Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
DOLLWER'S
''--''-" ADDRESS
MAKES A PROFOUND IMPRESSION
He Speaks Of the Great Work
Of the Republican Party
and Gods Law of Fair
Dealing Among Men.

Senator Dollher who arrived on
ing was met by County Chairman
BRENNAN and number of the other
leading republicans who gave him
cordial welcome and conveyed him to
the Park Hotel in the VanGorder
automobile. At his request he was
taken for ride in the country to see
some of our best farms so that he
might pick up new ideas as to the
best and most recent methods of Guilt
waiting the land and making modern
improvements He was accompanied
by f. S. VanGOrder, Rev. DR.. Cony-
beare, ChaS. VanGOrder and w. Fl.
Wilson. They drove out to John
WeightOn's farm known as ClaremOnt,
where the senator had a chance to see
a beautiful farm finely improved and
stocked with the best grades of Here
ford cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs.
They also visited the elegant suburban
home of John A. Nash whotoO much
pleasure in showing Mr.. Dolliver the
farm, the improvements, and especi-
ally his large flocks of fancy chickens
to which he gives mis- personal atten
ton.
1t was planned to have the meeting
in the Park, but owing to the cool
ness of the weather it was chang
ed to tho courthouse which was fill
ed by a company of intelligent citi-
zens anxious to hear the distinguish
ed senator. County Chairman Brent
man called the editor of the Republi
can to the chair, who made brief adj
dress and then introduced the speak
err who talked in his inimit-
able and forceful manner fOrtwO hours
though it didn't seem to be half that
long. We very much regret that his
speech could not be heard by all the
people Of the county. Senator DOlli-
yer is not peSslmist by any means
He is man of great intellect, good
health, wide information, large eXper-
fence, happy disposition. and unwaver-
ing faith in the institutions and the
people of this country. There has
never been time when the ideals of
public men are so high and the de-
mands Of the people so eXacting as
they are at present. Prior to 1860, all
grades of officials in Washington, eX-
cepting only the president, might be
found in public gambling house in
that city. And since he went to con-
greSS twenty years ago, drunken MEM
berS of that body were not uncommon.
But at the present time the sale of liq-
uOrS has been abolished in the Cap
itOl, and any member who would be-
come intoxicated or frequent gamb-
ling house would lose standing and re-
putatiOn at once.
The senator said that however short
the present congress mightcome OF do
ing the best possible, it had done bet
ter than any that had preceded and
then discussed briefly the work that
had been accomplished for the people
as against the great corporations.
But he was troubled about the grow
ing discomfort. Had expected that
general prosperity would cause it to
disappear but he was disappointed.
1t seems that a thOuSandcan stand adj
VerSity, where one can stand prosper
ity. But he looks for a still better
day under the moral leadership of
our great president.
Mr.. Dolliver took up the subjects of
graft and trusts and consumption. To
remove the tariff to destroy the trusts,
as advocated by some politicians,
would also destroy all the independ-
ent concerns which have been making
valiant and in many cases a success
full fight against the trusts. BY Civ
ing many examples he showed that
the trusts were having much grief and
many of them failing in their attempts
to bleed the people. And that the
protective tariff is the worst enemy
the trusts have. The great glass
trust of Pttsburg is now only making
twenty percent of the output The big
salt trust of the country lasted Only
three years and went into bankruptcy
with three hundred thousand barrels
of wet salt and thirty millions of liza
bility. Now only II per cent of the
manufacturing is done by trusts and
the amount is getting less all the time.
Expect to see the overthrow of all the
trusts before many day.
The speaker had commended that the
| time had come when great corpora
tiOns would make our money by fair
dealing than other wise. When pric-
es are too high people do not buy. The
| scythe trust increased the price from
| Is cents to 81 so and the sales fell
from six hundred thousand to thirty
thousand in one year. When the sup
ply of material is unlimited trusts are
impossible. With reasonable prices
and good times there is a maximum of
consumption; but with prices too high
and hard times there is deferred con-
sumption. Then there is alternative
consumption by substituting some
thing else, as brick instead of lumber.
The audience were greatly astonish-
ed when the senator said he expected
the time TO come soon when there
| wonld be an alcohol distillery In
every county seat. But he explained
that under the new law passed by the
last session, it would be denaturized
making it unfit for use as drink and
would be used for light, heat and
mechanics, and could be made out of
corn and vegetables grown on every