Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-15
WHAT THE EDITORS THINK ABOUT 1T.

! Oapltal.
"A public man. says the Oskaloosa
Herald, "should be made to stand by
| his word -
The Shenandoah Sentinel Post sug-
gests that the best way out of the
dilemma is for the Governor to Just
admit that he lied to Mr. Torbert.
1.-THE incident brought out another
fact. The Governor has resumed the
business of thrilling farmers insti
tutes, " says the Sioux City Journal
I'm deciding the question of ver-
acity the good people of Iowa may be
depended upon as constituting fair
and impartial jury" says the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil.
| Senator Allison is the contrariest'
fellow we ever saw says the Iowa
City Republican. Here it is almost
the end of December and he has not
even had a cold"
| Senator Allison will sweep the
state with one Of the greatest major
tiles ever accorded an Iowa son, >"
predicts the Coon Rapids Enterprise.
"The Governor has digged his own
grave.
Hereafter, says the Cedar Rapids
Republican, "when Mr.. Cummins
gives signed statement he will be
asked to accompany it with an affida-
Wit that he means it and that he will
continne to mean it. -
There is one thing about SenatorS
Allison which, him to ths
respect of the people of Iowa." says
the Burlington Gazette. ''He has
never found it necessary to defend his
word in all his long public life.
| Ii the Governor has lost adherents
in the other parts of the state as fast
as he has in Cerro Gordo county since
the Tcrbert letters were published it
would save his friends big lot of
humiliation if he would Withdraw,
says the Mason City Globe Gazette.
1T is said that Senator Dolliver is
going to offer further explanation of
the charges made in his Council
Bluffs speech,'' notes the Muscatine
Journal. That's his business. He
can if he wants to. But it isn't
| necessary
"Straddling the presidential cob
and the senatorial pony at one and the
same time is rather difficult feat at
any time" says the Charles City In
telligencer, "but in the case of Gov.
Cummins it must be doubly so on ac-
count of the refractory conduct of
both animals. F"
We heard Gov. Cummins make his
speech at TT. Dodge last year when he
Dragged on how fast man would
have to run to keep up with him in
his allegiance to Dolliver and Allison.
Now we will bet the Governor 30
cents against that 81. 900 that he will
not give to charity" that in three
months we can dig mud turtle out
of the ditch banks and train him to
run three miles to Cummins one in
his allegiance to either of them. and
the turtle wont have to hurry any
either. Britt Tribune
Waterloo Times Tribune: If the
letter meant no more than the Cover
nor says it does, why did he write it?
"Gov. Cummins cannot escape the
conclusion, says the Cedar Rapids
Republican, THAT if he is now a can
didate against Senator Allison he is
not keeping faith with the friends of
| Senator Allison. who supported him
last year. In plain language, he
eithe, lied to them or he is now (if
he is a candidate) belying what he
said then.
There was no senatorial campaign
save that of Delivers in Iowa last
year. The Governor had said he
would not be candidate against Dol
liver that year. Mr.. Torbert heard
that the Governor might be, expected
to be or intended to be candidate
against Senator Allison. So he
|
he might use it in getting votes for
Mr.. Cummins for Governor. Votes
for Governor was what the Governor
wanted, and he said it was all rot
about being candidate for Senator.
Now he says he meant mot then
If he intended to be this year. as he
now saws he is, why did he not so say
to Mr. Torbert? Why did he word his
denial so as to deceive a friend?-
Marion Register.
Heavens how the Oummins men
did roar last year when it was sug-
gested that he was prospective can
didate for Senator Allison's place.
They would turn red in the face,
swell up like toad and fairly scream
We heard gentleman make such
remark at the Savery hotel in Des
Moines the day of the convention and
those fellows fairly went into the air
with horror at such suggestion
Why the honor of Cummins was inn
peached by such calumny. Oh it
was simply awful and vet the men in
Iowa who knew him for what he is.
never had any doubt but what he was
simply playing genuine demagogue
| trick, TOrbert was u COMPOUNDED fool