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

term It remains the foundation of our
customs revenue system. have
made these references to Senator Al
hsou's legislature activity because it
will do the people Of Iowa no harm to
ISOLATED with those policies which
cent economic history OF the United
States. 1t ia only necessary for me to
add that from his position as Chair.
ton he has exercised an authoritative
supervision over the expenditure OF
all national revenues. More than
that especially IN these later years
when congress had been pressed for
time in the discharge Of It's Increasing
dudes, many OF the most farreaching
acts OF legislation brought into shape
by the trained hand Of Senator ALI
statute books through senate amend
ments TO appropriation bills. This
was especially true during the trying
times incident to the war with Spain,
and the organization of civil govern
ment In the Islands which came with
in our Jurisdiction after the treaty OF
CT Of the record Of congress, and
undertake to say that there Is not a
name In the history Of the United
States associated with so great var
iety of important legislative business
as the name of Senator Allison. This
state has grown so accustomed to him.
Our people have been SO drawn toward
MIN by the ties Of personal attach
| an
derrated his public service. Some OF
us maybe have been prone to forget
the mighty part which he has taken In
our national Ills from the darkest
days of the Civil war. Already nis
| some Ut our people have grown Indif-
faction 10 those who know him best
and whose love for him has not been
dimmed by the fact that old age has
crept upon nim to recall what has
been said about him by competent
| Judges with NO local sentiment to ia.
tiuence
Walter Wellman's Tribute.
One of the closest obser
vers connected with the American
press, Mr. Walter Wellman. in the
|
Years i'll the Press Gallery writes
these words of Senator Allison: ST
any man in the United States Is ell
titled to sbe called father. Of the Re
public, that man is william Boyd AL
lison from Iowa Come March 4th mex
and Mr. Allison will lave servet
member Of the United States senate
! Mn, t,tb rEA
as he continuously or III aggregate
Senator Allison Is not only spoken o
} as father OF the republic. but Is Otter
characterized as an ideal public scr
want. Such he is truly Throughout
MS long career, NOT breath Of scan
DIAL has touched him. There hay
been no whispers OF him as of SO man.
. who have held their heads high an,
lived them down All his life he ha
lived lnodestly aud elegantly. like
: gentleman OF the old school; comfort
able in his dignihed and unostenIs
lious simplicity upon the maasre sa
airy the government has paid him. Bl
during his career he has saved III
!. American people hundreds of mi
lions OF money by his watchfulnes
2 over public expenditures. AS chairma
: for many years of the great committe
2 on appropriations OF the senate. hi
1 finger has been on he key OF tn
2 treasury Without being a profession
4 al economist. one OF those men VII
: make reputation by cheese, pairing an
2 niggardly refusal TO meet the CROWN
: wants Of The country, ne has maintail
y ed a conservative prudent policy: a
y enemy to all shams, a foe to all gra
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