Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-28

Winterset, Iowa, April 26, 1906
Hon. Jas. G.. Berryhill, prominent
and successful business man of Des
Moines, addressed the voters of Madi-
son county here April IA. The
speech was a mastery arraign-
ment of A. B. Cummins' candidacy for
. a third term. 1t made deep impress
sion on the voters as it was manifest
ly free from bitterness and every argu.
ment presented was supported with
facts and figures.
Mr.. Berryhill was introduced by SEN
ator ]. j. Crossley, author of the Cross
ley primary bill which was before the
general assembly the past winter. Sen
ator Crossley is an earnest supporter
of the candidacy of Hon. Geo. D. Per-
kins for governor.
In introducing Mr.. Berryhill Senator
Crossley said:
Gentlemen: take pleasure In in
Producing to you a staunch business
man Of the seventh congressional dis.
trict and OF Polk county, whose repub-
licanism has never been questioned:
Hon. James G. Berryhill. (Applause.)
Mr.. Berryhiu said in part:
.'Mr. Chairman, and gentlemen Of
Madison county: 1 regret for more
reasons than one the necessity which
compels me to appear before you to-
day to address you. In the first place,
am very closely engrossed In my
own personal affairs and under their
pressure have not been able to take up
the issues and classify them as care
fully as otherwise would further
regret to appear before you to pass
Judgment upon the merits and demer-
Its Of the candidates for the SURFACES
OF republicans. 1t may be that good
will come from this discussion. Ger
tainly discussion will tend to CLARITY
the atmosphere and give us our bear
ings. have seldom in my political
experience appeared before the public
as an advocate of one republican can
didate as against another, but when
the invitation was extended to me by
an old acquaintance of my boyhood
days, upon the statement of the fact
that there was an emergency facing
the republicans of Madison county In
this, that the gentleman who had been
selected to address you on this occa-
sion had an engagement that impera-
lively called him elsewhere, consent
ed on the impulse Of the moment and
am now before you and will endeavor
to present the m assa the candidates
before tho ESer ~ party for the Of
fee as gove}hSa ~. est may.
Pride in RepubIicanism.
We all have reason to be proud of
our party; we have reason to be proud
of our country. There are other
lands blessed by Providence, but hand
icapped by national policies which
have not made the nations which oc-
cupy them great, but in the United
States of America we have had a gov.
eminent of the many in which all male
citizens have the right to participate
Our national policy, especially that in
vogue since the early sixties, has GER
tainly led this country to greatness and
we stand today as people without an
equal on the face of the globe. Much
of that greatness, many of the tri.
umphs which the American people
have achieved, can be attributed to
the wise and significant policy which
the great republican party has unfold
ed and carried into execution In view
of the magnificent results which have
come to our people-blessings beyond
comparison-it behooves us as citi-
zens and republicans to guard the
principles of this great party which
has made this nation so great, and |
believe that see in the contest before
us today some danger that these prin-
ciples may be subverted. Therefore I
exercise the privilege of a citizen to
pass judgment upon the merits and de-
merits of the candidates who are ask
ing for your suffrages. 1t is needless
for me to say, because that fact is
taken upon it's face, that am not an
adhe.ent of the governor of this state
I am rot here to sound his praises nor
to advocate his nomination for the
third term for governor. am not
here to champion the policy of giving
him as chief executive the privilege OF
welding the executive power of this
state for the full term of seven years
/ consider it to be our states policy
as it has been considered to be our
national policy, to elect no executive
for three consecutive terms. We have
not been without great governors. We
have on the republican roll of honor
Grimes who gained a national reputa
that great war governor of the state
Merrill, Gear, Carpenter, Larrabee
jackson and Shaw. A galaxy of public
men of whom we may as republicans
well be proud. None of these men
ever asked the republican party for a
third term, One, however. the war gov
ernor, Kirkwood, without his solicita
ton, without sounding one word fol
the nomination was elected to the Of
flee third time. He accepted the re
sponsibility against his will. Upon
his election to the senate of the
United States he retired from the
executive chair. In no other instance
have our people elected a chief execu
tive three terms. Governor Cum
minis has filed the chair of governor
for four years and four months. Al
the close of his present term he vii
have administered the Office five years
longer period than any other cover
nor who has presided over the des
TIMES of the state since its organiza