The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
poLLIvER ON ALLISON.

DoLLIvER ON ALLISON.
Senator Dolliver as friend, admir-,
er and political follower of Senator
Allison, made great speech Monday
night at Council Bluffs. The speech
bristles with the characteristic expires.
sions of our Junior Senator.
Senator Dolliver made a great
speech on great text. The life and
services of Allison is a noble theme
for any Iowan.
Governor Cummins in his Churdan
speech last year, when he was seek.
ing third nomination, assured his
hearers that he was an Allison Man
and expressed the hope that Allison
might long remain the Nestor of the
Senate"
Senator Dolliver in illustrating the
constructive work of Senator Allison s
life makes many good points:
ALLISON devised the plan for the
present government of the District of
Columbia Galveston copied it, and
then Des Moines copied it from Gal
weston. The admirers of the 'Des
Moines Plan can now appreciate at
least one thing that Allison has done"
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When the Mills bill had passed the
House in 1888, Allison drew the Sen
ate Substitute On this substitute the
campaign of 1888 was fought and won.
Harrison was elected and Mckinley
drew the Mckinley bill, which was a
practical copy of the Allison substi-
tute for the Mills bill Mckinley was
defeated for Congress, but his bill
made him twice President"
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Allison saved the country from free
silver by his amendment to the Bland
bill But for this compromise we
would have gone to the silver stand
ard"
ALLISON stood for the gold standard
when Governor Cummins was sending
his letter to Senator Gorrell announc-
ing himself as for the free coinage of
all the silver of the world"
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Governor Cummins in his campaign
of 1906 announced himself as earnest
ly favoring Allison's reelection.
Now" Dolliver says, "the newspapers
which support Cummins are denounc-
ing Allison's candidacy as inspired by
some mysterious and wicked infiu-
ences." Dolliver says that 1.-THE gov
ernor's open utterances made at a
time when he greatly needed the sup
port of Allison's friends ought to pro-
tect our great Senator from the in
situations now INDUCED in by Gov.
Cummins' newspaper organs"
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"The Administrative Customs Act"
which is one of the greatest reforms of
the last thirty years, was the work
of Senator Allison.
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"The so-called Elkins law, which is
being used so effectively to present
rebating, was largely the work of Sen
ator Allison"
The Hepburn bill, which Senator
Dolliyer did so much to perfect in the
Senate, was finally put in shape for
passage by Allison. Dolliver speaks
of LaFollette's Chautauqua 'peddling
of attacks on Allison" and calls atten-
ton to the fact that each of the amend
ments asked by LaFollette have been
objected to also by President Roose-
welt, and that the amendments which
Senator LaFollette assails were pre-
pared in conjunction with the Presi-
dent.
"The very name Senator implies
age and experience. Allison sits at
the head of the table. Shall Iowa
abandon this proud position to further
the ambitions of an individual"
Allison, now that Gladstone is no
more, is the most honored name in
the politics OF our own times"
1T is easy to carp at and criticise
tariff schedules at banquet table.
1t is quite different thing to prepare
for enactment a great bill affecting
every industry in Republic of eighty
OF people"
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THE leadership OF the Committee on
in the Senate is a
place very near to the head Of the ma
ton itself.
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Never" says Dolliver, was there
a time when wisdom was more needed
in public affairs than now. and ALI