Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-01

sEcRETARY OF TREASURY tNDl.
YATES HIS POSITION REGARD
ING IOWA CAMPAIGN
STATE POLITICS TALK
Says ell Does Not Believe Governor
Cummins Will be Dominated by the
Railroads-Was Not After r eceivina
Their Support in 1901.

Railroads-Was Not After n ecevins
Their Support in 1901.
s1ndianola, Oct. 30.-What Secretary
Shaw's part in the Iowa campaign will
be was made plain in lis speech deliv-
cred here this afternoon He says he
is for the ticket and for all of the
ticket, although he explains his atti-
tude toward the denomination of Gov
ernor Cummins in the Des Moines con-
vention. He says that he does not be-
lieve that Governor Cummins will be
dominated by the railroads, for the
charge could not be made thus far, al
though he received the support Of a
half dozen or more In his first can
vass. In addition to these matters
dealing with state affairs, Secretary
Shaw made his characteristic republi-
can speech. He said:
Il am very glad to be able to spend
the last week Of the campaign in my
own state, and to render what assist.
ance can in electing the entire state
ticket and solid republican congress.
sional delegation. That the state con-
vention made nominations in part diff.
ferent than had wished, make no
attempt to conceal. i took some part
IN the pre-convention canvass, and
tried to make 1T plain then, and can
make 1t no clearer now. that my OBJ
lection 20 the nomination of Governor
Cummins for third term was not
personal but political
II plead guilty to the charge Of being
a strong partisan republican. | believe
in political parties, and in government
by party. From the beginning of our
history until now we have been elect
ing men to office, but putting parties
In power. It follows, therefore, that to
be useful and successful a party must
be coherent.
IF proceeded upon a false promise,
then of course my conclusions were
false; but had understood some of
the governors utterances to be out of
harmony with the party to which he
and belong. I also understood him
to advocate immediate tariff revision,
and to critfcise quite severely the re-
publican party as a party for failing
to relieve the people from what he
claimed TO be unjust exactions imposed
by existing tariff laws. / also under
stood him to advocate reciprocity in
competitive articles, which the repub-
lican party does not promise and never
will adopt. Whether the governor was
right or wrong was to me immaterial
but whether right or wrong, his posi-
ton was not that of the last national
republican convention, nor was it that
of the republican congress itself, nor
was it that of the republican president.
l may be theoretically wrong, but
without antagonizing anyone who dis
agrees with me, have always believed
1t to be important that the party pre-.
sent solid front. So while wishing
Governor Cummins every possible
political good fortune l thought it I'M
wise for the party to renominate him,
and freely said so. There was so
much friction in the party that Il
deemed it wiser for him to select some
friend like ]. R. Lane on whom r.
thought he could rely for assistance
IN carrying out any and every pro-
posed reform, and on whom I knew
he could rely in furtherance of any ad-
ditional political ambition which he
might entertain.
Nomination Settles 1t.
After most acrimonious and II
thing most unfortunate as well as
regrettable canvass, the convention
solved the problem by making the re-
nomination, and to me that settles it.
/ am the last man in the world to op-
pose my party in whatever it may do
OF course would not premise support
If the republican party should ceas
to stand for the fundamental principles
which l believe essential not only to
the pcrpetnity of the nation but to the
prosperity of our people. would,
however, stand by it or withdraw from
1t. Therefore, SO long as the party
represents the political principles in
which believe stand ready to make
any sacrifice in furtherance of the
great cause on which believe the
happiness of every citizen of the great
republic depends.
Whether have consistently con-
tended for republican principles in the
past l hope 1t is not necessary for me
to declare. That will support them
in the future hope Ineed. not promise.
But of standing in the way of the poll
teal ambitions of any man except in |
the interest Of the party, and Of seek
ing to advance my own interests at
the expense of the party, and Of en-
couraging factionalism within the
party by engaging therein, plead not
guilty, and in proof thereof point to
the record.
Not fractional Nominee.
II was not nominated for governor
of the state as a representative OF |
either faction. l received less votes
from Burlington than any of my
prominent competitors, and the least [
from the first district of Iowa, and re.
ceived on no ballot the vote of j. W.
Blythe. / had far more of the Polk
county delegation than any of my COM
petitors. Whether Judge Hubbard
rendered me assistance or not have
never known. He never claimed so to
have done. and | preferred never to in
vestigate. At the convention was
able to say that while many had voted
for others none had voted against me.
therefore had no factional debts to
pay. and no fractional opposition to re.
member. Shortly before my term ex-
PRED / had my private secretary,