Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12
MAKES NOTABLE SPEECH
Sioux City Editor Says That He, as
Private Citizen, is Compelled to
Fight Against Executive Power Of
state-cummins' Political Machine
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once Of Ottumwans last evening in the
GRAND opera house. The meeting was
one OF the largest attended and most
successful gatherings ever held in Of
tumwa. Mr.. Perkins was equal to the
opportunities offered, and delivered
IN eloquent straight from the shout
DER address on the questions of this
pre-convention campaign. 1t was no.
uceable that the audience was made
up OF the representative old guard Of
the republican party 1t was not a curl
Dsity seeking audience, but house of
friends, and the speakers clear. candid
and conservative utterances on state
and national topics went straight home.
Mr.. Perkins address was mas
terpiece of sarcasm. wit and an elo-
quent appeal to patriotism.
On the stage with the speaker was
. number of prominent republicans of
Ottumwa and Wapello county, among
many OF whom were gray haired vet
Grams and brother comrades of Mr..
Perkins. The Fifty-fourth regiment
and South Ottumwa bands were EN-.
ployed prior to the opening of the rally.
MT. Perkins was introduced by Capt,
] g. Hutchinson.
Captain Hutchison's Introduction.
Capt. ]. G. Hutchinson in introducing
the speaker said in part: 81 realize
q peculiar interest in this republican
rally, This Is a republican rally and
nothing else. There is a difference
just now in this campaign, but we
hold those who foster different views
than us as friends. Anything that
will be said here tonight will be in
the kindest way. We differ. there is.
no doubt. But our argument will be
! made candidly and honestly, as
abrother would arg.se with a brother.
Aofl may seem strange, yet however
strange it may appear, nevertheless It
is true, that by the aspirations Of one
man In Iowa, elevated by the noblest
party the world has ever known to
high position. we are to have
TWO disturbing and fear spiteful, po-
litical campaigns this spring, summer
and fall, on issues already settled and
settled right, in both state and nation.
rs this condition wise or unwisef
10 1t beneficial or prejudicial toward
the moral, industrial, commercial and
agricultural welfare Of Iowa?
I'VE go abroad into other states
and we are eager to boast of our Iowa,
Its civilization, enlightenment, its
schools and colleges, its farms, its
business interests, it's transportation
lines, Its merchants and manufacture
ers, It's peaceful and happy people, and
this commendable and happy contem.
plation Of our Iowa is true
i Raising PopuIistlc Uproar.
But just now the modification and
regret comes to us as the inquiry re-
sounds IN our ears,-why is it that
your governor is raising a populistic
uproar, as il your state were under
the power OF unmerciful plutocrats,
corporation tools, unrighteous and un-
scruplous vampires?
We are compelled to reply, indig.
nantly, that 1t simply is because a
United States senatorial microbe has
gotten into the brain of our governor
and his ambition has vaulted high.
He has been governor five years and
his chances to pose as political agi-
tator would be gone. He thus could
not keep himself before the people
until the other mans shoes might be
vacated, and to do SO he decided, and
he alone, that he is the only man out
of the host of splendid men in our
party to be governor, and has put him
self forward for third term.
Building Up Machine.
s'The good name of the state is i'm
pugned by the broad and unfounded
allegation that Iowa-Think of it!
Poor, bleeding, down-trodden Iowa!-.
,is under the influence of railway Off
Gals. But we are an intelligent peo-
pie. We are not innocents. Cover
nor Cummins knows, and his deceived
followers know, that he for years has
been directing, looking ahead and
building up tyrannical political ma
chine by working on disturbing ele-
ments of his party from which he
can pick men subservient to his die
tation, and who alone are recognized
for place wherein he may have the
authority to appoint.
"a. B. Cummins found it easy to Sc
cure a popular applause by and
through an advocacy he took up eigh-
teen years ago. when, as nearly as
can Judge, he was thirty-eight years
old This led him on under the des-
ignation, an independent republican,
and an uncertain quantity in his party
until finally, remarkable as it may
seem, he secured elevation to the gov
ernorship of the state of Iowa. And
affirm, nevertheless, without fear of
successful contradiction, in the mean
time, he stabbed his party when it
was making sacrifice for a principle,
and when it needed its friends, by sup
porting with his vote in 1922, and
with his vote and voice in -, the
nominee Of the democratic for
r