The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-05-19

, of Tie party IS absolutely false need bu
! name the following progressives whom
Hon. <. Il Funk and Charles n. Brentor
as members Of the State Board Of Educa
Etion
usI Ss " " IL Bs Bard s fssSs ''
GUY Il. Logan as Adtutant General,
t. W. Van bnyn MS Labor Commissioner
Dr. Richardson as member OF the State
Along with these and from TIE othes
wing OF the party | have appointed:
Hon j. H. Trewtn. Roger Levitt and Y
9, Holbrook as members men pf r. the State Board
Col {, W. Boutin, Custodian Of state
M ii. Byers, Chief oil Inspector, and
Col f. f.. Lucas. has been selected as
Assistant Adjutapt General.
Lawrence vanvleck. Deputy Labor Com
Dr. i. w. McManus. appointed as mem.
Der Of the State Board OF Health
This OF course does not include the en-
tire list of appointments.
1t has also been charged that ! have
\ cleaned the state house, of those who were
| ,ound In office. or the thirty-one men on
,tfice twenty-six are still in the employ Of
the state. No man who either wants to
be fair or truthful can say that ! have not
dealt fairly with all factions OF the party
\ in the matter OF appointments.
| In appointments, as well as in the dis
barge Of every official duty | have thrown
| The doors wide open to my opponents ana
! have invited them to assist In feunitlng
| the party and they cannot lay Mt my feet
| the responsibility for their failure TO do SO.
| II is but fair. however, for me TO say that
his contest cannot DC CHARGE 10 si those
| as almost without exception they are sup
| ooriing me for denomination
| Aggressive in Official Duty.
! Ii has been charged that | am not az,
gressive | will admit that have not
/ been aggressive in trying to encourage
| ractionalfsm or dissension in the party, but
In have at any time or upon any occasion
| ialtered in the performance of official duty
The principles of the party and of its nom
aces | am ready to answer TO the charge.
| I have always kept in mind that man
owes duty to party as well as to self and
| have no desire to lead to victory ID June
and to defeat In November. | have en-.
ieayored upon all occasions TO preserve
he integrity of the party, and to subordi-
nv denomination admit that under every
rule of the party and upon the record
which | have made there is no just ground
for a contest. Upon this point beg to
quote from a few of their leading papers,
is follows
The Forest City Summit, Ex-Treasurer
Gilbertson's paper says ~
.rnor."
The Register and Leader says:
There is little disposition to discredit
Governor Carroll: he has grown In office.
The Fort Dodge Messenger. Senator Dol
fyer's home paper says:
1t is true here as elsewhere reasonable
,enublicans admit that Governor Carroll Is
,fhcient as an executive and honest ana
air in his treatment of all factions. This
)eing true, they think it would be an I'M
allied for action to refuse him reelection
Senator Funk, in the Spirit Lake Beacon
>The honesty of Carroll is unquestioned
mis- motives cannot be successfully I'M
>uuged; his devotion to duty Is generally
Understood his answering attention to
he duties of his office is consplcuously IN
violence: against such record would 1t
Ne practicable to successfully appeal to. the
PEOPLE to. change governors against all pre-
'edcntsT
If these men were sincere in making
he above declarations then why this con-
est on the goyernorshiD! what has oc-
'urred in my administration to justify our
t,nited States Senators in leaving their
POSTS of duty in Washington when all these
very important administration measures
ior denomination? Have they not been
given the positions which they so long con-
;eLdeG for and should they not be content
o let the people determine who shall be
The whole issue resolves itself TO this
IAN man be governor OF our state In nls
pwn right. or must he be governed and
controlled by our delegation in congress?
iger to the people for my oficial acts but
am not willing that the highest office in
our state shall be regarded as "a mere
lawn on a chess board as has been said
" the editor of the Register and Leader.
Primary Elections.
few years ago we adopted a pr-
nary elec.ion law in order 10 give Inc
people a chance to make nominations III.
:ect and without the intervention of a
convention. 1uOse VINO now oppose me
uI IA
statute. Inder IT'S provisions Mr. GarsI
ind 1 submlttd our Claims 10 the peopie
.wo years ago anu by plurality OF more
nan 2o,UOU 1 was given tue NOMINATION..
de at tnat time was lieutenant governor
tud / was auuiLor Uf state. AT tne No
climber election 1 was eieCted to the ONCE
y governor oy pluraiIty vi more IMAM
$4,000, and received more votes Inan was
tNvf given any Utner candIuaLe Tor gov
amor Of Iowa. he was sun Lieutenant
governor. three weeks later UoVerno,
-ummins resigned ana SIR. Gdrst succeeded
. me office it Will thus be seen that he
vas never nominated to the once VI gov
!rnOi nor ever elected TO Ihe ONCE
governor, and yet his friends are diligently
The report that 1 was candI-
Iate against him Tor a second term, and
.hey are now circulating HteratuSe heaueu
'Garsl second LeIsI. Iney know anu
'eCOgnlZe that under every RUE OF the parry
me contest Tor nomination TO the ONCE UI
governor has carried WIN 1t second uonI.
nation without opposition and be.levelng
hat the people, out OF spirit Of Fairness,
EIli take cOgnILanCe OF that tact they nave
escorted to tnIs Unfair means OF canspaIgn-
ng for no Otner purpose tnan to deCelye
he voters,
Not a Reactionary.
1t was charged two years ago that my
Election meant that reaction would follow.
am ready to submit TO you whether that
prediction has come true. Every statute
Ound upon the books Of the state has been
aithfully executed and where defects have
Jeeu discovered amendments have been
uade correcting the same. Especially is
mis- true with regard 10 the primary elec-
ion law. The question Of rotation of
names on the ballot was made the subject
II special reference in my inaugural ad
or this change in the law my opponents
AVE resorted to their forgetrulness as 20
ne recommendations made py me.
Some newspapers of the state have re-
entity discovered that there Is no law to
regulate telephone rates and eonselida-
street car rates aud service is Inadequate.
All Of these matters were discussed by
ne in my inaugural address, as were many
Ither matters Of needed legislation, which
called 10 the attention OF the legislature
ind yet according to the insurgent press
s true that have not been an agitatof
neither have | gone up and Gown the stat.
celebrating my views on public questions
have believed that We could well anord
o let the state take q rest for short
lime while I should look after and en-
,nr commonwealth. such as agriculture.
iairying, highways, conservation, clean
ind efficient Official service and the appli-
alton Of economy and business methods
D state affairs. Some people seem not 70
g ACRE 70 rseognize i.ys - 1. - liz ,rar