The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

good, Iowa affords the best, and we
may felicitate ourselves that we now
have the opportunity to write the name
of our beloved senator above all 9th
ers as to the time of service and estab-
lish a new political precedent, which
we will do in a few hours, by electing
him for the sixth consecutive term
in tae United States senate.
''No words of mine on this occa-
sion can in any degree add to the en-
during fame of our distinguished SEN
ator. His long and distinguished SER
vices in the United States senate hap
PLY illustrates anew the wisdom of
keeping our faithful public servants in
continuous service Our comparative
ly young state occupies a most promi-
nent and envious position in the Unit
ed States congress, and beyond all
question much of this is cue to the
long and continuous services of our
senior senator.
"He was first elected to the senate
in 1872, and took his seat March 4,
1873. At this time he represented
state having but little more than
100000 of people. At the close of his
present term he viii represent a state
having nearly 2.500,000 people. He en-
tered congress at a time when the diff
ficult questions of reconstruction were
under consideration. He has helped
to fight the pernicious doctrines of re-
pudiation and fiat money, and has
stood as a tower of strength for the
payment of the honest obligations of
the government, and for sound money.
During his almost thirty years of SER
vice he has helped to settle, and settle
right, great economical questions-do-
mestic and international questions of
great mportance-questions of peace
and war-and has been and still is the
trusted adviser of the president of the
United States. The patriot who will
search his record during all the years
of his long service will find great diff
Guilty to place his finger upon a single
vote that has not been right. His char
acteristics are industry, great caution
and prudence, and he never advances
a single step without knowing that
the ground is secure. He never does
an irrational or foolish thing. never
INDUCES in sarcasm or wit which
thrusts the barbed iron into the flesh
and leaves behind scars and wounds.
GAS illustrating his prudence and
caution one mas Sdlu JndI ne COulu
walk on the keys of piano from Buff
falo to Des Moines and not strike a
note. The figure is not correct. The
true statement is that he can walk on
the keys of piano from Buffalo to
Des Moines and not strike false note.
He makes no mistakes. He entered
congress at the same time as did the
lamented Jas. c. Blaine and James F.
Wilson. Of those three illustrious
statesmen he alone survives. and it is
matter of great felicitation that he
is in full possession of his mental and
physical powers.
"At the present time there is pend
ing in congress a question of vast in
formation importance-the selection of
the route and the building of the
isthmian canal The people of the
Unitde States expect the senate to
make careful investigation and cor.
rect decision. With Allison there. we
know this will be done. Mr.. Chair
| man, nominate to be his own sue
cessor in the United States senate, for
the six years commencing March l,
1903, William B. Allison"