The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-10
C.. A. KENNEDY
A FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVANT
Burlington Saturday Evening Post

Burlington Saturday Evening Post:
Congressman Charles a. Kennedy
learned the value of labor on the
farm, and he has carried this trait
with him to Washington. He is a
working member, and he is success
full II his work. Probably not another
man in either branch of congress has
accomplished so much for his con-
stituents in four years, or has been
so modest in letting it he known
about. In Mr.. Kennedy the First
congressional district has real rep
resentative, a man who has gone
down to Washington to serve them
faithfully and efficiently This view
of Mr.. kennedy's services since the
first election four years ago is fully
borne out by the facts, and some por-
tions are known to every voter n the
district-because his good wholesome
work has at some time touched and
benefited every one OF them That
the people of the district should be
disposed to retain him in the posi-
ton which he has filed so accept
ably, appears but natural
Four years ego when Mr. Kennedy
made his initial appearance as an
aspirant for congre. s. he was little
known of, and the district was in a
chaotic state politically His nomi-
nation and election could not be
foreseen, and was not considered
probable. The pledges made for him
by those who knew him were re-
ceived by the people as utterances of
political expediency. Somewhat to
their surprise they noted iaccr on
that the Kennedy promises and
pledges were being observed scrupu-
lousy by the one man who was in
position to observe them, and that
the district was being served at Wash
ington with fidelity never known
before and In manner most salts
factory and beneficial Through Con-
gresham kennedy's work and in
fluence at Washington thousands of
acres of swamp lands in this county
are being reclaimed, adding immense
~ to the rural wealth of the county
and making possible a considerable
growth in population. As one direct
result of this reclamation project
Burlington is to obtain an additional
railroad coming in here from the
northeast and bringing with it valu-
able shipping facilities and opening
vide and rich territory to both our
wholesalers and retailers.
Mr.. Kennedy is constantly render
ing services of equal import to each
OF the other six counties in the dis
trict. In serving the various commun-
tiles he has worked with diligence
and with a clear head and brain.
Mr. Kennedy is at Washington for the
purpose of working; and while he
does not ignore social duties o. the
social side of public life down there.
in his routine it is a case of early
to bed and early to rise, with a great
Dig working day in between, the
same as it was on the farm. This
orderly plan enables him to perform
prodiglous amount of effective and
valuable work for his constituents.
The promptness of his responses
when written to on any subject by
citizens of his district has resulted in
a general public appreciation and has
made him thousands of friends. who
feel just pride in the honorable and
useful character of his public service.
That Mr. Kennedy was good deal
OF an accident in politics when
first he sought to enter public life, no
one questions. Burlington for example
had heard little of him and 1t distrust.
ed his ability. He did not receive the
normal Republican vote in this city
and county in his first campaign. In
In the four years that since have
| elapsed Mr.. Kennedy has convinced
! all OF the doubters. Both at the
primaries and at the polls he viii re
| ceiye the full party strength in Dies
Moines county, and the Republicans
mere who originally were distrustfu
OF him and who opposed his election
then now are his strongest and mos
/ enthusiastic supporters. For 1t ha.
been pressed home upon them that he
| is a clean and able man Astounding IN
fruitful labor and very DESTROYS of be
ing useful member of congress In
every sense OF the word--useful by ali
] tention to details. by serving eyer,