The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-13
WHAT KENNEDY WILL DO.

WHAJ hENlN6bI WILL W.
Some of the Democratic papers in
this district pretend to be greatly con-
cerned as to what Congressman Ken
nedy will do in certain contingencies
after taking his seat as member OF
the next house of representatives.
There is no mystery whatever about
the matter. Nor are the Democratic
papers seeking legitimate Information
on the subject. In point of fact that Is
exactly what they do not want. Their
sole purpose is to create factional
strife, If possible, and to throw dust
into the eyes of First district Repub-
lican voters. There is nothing In
either Congressman Kennedy's char
acter or his record that they can sue
cessfully attack, and they find them.
selves compelled, by reason of paucity
of campaign material. to fall back on
the question of whom he will vote for
for speaker of the house. That ques-
ton has already been answered in
these columns, and there is no objec-
ton to answering it again and again
until finally the answer has forced its
way by the process of summation into
the dense consciousness of his fat
uous interrogators.
The selection of the speaker Of the
next house will be purely a party af-
fair. On all strictly party matters Con-
gresham Kennedy will vote as I: Re-
publican. He will therefore vote for
the Republican caucus rominee for
speaker, whoever that nominee may
be. AS a Republican member repre-
senting Republican district he would
stultify himself if he were to do other
wise He would also destroy every
vestige of his influence as a party man
and deprive himself of all opportunity
and power for usefulness in behalf of
his constituents without regard to
party. Mr.. Tracy, if elected, would
pursue the same course of action-that
is to say, he would vote for the Demo
cratic nominee for speaker. and for
the same good and sufficient reasons.
In tt light of this Illuminating fact
the sabsurdity of raising any question
as to Congressman Kenned..-'s vote on
the speakership is so plain as to be
apparent to everybody. He will dc
just what the Democratic candidate
, would do if elected--vote Cor his party
nominee
| Congressman Kennedys course as
1 representative has been logical and
| consistent from the first and he viii
continue it during his next term Or
all party questions he will be goot
party man In line with this, in al
I other matters he will do everything
in his power for his constituents re
CARELESS of their party beliefs and at
filiations. The Republican party is IL
control of the house. The fact tina
he has been good party man ha
enabled Mr.. Kennedy to get thing
for his district which a member of tn
not possibly have obtained. His Re
publicanism is one of his most Walt
. able assets. Intelligent Democrat
recognize it as such and will vote 70
him in large numbers. They have BIZ
fore them his past record and kno-
that he will respond as readily to tn
request of Democratic constituent a
to that of Republican, and that h
can do more for tlem than a doze
: Tracys could do in decade. All h
/ has done as a member of the hous
and he has done much during hi
: short period of service-goes to sho
that his ambition is to be creditabl
/ and useful representative and that h
has succeeded is beyond all cavil {
: doubt. That ambition will be as potter
, in the future as in the past, and wit
Y the increased prestige of re-electio
+ better committee assignments ar
4 wider and more intimate acuuaintant
$ with fellow members he will be alb
+ to render his constituents even mo-
:. valuable service than during his fir
i term.