The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-20


effort to deny a denomination to one
regularly nominated and elected tc
the Office OF governor.
What does this opposition mean.
Is it to be understood that hereafter
every candidate for governor shall b,
compelled to fight for nomination and
again for denomination? If 90, wher
is the executive of the state to bt
given any chance to perform officia
duties7 If this is,to be the rule ii
would be far better that the law make
the governor ineligible to succeed
himself, SO that when once elected be
will be assured Of one peaceful term
in which to attend to the state e bust.
ness
tWhen came into office decided
not to accept any speaking engage
ments that would interfere with
official duties have adhered to this
rule and believe the people Of the
state generally will approve it. Ny
colleagues upon the executive council
and have endeavored to conduct the
affairs Of the state in q businesslike
manner. In determining the rate Of
levy for state purposes we felt war
ranted in mixing q reduction of ONE
tenth of a mill in the levy for state
taxes. notwithstanding this reduc-
tion we have been able to meet ali
demands upon the treasury. ] have
endeavored to give the state q clean
and economical administration. Ia
order to do 80. some changes were inn
pertive. In bringing these changes
about have been confronted at every
turn by the cry Of factional politics.
Notwithstanding these things have
proceeded, without unnecessary dis
play, to do that which my judgment
led me to believe to be right and nec-
essary and l am willing that these
acts shall be judged upon their merits.
If my administration ia at fault
/ am ready to meet whatev or Of critic
ism may be lodged against it. but If
this opposition is prompted by spirit
Of retaliation, and assume that it
must be. as some of the leading pap
ers are bold enough to assert that but
for the recent conference held in Des
Moines, which as previously stated /
was not consulted about. NO opposing
candidate would have been brought
put, then | am constrained to inquire
as to the..justice of such opposition
and 30 the principle upon which it 10
based.
The claim that it is necessary to
involve the governors Office in order
that the people Of the state may ex-
press themselves through the state
is mere subterfuge. The
real question that the people must
PASS upon is whether man can be
governor Of our state in his own right
or whether the Office shall be made
a mere football. to be used in any
game of politics that may be fixed
up. do not believe that the voters
Of the party will approve Of such y
policy.
Under our form Of government
the governor comes into Office during
the session Of the legislature. No
governor has ever been able to accom-
plish all that hessdesired to accomplish
during single session Of the general
assembly. My predecessor was given
seven years and flour regular sessions
and one extra session of the legisla-
ture in which to work out certain
measures which he desired to have
enacted into law. ls i: unreasonable
or unfair that / should ask second
term with a second session Of the
legislature during which to work out
some of the measures which are gen.
or. lily conceded to be necessary 2
In my capacity as governor have
endeavored to be fair to all factions
and to all parties. have, indeed,
been generous to those who now
oppose me. / have endeavored to
maintin the Integrity Of our party
and to be republican without any
prefixes or qualifying phrases. !
am seeking denomination upon these
broad grounds and upon the princi-
pies of our party.
~ am asking for nothing but what
has always been conceded to others.
/ only want q square deal in the
politics Of our stats and l have such
confidence in the sense Of absolute
fairness that has always prevailed il
the party as to believe that when the
primary is held IN June the people
without regard to factions will see t.
it that the principles Of party practic.
heretofore adhered to are still main
tanned:
l want every voter of the party t,
feel that he should have voice ii
this matter and I respectfully submit
the case to the people for determine
tion.