Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-17

will be taken up at an early day in
the senate and fully considered and
finally disposed of favorably or ad-
versely."
Following these treaties, Senator Al.
lison said the United States should
give encouragement to the establish.
ment of lines of ships between North
and South America both on the Allan.
tic and Pacific oceans, giving those
people easy access to our markets
and our people easy access to theirs
With this construction will also follow
lines of ships from our coast on the
Pacific ocean to the far east, where
most promising trade awaits us in
the countries Of the Orient.
Henderson Favors Isthmian Canal.
Speaker Henderson warmly en-.
dorsed the project for an isthmian
canal. AS between the Nicaraguan
and Panama routes, he said he had
no well defined opinion. The settle
ment should belong to the engineers.
But that a canal Is needed was clear
in his mind. He said: 1T will save
thousands of miles of transportation,
and cheaper our commerce in a won.
derful degree. It will cost vast sums
of money, but these dollars will soon
return to our people. and in the long
run the balance will be greatly in our
favor. In the last congress the house
took this question up with earnest.
ness and under the splendid leader
ship of Colonel Hepburn Of Iowa we
passed it, although the senate was
unable then to dispose of 1t. It II
or vast value, especially now that we
have great trade relations opening up
to us in the Orient and the construc-
ton of an isthmian canal will greatly
shorten our trade with Europe and
Asia, as well as between North and
South America. 1t is a pleasure to
note that our lamented president, in
his splendid Grafton at Buffalo, just
before his assassination, lifted last,
earnest. eloquent appeal in favor Of
the construction of this canal"
Referring to state issues and to the
Republican candidate for governor,
Speaker Henderson said: This of all
things is the strangest. What! you
hope to carry Iowa, Mr.. Phillips. by
attacking Republican management In
Iowa! This proposition has dash Of
burlesque play In 1t surely. II there
Is one state in the Union In which
the management of affairs needs no
defense 1t is Iowa. With good, whole
some laws, with institutions of every
kind demanded by modern civiliza-
ton, built, paid for, and without a
scandal, with surplus of million
dollars In the treasury. with q credit
unsurpassed in any state, with work
ing. contented and happy people fear
that our friends in opposition have
chosen no hopeful ground on which to
press their claims in this campaign.
Each nominee is strong, able and
representative man, while the head of
the ticket, Hon. A. B. Cummins, stands
in the front rank of the Iowa bar. He
came from the ranks of laeor and
knows what they feel and what they
need, and is gifted in speech to ad-
vocate their cause. He is versed In
every interest of our state and will de-
mand fair play for each and all.
predict that he will make a great gov
ernor and that averment the people
of Iowa will, by a tremendous major
ity, give you all an opportunity to
Judge Of"
Opening Gun by Herriott.
John Herriott, Republican candidate
for lieutenant governor, opened his
campaign with vigorous speech, COW
ering state and national ISSUES at
Marengo last Friday night. In one
sentence Mr.. Herriott struck the key
note of the present campaign. "our
Democratic friends are seriously mis-
taken" he said, "if they really think
that the present campaign involves
nothing but local or state issues" Dis
cussing this proposition, he said:
''They know, or should know, that We
must this coming winter elect two
men to represent Iowa in the senate
OF the United States, and we must.
therefore. this fall elect the most Of
the members Of the general assembly
who are to choose those senators. Does
any voter for moment think that 1t
Is of no Importance to us here In Iowa
what views the men who may be Sc
lected shall hold respecting the grave
problems requiring solution at the
hands of our national government?
Are not the producers and consumers
of Iowa interested in the relation Of
our tariff to our expanding trade and
to Industrial combinations Familiarity
known as trusts? Do they not come
close home to each and all of us? II
so, are we not tremendously interested
in what may be the attitude Of our
senators towards needed legislation re-
specting these matters when they go
| to our national assembly at Washing.
ton. It seems to me that we are very
much concerned In these national af.
fairs and should give them our earn
est attention at this time"
State Issues.
Taking up state issues, Mr.. Herriott
directed his attention to the intelli
genst and economical management OF
| the states affairs by the Republican
party. He declared 1t to be well &c
have rule of test for measuring the
claims of political parties to popular
confidence, and the rule he proposed
was the rule of success In business
| MANAGEMENT. This test he declared
the Republican party could meet full!
and its record compels public conf
dence and justifies the u ntinuance o
the party In power On the whole h
believed the peoples money had beef
honestly and wisely expended.
The organization of the state by tn
Republican central committee Is nov