Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-28

long time since they have been
either. A newspaper edited by a state
official not long ago ventured to fore
cast my attitude on these matters by
stating that while Senator Allison had
In the past been undoubtedly useful
to me. yet in view of the fact that he
was getting old and could not last
much longer, 1t was probable that the
Junior senator. being a young man,
would find it to his interest to aban-
don his colleague and Take up with
those who would be serviceable in the
future. This editorial opinion is re-
called just now not only for the pur
pose of illustrating the political de-
graduation, against which even great
communities like Iowa nave to be
constantly on their guard; but also be-
cause 1t suggests one of the reasons
which actuate me in volunteering to
help Senator Allison fight his battles.
For over quarter Of a century he has
been my friend. He was among the
first, when | was a struggling young
lawyer, almost a stranger in Iowa, to
encourage me in the ambition to seek
foothold in public life, and from the
time of my election to congress there
has been no Office of friendship which
he has not exercised, and no sugges.
ton of good will which he has not fol-
lowed. More than that, he has been
an ever ready friend of all the young
men Of our state, as one by one they
have come forward to take positions
of usefulness and honor in the public
service. have seen all the members
of the present congress from Iowa. ex-
ont H. 1,1
and | do not think | am out of the way
In saying that every one of them
found in Senator Allison the same
considerate and patient sympathy and
counsel No hour has been too busy
for him to sit down with colleague,
and assist him to unravel his difficult
ties and find way out of his troubles;
no time Of night too late to receive
one of his Iowa boys looking for adj
vice in the midst of ais perplexities.
A Helper and Leader of Men.
The young men of Iowa have never
had truer friend than Senator Alli-
son. He has been quick to discover
their talents; eager to promote their
ARRANGEMENTS: never envious of their
success; always proud of their
achievements. He mas never used the
influence of his office to pull down
any mans fortune, but has rejoicea
rather in the opportunity Of helping
everybody up. A sentiment has been
inscribed on the monument of Presi-
dent Mckinley in which it is said Of
him that he was a leader and helper
Of men. Such saying applied to
Senator Allison is equally appropriate.
He Is a helper and leader of men. He
has won the victories of his great car
eer not through the ostentaHon of
noisy virtues, but through the quiet
fidelity Of service which has known
neither WEAKNESS nor self-seeking.
Such man, during life.
ficient for his declining years; and
| appeal to the young men of Iowa to
protect from humiliation this good old
age. I make this appeal not to ex-
tremists on either side of the personal
lines which We have heretofore allow.
ed to be drawn. l confess that l
have less and less interest in that. 1t
is taken for granted by some that In
order to keep alive politically in Iowa
man must have somewhere, head,
quarters to which he repairs for In
structions and revelations. l have
been notified that having on more than
one occasion ignored the jurisdiction
of accommodating persons to control
either the expression Of my opinion or
the cause of my action, am therefore
left altogether without friends. If
that is SO, suppose that |
will have to be content, II para
phrase may be allowed Of the self-sat-
isfied lamentation Of Douce Davi,,
Deans, to be numbered with the suf-
fering remnant of the republican doc
trine In Iowa. In view of the fact
that large number Of people live in
Iowa, l have always been willing to
assume the risk of that, for nine.
tenths of them are sick Of this
wretched strife. One reason Of Sena.
tor Allison's hold on the affections If
the state is the fact that his service
has been too large to appeal to less
than the whole party and in non-p par.
tisan things, the whole community
The time has come when this state
expects her public men to follow their
own conscience, to do business in
tneir own name: to answer to their
own constituency and to give wide