Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-08
c. R. PORTER
OPENS HIS
CAMP PAICN
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR CONFINES ADDRESS
TO cuMMlNsIsM
QUESTIONS EMERGENCY

QUESTIONS EMERGENCY
Makes the Best Of Governor Cumming
Assaults Upon the DinsIey Tariff
Law-shows Up Railroad Record Of
the Present Executive.
There always comes day when q
reform, IL a true one, and the reform-
sl becomes popular and then 1t is the
uanger comes," said Senator Claude
n. Forter, the democratic nominee for
S, suvernor, VINO opened his campaign in
ottumWa last night. "The place seek
or, he with personal ambitions we'll
developed, seeing that any given move.
lieit mas grown to popularity, becomes
craft, hoping that on the wave he NAV
be carried to places of profit and
honor. II Is often we'll for the peonle
to bear in mind the old cry of him
who shouts stop thief He who with
the most eloquence can proclaim HIS
opposition to corporate dictation. NAV
not always be It's strongest enemy
That there is reform needed In tho
state politics of Iowa none believes
more than I, nor Is there one willing
to do more than to bring 1t about.
With me 1t is no new belief Honest
John Herriott realized It's need in 1900
and 1901 and when my distinguished
opponent was being assisted to his first
nomination by the bad company
which the governor says Mr.. Perkins
got In, and described by Mr.. Shaw at
Newton. The governor ought to be
able to f1tt1ngly describe the company
II prior long association be of assist,
ance"
Questions cummins' Consistency,
Inc ABOVE Is but short extract of
Two hour speech, which dealt wholly
with the political record of Governot
Cumm1ns. Senator Porter first oh.
served that neither heanor GavefiIoTA
Cummins, IL elected, would have any.
tnlng TO do with the framing of nation.
al legislation, then he took up numer.
GUS assaults upon the Dingley tariff
made by the governor and dealt with
them at some length. Then the affairs
OF the state of Iowa as conducted UNDER
the present executives administration
were taken up and continued attention
given to them throughout the remain-
der of the address
The meeting was held at the skating
rink, and was largely attended. indicat-
Ing considerable interest In the cam
paign that is now on. j. J. Smith pre-
sided and made a few remarks prelim-
mary to the introduction of the candi-
date. The conclusion Of this two
hours arraignment Of Cummins was
as follows:
Place Ia State House.
Neither my distinguished opponent
nor myself IL elected governor, will
have ought to do officially with nation.
al policies of government. SO far as
we are concerned personally the thing
that Is Of interest to the people of this
state Is the character Of state admins.
tration that will ensue from our elec.
ton. The people Of Iowa desire, and
have right to demand an administra.
tion clean In every particular, and not
given to furthering the political ambi4
tion of any man; to an administration
that shall be as economical as possi.
BILE, consistent with the just needs Of
our state; to governor who may be-
found at the state house when desiroua
OF being seen by those having business
with that Office; to an Administrations
that shall do all possible to see that
the burdens of taxation shall be borna
equally, according to the true value OF
the property subject to taxation, with
favoritism to none. That the politics
of our state shall be unhampered BY
corporate power, and that the right
OF all, rich or poor, corporate or pri-
vate, be fairly and justly maintained.
l was born and have lived all my life,
within the borders of my native coun4
ty, whose people, irrespective of party,
have been more kind to me In timed
past than perhaps deserved, but
should it be the wish of majority OF
the people Of my state that / serve
them for two years as governor, may
they be assured, that yield to no one
in the desire to serve them fairly hons
estly and justly; and asking only of
them, during this campaign as to my
candidacy, the result of their candid
and wise judgment"
Cummins' Record.
This being the opening gun in the de.
mocratic campaign in the state of Iowa
Mr.. Porter made such a long address
that only mention of some of the points
touched upon is possible. He went in4
| 10 QeLdllS Oh Iue record OF MT. Cum<
Minis, making the following allega4
tions:
That the night before he was nomiils
ated he said that he would take notlh
ing back that he had said, but now
comes before the people on standpat
platform that says nothing about re-
ciprocity in competitive products.
That he voted against the election
of railway commissioners by the peo,
pie when he was member of the leg
islature.
That the taxes on railroads as cor
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