The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-10-18
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN
Our Weekly Republican Letter From
Des Mones.

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of the republican ticket at the coming
election. There is increasing demand
for good speakers and reliable politi-
cal information, which shows that
among the rank and file of the voters
there is an awakening as to the i'm
portance of the issues involved in the
contest as between the republicans on
the one hand and the allied democra-
tic and corporation forces on the
other.
Practically every prominent repub-
lican whose voice has been in demand
in previous campaigns is OIL the stump
now in Iowa speaking for the repub-
lican party and urging the election of
all candidates on the republican tick
ct. In addition to the members of
congress and the candidates on the
state ticket, ex-Governors Lar
rabee and Shaw are to go on the
stump in the interest of the republic
can ticket. That the campaign in
Iowa is of real national character is
shown by the fact that prominent re-
publicans from other states have vol
unteered their services and are or
have been urging Iowa republicans to
stand by their nominees. Such men
as Fairbanks, Cannon. Van SAINT.
Burkett. Deneen. Watson, Brown,
Crawford, and Beveridge have shown
their interest in the welfare of the
republican party of Iowa by doing
work in this campaign.
That there is the closest alliance
between the committee which has
seized the machinery of the democra-
tic party IN Iowa and the committee
organized by the political corporations
to get control of the republican party
in Iowa. has been clearly demonstrat-
ed the past week by the fact that the
so-called democratic committee has
been flooding the state with malicious
circulars attacking republican candi-
dates. which circulars were prepared
under the direction of the corporation
committee. were printed and paid for
out of funds contributed by the rail-
roads. The alliance is further shown
in the fact that the campaign mana
ger for the democratic party and his
chief advisers were among the men
attending the convention organized by
the railroad anti Roosevelt bureau
last summer to checkmate the move
ment for federal rate legislation.
The railroads sent hundreds of men
on free passes to this rump conven-
tion, paid the expenses of the con-
vention. and paid the hotel bills of
many of the so-called delegates.
The republican state central com
mittee has issued an appeal to repub-
lican voters in Iowa for dollar con-
tributions to the campaign fund. 1t
is hoped in this way to be able to
meet the campaign which is being
put up by the allied opposition. sup
ported by liberal contributions of cor
porate funds.
The last two days of this week
Governor Cummins will speak in In
diana and the first two days of next
week in Illinois. The demand for
the governor in other states has been
such that he cannot possibly meet all
requests. The past few days ex-
Speaker Byers has accompanied Gov
ernor Cummfns in his speaking tour.
Senator Dolliver is reported in a
speech at Webster City as having
aroused the greatest enthusiasm when
in discussion of the railway rate
Legislation he gave credit to the SEN
timent of Iowa people under the lead
ership of Governor Cummins as being
Irresponsible in large measure for
the success Of the bill in the last
congress.
State Auditor Carroll has contribut-
ed to the republican cause some
statistics proving conclusively the
essential dishonesty of the claim of
extravaganza in state administration.
He shows. for instance. that the law
which requires all fees of every kind
to be turned into the state treasury
instead of certain boards and COM
missions using the fees for expenses
is one of the elements which go to
make up the apparent heavy increase
of state expenditure. when, as mat
ter of fact this increase represents a
net profit to the state instead of an
added expenditure.
i President Roosevelt in his latest
public address has declared himself
in favor of federal child labor law.
A republican legislature PASSED such
a bill last winter and Governor Cum.
minis signed the same, thus giving
Iowa start IN the direction the