Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-01

oDpAONo moSt HEARTILY our uatlOual
party platform recently adopted at
Chicago. and we do hereby emphatic.
ally endorse the wise policies and
splendid administration Of President
Roosevelt. We unhesitatingly declare
that the party presents to the nation q
worthy successor and a grand leader
in the candidacy of William H. Taft
for president and likewise his associ.
ate. James S. Sherman for vice pre-.
sident.
We are proud to endorse the wise
craftsmanship of our senators. VIM.
b. Allison and j. p. Dolliver, and our
delegation in congress. Especially do
we glory in the peerless position of
influence and leadership in the coun.
ellis Of the nation which our venerable
senator has given to our state. It is
with pride and confidence that we
appeal to the people of Iowa for their
approval Of the wise. able and eco-
nomical conduct of our state affairs by
the present republican administration.
The maintenance of our public insti.
tntions has been effected with broad
intelligence and the administration of
our entire state government has been
conducted with such integrity and
efficiency as to constitute period
conspicuous in the statesmanship of
our time.
We rejoice in the great advance.
ments in popular government secured
by recent republican legislation under
the able. sincere and courageous
leadership of Governor Albert B.
Cummins. We believe that the aboli.
tion o: the railroad pass has removed
an insidious temptation from the
paths of our public servants. We
believe that the law prohibiting con.
tributions by corporations to political
campaigns has materially purified our
politics We believe that the Iowa
legislation preventing the creation of
fictitious values and the issuance OF
Wa cred sock has pointed to the ma
tion the way to integrity and conf,
dence in, the securities Of the modern
cCft t0ration.
We believe that the enactment of a
twO-cent fare law has proved just to
our common carriers while giving to
every citizen one man with another an
absolute equality in the tax he pays
for his personal transportation.
We approve the efforts CT the last
legislature to secure joint freight
rates and in passing the pure food
law. We believe that the enactment
of a statewide primary law, while
perhaps showing some imperfections
in the detail which can be corrected,
has fully vindicated the wisdom of it's
principles in bringing the nomination
of party candidates to the unpervert-
ed choice of all the voters and we
hereby declare that it's provisions
should never be impaired in principle
or in purposes. We especially COM
mend the restrictions which this law
has placed upon the character of cam
paign expenditures and their compul-
sorry publicity. We demand for the
agricultural interests of Iowa the same
cooperation from the railways of this
state in reduced passenger rates for
the Iowa State Fair that railroads ex-
tend to the state fairs and large public
gatherings of neighb0ring states.
Duly appreciating the supreme i'm
portance Of the agricultural interests
of our state as we'll as the rapidly
growing Importance of the manufac-
turing interests. and recognizing the
wisdom of promoting these interests,
we favor the most ample provisions
for general education along indus
trial and agricultural lines. Loyal to
the national declaration OF our party
principles and faithful to the record
of, our great party We do hereby pre-.
sent to the people of Iowa united
party. declaring approval for the cleo
tion of Senator William b. Allison
for his successor and all the nominees
of the party. state. congressional.
legislative and county.
Schrader and Schlater.
Two noted characters in the relig-
ious world have made Mason City
their headquarters and will endeavor
to establish divine Catholic church.
They are Pope August Sohrader. head
of that sect. who has been Operating