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

set tne contraction resulting from the
continual withdrawal of national 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 will aid in the
ultimate and restricted use of both pre-
cious metals, as money Pretty radical
isn't it? None of us would agree to
that now. The republican state con-
vention meeting in Sioux City in 1890
adopted that plank among others. 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. While digging this up,
they might have uncovered the second
plank Of the platform, as follows: We
congratulate the people of this state
upon the measure of success sustained
in the counties of this state in behalf
Of the just and legal control of rail-
way corporations doing business in
this state, and we appeal to the people
to see to it that there Is no recession
in the just policy of the state in this
regard suppose Perkins wrote that,
too, in 1890. Where was the governor
then? 1t is charged that | have re-
Gently seen the light, and our friend
here has put me in remembrance of
something that occurred sixteen years
ago, but there is another thing here.
| suppose Perkins wrote this: We
express our abhorance of all trusts
and trade conspiracies of every kind
intended to destroy competition and
create and perpetuate monopolies, and
we call for enactment and enforcement
OF both federal and state laws to COM
pletely exterminate such inequalities
and dangerous combinations and for
the prevention of further organization.
NOW | submit on the principle of
the square deal that if full approval
could have been given to the silver
resolution at that time If word of
mmendation--just one kind word
might not be provided for the railway
resolution and antitrust resolution?
But IN some way or another it was
overlooked. Many of you will recol-
lect that 1890 was critical time for
the republican party of this state and
OF the country | was with the repub-
lican party then as I am now. 7 do
not remember of meeting the COVER
nor in that campaign. Some of you
will remember that the state of Iowa
elected only five of the congressman
out of the eleven; six democrats went
to congress from Iowa.
Iowa had senatorial campaigns in
1894 and 1895. In 1898 there was a
senatorial campaign again. Gear was
reelected to the senate and Shaw was
made governor. Upon the death of
Gear, Shaw appointed not Cummins,
but Dolliver.
confers With Blythe.
The governor decided that he had to
fight in his own name, and in 1901 the
Cedar Rapids convention was held
Il did not favor the nomination Of
Albert B. Cummins in 1901, but upon
the adjournment of the Cedar Rapids
convention l dropped all that differ
ence. became supporter of the
platform upon which he was nomin-
ated. became an advocate in 1902
for the reafflrmation of that platform
in the interest of party harmony de-
sired that the administration of Mr..
Cummins should be successful never
was, for a day nor an hour, bolter
against the peace or welfare. con-
tributed in every way possible to make
his administration successful. | won
some favor from the governor and in
1903 he desired harmony and unani-
nous denomination and was for him.
After visit to Chicago, where he had
taken the matter up with j. w. Blythe
he came to me to go into conference
for the purpose of agreeing upon a
platform and securing his renomina-
ton in the convention. He found
Blythe, as he reported to me, as
anxious for harmony as he was him
self. At the suggestion Of the COVER
nor I became Interested. / went to
Dubuque and conferred with the senior
senator. 1 went to Chicago and there
one day, in company with him, how
ever-so that was comparatively safe
II met J. w. Blythe, and that is the
only political conference l ever had
with that man in my life and if any
great harm was done the good COVER
nor is responsible. met time and
again with the senator and with the
agreed upon. 1t was submitted to the
convention. The governor was unani-
mously renominated, and in that plat
form there was one thing else besides
Cummins and that was the heartiest
| endorsement CQdL we COulu lldLlS VI
Theodore Roosevelt.
Canadian Reciprocity.
IT was to cite to you what was said
at Winterset in Ringgold county by
Governor Cummins April Z. This re
lated to Canadian reciprocity. I sup
pose those who have read this'-some
thing from the newspapers and other
publications-'th think that / am in favor
of removing the duty on Canadian ag
ricultural products. Never have sug
gested any such thing anywhere tc
anybody or under any circumstances.
And more of that kind. l don't see
how the governor could do that very
we'll Do you recognize this? His in
augural address delivered January IA
1904. Why surely. He was thinking
that if the New England manufactur
ers could have free access to Canada
that this would greatly increase the
demand for agricultural products ir
New England and so he says: 1t has
been said that in order to obtain these
advantages it will be necessary for us
to let into our markets Canadian agri