Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-05-19

guished colleague has feelingly re-
it TO 1t, ana need not enlarge upon
convention. just when, just where, just
now, nobody knows. certain republicans
met and organized campaign with the
a ae"tie purpose OF securing a state CON
Nehtion that would endorse "a republican
administration. Q4aughter) l know
the men who met and so resolved. and so
90 YOU There is not II man in the state
of Iowa so uniformed with respect to
the occurrences of the lss.f ten years but
who understands the motive of the men
who so assembled and so resolved When
you recall the fights of the. last ten years
and then REMAINDER that these disting-
ulshea citizens, Frank jackson, Sid Eos
ter, Jim Berryhill, Dave Brant and Ber-
nard Murphy met with like purpose to
i ilcan administration" you know what
lhey mean is. to secure a state conven-
1 tion that viii condemn me and what I
nave done. And l suppose that incident
ally they intend to disparage my disting-
ulShed colleague as Well
MpSt Remove the Mask.
Mark you. | do not object to the cam
Paisn organized for that purpose. Mine
has not been a peaceful or Il restfu po-
htical career. Laughter.) have no
a an5Tetn to t5a the fight as all Of you know
And J believe in and ] admire the fair
aud the open fighter, hut | have little
regard for the midnight prowler with his
dark dark lantern and jimmy. (Applause.l L
nave word more to say with regard to
the subject; L am here in the politest and
most amiable. way to invite these gentle
men and their associates to remove the
mask and come out into the open, and if
for any reason that may seem to be UNI
wise from their standpoint notify them
now that | intend to tear the mask from
1ApplauseO | simply want them to tell
the people of Iowa what they desire. The
republicans of this state not only have
a right to s know, but il is their duty to
course of Senator Doliver and of our
other members of the House of Repre-
sentatives and my own course. is salts
factory to them. If it is not if they be-
lleVe that we have not been faithful and
true to their welfare and their interests,
II they believe that we have not done the
our commonwealth as we'll as the inter-
ests of humanity throughout the country,
.ney ought to say so, and no one more
what has been SO much better said by
my colleague, there is but one command
which L respect or Which 1 will recog-
nize or obey 1t is a great pleasure for
me to find myself in concordance with
the President of the United States but
when l am not, 1 intend to follow my
plause.) l am glad to find myself in
harmony with a majority of my assoc
GATES in the Senate, but when do not
IT viii be my my own ,; judgment my own
there is no man big enough or strong
enough to cast it for me. (Applause.)
You know | have never been a fight
worn false face. | may have be n
wrong at times, but 1 have yet to de-
ceive or attempt to deceive the great
sented in different, political places for
now nearly decade. Therefore, deliver
your judgment and l will accept it, but
l advise these conspirators who are at
tbnr n CT
venti9n under false pretenses to husband
all their resources because they will
need all their strength and then some.
Why National Contest.
Under ordinary conditions at ordinary
times L can readily see that it would be
inappropriate for the senators who re-
OF our national legislature to appear ac-
lively in the primary campaign. | rec
ognlZe the thought or the inquiry Which
prompts the suggestion and / repeat that
II looked at public affairs from the
standpoint occupied by some republicans
in Iowa and by some newspapers in Iowa,
would admit that it was an unpardon-
able offense for Senator Dolliver and my
self to be here attempting to influence the
choice Which the republicans of this state
are about to make between candidates
for for s: state offices and select as candidates
for the national House of Representatives.
But, my fellow citizens, this is not an
ordinary time. (Applause.) And we are
not living under ordinary circumstances.
ship for these candidates. My long time
tried and true friend, Governor Garst,
tappause), and all his associates. his
progressive associates upon the state
ticket have earned long ago from me un-
dying everlasting gratitude, but if there
was nothing save the personal friendship
that | feel for him and those who, are
with him L would not be here and he
would not permit me TO interfere in a
campaign of this character. For ten years,
ah, just little more than ten years,
lid, I1rn,, fn,, ,,1y,,. nd X.l,l
Byers (applause) and John Darrah Cap
piause) and Smith Brookhart (applause)
have been fighting my. battles upon every
oWa 1 but eny matasr OF
gratitude they would not permit me to
stand here and advocate their nominal
tion What is it, then, that distinguishes
this time and this occasion from ordinary
times and ordinary occasions and the an
swer to that question brings me to the
city of Des Moines II is the only thing
1 cannot then my mission will be unful-
filled and my journey will have been in
vain. The American people successfully
established their independence, they sue
cessfully invaded a foreign field and de-
Tended themselves against foreign in
vasion. They triumphantly passed through
the perils of the civil war, they. have seen
the treasures of nature poured out until
we have become the mightiest nation up
on the face of the earth. They have seen
wealth with it's natural inclination gather
INTO concentration ana COMBINATIONS ana
corporations until we have under Amer
lean skies and upon American soil the
mightiest, the most tremendous engines
of industry, of capital, of genius known
to the civilized world. And now we are
to determine whether we have enough
pride, enough intelligence enough patr-
otism, enough independence to control and
restrict and regulate these great factors.
(Applause.)
A voice: We have.
Now in the Senate of the United States
we have, had for years past just one alb
soute unquestioned dictator. Nelson w.
Aldrich has determined what laws should
pass the Senate and what should not pass
the Senate. i do not accuse him of cur
rupt or even of conscious motives of en-
deavoring to strengthen these great con-
Germs at the expense of the common run
of the people. | only know that he occu-
pies that standpoint which whenever a
bill is suggested, prompts him to make
the inquiry first, how will it affect the
railroads, how will it affect the Standard
Oil Company, how will it affect the sugar
trust, how will it affect this newest and
fondest child of his the universal rubber
trust. Now that leadership is doomed to
decay. (Applause.)
Gnrst Needed for Governor.
And now 1 will tell you why i want
to see Warren GarSt elected Governor of
the state of Iowa. (Applause.) / know
that these mighty problems must in the
main be dealt with in the national cong
reec hllt we are pOwnrleSS there llnIass