Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-28
Although Not Able to Be
Present at Grant Club Ban
quet He Sent Address
DISCUSSES RATE QUESTION
He is Against Government ownersh,p
OF the Railways, But Says the Con-
eress Will Make Laws to Enforce
Reasonable Rates-For the Square
Deal.
Special to Times Republican:


address the Grant Club banquet, which
was held last night, a great deal OF
interest was manifested all over the
state as what the senator would say
and some important political announce
ments were expected. 1t was, therefore,
a matter Of sincere regret to all the
members of the club as we'll as to the
senator's friends all over the state thai
he was unable to attend owing to SICK
ness in the family. His absence now
ever. was in a measure compensated
for by the fact that he reduced mis-
address to writing and sent it to the
club and it was read by Harvey Ing
ham Following is the senator's adj
dress:
"rhe victory of General Grants ar
NV will be treasured in future ages.
not SO much because it put stop TO
the blind and laundering plan to dis
member the national territory, as be-
cause it saved TO mankind the riches OF
civil liberty" said Senator Dolliver IN
summing up the work which Grant did.
THE debt of civilization to Ulysses
S. Grant arises from the fact that the
army which he led prepared this con-
tinent to be the home of freedom IN a
broader sense than ever entered into
the civil institutions of the world;
land of equal rights: the chosen field
for bona fide application of the law OF
Justice and fair dealing among men,
Senator Dolliver briefly sketched the
problems which confronted President
Grant after the war and Johnson. No
man can read the history of those
times without perceiving that the con-
queror of Appomattox is entitled also
to the laurels which belong to the vic
tories of peace In some things the.
older soldier rises to the highest levels
of civic achievement.
ut is an easy thing for republicans
to celebrate the birthday of General
Grant because there is nothing in the
republicanism of today which cannot
be verified by the testimony of the
brief public records which contain a
statement of the political faith Of our
old leader. In this respect we have an
advantage over our political adversar-
les. I was amused during the last
presidential campaign in reading
speech of John Sharpe Williams, of
Mississippi, in which he said that the
democratic party was accused of not
being abreast of the times In order
to refute this said Mr.. Williams, it is
only necessary to refer to the admin
istrations of Jefferson and Jackson
1t has been demonstrated within a
month that there is room at least for
two political parties in the memory Of
Thomas Jefferson, and no one familiar
with his writings can doubt that po-
litical circus of at least five rings could
be operated under the canvas of that
venerable name. The immortal things
about Thomas Jefferson the thing
which lifts mis- name into the light of
universal history, the momentous
proposition that was worth more to
mankind than all else he said put to-
gether, All men are created equal
does not owe it's vitality to the politi-
cal party which claims the sanction of
his fame. It lives today because Of the
mortal insight of Abraham Lincoln,
and the protection of the sword of
Ulysses S. Grant. Take that sentence
out Of the writings of Thomas Jeffer-
son and what is left is as useless as
the four gospels after he had scrap
booked them with pair of scissors.
1t is true that he may be given credit
for hostility to monopolies, but that
fact does not separate him from the
long line OF American statesmen from
| that time to this, For one thing his
disciples do not give him credit which
think he deserves. There is abundant
evidence in his writing that he had
sense enough to see that municipality
which has not the vigor to lift itself
above the moral level of Bathhouse
John and Hinly Dink cannot material
ly improve its condition by adding a
street railway system or two to the as
sets of it's degradation.
"Back to the People,"
I'VE hear in these days voices,
somewhat worn by continuous speak,
ing, exhorting political parties to go
back to the people; so say we all, gen
| tlemen. We celebrate tonight the
birthday of the. man who began his
civil career by declaring from the east
portico of the capitol: I have no pol
icy to enforce against the will of the
the second time to take the oath Of
office, did not think it beneath his dig
nifty to thank his country1nen for their
answer to the cruel inventions of mall
ice with which his enemies had sur
rounded him. We congratulate our
selves that we are living tn times whe 4
public officials dare to do their duty,
and we reward as we should, with our
applause, the man who stands up amid
the corruption of his surroundings and
does the duty for the discharge Of
which the people have chosen him. I
take great deal of satisfaction in the
successes of men like Governor Folk,
of Missouri, altho 1 am bound to say
that there must be something queer
about a community in which an officer
of the law can make himself famous
simply by acting the part of an hon
est man. And I will add that if all the
prosecuting attorneys in Iowa. who are
going quietly about in the discharge
of their duties, without favor, had the
requisite talent for advertising, we
would have more people mentioned in
connection with the office Of governor
even than we have now.
eff we are looking for a model state
ment of the principles which should
actuate presidents, governors, mayors,
prosecuting attorneys and the entire
list of public officers charged with
the duty of administering the laws.
we will have great deal Of difficulty