Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-28
ADDRESS OF CLAUDE r.. PORTER
Nomine for Governor Lambasts the
Republican Party.

Nou,ine for Governor Lambasts the
Republican Party.
OTTUMWA, Ia, July N.-Claude r. Por-
ter. democratic nominee for governor OF
.Royya. addressed the democratic state con-
Eentlon today, He said:
4 fNp man in Iowa. Of any party or any
candidate for, any office enters this cam
paign with gfeater hope for ultimate VIC
tory And / say this, despite any prior
feats of either myself or my party. con-
fidently believe that 1 have sound basis
for my faith. The size Of the vote against
us In times past should not daunt US. -~'
''our attention as democrats has not been
altogether directed Of late to the rank and
file Of the opposition and with what munifi-
cent results the two brilliant and able
United States senator's and majority Of
our congressman have voted in congress
against a further increase OF the burden
OF tariff taxes on the many and have In
the face of threatened political ostraoism,
defended with power the justice and right
eousness Of their votes and conduct.
with such distinguished advocates Of the
cause which we have for years pleaded in
vain in old Iowa, have we not valid reason
for believing that our people will yet be
brought to a realisation Of their past poll
tical mistakes and help us bring about the
reform we SO earnestly desire.
THAT we are met in a time of great poll
teal unrest and uncertainty is fact patent
10 ALI That a portion OF the source of this
uncertainty can be traced TO the White
House at Washington Is also well known.
No president ever apparently launched his
administration on a fairer sea than WI
liam IL. Taft and no president has met with
40 many breakers IN 3" short season.
Nominated by his predecessor, who en-
loved In q large degree the confidence
and esteem Of American people and elected
on the express understanding that his
administration was to be continuance
Of that Of his sponsor, he has within
eighteen months undOns all that was ac-
oomplished by his predecessor in seven
years.
so obedient Is he to the interests in
Wall street that In his anger II any con-
gressmen should oppose his desired legis-
lation he has gone to the extreme OF petty
politics and refused the men Of their
seIeetion appointments to minor postof-
tics. and commenced his semi-official
jaunt across the country ~ acclaimlnG
Senator Aldrlch as the leader of the United
States senate.
| THE republican party went into power
with a definite promise In its platform
| that II would revise the .Srlff with one
standard in view, and that was the diff
ference in the cost of production at homs
and abroad.
How did the republicans treat thai
promiseg How was it fulfuned2 Let the
senior senator of Iowa answers 1T wa.
laughed at as ridiculous
| where was the candidate who wal
elected on this pledge? What was he do
ing? During the long weeks. whei
| organized greed thronged the capital anc
the democrats and a, small minority o
republicans contended for an honest re
vision OF the tariff schedules not singh
encouraging word for the lattar escape,
the lips of the president.
And then was written on the statut
books OF our land a law-cbaraeterized b!
Senator Beverage so destitute of Jus
tiee, so burdensome and so dangerous tina
nothing can prevail upon me to give
/, my support
Truly. while Rome burned Ner
/ fiddled."
Mr Porter attacked the president in re
gard to the bill regulating railways, an
the income tax. Continuing he said
III the last eighteen months has don
anything, II Is TO remove any further un
certainty but that the republican party a
: now controlled and managed is the faithfl
ally OF the vested wealth Of the east.
Let the democratic party stand not 70
discussion OF the tariff nor for its enact
ment In the interests OF the trusts and IN