Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-25
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| The Webster City Freeman Tribune,
has fallen victim to astigimatic error
due to local environment. It's pro-
posal of Judge Kenyon 10 succeed Dol
liver as United States senator will not
congressional district Judge Kenyon
! is an able lawyer. gran ted. but not the
only one. He may have been a pro-
gressive in the past. but those who
have done rough and tumble in the
past ten years of factional combat have
yet TO make the acquaintance of the
gentleman as an active political factor
in state gathering.
His first prominence came when he
was selected by the Illinois Central
railway company as its attorney for
the state His next public advertise
ment was an appointment from Presi-
dent Taft as an assistant attorney
general and it is now pretty well under
stood among Iowa politicians that the
arst suggestion Of his name for the
senate came from Washington and
presume bly, from the White House.
There is no public necessity for the
Deliver succession to remain in Ft.
has been handsomely honored. There
is good public policy in locating the
next United States senator outside OF
Des Moines. for the capital city now
lions. The next United States senator
from Iowa should be a colleague for
Senator Cumnlins in policy and service.
as we'll as in fact He should be such
a man as could assist in carrying on
what Senator Doliver called the For
ward Movement in the Republican
Party He should be a man who has
served this movement IN Iowa politics
so ably and 50 loyalty as to az once
command the confidence OF the party
in his conservation 70 the cause and 70
establish a recognizable claim upon the
adherents of the movement for service
rendered
There are ,wo such men who stand
out pre- eminent in Iowa. They are
State Senator James A Smith. Of
Usage, and Attorney General Byers.
Not that many other progressives. such
as Governor Garst and Senator Funk
are worthy and able 70 qualify. but
that these two men head the list Byers
has been captain IN the Forward
Movement" for twelve years. He has
the ability and is in line for promo
ton 10 a coloners stripes. His merits
and his claims are known turnout the
state. And so is il with Senator j. A
Smith, for twenty years the ablest. or
at least one of the abIest members Of
the Iowa senate. Repeatedly recog-
nized by election as president OF the
senate Long leader in the Forward
Movement in Iowa. an able and trusted
coun selIor OF Cunmins. A rich man
whose conception of public policy has
always kept the public good so far
above private greed that few know him
as the personal director of forty or
more lumber yards. He has been the
author and always the advocate Of
much progressive legislation, and
would bring to the insurgent group OF
senator's a commercial mind and eN-
nerience which would meet the ablest
Wall street fnancier or trust senator
as his peer. He would complement the
exhor .er's talent of The insurgent group
with trained legislator and man OK
large business Of inestimable value IN
the national councils. Let's not make
the mistake Of following the favorite
sons when it is now time to take a
statewide vie wof the situation. Either
Of these TWO men would meet all Of the
geographical arguments and qualify in
ability and rights Of seniority as well.