The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
WORTHY OF
THE LEADERSHIP"
SENATORDOLLIVER CORDIALLY
ENDORSES GEO. D. PERKINS
HIS ANSWER TO cUMMINs
No Issues Relating to State Gov
eminent Which Need Seriously
Divide the Republican Party in
Iowa. $500 ...

In his speech at Fort Dodge, the
emphasis with which Gov. Cummins
| lauded Senator Dolllver was quite
as Evolutionary as the vehemence
| with which he smites the candidacy
of Geo. d. Perkins.
And then Senator Dolliver at once
| proceeded to take Mr.. Perkins by the
| hand and declare him to be worthy
of the leadership of Iowa republic
ans" Nor was there anything of in
gratitude in this return for the gov
ernor's bouquets. 1t was simply one
lIcanism guarding the party against
the campaign of calamity which the
Cummins candidacy is inflicting upon
it. Senator Dolliver's declaration
hinges about the single sentence: IF
there are any issues relating to our
state government which need seri-
ously divide the, party, I do not know
what they are"
The chief reason assigned by Gov.
Cummins for being a candidate are
that he says he thinks he knows of
issues relating to our state govern
ment which seriously divide the
party.
If there be division of the party
Senator sDolliver does not want that
he shall be counted with the Cum
minsites, and he has made this plain
in the following authorized inter-
view:
To the Republicans of Iowa.
az have been SO closely occupied for the
past ten days that have not found time
to give any attention to matters of po-
litical nature at home. l have taken adj
vantage of a few days sickness, which
confined me to my house and since Sunday
to my bed for the time, to read carefully
Gov. Cummins' recent speech at Fort
Dodge. am. of course, glad to have his
commentator of my work in the senate.
have given my best effort to the full limit
of my strength for the past year to secure
the enactment of an effective rate law,
but cannot accept any praise for myself
unless I am allowed to share 1t with Sem
ator Allison. who has been my counselor
In every stage Of the work have tried to
do. would like to share 1t also with my
colleagues in the house of representatives,
especially with Col. Hepburn. who has
been faithful in his labors day after day
and night after night in shaping and per-
fecting the house bill now pending in the
senate. Every Iowa man has done his
duty. / want every one of them included
In the kind feelings that are expressed for
me.
No Occasion for Division.
"The political situation in our state and
the presence and speech of Gov. Cummins
at Fort Dodge seem to force a further
statement from me to the republicans of
Iowa at this time. For several years the
party has been unfortunately, as ii seemed
to me unnecessarily, divided in its councils.
II there are any issues relating to our
state government which need seriously
divide the party do not know what they
are Nobody, so far as | have heard, at
tacks the record made during the past four
years by Gov. Cummins and his associates
in the administration Of our affairs.
"The most Important matter Of differ
ence among us appears to be the proposal
for a primary election law. There Is an
evident disposition everywhere to provide
additional safeguards for elections by pro-
tecting the party primaries from fraud and
manipulation. Several states have recently
taken action to this end. some of them
much more radical than others. Without
attempting to discuss the matter In detail,
1t would seem that 1t might be dealt with
without serious party division. II the prin-
ciple of legal supervision Of primaries could
be established. our own experience with
such a system and the experience OF other
states with the laws which they have
adopted would guide us In future action,
The Pass an Admitted EVIL.
"The antiques bill appears In the news
papers as n bone OF contention. l cannot
conceive OF a real contention over that
see no reason for argument. much less for
recrlmlnatlon, on the pass question. Evil
IDENTIFY the time has come when the lust
rule Of reqRlring everybody to pey his share
0f frnnsp0rx alton costs should be strictly
axfnrnt0 l1*eDenf that L cannot noe any