Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12
REPUBLICAN DOCTRINE
OF PERKINS PLEASES
governor. This he did as such indie.
pendent republican.
Friend If Railroads

iowa In 1888, settled, too, when Mr. I.
Cummins, then a member of the
house, as know, was regarded as the
friend of the railroad lobbyist This
was legislature which by enactment
took from the governor the one-man
power of making railroad commission
ers, and provided that these commits
sioners should be elected by the peo-
pie. But for this measure, now stat
ute of Iowa, Honorable A. B. Cum
minis voted in the negative. Railway
officials know and recognize that our
railway law is effective, model of
strength and perfection, just and per
panies under control. They know,
too, that the same principle which we
have in our Iowa law is the founda-
ton principle of the national inter
state commerce law, which is being
brought to perfection under the lead
ership of such Iowa republicans as
Hepburn, Dolliver and Allison. They
know that all that has been and is
demanded is fair, just, effective con-
troll, without the lease desire to Grip
pie or deprive them of the Just and in
alienable rights which corporations as
creatures Of the law are entitled to-.
IoWa's Aid to Union.
.The republican party is RESPONSE
BILE for forty-four years Of govern
mental control in Iowa. During this
time $4,000 republicans enlisted from
Iowa as soldiers against treason and
rebellion. Some of these loyal men
are here tonight. They are generally
around when there is a good, whole
some republican meeting. During the
early part Of this forty-four years
100000 were contributed by our state
to aid the union in keeping the sol
diers in the field.
"By the wise legislation. too, dur
ing this time our state in 1886 and in
1883 wac brought out Of debt, after
building as fine a state capitol build
ing as exists anywhere among the
state capitols.
SIN 1884 and 1885 we secured under
this republican rule a splendid law
for the registration Of voters, the Aus
tralian ballot system, and the high f.
nancial credit of our state.
I'VE rejoice to see the patriotic and
fitting care extended to the support Of
our charitable institutions, to the
cause of education, to the upbuilding
of prosperous and happy people.
This is republican Iowa. This has
been done while Lincoln, Grant, Stan
ton, Sherman, Grimes, Kirkwood, Dol
liver. Hepburn, Lacey, and others have
lived and are living. Good enough,
are they not as republicans?
Therefore why should not our gov.
ernor as a loyal friend Of his party
have said this spring, as Mr.. Mckinley
said and as President Roose-
welt said two years ago: I have been
honored by this great party of free
dom and fellow-citizens for the usual
two terms, will step aside. There
are and may be reforms in legislation
I desire to see carried forward, but l
have confidence in the people who
have made this state and it's institU-
lions what they are. All these de-
mands cannot be adjusted in one year.
BY the progress of events, the honesty
and enlightenment Of the people of
Iowa, am satisfied the work will 20
on
"a few weeks ago run across this
statement: I am for Iowa. For the
Presidents railroad rate policy. For
protection. For trust and corporation
subordination. For popular govern.
ment. For the primary principle. For
anti-pass legislation. For equitable
taxation. For simple honesty. For
lower levies under the higher assess
ments. For square deal. For pro-
gressive righteousness. For harmony.
For the republican party.
"I hereby subscribe to the above.
Geo. D. Perkins,
"The gentleman who made this
statement and who has made it his
platform, an honest man, states.
man, man who has ardently, as I
know, contended for and sustained
every reform which has been estab-
lished in Iowa during the past twenty
five years, he was loyal to the party
and it's platform when it needed its
friends in 1889 and 1891. I have the
honor to introduce him to you tonight,
the Honorable George D. Perkins"
MIR. Perkins Address.
Mr.. Perkins said in part as follows:
MIR. Chairman and Ladies and Gentle
men-It seems to be my misfortune in
this campaign not to be introduced by
a railroad attorney. / do not know
how 10 account for 1t. l am glad my
old friend and fellow republican,
must insist upon being introduced by a
republican-did the honors. 1t is in a
way a pleasure to be here and meet SO
many faces. regret, however, the con-
dition that accounts for my appearance
before you. Happy am to greet the
people Of Ottumwa and Wapello coun-
ty, but I would prefer to do so under
other circumstances. l am here for
reasons Of which I am not to blame.
/ was very reluctant to take any part.
l made struggle to keep off this evil
day. | resisted to the utmost the
spread of factionalism in the party. 1t
was not until Governor Cummins re-
peatedly had accused me in public
demonstrations of being tool Of the
corporations and told you that was
not to De trusted that took the plat
form in defense of my name. have
stood for all these years for harmony
in the republican party am here as
plain citizen. have naught to
which to appeal except my citizenship
and such record as have been able
to make But am confronted by the