Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-24
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The F-iuht Fought + e Immins.

The Fight Fought + : Ammins.
Judge Prouty review. he work OF
the last legislature, W. he said Tor
the first time in tn p story of the
state had been able overthrow the
yoke of the corpo' n forces ana
had enacted measures which will en-
dure for all time unless the people,
thru mistaken sentiment or oversight,
| again place the reactionares in power
He referred to railway laws, the pri-
mary and other legislation which had
been secured only thru the fight IN
which Governor Cummins was the
leader. Continuing, he said:
This legislature was the result OF
the campaigning of 1906 led by Albert
I5. Cuumins for governor. In thai
campaign l took an active part.
| made 1Ol speeches all over the state
of Iowa. without reward or compen-
sation. and paid my own expenses. l
did not make t!lat campaign as SEN
| ator Dolliver said, to pay debt OF
gratitude. didn't owe Governor
Cummifs anything and he didn't owe
me anything. / never had and l never
shall ask him for any favors. l made
that effort because [ believed that the
time had come when by heroic ana
concerted action. the power of the rail-
roads in the state could be broken.
II did ii because | believed that the
time lad arrived when every man
that loves his country. that loves free
institutions, that loves popular gov
ernment should exert the full measure
| of his strength and power. and ] did
"'rhe fight of 1906 was made for the
sole purpose of ascertaining whether
there was yet left enough courage and
virtue in our people to resent ana
overthrow such influence. At the close
of that campaign. | felt proud of my
state and her people. And with tho
close of the last legislature. l felt that
my political work was ended. | felt
like saving as did the one of old.
Lord now letteth thou thy servant
depart in peace, according to thy work,
for mine eyes have seen thy saliva
/ ton
J II want to ask the people of my
state in clarion tones whether tney
desire to have the progressive forces
overthrown, their work nndonc. ana
the power of the old force again es-
4 tablisaed.
This legislation is the elimination
| of the seven years of toll and contest
by Albert b. Cummins. His long eX-
perience as a railroad attorney had
given him clear insight into their
1 methods His observations in public
life had made known to him their pow
er every instinct of his fine nature
was aroused by the wrongs they were
! perpetrating. BY instinct he espoused
! the peoples cause, and by his hero1sm
has led them to victory. He has given
that cause the full strength of his
superb ability. and leadership during
the best years of his life. He has been
battered, bruised and illuminated, but
he has never faltered. He has barred
hi, breast to their poisoned shafts and
never hnched. He has been fighting
while other men have been lodging. He
has seen the cause oscillating between
! hope and despair But he finally Won
!, He has wrenched the power of this
state from their hands. A more des-
/ perate fight was never had; a more
complete victory was never won than
that of the last campaign.
"And the supreme question now is,
can the ramparts then captured, be
held? I, for one. believe they can. The
disarmed. The weapons with which
they have fought and won the battle OF
the past have been taken from them.
IF the laws of the thiTty-second gen
eral assembly are obeyed, this contest
must be waged with the weapons OF
right and truth. 1 am inclined to think
that my friends Blythe and Hunter
will handle these new weapons with IL
4 ly concealed awkwardness. Before this
contest is over they will long for their
old side arms. Their discontinue is
already shown by the placing of their
half trusted ally on the firing line.
The campaign was opened on their
side by Senator Dolliver. He shot the
first gun at Council Bluffs And now
/ that the smoke has cleared away. let
us see what he hit, and what damage
he did.
What Allison Has Done.
In the prelude of his speech, Senator
/ Dolliver tries to make plain his own
Independence and heroism. He seems
unwilling that the people of this state
should forget that he was courageous.
He then seems to quake with fear lest
he will be attacked by the progressives
Of Iowa for his daring to speak his
mind. To calm his fears let me say to
him that he need not fear the progress
sives of Iowa for honesty and boldly
! spealSing his sincere convictions. That
is the one thing for which they have
stood. They recognize the right of con-
viction and the freedom of speech, and
for these Senator Dolliver will never
be called to task by them. But there
is one thing against which they have
protested, and have the right to pro-
test: and that is the use of federal
patronage to defeat the cause Of the
/, progressves. During the seven years
that this contest has been waging there
has been written high on the Iintels
/ of the Iowa delegation, the motto mo
progressive need apply We do not OBJ
ject, Mr.. Dolliver, to your coming to
Iowa and expressing in the truest and
-aost eloquent words you can COM
mand. your judgment upon public
questions and your choice for Iowa Of
ficials. But sir we do object to your
undertaking to control the politics OF
Iowa by holding out the threat to ev-
ery man that is progressive that he
has no place or chance for place in the
federal service. We object to the Gre
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