Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-05-26

The other was the bill to take tn Is
banking department out of the office
of the state auditor and put 1t into
the Office of the state treasurer.
That bill also failed, and failed ig-
unanimously, receiving only small
vote
In his inaugural address he argued
at great length for law to put the
circle back on the ballot. This was in
Sact the only measure which he Wig
orously advocated in his inaugural.
In spite of his great effort. and the
influence of his official position this
bill received little attention from the
legislature and was defeated.
Claims Credit Belonging to Others.
Therefore it may be seen that he
is claiming credit for bills which
did not need his support and is keep
ing still about the strenuous efforts
he made which resulted in sorry de-
feats. 1t is only necessary to talk TIC
members of the last General Assembly
In either House or Senate, to prove
! the correctness of this statement.
notice that the governor does not
brag any about the law which he
signed to permit steam threshing ma
c! Tres to break down culverts and
bridges. We have had governors who
vetoed bills which We're not good.
The governor endeavors to impress
the people with the idea that he ac-
complished great results by re-organ-
ling the banking department of the
auditors Office. If he will wait until
the primary election returns come in
from the vicinity of Seymour and of
Corwith where two extremely disas-
trous bank failures occurred and the
depositors We're robbed because of in
competent bank supervision under his
administration, he will learn some-
thing about the opinion which these
people hold in regard to his success.
The governor makes great claims
for the development of the insurance
department under his administration.
Members of the legislature during the
three sessions held while he was audi
tor and men connected with the in
surance business of the state, are fully
aware that nearly all of the credit for
this improvement and development
should be bestowed upon the Hon. Oh
O. Roe who had charge of that de
partnent. While Roe acted in sub
ordinate capacity, it was really hia
brain, energy and knowledge of La
and insurance matters which developed
and carried through the improvements
in the insurance department for which
aCrroll now claims credit.
Ole Roe Deserves Credit.
The governor compliments himself
upon MS record as state auQlLOr ana
wants the public to draw the conclu-
sion that because he was given three
terms state auditor, he should there
fore be given two terms as governor
He utterly fails to recognize the fact
that the Office of state auditor is
clerical and ministerial Office, while the
governor holds an executive office. The
difference IN the duties of the two is
great. 1t requires a different line of
o1, 4 - T..
| different line of activity, and the
governors Office also requires greater
courage and broader comprehension
of the needs of the state
Not Like KirlSwood.
The governor makes it very clear
that he does not consider it his duty to
express any opinion, or to take any
sides in the contest at Washington. He
wants it distinctly understood that he
should be looking after state institu-
tions, good roads conventions and other
affairs between the Mississippi and the
Missouri rivers. I suppose that by
state institutions he refers particularly
to the Improvements he has made at
Mitchellville.
The governors Manila speech shows
that the editor of the Davenport Times
was right when he said that most any
deputy county recorder in Iowa could
the mark set by Governor Carroll.
In 1851 Hon. Samuel ]. Kirkwood
was governor of iowa. Kirkwood did
not think that 1t was his business to
fine himself strictly to Iowa affairs
when the flag was fired on at Fort
Sumter. That nonored and grand old
war governor had the courage and the
| foresight to take action
| At the present time we have a con-
70 4, iv,erf ton ~ o1, t,,%o
| Iowa people. because 1t is an evidence
| of industrial and commercial war, i'm
| portant to every citizen of the state
| Governor Carroll says that this is none
| of his business. The DEVELOPMENTS at
| the primary will show that Iowa peo-
| pie are interested in the Washington
contest and that they think it is the
| governors business to interest himself
Postal Savings Bill.
| One of the important bills which has
| been before the United States senate
| this session is the postal savings bill
| Aldrich, Cannon and other men of their
| stripe have favored bill which would
result in gathering up the money from
| the postoffces in the small towns and
| western cities and sending it east to in
vest in government bonds. This would
drain the country of large part of
| the cash necessary for doing local bus
mess. Senator Dolliver and Senator
| Cummins were opposed to this feature
of the postal savings bill They fought
| on the floor of the senate in favor of
an amendment to the bill which would
require the money to be deposited in
| local banks in the communities, where
| 1T is gathered by the postof1ices so it
could be used in home business.
| 1T is plainly to the interests of Iowa
| people to have this amendment adopted
Has Governor aCrroll aided in any way
this contests for the interests of Iowa
| people? No. he says it is none of his
| business. Iowa people will say at the
primary whether they favor the Cum
\ minis and Dolliver fight for the amend
| ment or the Carroll silence which is
| equivalent to favoring the eastern mon
| ey interests
The republican national platform of
| 1908 declared that the tariff should he
| adjusted so as to make up the differ
| ence between the cost of production a +
| home and abroad. Senators Dolliyer and
| Cummins have fought in the senate for
such an amsndment to the tariff law.
| Aldrich and Elkins and other represen-
| tatives of trusts and monopolies have
opposed this measure which would
| enable congress to intelligentlv
determine the proper amount of tarifr
| required Governor Carroll has remain