New-York tribune., 1908-03-22

province. don't believe in the enmity hear of
in the West existing toward New foIk pr otton hon
Row in ''llo London in Inter den Linden in Berlin
na about be is e~ 4o sn he ike M not at
that he lives there am not SO sure that . II is gSu
look him up you will will not find that ne is not res'S-
Government in these days, is a very compno lio
the one thing n to s be comnr a"ne Us R R
any difference who is on .fhe other side; the the
Consideration to the motives of men. the ideals
of the men who exercise the great c,Pee Them m
Let the peoples will be enforced by men who
reinp frs Ro to do Mha 70 the people Want them
and who strive to do their duty.
touches n 10 S Subject it will be touched for
political % but s INSIST 81 Is that any man
in official authority shall recognize sacred n
who attempts judiciary obligation should per,
form that obligation whether ne coiies T.; u tba a
Iowa. PENNSYLVANIA any other state IN 'le
Union.
When Governor Cummins arose to speak ne
said: Remembering the awful retribution when
so swiftly followed the Fairbanks cocktail
ask YOU to rise and drink with me in Water-h
there is such a fsid hereto the health and
prosperity of Charles e. Hughes, Governor OF
the state of New York" He then proposed an
other toast to the commander of armies, the
constructor of railways the patriotic citizen, the
nresident OF your society General Granville NJ.
Dodge"
The speech of Iowas Governor largely a
defence of the attitude of Iowa toward eco
nomics and political subjects that have been en-
crossing the attention of the nation. After in
sisting that the people of his state were not re-
sponsible for the recent panic, Governor Cum
Minis said:
We appauded Charles E. Hughes he laid bare
the wickedness OF men charged with the most
sacred trust that can be committed to mortal
Va
York as he boldly struck out through an nneyplored
OF eogscienes and tss ehesrn him
hail hail to T Theodore e Roosevelt. It is said that he
has made mistakes: ! suppose he has. but the mis-
are better than the inaction Of who shrlnks
as we ss 1t IS said that he talks too much: It
may be so. but would rather hear the voice OF a
If he wrong. than to listen to the plaitudes of
the who is too cowardly or too conservative
Governor Cumnns took up the trust question,
saying the people of Iowa cared not how large
a corporation may become If it is built up
through superior saghcity, but added that If
pirates Of industry deliberately entered into
conspiracy to stife existing and prevent future
competition, he believed they ought to 'expiate
their crimes in the disasreeable way we'll known
to common maefactors" Then he told of Iowa
legislation directed against corporations,
The Governor, in closing. asked that the
sponsbihty for the recent financial troubles be
not placed Iowa and endeavored to point out
the real cause when he said
Look rather to system which has permitted
reckless food the country and its markets
with worthless and baseless stocks and
adequately protected bonds: look rather a sys-
TEN which IN stock exchanges makes one-half
the members implacabe enemies of every corpora
ton whose stocks are lsteu for purchase sale:
very moment when banks needed compels
them to suspend their most important functions;
and above all and beyond all. look the spirit
which has repudiated the eternal and in the end
can be produced only by honest faithful labor.
In opening the speaking General Dodge pro-
posed toast to President Roosevelt, who, he
said. ranked in Iowa level with
Washington Lincoln, Grant and Mckinley. He
called for three cheers and tiger, which
given standing, with waving of napkins.
Before Governor Hughes addressed the
ciety Representative Frank o. Lowden, of IIli-
nois, spoke on The Birth of a Race; j. B. Sui
livan, who opposed Goverl1T CEmmins the
Democratic candidate at the last election,
Iowa. Her Influence; Judge John F. Dillon
on ''IOWaS Contribution to Our National JuriS-
prudence" and Senator DOver THE Ideal
Farming Community Each paid particular
tributes to Iowa although Representative Low
den upheld the claims of Illinois to considera-
ton