Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12

rate to which they are not entitled by
any fair adjustment But now, who
is saving the farmer? That matter
as l am advised. And he said: I
never advised the increase of rates on
butter and eggs, ETC.
| Cummins' Position.
ut is a glad day in Iowa for the
democratic party My friends no
man well deserves the honor placed
upon him who does not give his every
energy to the service of his people in
stead of himself. One ought to be suf-
ficiently patriotic to subordinate him
self to the will of the people. | am
glad to be here in voice and conscience
tonight. / may lose my. voice, but
will always have my conscience. Cum
Minis has, according to his statements,
| figured in many narrowing scenes.
| Now among his narrowing scenes
is the one he had with an attorney for
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
railroad company who visited his Of
flee and wanted him to sign bill that
was offensive to public interests. The
Legislature had passed-what is
it we call 1.-THE Molsberry
bill. The legislature had wickedly
I passed it with seven negative votes in
the senate and thirteen in the house.
The legislature vas probably com
posed of men of my kind who didn't
know anything. And this st'
torney remembering how many
passes had been issued to his friends
1 and representatives, thought that as
between friends the governor should
sign the bill. 1t gradually dawned
upon the governor. He got glim
mering after awhile of the diabolical
purpose in the mind of that railroad
attorney and then he got up and
wanted to know of that man If he
thought he should sign that bill on
the score Of friendship.
A Narrowing Scene.
"The man Is reported as having said
that he had some such opinion as that.
Then Cummins declares he said: This
room is a large room but by the eter-
nal it is not large enough for you and
me and l intend to stay here
'sWell, now, that seems to me lit
tie discourteous. So far as the record
goes the man left. sup
pose he was scared. And on that
issue the governor seeks extension of
his term to seven years. 1t seems
that it made a difference who called.
Here is letter the governor wrote
i March to young and innocent fell
low out here in Floyd county by the
name of Trigg who was devoted to re.
form. He wanted an explanation as
to one point in the governors record.
"'I am very glad you have put this
matter before me SO as to give me an
opportunity to state exactly what the
facts are In my campaign of 1901
Thomas A. Way was strong, helpful
supporter. He gave a great deal OF
his time for my benefit, and / was
} naturally very grateful for his sup.
port He asked me to take one thou.
!, sand dollars of stock in the Way-John
j son-Lee company. I knew nothing
about the company; didn't even know
that it was doing business in Iowa.
simply took the stock, simply because
Way asked me to do So
Dead Easy?
| "Why couldn't he have signed the
Molsberry bill for the same reason
, 1t makes difference who calls. There
, is more of it but it is to the same pur.
pose.
II Looking Toward 1903.
DO we want any more of 1896? Dc
we want to strip from this land the
, wonderful prosperity which it enjoys
think not and yet we are now on the
skirmish line of the campaign of 1908
Will we dissipate the strength of the
party? Will we educate the people
: with the politics of Bryan and Hears,
and Champ Clark? There is some
thing from Champ Clark interjected
into Major Lacey's speech. Champ
: is getting the idea that we are prepar
r ing the way for a democratic presi
7 dent. They have their eyes upon us
The democratic party in Iowa has moi
been so happy for many, many years
/ do not know what course the party
) will take, whether it will nominate q
{ candidate of its own or choose be
tween republicans. We ought not tc
!. be cooperative. We ought to see
, that the standard of the republican
party is kept high. We ought to fol
low loyalty that standard We ought
to keep in remembrance the glorious
/ record of this party over the years o,