The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-05

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! SENATOR cuMMiNs, SPEECH.
4 Burlington Hawk-Eye: Full Of
platitude and deadly eloquence but
containg nothing on which to base
a claim of craftsmanship Senator
CumElins' speech as temporary. chair
man of the Iowa Republican conven-
ton amply represents the faction
which has been persistently battering
Hat the foundations of the Republican
party. Aided and Allotted by indepen-
dent Republicans and by Democrats,
: whose main hope is the disintegration
OF their historic opponents, the jun
ior Iowa senator has boldly taken a
stand against the party which he &C
knowledges has brought light and life
and prosperity to this country. For
ten years Mr. Cummins has been fight
ing the Republican party in Iowa,
4 and of late months he has been able
as member of the upper house of
congress, to join effectively with the
foes of the national organization in
their onslaught upon its leaders and
achievements. With the aid of
thoroughly organized publicity service
through the sensational magazines
and the Independent newspapers
great influence has been exerted upon
public thought, and it has been easy
for the opponents of the Republican
party to gain Roadway.
This has encouraged Senator Cum
Minis to go to extraordinary lengths
in criticism of regular party leaders,
| of the national administration and of
the enactments of the Republican con-
gress. His address yesterday was in
most part an indictment of the party
for which he pretends to stand. 1t
is not a speech to give aid and COM
fort to the leaders VITO are expected
to fight the battles of Republican
national, congressional and state can
didates In the coming campaign, but
rather one which will serve as a vehi-
Gle for Democratic assault upon every
angle of the Republican organization.
Dubuque Times-Journal: 1t appears
from Senator Cummins' speech as
temporary chairman of the Republi-
can state convention that in order to
establish the reign of justice in this
country, to secure the just distribu
ton of wealth and make everybody
content and happy, it will be unneces-
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witch the Republican party in nation
or state has entered and with which
the Democrats, socialists or others
have taken issue. The sole thing nee
essary Is the honest administration of
these policies. To secure this honet
administration it will be necessary to
substitute the leadership of Senator
Cummfns and those Republicans who
have co-operated with him in congress
for that of men who have not seen
fit to vote with the Democrats in OPP
. position to Republican measures.
Thus it will be seen that the saliva
ton of the country is quite simple
matter after ALL
Waterloo Reporter: The speech
of Senator Commins as tenn
.. porary chairman of the state Republi-
can convention was delivered today
to the delegates and visitors to the
, biennial gathering of the G. o. P.
hosts in Iowa. This utterance as
been awaited with considerable in
terest. but that anticipation manifest
ed was hardly warranted by realiza-
ton will be the judgement of the
: average Republican VINO has patience
> enough and time to spare to read the
, remarks of our rampant political
warrior. 1t is, in the main, the speech
. our junior senator lnas been spring
! ing on Chautauqua audiences at so
/ much per but revised enough to meet
/ the exigencies of the occasion
9 As a keynote for an Iowa Republi-
q can campaign the speech will strike
:. many workers in the ranks as bum
I blast of bombastic politician No
a doubt it was delivered VITA entranc-
s ing eloqueace and splendid spiel
, for sincerity, but after all it is a sim
e OF the insurgents and one more indict
n ment Of the wisdom and honesty OF
) TIE great majority of the Republican
l. representation in both houses of con
It gress. The tariff Legislation was the
IS burden of the senator's shrek against
a the honesty of motive and sincerity
of purpose with which the party me-
b its responsibilities in revising the
o nations revenue laws. According t.
e this authority the platform pledge.
e were repudiated and the majority de
is liberately betrayed the people VIII,
r sent them to congress. The railroa,
n regulation bill and the postal banI
g. legislation also engrossed some o
IN the time taken for senatorial sancti
W mony. The measures were mildly ar
Id proved in motive, but the warning /
er sounded that something terrible wa
al planned for the people and only th
an eternal vigilance of the insurgent