Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-17

Hon. N. E. Kendall the Brilliant | aw-
yer of Abba, Elected Speaker OF
the House. Hon. Jas. A. Smith
of Usage. President Pro Tenn of the
Senate.
Republican caucuses of the house
and senate, at Des Moines, were held
last of the week and on Monday the
two bodies met and organized without
any contest. The inauguration of
Governor Cummins will take place to-
day when he will deliver his address
to joint session of the assembly, in
the Capitol, all the parade and film
liam customary on such occasions hav-
ing been cut out this year. When Mr..
Kendall accepted the nomination he
made the following pointed remarks:
Mr.. Kendall's address.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN
1t is first my pleasant duty TO acknowl-
edge with profound gratitude the dis.
tinguished honor which you have inst
conferred upon me. / do not affect TO
deny that have been ambitious to oc-
cupy the position for which ha ve been
named, but TO be selected by unani.
nous acclaim as the republican candi-
date for the speakership of the Iowa
house is a double distinction far be.
gond my modest merits to deserve.
II do not trespass too inexcusably
upon your patience, beg TO say that
the members of this caucus sustain To
the people of the state relation of
peculiar Importance. However ear.
nestly we may desire to avoid partisan
ship in the deliberations upon which
we are about To enter wecannot afford
TO forget that for whatever is merito-
rious in the work of this general assem-
bly, the great party which we represent
will be commended and for whatever is
vicious it will be denounced
AS the dominant factor in the poll
tics OF the commonwealth we shall be
entitled reimbursement for such of our
labor as Is to be approved, and we
shall be subject to criticism for such
as Is to be condemned. My own per-
sonal conviction Is that we shall ap-
proach the business dismissinp
previous differences and remembering
only that we are intrusted with the
performance OF serious and RESPONSE.
BILE duties. And the duties which con-
front US are both serious and reSpOn-
sible.
DESTROY OLD ABUSES
This Is an era Of investigation and
OF advancement. EVERYWHERE the at
mOsphere is vibrant with the popular
demand for reform. Rights, where
they have been alienated, are TO be re-
stored, and wrongs, where they have
been Inflicted, are TO be redressed. Old
abuses are not TO be longer tolerated
merely because they are ancient. and
new adjustments are not TO be further
postponed simply because they are I'M
tried.
The intelligent electorate of Iowa
never was SO keenly alive TO It's
own interests as it is at the present
hour. Prevailing conditions have been
calmly and carefully considered, and
upon several issues ofparamountcOn-
Germ the period of debate has expired
and the judgment of the people has
been entered.
Among the conclusions irrevocably
reached one is that passenger fares
ought TO be Immediately reduced.
Another is that freight rates ought
to be speedily revised.
Another is that railroad pass ought
TO be absolutely abolished.
Another is that all nominations
ought to be effected by the voters at a
legalized primary.
Another is that the professional
lobbyist ought TO be scourged from