Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-05
1By "RAyMoND" OF THE CHICAGO rRlsuNE.1
(From Chicago Tribune Of Sunday
Morning. July ~

Morning, July ~
Des Moines, June 3O-How IT
would have delighted the soul OF
the original exponent OF Jeffer-
sonian simplicity if he could have
participated in the luncheon had to.
day with Gov. Cummins of Iowa.
We were talking in the executive
office and during the interview
oolored gentleman rapidly and simply
spread a table at one corner. With
but little ceremony the governor 1ndl-
Gated that one Of the chairs was IN
tended for me and so we all sat down
at the most modest of lunches in
Iowa's statehouse.
There were two or three kinds OF
sandwiches, coffee in cups and in glass
goblets, cherry pie, gooseberry pie, ana
among other things, green peas; which
were served democratically by each
guest for himself from a. glass fruit
Jar.
The governor was tired, but he was
tickled to death at having completed
his long campaign work, for he makes
no more speeches until after the state
convention.
aWhen l got home last night. with
nv sticky clothes still on me and be,
fore had had time to take bath, I
dropped on my knees, and if ever
thanked God, thanked God then, be-
cause I had finished my talking cam
paign."
Governor Claims Victory.
But we have beaten them" said
the governor as he pounded his hand
on the table with a force that set the
peas in the fruit jar a-bubbling.
81 haven't the slightest idea OF re-
cognizing any of the fake contests
which have been sprung by my op-
ponents in three or four different
counties. There are two or three
counties which you have previously
enumerated where there are more or
less honest contests. Those possibly
might be submitted to some tribunal
for a decision, as has been suggested
by Mr.. Perkins.
at seems to me, however, that in
each case the delegates to the state
convention who are interested are the
ones to decide whether or not they
will arbitrate 1t is hardly for me or
for Mr.. Perkins to sign any rights OF
these delegates, and I should say that
the situation in each particular coun-
ty would have to be settled for itself
and with special reference to the dele
gates and not to the candidate"
ssDo YOU find the tariff idea Is cut
ting much of a figure in the present
campaign"
81 don't think it is. I have not IN
any wsy- changed my views on the
tariff situation. | believe that there
are certain schedules in the tariff law
which could be changed profitably.
haven't abated single bit OF my devo'
ton to tariff revision and have taken
pains to make this clear in one or two
speeches have made.
More Interest in Corporations.
cit is true, however, that the peo-
pie lust now are more interested in the
regulation of corporations than in any
thing else. 1 believe "a corporation
should have the right to be properly
represented before a legislature, just
as it has the right to have it's day
in court Some of our great corpora
lions and the railroads, in particular,
have done vast amount to build up
the community They are entitled to
the same consideration as individuals
representing such large interests, but
to no more.
~ think the people are justly stir
red up at the interference by corpora
lions with the nomination Of candidates
for political offices. There is a purely
sentimental side to this, which out
weighs thoughts of the tariff and SINH
matters. The whole tendency OF
adays is to restrict the operation
Of corporation so far as it is devoted
to the control of our politics.
Governor Cummins was one of the
original advocates of the regulation OF
railroad rates by governmental author
ity, and l naturally asked his views in
regard to the act just passed by con
gress He advocated such measure
at time when practically every mem
Der of the Iowa delegation in congress
was opposed to it.
Believes in Rate Regulation.
81 should not like to criticise, the law
in any way" said the governor, 'be.
cause if l did so my position might
easily be misconstrued. l have always
believed that the right of the govern.
ment to regulate the rates of common
carriers is practically inherent.
"Sooner or later we must come to a
point where we shall give the interstate
commerce commission the right to Ak
relative rates. which, after all, is the
most important thing. The assumption
Of the commission of the right to fix a
maximum rate also involves, sooner OF
later, the fixing of minimum rate.
1.-THE work done by congress, how
ever at this session has been extraor
dinarily good When the political his
tory of the country is written it viii
surely be found that this congress has
achieved an extraordinary record fol
doing things 1t has been responsive
to the pressure of public opinion to ar
extraordinary degree, and the railroad
rate bill is great step in advance o.
previous legislation
Talks of His Own Campaign.
During the luncheon hour, while the
cherry pie still lasted, and some cam
paign cigars sent in by an admirel
were being tested. the talk naturally