Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-13
FIRST GUN IS FIRED
BY Senator Cummins In Battle for
Government Reform.
SPEAKS AT DOLLAR DINNER
Opposes Cannon and Hull, Endorses
Prouty and 6yers, and Wants Pro-
oressive Congressman Elect.
ed to Help Senators.

LIS nioilleS, Jan. Oil n speech
that was much cheered at the IDOL.
lar dinner" OF progressive Republic.
ans last Saturday night, Senator AL.
bert B, Cummins, urged those present
to press the progressive cause, nam
ed men, and insisted on progressives
being sent to Washington from lows.
He also suggested the consistency
OF a progressive state administration.
He spared none OF the opponents
OF the cause, but said at the outset
of his speech that he had not YES.
tige of ill-feeling in his heart for any
of the standpatters whom he Is seek.
ing to unseat and replace with pro.
yressives,
He touched upon the issue between
progressives and standpatters. He re.
lated the battles in congress, he spoke
of state issues, and In the local Sew.
yenth congressional district asserted
that Capt. j. A. T. Hull has not in
the past rendered such service to the
people as will warrant them in send
ing him back.
tnuoTSes Judge fTouty.
He Endorsed Judge S. +. Prouty
progressive candidate, in the Seventh
against Captain Hull; he came out
strong for Attorney-General Byers In
his Nintn district fight against Con
gresham Walter /. Smith. He de
clared himself for the progressive
candidates in tie Eighth and other
districts whoever they may be.
81 stand for the progressive can
didates in every district in the state
OF Iowa." he asserted.
In state affairs, too, he was for the
progressive candidates, declaring:
"Gou can't blame me for wanting the
flag Of the progressives to wave over
the state house as well as at Wash
ington."
lie said that some OF his friends
believed that he should be impartial
and remain silent in this fight, but
that he would not do so, for IL seem
ed to him illogical that the people OF
the state should send him down to
Washington to fight'for the things for
which they and he stand, and ut the
same time send down standpat rep
resontatives to antagonize and neu
tralize his every effort and embarrass
instead of aid him.
All Along the Line.
For this reason, he asserted, he
was in the fight for a progressive VIC
tory all along the line simply so we
can carry to the best fruition the
struggle now in progress"
In the discussion OF the differences
between the progressiyes and the
standpatters, Senator Cummins saw
no reason for party disintegration. In
fact he asserted that in full, fair
and honest discussion Of these dis.
putes lay the chief hope for the re-
publican party for continued suprem-
acy in the nation.
Whatever the outcome of the dis.
putes and discussions might be, he de
clared that he was for the republican
party first, last and all the time, and
that after the primaries in June he
would do all In his power to elect
every republican nominee, whether
he be progressive or standpat.
But before the primaries | prom
| Use you that | will exert my every in
| fluence, will do everything in my pow
err to bring victory to the progressive
cause and every progressive candi-
date he added.
Challenges standpat Leaders.
He hurled again his challenge at
Aldrich, Cannon, Hale, Dalzell, Hull
and other standpatters in congress,
daring any standpatter to show what
they had done, where they had raised
their voices or lent helping hand to
any measure in the interest OF pro-
gress.
He asserted that in government
organized like this there is a power
in the people which will bring about
the enactment of laws desired and
that 1t is but a question of time UNI
I'll the people have accomplished with
standpat congress what they have
already done with the republican con
vention, make 1t progressive, and that
victory for the progressive cause IL
assured. 1--WE will convert the stand
pat congress into progressive con
gress, no matter how long it will re
quire," he asserted.
And in this connection he gave II
as his belief that President Taft Is In
sympathy with the stand Of the pro
gressiyes and that his coming mes
sages will show It.
Among the others who spoke. were
Lieutenant Governor George Clarke
of Abel; Ex-Governor Warren Garst
Judge S. f. Prouty, w. H. Berry, IL
w. Byers, Henry Wallace, and Ed
| Addison.
The attendance at the banquet was
far larger than had been anticipated
| 1t is estimated that over 500 were
present. The banquet room could not
possibly accommodate the crowd and
| an overflow of several hundred were
| cared for In the public cafe.