Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-09
counties Of this state. there is not one

counties of this state. there is not one
but would--in an emergency-turno out
a man for governor. Now that gives
me great satisfaction. I am willing
for my own part, to take my chances
among men. / am willing to go part
ners with them. / am so modest that
/ decline to believe that I know 1t all.
l believe that in the multitude of
counsel Is wisdom, and when one man
gets himself far beyond his fellows,
he is not likely to be in the company
of wisdom. daughter and applause).
I don't know but that l should have
insisted, that when / came to Des
Moines, should be introduced by a
railroad attorney. l suppose this was
the best substitute they could find.
Indicating Governor Jackson). Prob
ably our governor has all the attor-
neys there are engaged. have had
very bad luck therefore. l have not
made as many speeches as the govern
or but I still have my voice, and
have not yet been introduced by a
railroad attorney. I wonder where
they all are. 1t may be that they
have been Inundated, but here I am
as a plain-,as you will bear witness
(laughter)--a plain citizen, with no
power at my command save that Of
my citizenship. have no organiza-
ton outside Of that improvised here
and there by few friends and the
republican party of Iowa. (Applause).
The Cummns Machine.
But here I am, confronted with the
greatest machine that has ever been
used in the republican politics of this
state. A private citizen conserving to
the use of his name for this Office. is
met by all the executive power Of
this State! l am not only running
against Cummins, but I am running
against the state of Iowa! I do not
think this ought to be. l do not think
that the executive power of this state
should be used in that way. An! but
there is an emergency" emphasized
by some of our intellectual friends
conducting the press of the state.
An emergency" And, therefore, al
the executive power Of the state OF
Iowa should be employed to tide the
people over the emergency Laugh
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may happen at washington and If
there should, the emergency" would
disappear. But it is said that the
people demand the continuance of
our dear governor in his present posi-
ton, and we have been taught much
during the past year Of our RESPONSE
bility, to trust the people. Well,
started out to do that and found out
l was getting behind. The governor
is very busy notifying the people as
to the emergency" and as to what
they should do, so l am doing little
in that line myself. I may hold few
primaries but am not voting demo-
Gratis. daughter and continued ap-
plause). 1t strikes me as very singu-
lar that If I am so inferior as a repub-
lican that l can't come up at least to
any of these democrats. Uaughter).
In some way, my progressive republi.
canism does not lay in that direction.
As to Camping Grounds.
I would much prefer that the demo
Gratis would go along as formerly and
camp on the ground that the republi-
can party had vacated, rather than
to take turn about and camp upon
their ground now. (Applause)
don't know that I would have any in
spiration from day to day If I were
not a faithful reader of that great
morning newspaper Laughter); that
paper so devoted to the square deaf;
SO instructive in all the ethics of pol
tiles; which feels resting upon itself
the greatest weight or burden on be-
half of the people of this state.
have some Of 1t here. 1t is the Regis
ter and Leader. (Voice from audience,
''It Is democrat, 1t is a democrat"J.
Well, that has been denied" (Contin-
ued laughter). Why, my fellow citi-
zens, Mr.. Berryhill has ventured to
say few words, and it seems he has
discovered letter that our governor
wrote in 1893 to one Senator Gorrell.
Some Of his friends think that there
should be a defense in that case, AMI
so I find that In this paper that
Perkins, In ,1S90-"Geo. d. Per
kins wrote the republican state
platform In $780," It may be
that I did but you know there Is
always question. Here Is the silver
plank-in capital letters "We are in
favor OF such expansion Of the curren-
cy as will meet the growing demands
Of an increase In poulation and trade
and Offset the contraction resulting
from the continual withdrawal or Ma
tional bank circulation. To this end
we favor such legislation as will utilize
as money the entire silver product
Of our mines, and we favor such laws
as It will aid in the ultimate and unre-
stricted use Of both precious metals
as money" Pretty radical, isn't It?
None of us would agree to that now.
The republican state convention meet
ing In Sioux City June %, 1890, adopt
ed that plank among others-possibly
the convention should never have been
permitted to go to Sioux City. Well,
that Is here. Let it be denied. But
really 1t does not say anything about
the free and unlimited coinage OF sill
yer at the ratio Of sixteen to one
not so bad as that. But when that
platform was dug up, there must bave
been some other resolution that
caught the eye.
1--WE congratulate the people of thi, state
upon the measure of success sustained in the
counties OF this state in behalf OF the Just and
legal control OF railway corporations doing
business In this state, and We appeal to the
people to see to Ii that there be no recession in
the lust policy of the state I'm this regard"
| suppose Perkins wrote that, too, In
1890. Where was the governor then?