Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-25
.PR0UTY REVIEWS
CUMM|NS' RECORD
MASS MEETING IN DEs MONIES
FOR ERNoR-LARRABEE's
ENDORSEMENT.

Des Moines, Jan. "a. Former Gov.
ernor William Larrabee and Judge 8.
r. Prouty yesterday formally inaug-
urated the campaign of Governor AL.
bert B. Cummins for senator to sue.
ceed Senator WifNam B. Allison.
Governor /, Larrabee wrote letter
Of endorsement Of the present chief
executive of the state.
Judge Prouty made an extended
address and argument at meeting
of republican voters at Fosters opera
house, reviewing the fight Governor
Cummins has led and recalling the
record made and preserved in the
laws passed by the last legislature
Hon. /. M. Earle presided over the
mass meeting, and after reading the
letter of Governor Larrabee, at once
introduced the speaker Of the meet
ing.
Proutys Argument.
Judge Prouty. who made 1o1
speeches in the campaign of 1906 di
vided his address into three parts
First, he took a view Of the general
fight now going on between corporate
and special interests on one side and
the people on the other. He reviewed
the record made in Iowa for the Roos
eyelt square deal principles, recalling
the legislation Of the assembly oil
1907 to substantiate the claim of sfe
atty to the interests of the people
He then devoted some attention to
Senator Dolliyer and his address al
Council Bluffs opening The Allison
campaign for the senator.
Judge Prouty said that the republic
now faces crisis, and already "the
forces are gathering to fight the de
.cisfve battle On the one side are ar
rayed the organized corporate and
kindred forces; on the other side are
the unorganized, lndisciplined forces
of the common people, led by Presi
dent Roosevelt Several skirmishes
have been fought but the decisive
battle Is coming Shall law be might
Can the government make and en-
force laws controlling corporations, OF
shall corporations control the gov
ernment?
~ believe that the common people
can and will control the government, :
said the speaker, "and the power
system, or influence that undertakes
to oppose them will be swept aside.
In answer to Senator Dolliver'l
Council Bluffs speech, Judge Prouty
said:
"The campaign was opened on theil
side by Senator Dolliver. He shot the
first gun at Council Bluffs. And now
that the smoke has cleared away lei
us see what he hit, and what damage
he did.
Answers Delivers Speech.
"In the prelude Of his speech, Sen.
ator Dolliver tries to make plain hi
own independence and heroism. II,
seems unwilling that the people o
this state should forget that he wa
courageous. He then seems to quak
with fear lest he will be attacked b,
the progressives of Iowa for his dar
ing to speak his mind To calm hi
fears. let me say to him that he neet
not fear the progressives of Iowa 70
honestly and boldly speaking his sin
cere convictions. That is the one thin,
for which they have stood. They rec
ognize the right of conviction AM
freedom OF speech, and for these Sen
ator Dolliver will never be called t,
task by them. But there is one thin.
against which they have protested
and have the right to protest; an,
that Is the use of federal patronage t,
defeat the cause of the progressives
During the seven years that this con
test has been wagfng ther,
has been written high on the lin
!