The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-14
ORGANIZE IN ADAMS
Progressive Republican League Or
eanized at Corning with Promi-
nent Republicans in Lead.

ganization of "The Square Deal Republi
can League of Rlnggold County and
the Common Peoples Republican
League and Declaration of Independ-
ence' of Taylor, and the probable forma-
tion of such an organization in Decatur
the progressive element of Adams coun-
ty would join, for it was no secret that
a number of the republicans of the
county were ready to indorse such
movement if they only had leader,
especially if tho movement carried with
it a determination to defeat Col. Hep
barn for congress. By many of the
"standpatters" IA standpatter is cross
between the missing link and the mulc)
the idea was laughed at and they said
such an organiZat tion could not get a
sorporal's guard in this county; that the
party in the county was tired of the
aemo-pop tactics of Cummins and that
they are satisfied with the representa-
tive course of our Big Peter" down at
Washington on all matters relative to
the interests Of the people of this dis
trict. When our congressmans attitude
on the rate question was referred to
these local "standpatters' would quote
the certificate Of character" he read
before the Meat Producers association
Of Adams county last February said to
have been written by President Roose-
velt and endorsed by Secretary Moody
aud read out loud by the Colonel him
self.
On Tuesday evening, so we are in
formed, there was a gathering of some
of the faithful for the purpose of getting
started and talking plans of action for
the organization Of what they are pleas
ed to name the Roosevelt Republican
League" The meeting was an in
formal one and there was not a large
but later their will prob
ably be a more general gathering OF the
faithful when formal organization Will
he made. 1t is said the gentleman who
called the meeting to order and stated
the object quoted that Biblical phrase
Where few are gathered. ETC., then
they proceeded to the adoption of the
following declaration Of the new order
of things in the republican party in
Adams county:
We, the undersigned, republicans OF
Adams county, Iowa, believing that
certain issues now before the people
are of paramount Importance, and
that the attitude of the republican
party, which by its history and pria-
ciples is the party Of the people,
should be clearly defined as to these
issues, and believing that by organ
ization we can the better promote
the principles herein set forth,here
by associate ourselves together un-
der the name of the Roosevelt Re-
publican League
Our object being to lend our in
fuence and aid to the cause OF the
people in the struggle against ma
chine rule and one man power in
politics, we believe in the following
principles and will strive to accon-
plish the following ends.
1. To obtain the united support
of all our people for President
Roosevelt in his efforts to secure
adequate amendments to the Inter-
state Commerce laws so as to pre-
vent all forms of discrimination and
favoritism, whereby the packers
and large shippers profit at the ex-
pense of the smaller shipper.
2. To secure the enactment of
laws which shall prevent the
participation of corpora tions in
politics, and Danish from our
state and national capitals the cor
rupt lobby maintained there by cor
porate interests for the purpose of
influencing Legislation.
81. To abolish by law the free
pass and FREQ mileage book making
it illegal for any railroad in the
state to issue same under any pre-
text to any one except an actual
employee of such road.
4. To secure and make possible
the participation of every member
of the party in the nomination of its
candidates for Office, by abolishing
the present system of caucus and
convention whereby few men are
enabled to dictate nominations and
thus thwart the will of the people,
and substituting therefor state
wide primary law, modelled upon the
Australian ballot system thereby
giving the people direct vote on
all candidates for Office.
5. To encourage the enforcement
of the laws of the state and nation
against illegal trusts and monopo-
lies and to secure additional legis-
lation which shall provide for ade-
auate control of copporations and