Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-10
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

"My daughter has written me that the
faculty at Vassar Is using the work of
Larrabee on Railroads as text book
They regard it as the finest work in the
country for purposes of instruction
and education. One of the professors
has written me for a copy of the report
of Senator Cullom on Interstate COM
merce law, for his own private use.
But Governor Larrabee's work will con-
tinue as the standard text book for
that college"
The presidential booms of Reed and
Mckinley, and the quiet boom of ex-
President Harrison engage The atten-
ton of politicians at the capitol; but,
in every conversation concerning pres
idential possibilities there is always a
concluding reference to Senator ALI
son us the man who will ultimately be
regarded as the most acceptable to the
masses of republicans of the country.
But Senator Allison has no presiden-
tial boom. He is saying and doing
nothing to further his presidential
prospects. He is exasperatingly reti-
cent with his friends. Some of them
are disposed to be angry with him, be
cause he seems to take so little inter
est in the matter. But that is because
they do not understand Senator ALI
son. Presidential booms cost money;
and Senator Allison has no money. 1t
makes no difference how popular man
may be with his party, it takes money
to push things along. Money is what
most men are after in this world; and
few men will work for the advance
ment of their friends, without being
paid for it. Senator Allison is poor
man. He has been in public life for
thirty years, and has never used his
commanding positions for his own
financial interests. | have recently
heard a rumOr, from a reliable source,
to the effect that Senator Allison is
about to give up his residence on Yer
mont avenue, because he cannot afford
to keep up expenses. He will be OBJ
liged to go to hotel during the next
session of congress, instead of retain
ing the residence in which he has SO
long made his home when i'm Washing
ton. Under these circumstances, it is
not surprising that Iowa's senior sena.
ator, a man popular, eminent, and hay
ing the confidence and respect of the
masses of the country, is not pushing
presidential boom. 1t is no disgrace
to be poor, but it is exceedingly UNI
comfortable. After all, it is credit
to Iowa, as well as to her Senator, that,
after all these years in public life he
has not enriched himself.
The constant improvement in the
condition of Senator elect Gear is graft
flying to Iowa people here, as it must
be to the people of the entire state. 1t
has been very truly said editorially by
the Dubuque Times, that upon every
quarter section of Iowa there lives at
least one man who has seen and known
John Henry Gear. He has many
friends in Iowa, in both political par
ties; and all will be glad to know that
hs is recovering and will soon be able
to attend to his public duties.
1t is pleasure to send good news;
and it Is depressing to give bad news;
but the people should know existing
conditions in order to meet future
contingencies. There will be hard
times in Iowa next spring and sum-
mer. An official of the weather bureau,
who is daily stationed in the marble
room of the senate, pointing to the Dig
weather map of the United States, to-
day said: "This map tells story of
future privations in Iowa, Minnesota,
Nebraska and Kansas. That region is
known as the snow region, for there
we always have the greatest annual
snow falls. That is also the great
wheat region of the continent. There
has never been such light snow fall
in that section. Spring wheat depends
upon snow in winter, as it depends up
ons rain and sunshine in the spring
time. But there is very little snow
there this winter. This is presage of
crop failure. 1t means trouble to the
farmers, and also to the country mer-
chants. Not only is business paralyzed
throughout the country, but even ma
ture seems out of joint at this time.
A cold wave started east from the
Rockies last Thursday, and that may
bring relief; but it may be merely a
hard freeze-up in many portions of the
country, without snow. Good people
should pray for snow, as they some
times pray for rain during drouths.
They should also be economical, and
prepare for trouble in the immediate
! future"
That is not good news; but it is a
scientific fact, pointed out by man of
science. 1t deserves prayerful consid-
GRAFTON. 1t is fact which the people