The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-07-29
SENATOR CUILOM
WILL SEEK REELECTION ON HIS
RECORD IN THE SENATE Z.

Veteran Senator of Illinois Will Ask
No fractional Help. Has Been in
Upper House Since 1882 and Rests
on His Record. -. 2 /
shady porch of the fashionable Mo-
raine hotel, Highland Park-his hot
weather refuge-Senator Cullom has
mapped out the manner of his next
and probably his last appeal to the
voters of the state, which sent him
to congress the first time when Lin
coin was president.
Will Stand on His Record.
Senator Cullom will make no fac
tional fight in this campaign. He
will not take the stump. He will offer
to the people of Illinois his record OF
twenty-five years faithful service as
Illinois representative in the upper
house in Washington. d
Il don't want to win in a facti0nal
fight" he says. II want the indoEse-
ment of the people. I have tried to
represent them. have done what I
thought they wanted. If I'm reflect
ed, it will be on my merits"
81 never wanted an office except
from the people" he said. "And |
never wanted an office with money in
it. That's why I'm as poor as a
church mouse now. I am glad the
new primary law has given the PEG.
ple a chance to record their prefer
ence as to United States senator. My
only objection to the new law is that
it doesn't make the peoples choice
final, but, of course, it can't do that.
81 never have relied on an organiza-
ton within the party, but have made
my appeals to the voters themselves.
81 always have kept faith with my
constituents, and they haven't gone
back on me yet 1 shall not take the
stump this year, although if followed
the fashion set in the gubernatorial
campaign l should have to begin
speaking two years in advance. SO
far as l know now no one will take
the stump for me. l shall visit IN
different parts of the state and attend
veterans reunions and old settlers
gatherings, as usual, in my campaigns.
expect to be travelling most of the
Sumner, coming to Highland Park on
ly when it is unbearably hot
John Hay Once His Pupil.
John Hay was the greatest secre-
tary of state America ever had, he
said, 81 knew him when he was boy.
His uncle, Milton Hay, was my law
partner in Springfield, ILL.,, and John
came into our office to read law. He
was there when Lincoln was elected
president the first time. Lincoln
took him to washington as his private
secretary. When I went to Washing
ton four years later as congressman
used to enter Hays room in the
White House without formality.
zone day I pushed in the door and
came upon Lincoln, with several mem
bers of his cabinet. He saw l was
embarrassed, and told me to shut the
door and sit down. Seward he said
to his secretary of war, do you re-
member that old congressman from
Illinois that I introduced you to?'
Seward nodded. WELL said Lincoln,
he's been beat and here's the boy that
heat him. That's the nearest | ever
came to being a member of the cabl-
net
Careful of Peoples Dollars.
Careful of his own dollars from ne
cessity, he is equally careful OF the
Deople's dollars, and has become
known as a determined foe of extrava-
gance. A characteristic stand by him
is tying I'D work on the senatorial
building,' an addition to the capltol
at Washington, planned to furnish
quarters for senatorial offices ana
committees. He is chairman OF the
commission in charge OF the work
which met last week in New York to
consider bids He adjourned the COM
mission, rejecting all bids.
"The marble contractors tried 70
hold US up he explained. "They
thought we had to build the structure
Of marble and they could charge any
price they pleased. 1 told them Ia
adjourn every meeting. as I did the
last one, if their prices didn't come
down.
Besides being noted for economy
Senator CullOm, has led in the tght
for railroad rate reform. He has not
been credited by Mr.. Roosevelt with
originating the regulation programme
On which the president is laying so
muCn STRESS, UUC CuC oOAAoIOA In ~ 'AA~
less drew up and put through con-
gress the "Cullom act which created
the interstate commerce commission.
And in 1898, as chairman of the inter-
state commerce committee of the SEN
ate, he drew up bill embodying the
very provisions being fought for now,
giving the interstate commerce COM
mission power to fix reasonable rates.
Fights Hard Against Railroads.
81 fought hard to have the commit
tee report it out he said, but they
were against it. finally got them to
let me report it adversely and state
to the senate that was for it, and
wanted it considered. | fought to
have it considered in the whole SEN
ate, but failed. Nevertheless | have
been advocating the bill ever since.
and l am on the same side now"
When Senator Cullom files his pet1-
ton for nomination as United States
senator with the secretary of state
next spring, and pays his fee of 500
to have his name go on the primary
ballots as a republican candidate, he
will have to take oath that he is g
good republican. 4 49,. 49,