Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-03

some reason, best known to Mr. Cum
minis and his friends, either satisfac-
tory assurance could not be obtained
from Mr.. Perkins that In case of q
vacancy in the United States senate,
Mr.. Cummins would be appointed, or
that, without being kept in the lime
light, Mr. Cummins would not be able
to get majority Of the legislature
against the time it would be needed, 1t
was decided that Mr.. Cummins should
be a candidate for third term and the
issue must be commemorate with the
extraordinary circumstance of being
candidate for a third term. AS Mr..
Cummins had been unable to reach the
senate through the aid Of his railroad
support, he decided to make railroad
domination" the issue and as a pre-
liminary step, decided to send in all
railroad passes and in the future fore
go all special train service.
OF course, he know that all his rail-
road support would leave him, which
was in accordance with his wishes, as
the issue he had raised was a ficti-
tious one and If the railroads opposed
him the issue would appear to be
real one.
There Is no railroad issue In Iowa
today. Our state has the most salts
factory maximum rate law of any state
in the union. Few are opposed to the
anti-pass law and many, other than
Mr. Cummins' friends, would favor
more stringent one. There is much
honest difference of opinion as to the
merits of a state wide primary law
even among his following.
AS to national rate regulation, Iowa
is in the front ranks, through It's rep
resentatives in congress, favoring such
Legislation, and all without the aid OF
Mr. Cummins, and it's success neither
depends on the question of whether
he is continued perpetually as COVER.
nor, nor drops out of sight at the end
of the present campaign If the issue
of tariff revision and Canadian reel
procity was paramount two years ago,
| why is it not so now? Has Mr.. Cum
Minis mentioned the subjels his. nNears
1t is this vacillating, unsafe and
ulistic tendency in Mr. CumminsS
has caused Mr.. Berryhill, and thou
sands Of others, to turn against him
and refuse to follow his lead In divid-
ing the republican party into factions
simply to aid him to reach seat in
the United States senate, for which he
has shown himself to be wholly I'M
fitted
Finally, Mr.. Asbury quotes ex-Gov-
ernor Larabee's letter Of approval of
Mr. Cummins candidacy for a third
term.
have distinct recollection of q
letter Of endorsement from the same
source for our distinguished towns
man, Hon. ]. G. Hutchinson, who by the
way, was defeated. But in order that
the deadly parallel" may be somewhat
alleviated, give herewith copy Of the
letter of endorsement given by ex-
Governor Larrabee to Hon. Geo. D.
Perkins:
H. l.. Waterman.
Mr.. Larrabee's letter follows:
Jan. 80, 1906.
Dear Friend Perkins:
Thanks for your kind favor of the
26th
II should be an migrate were I to
entertain anything but the Profound
est respect and confidence in you.
Your life has shown your firm courage
and sincerity, and know you could
not be untrue to our peoples best in
terests
You show your appreciation of the
present situation by your statement in
your editorial of November 4th that
the rate question is only an incident
That is correct.
II was highly pleased to read the
good words uttered at the mass meet
ing at the court house few days
since. They We're a fine tribute to
one who had honestly earned such rec =
ognition. I endorse every word that
was said on that occasion.
with kindest regards, yours sim
cerely. WA. LARRABEE."