Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-06-10
ALLISON'S MAJORITY lO.6SO.
lowa's First Primary Polls Within $4,000
Votes OF Total Vote in State for Con.
gressman in 1906.

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The fact that over 1913, 900 votes were
cast in the republican primaries in
Iowa last week Tuesday puts a dis
claimer upon the statements made that
only small vote was out. While the
primary is in every sense only a eau
Gus Of party voters, yet within 90. 900
votes of the total vote on congressman
in the several districts of the state
two years ago was cast at this pri-
mary.
The great victory of Senator Allison
is source of much satisfaction to
those who have been supporting his
candidacy throughout the campaign.
It is so decisive that no doubt remains
that the sentiment Of Iowa republi.
cans is overwhelmingly opposed to the
domination of Cumminism in the
politics of Iowa. With all the
machinery of state at his command,
with hordes Of Office holders and Office
seekers combined into the most thor
oughly organized political ring the
state of Iowa has ever seen, with
abundance of funds to carry on the
campaign. and with every possible
means employed to attract the suf-
frages Of the people in supreme
effort to keep Cummins in Office and
advance the political opportunities of
his adherents. they have ignomin-
iously failed. The republicans of
Iowa have placed the stamp of disap.
proval upon him and his methods.
Though for time dormant, yet in
the end right and justice will prevail.
Raising the false issue of corpora.
tion domination, re.echoed through
out the state in the main by men
whose sole ambition is to hold office.
they had the effronterv to attempt to
rob Iowa and the nation of the SER
vices of man who has been without
a peer in the congress of the Unieed
States. Who from the time of Presi-
dent Johnson's attempted impeach-
ment, throughout the civil war, the
reconstruction period. the develop
ment of the currency policy of the
government and its tariff laws,
the Spanish American war
sid Up to the present has been leader
among the nation s statesmen. Who
today is strong, healthy and vigorous,
aged but uncommonly well preserved.
possessed of mas er intellect and the
ability to perform great service to his
country. Who is the friend and coun-
selor of President Roosevelt, and
whose advice has been sought by the
great leaders of the nation since the
civil war.
There has been no limit to the means
they have employed to accomplish
their purpose. Those who have dared
to refuse to obey their dictates have
been branded as political miscreants.
They have sought to ruin their per-
sonal character, their business, and
their standing in the community.
They could not be honest unless they
agreed with the ring.
The republicans of Iowa have done
we'll. They have said to these "go
way back and sit down. We be-
lieved You for a time, but have
your purport. and you can't
fool us any longer. We have taken
the thing into our own hands. and in
the future the people will rule. We
will not submit TO the defamation of
the best men of the state and nation,
to the doctrine that all things should
be summed which do noe serve the
purpose of the ring. We have been
learning things during the past
three years.
The following table of the vote by
districts shows the accuracy of the
estimates of the Allison campaign
previous to the primaries.