, 1908-08-08
ResusucAM STATE TICKET.
DEAD BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.

DEAD bUl MI fOlpOrOl 1EN.
The passing of William b. Allison
sever yet one more link in the chain
which binds this century to its pre-
decessor and. the ruling generation to
the. strong men Of stirring times. A
contemporary n c%o-laborer with Lin
coin, Stanton. Chase. Sumner, Blaine,
Edmundse Sherman, Garfield and To-
gan-names which will never cease to
illuminate the pages of American his
tory-Allison was at the high tide OF
glorious maturity when the men who
are bearing the heat and burden OF
these ~probiematic days were mere in.
fants or yet unborn. An ardent sup
porter OF the deathless principles OF.
tina republican party from its incep
tion, he was q delegate to the Iowa
state convention In 1859. In 1850 the
state OF his adoption sent him as a.
delegate to the first national republican
convention at Chicago, and in helping
to place Abraham Lincoln in nomina,
ton for, the presidency he performed
his great service TO the country
During the war h deserved asa mem.
bar Of the stan of Governor Kirkwooi,
and In those trying times demonstrate
ed repeatedly his, unswervlng loyalty
to the nation and his willingness to
make any personal sacrifice for the
country he 90 dearly loved.
In leeSn he was, elected to congress-
and served continuously until 1874.
MI Atiaonss ability was soon reoog-
ntseAlhy ,thealeadersof his party and he,
benanesia member Of the ways and
means committee. gaining by faithful
and thoughtful service and experience
an ability which has made him the
best, authority In. the country on gov
eminent expenditures and revenues for
moro than forty years. During this
remarkable space of time, this one man
has BEEN selected by the Judgment OF
his colleagues In house and senate to
the responsible task Of planning the
revenues and supervising the expen-
dituresF OF this nation, and ne mas held
the confidence Of both houses constant
lys and completely. Treasures OF
broad intelligence and hours of pains.
taking labor this man has laid upon
the altar of devotion to his country
and 1t was Senator Allison who was
largely instrumental in planning and
carrying through all the great mea-
sures for the conduct of the civil war.
the re-establtshment of national credit
and the development of the boundless
resources Of the virgin empire Of these
great United States.a In 1873 Iowa sent
him to the senate chamber and he has
served continuously In that body since
that time, His term would have expired
March,s. ls0su
Like many others Of the greatest
Americans. 1t was Allison's fate to be
denied the honor of the presidency,
although he was a candidate for the
nomination In 1885 and again in 1896.
Thrice he refused the appointment to
the position Of secretary of the trea-
sury, Presidents Garfield, Harrison, and
Mckinley all having rendered him the
portfolio in their respective admins.
trations.
Allison lacked the personal magne.
tism which gives men for a feeting
space. the iiolatry Of their fellowmen
but he, will be remembered long after
many OF these. favoritss of the gods are
forever lost to view. Alone and living
solely for the public service which he
might perform, his lonely death was
typical of the later years of his life,
when the inevitable and c~easeieet
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