand for Cor an abolishment of oC the evil Iowa Democratic politicians politicians clans declare they will not go to tho the state convention if it they have to pay their fare Care Also Iso the they the will not accept nomination for Cor an any office within the gift girt of the thC people of or Iowa There Thero may be another reason for Cor declining the race for office by a I Democrat in Iowa With a I few Cew ex ex- In all the tho history of tho the state efforts corts of that kind have been expensive sive alve and have brought blought nothing They are arc not likel likely to bring more this year yeal than at any time in the past forty So that there lOa may bo be a suggestion sus of or sour grapes In the conclusion lon of tho the Democrats not to run But that the they should demand railroad passes before the they will attend the state convention and help their political brethren who have ambitions Is a I sad fad commentary Oh on the sincerity of oC tho the Iowa faithful and unwashed As a general thing there Is a good deal of oC buncombe In the demands of or the thc Democratic party for reform Im What the they want is tho office An abuse ma may exist and all the world may 1113 know it They arc are outs and anC they eek seek to become In Ing by Inveighing against the patent evil But Bul when th they get got power ower they don't dont tr try very cry 1 hard to secure the reform they have promised No party could took reek more earnestly to win confidence enco on the promise of oC tariff reform than thon did the tho Democratic party IP It Cle Cleeland's Cleoland's elands eland's day ia And the way vay th they reformed tho the tariff when they got tho the chanco was to raise 1 the schedules on tho the Ies of lUe JIe and give the trusts ts a grip on the country which it took the R Republican roub- roub lI lican n party twenty years ealS to break Ml All through tho the campaign In which congressmen men sitting in the ninth Fifty congress were wore elected the Democrats wore vure yelling and ami yelling loud Joud for a arate arate arate rate hill bill for Cor a reform of the rebate rebato evil fI for Cor the separation of C carriers and shippers and ns and a n. number of other re reforms reforms re- re forms which the people wanted but which all the world knew the Demo Demo- CI Crts ts could not nol get eL And when hell It became became be he- I came evident that President was re resolved resolved re- re solved ed on scouring the broader re relief relief re- re lief t that hat the Republican platform had promised the curbing o of trusts In general gen eral I the enfranchisement of the lie people peo peo- plc pIc to a des ich e c far ar beyond anything they had hoped then the Democratic papers and arad politicians began their campaign lI of or detraction What hat evil th could do they did for more than thana a month In ill the tho early lally days das of or the ses acs- sion ion And cr never until the they were put Into the unwelcome attitude altitude of or re redeeming redeeming redeeming re- re deeming their promise or 01 revealing themselves as s open traitors to the American they people did accord even evena a grudging support to arlY any of the tIme plans of the President It must bo be pretty evident o to the country that a party with ith such a record record record rec rec- ord as as that of the the Democracy can cannot cannot cannot not b be bc trusted to secure any result J do- do sired Ired by hy the nation l. l They rhey have proy- proy cn en themselves insincere and antl they have havo eon confessed t themselves emsel tI Incapable So that whether in Iowa or 01 In any other state there thero Is Is no warrant for Democrats to hope for Cor better things In Tn tho the future than tItan the they have had in inthe inthe I the the past |