Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-03

candidate against Senator AtllSOns Jnat
| he had told me that he did not expect
| to follow the example of Senator Gear
or OF Senator Morrill, (and he may
have mentioned one or two others)
and remain in the senate after there
was any appearance of decadence IN
either his physical or mental powers.
told you that, assuming that he would
not seek denomination in the event
! of aiIing strength, l did not want to
make q fight against him. Last winter,
after your collection, we had another
| talk upon the subject in which l re-
peated my former view, but in which,
| also, Senator Allison's condition was
fully discussed. You told me then that,
in your opinion, Allison's working days
were at an end, and think that neith-.
err of us had the slightest notion that
he would be a candidate for another
term.
II feel now just as l did then; that
If Senator Allison were strong and
we'll, / would not be candidate
against him, but know and you know
that there is no reasonable probability
that he could serve any considerable
part OF the coming senatorial term.
know and you know that the desire
on the part Of most Of those who are
pressing him into a candidacy is not
to keep him in the office. but to keep
me out of the office. They hope that
if he were reelected, and should then
retire or die, in some way they would
be able to control the appointment
against me. Under such circumstances,
it is too much to expect that l will
stand by and see this outcome with
out doing all can to prevent 1t. There
are strong reasons, as 1t seems to me,
why you should look at 1t in the same
way that I do. Nevertheless I have
not asked you, nor shall ask you, to
use any influence whatsoever in my
behalf. am sure that Senator ALI
son ought not to be a candidate, and
as matters now are, he could with
draw without any humiliation whatev-
err. His career has been unique, and
have nothing but the most friendly
feeling for him, and no word of mine
shall ever touch his most sensitive
feeling.
Il write you confidentially and
frankly, for altbo you have always been
opposed to me, I have always maintain
ed the highest regard for you. Yours
very truly, Albert b. Cunmins.
Hon. ]. p Deliver, Fort Dodge, Ia"
The Record Speaks.
submit this letter to the republic
cans of Iowa as full and accurate
statement of the only conversation
ever had with the junior senator with
respect to the subject now under dis
cussion.
Third-The fidelity of public officers
to the people, upon the measures of re-
form looking to the better and most
complete regulation of railways and
other corporations seems to be the real
issue in the present campaign, and it
is with respect to these issues that the
junior senator employs so copiously the
language Of abuse, characterizing me
as a faker, humbug. pretender and
hypocrite. Neither Of us can rewrite
J. have no disposition to laud myself,
out l think l may refer not only with
pardonable pride. but with propriety
TO the evidence that has been sub
mitted upon this point. j am quite will
ing to rest the value of my work upon
the testimony of such men as Governor
Larrabee. Henry Wallace, Judge Cow
an, B. +. Clayton, x-president of the
Farmers congress: J. c. Stahl, ex-
president of the Farmers congress,
and scores of others who have made
themselves heard in the present con-
troversy.
There is one test, however which, it
seems to me, the brilliant and versa
tile senator has overlooked. He may
believe me to be a faker, humbug, pre-
tender and hypocrite, but it is very
clear that the railway companies with !
their satellites, the trusts and COM
binations, do not so believe. All these |
railway companies and other great cor /
porations have vigorously resisted all !
the proposed laws for regulation and
control, and all of them (and to this i
statement there is no exception) are
using all the influence and power they
possess to defeat me, and secure the /
nomination of Senator Allison. This is !
a fact that cannot be obscured by re- |
dundant rhetoric, or the multiplied /
ton of epithets. The one question that !
l want the republican voters of Iowa !
to answer tomorrow is this: If / am .
a pretender why are the railway com
panies, and those corporations which !
have grown so great that they must :
be curbed, so determined that I shall :
not be elected to the senate of the i
United States?