Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-18
EVIDENCE THAT PRESIDENT HAS
RAISED THE BOYCOTT ON
IOWA PRoGREsslvEs.
JUDGE KENYON A REAL
IOWA IDEA REPUBLICAN
Has Been Right on Politics Regardless
of His Official Capacity in connec-
ton With RaiIroads-Once Said AID
rich Tariff Law Was Greatest Gold
Brick Ever.
Special to Times-Republican.

great rejoicing in Iowa that President
Taft has this week raised the boy
colt on Iowa republicanism and has
made his first appointment worthy of
mention from this state. There is great
rejoicing, also. because in coming to
Iowa he selected one whose republi-
canism is in perfect harmony with the
great majority of the party and who
| is known everywhere as independent
| Judge w. S. Kenyon, of Fort Dodge,
named to be assistant attorney general
| whether on the bench or in active
practice, has been right in politics
and earnestly supporting the party in
its great reform work in this state
He is a typical aggressive Iowa repub-
! lican.
Il do not agree with Colonel Ben
nett that We have a fairly satisfactory
tariff law. In my opinion the greatest
! gold brick in the history of tariff leg
islation has been handed the Amerf-
can people,
Thus spoke Judge Kenyon July 10
! last, on welcoming home Senator DOL
| liver. There is much interest taken in
the man who has thus been singled
| ot'I e'S l-iC hiIiu VI lo"d IepuD4lCdLl
| President Taft delights to honor, in
Iowa. 1t will not be hard to classify
Judge Kenyon. He doesn't hide his
views.
Judge Kenyon didn't believe it nee
essary to declare the present tariff
law the best ever in order to retain
membership in the republican party.
When the consumer is left with Moth
ing but his postoffice address and the
right to go bankrupt he said, "it is
time to hang out the sign-man want
ed" And he said the man had been
found in the person of Dolliver.
1T is a matter of regret" he went
on to say, that there can be only
seven occasions of this character, that
there are but seven senators who re-
turn to thir homes having taken
stand for the people of this great
country. However, firmly believe that
little band of seven will one day be
augmented until it will control abso-
lutely the affairs of our nation. These
seven men return with the verdict of
the home folks in their favor and it is
this verdict that counts. I would rath-
er stand with those seven men and
have the appreciation of the home folks
than to stand in with all the moneyed
interests in the country. There is no
state in the union with such a splen-
did pair of senators as Iowa"
Then Judge Kenyon, speaking to his
own home folks, who had repeatedly
manifested their approval of him by
electing him to the bench, referred to
question which had been asked by
Speaker Cannon. "Does anyone think
there is a difference between Iowa and
Illinois republicanism?" and in answer
he thus defined the difference as he
understands it to be:
There is a difference between Iowa
and Illinois repubficanisn Iowa repub-
licanism means to stand for what the
voice of the people cries: and let me
tell you that Iowa republicanism is go
ing to spread to Illinois and before very
long Uncle Joe Cannon is going to be
relegated to the back yard, and I for
one will be mighty glad when that
happens"
1t is recalled that while Judge Ken
yon Is a resident of Iowa. he has also
had an office in Chicago and is familiar
with the Illinois brand as well as that
of Iowa. He went on this notable
speech at Fort Dodge to say that Can
mons greatest claim to fame is his
ability to swear, and he declared that
somewhere among the corn rows of IL
inois there is growing up man who
will prove a Moses to the benighted
residents of the Sucker state and will
deliver them from the bondage of the
capitalistic machine which now rules
the politics Of the state
That the attitude of Judge Kenyon,
selected by the president from among
all Iowa republicans as the one whose
republicanism is most deserving of
commentator, was not moved by mere
local pride in senator resident in his
home town was shown by his conciu-
ton:
There is no man in public life today
who has done so much for the people in
constructive legislation as has Senator
Doliiver; and at the same time would
say that there is no man who has ever
made as much of a record for himself
in so short a time as the junior SEN
a.tor, Albert B. Curnnins
"And now I am going to say what
know Senator Dolliver would not want
me to say, but feel that in 1916 when
the threngs of people visit Washing
ton and interest is centered there in the
Inauguration and I'll be there sitting
OH tho ouT h5tuT1e e 7 car get enough
money together to take me there-that
we will see riding to the White House
ex-President Taft and President Dol
liver"
Iowa is just now entering upon a
political campaign involving the polit-
icaI fortunes of CuInInins and Dolliver.
The standpats have organized with
view to wiping them off the political
map. The progressives are saving UP
the Kenyon speeches and when they
are faced with statement that Taft
doesn't want republicans from Iowa OF
the Cunnmns-D olliver brand, they will
read the Kenyon address and show
what kind of republican Taft really
picks from Iowa when he wants
good man.
Big Parade at Iowa City.