The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-22
OPINION OF GOVERNOR cUMMlNs
TALKS TO IOWA SOCIETY
OF NEW YORK.
PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT
Says President May Reconsider Decis.
ion and Run Again if Enough
Taft Delegates Cannot Be
Slected.


Cummins, of Iowa, and Charles i
Hughes, of New York, were guests o
honor at the third annual banquet d
the Iowa Society of New York to
night. Eeach received a fattering re
ccption but the name that received tht
greatest acclaim throughout tha din
ner proceedings was that CT Roosevelt
General Greenyille M. Dodge, who
was president, started the enthusiasm
for Roosevelt when in, calling for =
toast to be drunk to him he said that
to Iowa Roosevelt ranked with Wash
ington, Lincon, Grant and Mckinley
The diners rose and cheers rang out
that were long and hearty.
Governor Cummins who later re
sponded to the toast Iowa." was Civ.
en- an ovation when he rose to speak.
He said that Taft will be nominated
on the first ballot and elected He al.
so predicted that Bryan would be the
Democratic candidate.
Iowa is for Taft for president, 3"
said Cummins, because he represents
Roosevelts pclicies. Republicans there
believe that If elected he will follow
up these policies. They have been
consistent supporters of Roosevelt's
ideas for several years. OF course, II
President Roosevelt should be candi
date, he would be the choice of Iowa
Republicans. apprehend that II the
majority of delegates cannot be OBJ
tanned for Taft. the president will re.
consider his decision and be candi-
date. That Is a remote contingency,
however"
How could Roosevelt be candl
date after what he has said?" the gov
ernor was asked
'If Roosevelt stands square and
does nothing to bring about his noml.
nation he would not have right to
decline the nomination II the conven-
tion wanted him. He could accept the
honor without qualification"
Cummins said he believed the cleo.
tion would result in close, hard fight,
but that Taft would win Continuing
no said:
I'VE applaud Charles e. Hughes as
he laid bare the wickedness of men
charged with the most sacred trust
that can be committed by mortal
hands. We cheered another eminent
son of New York as he boldly struck
out through the unexplored wilderness
of craftsmanship, guided only by the
compass of conscience, and we are
cheering him still. Our people never
tire in their acclaim. All hail to Theo-
dore Roosevelt. 1t is said that he has
made mistakes; | suppose he has, but
the mistakes of man trying to find
a safe path are better than the In
action of the one who sbrinks away
saying there is no path-,let us be con
tent as we are IL is said that he
talks too much; it may be so; but
would rather hear the voice of man
declaring what he believes to be true,
even If he is wrong, than to listen to
the platitudes of the man who Is too
cowardly or 90 conservative to say
anything"
Cummins then discussed Icwa's leg
islation against corporations, citing
the many regulative measures passed. |
Speaking of the two cent fare law he
said the measure was passed mot to
reduce revenues, but to remove dis
elimination. A great many of our
people who could best afford to pay
were travelling for nothing on passes.
A great many more who had money
enough for to buy mileage books were
travelling at two cents mile. The re.
mainder of our people. those who
could least afford to pay. were travel
ing at three cents a mile. The aver
age rate received was little less than
two cents, and all we did was to say. |
make all your passengers pay the
same rate.
As to causes of the financial trou-
bles the governor said:
Look rather to the system which
has permitted reckless men to fool
the country and its markets with
worthless and baseless stocks aud in
adequately protected bonds; lock rath-
er to the system which in our stock
exchanges make one half of the mem. |
bers implacable enemies of every cor |
poration whose stocks are listed fer
purchase or sale; look rather to the
system Of banking which at the very
moment when banks are most needed |
compels them to suspend their most
important functions: and above all
and beyond all, look at the spirit |
which has repudiated the eternal. ani
in the end. overpowering truth that
stable, permanent wealth can be pro
duced only by honest and faithful la
Dor"
1t was nearly midnight when Gov.
ernor Hughes arrived in the banquet
hall. In his speech he commended