Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-25
THE COMMON MAN
A NATIONS STRENGTH
Congress,
Congressman Cousins On the Future
of Our Nation and the Policies
That Make Ii Great

In a recent speech opening the cam
paign Congressman Robert G. cousins
said:
If any body should ask me tonight
what Is the crux and the crown OF the
whole financial. social and economic silt
uation in the United States TO-DAY
should tell him IN very few woras Wnat
I believe to be the truth. For almost
decade our government policy has been
favorable-most favorable-for all Ameri-
can enterprises. In every pursuit invotv,
ing labor and capital. Labor has tareG
unpreeedently well. and capital has Jared
unusually wen In whatever line 1t has
been invested
But all laws in all times havs been
subverted by evil DOORS. and the larger
the volume Of business and OF industry
the greater the opportunities both, for
good and evil transactions. ana SO II
happens that during the past few years
conspired to satisfy their greed and evil
purposes But never in our history have
so many OF them been brought 20 &C
count. The conscience OF nation has
put in operation laws that were already
on the statute books and the congress
just adjourned has enacted more poteht
and far reaching laws, as testified by
President Roosevelt, than any congress
in our history.
In my Judgment the sord'd greed for
gold In this American nation Will noe
thwart the nobler Ideals of its worthy
people. The middle class-the average
man-John Jones and William Smith--will
save this nation. even as 1t was estaD-
lished by that same kind of men. 1t Will
not be given over either to the corno-
rants or to populists or socialists. IL
will not be foTsalIen to either extreme ele-
ment. 1t will be ruled by intelligence.
II viii not be surrendered to greed nor
sacrificed to ignorance and anarchy.
After all the talk and TRADE about ex-
listing evils, the condition OF the country
erage citizen today enjoys better returns
for his toll and greater comforts than
ever before. The administrations OF
President Mckinley end Of his successor
greatest improvements and accomplish e
ments that the nation has ever expert
| enced. Concomitant with the treneno-
| Gus commercial and Industrial achieve
ments which we have already discussed
| vast good has been wrought IN othef
| lines. .-.
| ing evil combinations In our Stntry have
| proved successful in the main under the
| decisions of our coprts ana WINE some
! doubtless always will, the sum of human
| progress is encouraging and t" every
mind except the Iess'mist' the rdtGre
nave faced the dangers and hardships OF
| the early settlers life, who cultivate the
soil, who produce the things that PEG
pie eat, who labor All the day and d. 90
| years gone by have waited through the
| weary weeks for mail. now have their
| morning daihos by the. rura routes
These toilers of the country enjoy new
privileges and comforts and prosperity
which they SO we'll deserve. l am not
surprised that men who have learned the
relative advantages OF podtioal systems
by actual trial consider seriously and
doubtfully propositions of reckless
change, especially at a time when all are
| doing exceptionally well. Most men anC
| women Of our world are confined to the
= practical and serious side of life, and Il
| is not strange that those who have slavec
| and sacrificed repeatedly to disastrous
| theories, and who have. fought che pat
ties OF our progress, should demand a
least a reasonable trial OF successful pol
icies while they afford comfortable in
dulgences on the happy side of life
Therefore ! speak for present republican
policies. Surely I could hAYe no othe
motive than your immediate good and tn
| nations welfare. IL in years TO COM
. republican policies should be overturne'
. | and something should happen 30 Jar tn
ITtopian expectations of experimental fol
" now and hitherto rroclaiming move
nostrums, please have TIE Kindness tE'e
member that l invited you, II indeed
| have not warned you and implored YOU
[ | to enjoy your own well earned and nooi
, | Instituted system of success while II
. | securely yours and while IL Is affcrdin
! | comfort and security and luxury.
have dwelt thus at length on nations
r issues for the reason that We are nov
9 | virtually at the beginning OF an importan
A | national campaign. So far as state Is
' sues are concerned. II can hardly be sal
: | that any OF Importance now exist. and In
+. | deed IL these be any at all, our distir
guished governor will treat them abb
: and sxhausuvsly. Upon the platform m