St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-03
ALLl,O\,, ROAST.

Matters are not working as smoothly
for Senator ALLISON as he would like.
There is a great big Instruction against
him down in Iowa, right in his own
party, and if he pulls through in the
senatorial race it will have to be by the
aid of recreant Democrats. The Cedar
Rapids Gazette, the leading Republican
paper in Eastern Iowa, gives ALLISON
a broadSide that explains the mutiny
against him. In an article occupying
sixteen columns it makes some startling
disclosures bya comparison of Iowa Re-
publican platforms and the Congress
sional Record. which contains Senator
ALLIsoN'S votes and speeches on ques-
tiOns that had been made public issues
i'll Iowa. The Congressional Record
shows that ALLISON voted against the
long and short haul clauses of the
interstate commerce bill because
he thought it would cripple the
railroads, and afterwards attempted to
kill the bill by voting to recommit it.
At this point he was twitted by Senator
VAN WICK who advised ALLISON to 20
home and commune with his people on
the subject. The Hennepin canal pro-
ject, SO ZealouSly fought for by all po-
litical parties in Iowa, never had Mr..
ALLIsoN's enthusiastic support, be-
cause he feared to antagonize the rail-
road influence by getting this canal for
Iowa. lie was for many years chair
man of the senate committee on appro-
pratiOns, and yet he was not influential
enough to get single appropriation for
any object that the people of Iowa
wanted. His entire congressional rec
ord shows that he has voted consist
entity in behalf of the corporations, and
for encouraging trusts and trade con-
spiracieS. Based on the impregnable
foundations of the Congressional Rec
ord. the Gazette gives trenchant re-
view of ALLISoN's bad treatment of the
old soldiers, of his failure to enter the
army, and of his skulking on the prohi-
ton question.
Nv hat has Mr.. ALLISON done that
shows he is intiuential?' the Gazette
asks. ''Who has he influence over?
That is the question. Does he influence
the senatorS,or the congressman, or who,
or nobody? Is it all talk and wind
about his influence? 1t seems so.
Whom or when has he influenced in
favor of Iowa? What bill did he ever
introduce that was of interest to the
people Of this state? What law did he
ever help secure in quarter of a Gen.
tury that was of a particle of benefit to
this state? The East has been benefited
by some of his votes, perhaps. Monopo-
lies have been fostered and trusts built
up by some of his votes, but Iowa inter-
csts have received no benefit whatever.
but in return for all these services
that might have been and were not,
Iowa has done something for ALLISON.
She has put him in position to get rich.
He had been in Iowa but short time
before he went TO congress. He had
done nothing for the state nor the party.
Since that time he has become an aristo-
crat, an autocrat. Iowa has given him
chance to fill his pockets with gold.
ana he has filled them. He comes to
the state once in six years to give
money to some Republican candidates
for the legislature to help them get
elected, that they may help elect him.
These are facts, and should be known.
Scores, if not hundreds of Republican
candidates have had money from him
to use in the campaign He will not,
he dare not, deny it. How could such
men be expected to vote against him
after he had done that for them2"
That is very uncomfortable talk for