Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-08
were able to see that the emergency

were able to see that the emergency
actually existed.
ut is possible that party in the
state which boasts of the fact that two
Of its members occupy places In the
official family of the President of the
United States, and who in its platform
rejoices in the prominence and in
fluence of its representatives tn con-
gress, and approves most heartily their
work, was unable, among some OF
these or the two hundred thousand
republicans OF the state, to find SIN
gle other individual wise enough In
craftsmanship and friendly enough to
the common people to measure up the
emergency and become candidate
for governor? Perhaps some OF our
republican friends, like the citizen OF
old have exclaimed, Now, in the names
OF all the gods at once, Upon what
meat doth this our Caesar feed, That
he is grown SO great?
Chooses His Lieutenant.
ut has been publicly stated in the
press Of the state, that remarkable
occurrence might have been observed
at the recent republican convention;
that for the first time known to men
old In the service Of their party and
familiar with the manners and GUS
toms of the conventions, our disttn-
guished governor maintained his head
quarters Jointly with his chosen candi-
date for lieutenant governor, and over
the door, In flaming letters, were the
names of the two who now head the
republican ticket And 1t has been
suggested in varius quarters, that the
governors interests in the makeup OF
the state ticket largely ceased with
the nomination of lieutenant governor;
and It has also been limited that In this
action Of Governor Cummins may be
seen a motive not entirely altruistic,
and which serves in a manner to ex-
plain a possible emergency that might
arise In Iowa politics.
Two Terms Enough.
sI do not aeve it is wise states
manship, or in harmony with the splr.
1t of our republican institutions, tha1
any man, or set Of men shall be con
tinued in control and possession OF the
highest offices of the state or nation
for longer period than two terms;
that no matter what the occasion, OF
how great the demand, there can al
ways be found in this state or nation
man. or men, worthy and able to meet
any condition that may arise, no mat
ter how grave or important.
MANY of the older people present
will remember that eventful time n
April, 1865, when the great American
he who had successfully guided the
ship of state through the troubled
waters Of the civil rebellion, was lale
low by an assassin's bullet. and II
seemed as II all the D1ood Of that time
had been shed, and all the sacrifice
had been made In vain. But one step
ped out on balcony, az facing the
turbulent mob IS 1t sursed through
the streets of New York, spoke those
words which quieted them and the en-
tire nation-'God reigns ana the gov
eminent at Washington still lives.
Is Vain Egotlst.
mo single individual lives who's
life is a necessity to the life OF thi
state or natio' Ind he Is vain ego
J list who SO natters himself.
IF an 'emergenc. does actuall,
: exist in the history Of the state o
, Iowa, 1t does occur to me that he VIII
has so strenuously advocated that /!
!. does exist, and who held as in the hol
) low of his hand a majority OF the lat
republican convention and had ma
jority of the committee on resolutions
of which the distinguished editor Q
his personal paper in the city Of De
Moines was the chairman; that some
where in the platform of principle
adopted in that convention would
= found something to indicate the 'emel
= gency' that required the nomination {
Governor Cunlmins. have with me
! copy Of that platform as adopted
i that convention, and have read an
< re-read it, and I am unable to get tn
:. faintest glimpse or suggestion of tn
v cause that so imperat ely demande
d such great personal sacrifice for tn
n salvation of the state on the part {
Governor Cummins.
t May I add parenthetically, that
e presume no proof Is needed to an aut
Z fence in Wapello county Of the fat
S that the governor had complete col
) troll Of the late state convention, as
y have been reliably informed, that ce
It tain distinguished gentlemen frol
l. Wapello county had evidence Of thu
fact strongly impressed upon the
q minds"
r CummIns' Tariff Ideas.
- After quoting and commenting upc
, Governor Cummins' various utterance
on the tariff, Mr. Port turned to tt
+, Polk county speech, commenting {
:, follows:
Approaching fully my inability
. present in that clear, logical and u
- answerable way the injustices and |
- equalities Of the system under whic
"a we are living. hope l may be pardo
y. ca for quoting in detail the argumel
=. presented by the governor to the all
"a fence on that evening, as reast
It why the schedules on one Of the ar
cles named, especially in the dem
II cratic state platform Of this yes
# should be Immediately lowered. &
,r that occasion, as one Of the fundame
al tai and basic statements underlyil
at all of his future arguments, he sal
We who advocate revision belle
~ that many Of the duties in the prese
o. schedules are too high, and that tn