The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-08

Il have had some experience Win
Populisrn. I was four times q candloate
for congress against the leader OF tnal
faith and say to you, today, that
tons that are as Populistic as any ever
advocated by Jerry Simpson, the differ
ence between the two being that S1mp-
son was more conservative
Tribute to Allison.
Il have an ideal senator. My ideal
senator is not one who appears on the
platform and upon the stump promising
the people the impossible and endeaYor-
ing to make them dissatisfied with their
present conditions and thus destroy
their confidence in their representatives
and government; but one who gives care
full attention to his public duties, always
watchful Of the welfare and interests OF
his constituents, ever ready to favor
LEGISLATION that may for the time be
popular but which in the end viii result
in their injury and detriment- The most
conspicuous example Of such senator
is found not in the east, but IN the west.
He comes from Iowa and has been In
the senate continuously for 80 Years,
longer time than that served W any
other senator since the foundation OF
the government. 1t Is a source OF great
qualification to me to have had service
with Senator Allison. It was my spec
ial zoood frtune to be associated closely
ing the progress of the great debate
on the railroad rate bill
TT is a source Of satisfaction to me
to know that my vote and his were cast
together on every amendment to the
hill: and that he either voted with me
against all amendments of Senator La
Toilette or was paired against them He
served continuously during the period
referred to by Senator LaFollette in tn"
statement that have just read, and he
knows how untruthful these charges
are. Senator Allison is my ideal SEN
ator. and today standing in your pres
ence giving to you partial account OF
nv stewardship. would rather have
the satisfaction of having votec with
him on this measure and these amend
rnents thus mourning the censure Of
Senator I.aFollette than to have voted
the other way and have secured the
commentator of the senator from Wis
cousin and those who believe in him
and his methods
ssI co-operated with the senators
who favored effective legislation which
would not be declared invalid by the
courts. If I had voted with Senator
IaFollette I would have escaped his
wrath but my associates would have
seemed strange and unfamiliar to me-
7 understand that he has made the
C,hautauoua circuit this summer de-
livering attacks on senators who voted
against his amendments. He attacked
the senators IN Indiana and Illinois, rs
he has the senators in Kansas. He
could do the same in Iowa, Minnesota,
and many other states, for his amend
ments were defeated by overwhelm-
ing majorities- It was not an. agree
able thing to differ from any Of my
marty associates in the senate, even
from one who wears the party name.
while advocating doctrines strange to
the faith: vet when differences came
I acted with President Roosevelt SEN
ator Allison and other Republican SEN
afors. rather than with Senators La
toilette and Tillman. I do not
apologize for my course. am proud
Of nv associates. and what did was
| in the interest of effective legislation
nation"