The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-05-25

The progressive machine is hav-
ing a difficult task to induce the In
surgent congressman at Washington
to come out in public opposition to
the nomination of Walter I. Smith,
their colleague, for congress. They are
being urged to take this step, but are
|squirming, and asking that "the cup
may pass by them" Hubbard has
yielded and says he is in favor of
Byers and against Smith. Woods is
making excuses and thinks it might
mot be in good taste for him to do
|so. We imagine, however, that he will
finally obey the mandates of the ma
chine. We predict that it will take
more than the Endorsement of few
insurgent congressman, and even the
senators, to control the farmers to
vote against Judge Smith. 1t was but
two or three years ago that the pro-
gressive papers in Iowa, under the
of Governor Cummins, was
lambasting the federal crowdat Wash
Iington for taking the slightest interest
| in POLITICAL matters in Iowa. Now, how
ever, conditions have changed, and
the politics of the state is conducted
from the Washington bureau.
The attempt to discredit President
Taft before the people of the country
because in the preparation of his
statement generating Ballinger, a
member of his cabinet, from blame on
the charges preferred against him by
one CLAWS, because, after having thor
oughly investigated the charges and
had decided not to ask for Mr.. Bal
fingers resignation, he requested one
Lawson, the attorney general Of the
Interior Department and who was IA
miliar with all the facts in the case,
to outline form of statement for the
President to use in the preparation of
his own statement, will not produce
the impression on the country intend
led by the enemies of the president.
Mr.. Taft did just what other superior
officers have done when called on to
act upon an important matter-that is,
to avail themselves of the information
|of other sworn officers of the govern.
|ment. Mr.. Lawson did prepare state
|ment, which the president had before
him when he made his own statement
Generating Mr.. Ballinger, but he did
not use the Lawson statement, except
lin few particulars, because it did
not suit him, and he dictated his own
findings, using only limited portions
lof the one prepared by Mr.. Lawson.
Every lawyer in the country knows
that it is the custom when the court
has tried a case and reached deci-
sion, that the attorney on one side or
the other prepares the judgment entry
for the court to sign, and no criticism
is lodged against the court because OF
the practice.
The senatorial contest in this dis.
|trict does not show any signs OF
reaching the white heat stage, for the
reason, as lawyers some times say
when describing certain kind of con
tract, that it is unilateral in its ma.
ture. It certainly is a one-sided con.
test, so far as relates to this county
There is q rumor that a gentle.
man by the name of Kellogg, who
lives at Missouri Valley, is in the race
for nomination, but if so he is not
apparently going at rapid pace. He
may have found that he is in fail
way to be distanced, and has con
cluded to abandon the race Every
body here seems to be in favor o.
Mr.. Kuehnle, Crawford county's can
ldidate, and the impression prevails
THAT he will be nominated, hands
down. His friends, however, do no
intend to be caught mapping, and ar,
prepared with arguments, at an.
time, to prove that he is the logica
candidate. They are able to show tina
he is an Iowa product, having beef
born, reared and educated in Iowa
that he has won his spurs as a prac
teal business man; that he has beel
a close student of civics and is famil
lar with the conditions and needs o
the state; that in the discharge of tn
duties in the public positions whicl
!, he has held up to date, he has mad
an unimpeachable record. They poin
with pride to his growing reputation
as a public speaker, which, they say
is an important asset for a successful
, legislator. It must be admitted tina
> this is an age when oratory count
, for great deal in the halls of legi.
+ lation. An orator can better repr,
. lsent constituency than one who