The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-05-03


but a blaze of glory. Mr.. Perkins
sincerely believes that the issue mere
is important nationally; that steps
taken now are going to be helpful
or harmful to the canvass of 1908, and
that it behooves republicans to study
republicanism and hew close to the
line on the fundamental tenets of the
party.
Concerning state issues Mr.. Per-
kins shot out from the shoulder. He
showed that Gov. Cummins had said
at Winterset that he never at any
time, under any circumstances or at
any place said anything that could
even be construed as favoring free
trade with Canada, and then read the
telltale lines from the governors
message of 1904. He read an extract
from the governors free silver letter
in which the governor said he was
cock-sure on the silver issue and re-
marked that the governor always was
awful sure on some things, at which re-
mark the auditors laughed heartily.
Mr.. Perkins sarcastically re-
ferred to the emergency which
arises to make it necessary for a can
didate for governor to laugh at the
example of Washington as to a third
term, and modestly said that Perkins
did not believe he was the only man
in Iowa who could handle the ship of
state the next two years. His idea
was that any of the ninety-nine coun-
ties could drum up a man who would
make a fair governor.
Nhnnnunr DnrlEinc mould cfrilyn
off in a sarcastic vein the great crowd
was kept in a constant ripple Of mer-
riment and applause followed every
sentence.
Mr.. Perkins was introduced by Hon.
Frank d. Jackson, former governor
of Iowa. Gov. Jackson said:
Gov. jackson Speaks.
A few weeks ago l was talk
ing with the manager of one of the
great lumber mills in southern
Mississippi, plant that employs be-
tween 600 and 500 men, and that had
100000 acres of timber; an immense
pant that covers in the neighborhood
of twenty acres of ground, and that
was consuming in saving more than
1000 logs a day. I assure you that it
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best pieces of machinery were used.
More than dozen great iron and steel
machines were used to mould the lum-
Der so as to meet the demands of the
lumber trade. Every little while
noticed that the mill would shut down
for few minutes several times a
day. This mill was running twenty.
four hours, day and night, and I asked
the manager: "Why is it that you
shut down two or three times a day,
even for just few minutes?" He
said: Come with me-" He then
showed me one of the great pieces OF
machinery. He said: "That old ma
chinery is a little out of order, and
every little. while we have to shut
down for a few minutes, to put cog
III asked, isn't 1t expensive" He
said: Eyes, these delays cost from $50
to $40 a day." 1 asked why he did not
put in a new machine. He said: This
mill Is rushed with orders, orders are
constantly coming in, and we can af-
ford to lose $40 or $50 a day rather
than take our chances during these
prosperous days Of putting In new
machine, and keeping the mill in idle
ness for two or three days while do
ing 1t. If we should put in new ma
chinery, possibly everything would
go wrong, or possibly we would
not get the right kind of ma
chinery for two or three weeks.
We cannot afford to lose that time
while the lumber demand is so great.
We will make a $1,000 a day and we
can afford to lose 500, $50 or $40 a
day with this old machine, rather than
wait for the new machinery just now.
We shall wait for dull times, or until
the rainy weather comes along, before
we revise our machinery"
A Fine Parallel Drawn.
want to tell you the same situa-
ton today confronts the republican
party as the general manager of the
business affairs of the United States.
Shall we stop the wheels of progress,
shut down the machinery of pros
perity,-put out the fires Of industry,
and go to tinkering with the Tariff?
That's the issue. Railroads and cor
porations are not the issue. Person