Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-13

tie state OIL south Dakola at Mltcnei
enjoyed the Iowa governor the evenins
before. Returning. Governor Cummin:
: rtached Des Moines at 2:3O a. M ant
oversight the departure Ct the excur.
SION train from that city to Marshall.
town in the morning. With character
List tic energy, however. he arrived on the
$ next train and addressed the assembl.
a the Home as promised.
: The occasion was somewhat peculiar
bit the governor met it with appropr-
are remarks. He frankly stated that
he presumed most of his hearers had
, met with adversely and were not rich
il the coin of the realm, but he wanted
them to realize fully that no greater
riches could be possessed by men than
the credit for the work done by the
men of 81. He believed that the faith
FIJI and heroic performance of the high
ext duties of citizenship were worth
II. ore to a mans posterty than all the
lriches of a Carnegie or !, Rockefeller.
Such philosophy could rot fail to find
willing commandments In that audience,
but To those standing near whose acct
dent of birth prevents them wearing
| proudly that certificate Of sacrifice for
ones country universally worn in the
| lapel of an old soldiers coat the re-
marks came with particular force be-
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uttered the words. Governor Cumlnins
| Ii one preacher who lives out his pre-
cepts. When he went into politics he
had won his way to the top of the Iowa
bar. For many years he had been
known as the greatest lawyer in Iowa.
His practice was bringing him an in
come of many thousands a year and
gave every promise of growing greater.
lie possessed no large amount of prop
eG.ty, yet in the face of certain riches
me denied himself wealth to enter poll
tics and serve his country in its great
work of solving the perpleXing prob
Items that confront It. When he
IltedCilSS tIldt tlle VI GitiEStiSHip
well performed is far greater to be de-
sired than the colossal fortunes of a
Rockefeller he but merely paints the
picture of his own ambitions.
1t is this characteristic in Governor
'J,ummns that endears him to men and
makes of his friends followers of almost
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Iowa now for two years and the oppo |
sition party, ever ready to condemn.
has not yet found single spot upon
his official or private character at
which to point their scorn, nor has a |
fault finding faction Of his party been
able TO complain of augh, but the zeal |
&C the governors personal following
Amid bitter discussions within the par
ty the governor has received renomi- |
nation with nothing but the plaudits Of /
foe as we'll as friend for Lis official acts.
For these reasons it is little wonder
that Governor Cummins is now being
suggested in the east as a suitable
nominee IOT VICE pIeSlueil. &No Illali III
American public life today so nearly
approaches the Roosevelt ideal for a
statesman as does the Iowa governor.
Like Roosevelt he is mature without
being aged, wise and still aggressive,
cautious and yet courageous, and the
career of Roosevelt has shown that the
Fp IN
men of courage today If it ever did.
Whether Governor Cummns is a recep-
tive candidate for the honor or not Is
not known. He certainly would not be
so supercilious as 10 waive so great an
honor aside as not being desirable to
him. However. 1owas governor is not
the office of vice president and main
tain the dignity of such a position In
Washington official life, hence it may D
he presumed that he would shrink from
the possibility For this reason we do
rot believe that Governor Cummins
ever wrote any such letter as is claimed
to have been shown around the news
paper offices in Washington, yet we do
believe that, if the people Of other
states want a vice president cut from ]
the same quality Of timber that has
stood the test so nobly in President
they will never come nearer
to perfection than in selecting the gov
arnor OF Iowa. Should their call come
te him he will have another opportuni-
ty to demonstrate the truth of his
that character is of greater
dignity than riches.
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