Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-24
ADDRESSED BY DOLLlyEF'
JUNIOR SENATOR TALKS TO the
LEGISLATORS.


JUNIOR SENATOR TALKS TO the
LEGISLATORS.
Address Before the Joint Convention
Which Had Reelected the
TWO Senators.
Des Moines, jan 23.--Following is
the address of Senator Dolliver before
the Joint convention which had just
reelected Senators Allison and Dol
liver to the United States senate:
..Mr. President: Senator'S and Representa-
tiyes Of the Joint convention H., 1 ~
for a few moments before the convention LOT
the purpose Of aeknowiedgn n J. the h ho,or
distinction Of my life. You have not Q, only
given me great opportunity. and by tho
Strength OF ali the ambitions and purposes
through thro YOU the great constituency in be-
half Of which you have acted. to be diii-
gent and faithful SO far as in me lies IN their
ut Is a fortunate thing to represent state
IKE ours had has Ell pa IN the
fairs Of the American people us ,ea srer,
the entrance OF the state into the MON. IN
SO far as it depended upon individuals we
owe our unbroken record largely TO the in
our service this day fer the sixth time hon.
ored. and who, throughout all his years
of public service has never lost sight OF the
land marks OF common sense
1.-THE leadership of Iowa has been un.
broken even when many states of the union
have looked upon us with more or less Ques-
ton, il not suspicion. and yet When sas
stat. asw 4 ors pse & he
lastly and soidly in the defense q the public
state Of Ohio. torn by political rivaists was
following the wild notions OF Geo. H.. Pen.
Iowa was quietly recording its opinion Ia
favor of the resumption OF special payment
and well ordered government in the oniteo
when the state OF Massachusetts was
chained to the triumphal chariot Of Gen Ben zen,
have been admitted to .be historic prestige IN
that commonwealth, this state OF ours was
out any decisions OF any kind whatsoever:
And so it is to me gratifying to be called
upon TO speak for q commonwealth Win
record like that.
Eve have for more than generation
borne steadfast, and / may say unfaiiing wit
we inherited from our fathers, which IN our
own time. before the eyes OF all men M HAS mas
trial and commercial progress.
without any special or direct interest as
Of the protective tariff the state of Iowa
has always been able to find in the general
an adequate reason for its faith in the prin-
ciples represented in that system.
There never mas heEl a LituS anu tHeio
never will be a time when an American in
dustry. making an lunegualed and even q
precautions fight with foreign competitors win I!
not find among our people the spirit OF
encouragement and heIpfulness expressed in
the laws OF the United States And yet no.
body is any longer blind to the fact that
with many of the Industries Of the United
States the rates OF duty, which in 1897, were
reasonable, have since that time, owing to
the curious Development OF our industrial
and commercial life, become unnecessary.
apd in man absurd, They STAND
ON our statute boks today no longer a shield
for American labor but they have in many
cases been turned weapon OF onense
against the American market itself
II believe that speak for the average
itx ef- -1oaia,-Nhsn say that These de,
7ects in our laws ought to he corrected. and
the sAp United states viii be able, in spirit
friendly to the principles upon which the pro-
tectve tariff rests. to correct these detects IN
PEELED to admit that congress has become
helpless in the presence Of questions IKE
.eWilliam Mckinley. standing almost in the
presence of the shadow Of nartyrdom. ut
of truth and soberness. I believe the OPP
portunity Will GENE to me and to my dis
tingnished colleague to do whatever can be
done in the present situation of our national
affairs and give expression and effect TO the
m sy 81 ha anal HIS
stands for new era In American affairs.
an era that viii be forever associated with his
fame an era Of enlarged markets, an era
Of expansion OF our commerce. an era OF
reciprocity. not only with neighbors near
at home, but with the nations OF the world
and the islands of the sea.
THE hand that killed William Mckinley
Of = such a thing as killing. that gentle and
kindly man. II was aimed at our institu.
at aa at all law A. rhy
safl kas 4 IL Ha'tsa states Trey a. if,
not know and we did not care when the hour
was that the reins of authority slipped from
feel sure. that without distinction Of party.
we rejoice together with the mii1ions OF Cur
t1s sei That tna Is passed to that man Of
age and OF sturdy manhood. that. sturdy sol
der Of the United States Theodore Roose>
land now / desire again to thank you
and to wish this session Of the general assem-
bly the full measure OF success. and for the
administration of Governor Cummins inaug-
urated under circumstances SO suspicious a
place famous and memorable IN the annais O
Iowa
The atmosphere, if compressed,
would make sea thirty-ive feet deep
around the globe.
An interesting lawsuit will soon be
tried in Seattle. A telephone girl re-
fused to connect a subscriber with the
fire department when he desired to
give notice Of fire which had just
q broken out. A loss of 100000 was
incurred, and the insurance company
and the owner Of the property are
about to sue the telephone company
for the damage sustained.
"A novel system of adornment for
rooms has been perfected by London
Electrician. The walls are lined with
panels Of transparent, glass, which are
faced with well-known pictures,
through which filters subdued electric
light. The effect is the same as the
light of stained glass window, and is
quite artistic. There. is no glare, and
the pictures can be chosen according
to the taste of the owner of the room.
The maddest man in Kansas is a
gentleman named Martin; of Holton.
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