Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-05-14


that the governor had peen grossly in
suited by the committee and that he
swore that he would tell the country of
the fearful breach which had been coun-
tenanced. What really did happen? To
make sure my memory did not fail me, 1
looked it up in the records of the COM
mittee. Governor Cummins entered the
committee room and thanked the mem
bers of the committee for advancing his
time before the body, favoring him in
preference to others who had been sum-
moned earlier and were waiting. He
then, as is customary, lunched with the
committee and before he retired thanked
them again for his courteous treatment.
"Why, | presented the report to the
Senate from that committee, and partici-
pated in debate for its favor for thirty
to sixty days and yet am merely given
credit for voting for it under pressure.
What Did Happen.
"As | said, Governor Cummins did not
talk that way when in Washington. He
did not declare that the rates were too
high; he declared they were too low He
says that the farmers of Iowa were en-
joying too low a rate for butter and
eggs, While he was saying these things,
i was discovering that there were two
railway systems; | found out there were
the yellow ears, the private transporta-
ton lines, and | advocated and secured
the passage of an amendment which pre-
vented this rank discrimination and traf-
tc in railroad privileges.
q never got any credit for these
things. | never had press agent |
have to say it myself; ] might as well
lay aside the modesty which is running
me.
Railroad rate legislation is no new
thing. When | started to write the rate
bill | studied the question as thoroughly
as | could. | found it was ancient his
tory. | traced it back to Queen Anne's
time, when the Sedan chair carriers rates
were fixed by the English parliament,
and showed absolute sovereignty over
common carriers. / traced it in ancient
history to 1850 years before Christ and
100 years before Moses gave his remark
able code of laws to the people.
81 mention these things for one pur-
pose: When / work day and night,
sometimes all night, with an absolute
purpose to serve consistently in the duty
given me, | have had one guide, one col
league, who has never once wavered from
the path of godliness never lost interest
in legislation or his interest in the well
fare of the nation.
when we have been forced to hear
that there have been those who 90 I'D
and about the state declaring we must
have man who is in sympathy with the
president, let me say that we have in
the grand old Senator Allison a man who
is with the president, a man of whom
the president said, when certain ques
tion assailed him and letters were flood
ing his Office, Il do not understand this
question. Send these matters to Senator
Allison, whose purpose and mine are
IDENTICAL Yet the dear old man is as
sailed and villified to satisfy the de-
mands of certain politicians, and some
one wants to be the man in the Senate
who will appreciate the good qualities
of the president Wouldn't that shock
Ora Williams?
while | might go on forever to show
how he has stood side by side with the
president, | will conclude this thought
with reference to just yesterday, when
the president urged upon Congress some
of the things he wanted. There had been
deadlock on in the Senate. Yet, Sena-
tor Allison, after consulting the presi-
dent, swung the body exactly into line
with the president, and did it in a man
ner which received the communication OF
the entire nation.
His three minute talk from a man
who knows is better than three days
speech from men who only know how to
talk.
Read the Speech.
Just the other day / heard of an
Iowan who had been told by Judge in
this state that Senator Allison was al
most a mailman, and we were keeping
him hidden, so that the people of Iowa
might not know his real condition. If
you think he is not gifted with the
mental acumen which has served him
for these many years, just read that
speech.
Il have been interested in trying to
do what the president wants. Senator
Allison has been in charge of the steer
ing committee with the presidents
wishes. The leadership of William
Boyd Allison in the Senate is recognized
by no one more potently than his closest
friend and admirer, President Roosevelt.
"The president wanted child labor
law. 1t has been reported out favorably
by my committee, and Senator Allison's
committee has the work of pushing it
through the Senate in charge.
"The postal savings bank law will be
secured by the president The chairman
OF the committee has been sick; yet, no
one has written about tottering foot
steps, no one has logged his bedside. He
has been merely sick. Senator Allison,
by his personal influence alone, has ar
ranged the entire matter, has arranged
for committee to handle it, and the
postal savings bank deposit law will be-
| come reality.
Il have been told that a man who is
trying to put black walnut veneer on
seat in Congress has been circulating
the report that | have attributed the
American banking system to Senator AL
lison. i did not. While it may be had
1T remains for certain peddler of trees
to prove that. 1t was the work of
Salmon Z. Chase, of Abraham Lincoln,
and-well, let it 90 at that
Senator Deliver here took occasion to
explain the postal savings law; how it
would serve better than the bank deposit
guarantee act, and how it was exploited
and planned to prevent any expectation
of money during times when the conf
dence of the people was sometimes
| shaken.
Answers Questions.
He took occasion to answer in mas
terful and convincing way the question
which the morning paper had editorially
and publicly asked him. He was asked
to explain how he justified the action of
the Methodist Episcopal conference at
Los Angeles in retiring bishops of that
church. The paper claimed Senator Dol
liver was member of the conference
The speaker explained that he was not