Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-15
DAWSON TELLS
ISSUES OF DAY
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center Of political activities in Wash
ington, six years of which he served
as secretary to that grand old man
William B. Allison, who for thirty-five
years represented this state and Won
the name of the nestor Of the senate
To Allison we of Ottumwa are indebted
: more than to any other man for the
postoff1ce now in the course Of cree
ton. 1t was under Mr.. Allison thai
our distinguished speaker was q
student and at the age of thirty-twc
i years he went to his home in the sec
ond district and there waged a sue
cessful war against that prominent
member of the democratic party, Judge
Martin B. Wade, and went to the con
gress. in which he is now serving his
third term. Mr.. Dawson is not seek
ing an office. He is spreading the
gospel OF republicanism over the state
and now take great pleasure in pre-
: senting the second district congress
mon, who will address you on the
political issue OF the campaign
Comes From Fighting Second.
At the outset, Mr.. Dawson acknow
lodged with surprise and delight the
splendid audience and paid pretty
compliment to the sprinkling of ladies
who were present. He referred to his
4 tour about the city in an automobile
during the afternoon, and noted the
great growth of Ottumwa since his last
visit here An overland trip from the
national capital to his Iowa home was
/ recently made by Mr.. Dawson, and
this gave him an opportunity of noting
the vast difference between fertile
Iowa and the barren eastern states.
81 am candidate for private life in
this grand state of Iowa" said Mr..
Dawson in opening his address, ''and
from all indications will have an
overwhelming majority on November
|S. am glad to come to Ottumwa to-
night from the fighting second district
and tell you that the second district
with all its fighting is going to hold
| its own in the republican column this
year and don't you forget it. When
look over this audience see that
which makes me sure that can take
back to the second message of re-
ciprocity, for you voters, l am sure,
are going to give the full ticket your
support I do not intend to beat
around the bush tonight. I intend to
call a spade spade. don't intend
to play upon the emotions of you men,
but rather will appeal to your better
judgment and common sense.
.'We are passing through period Of
extraordinary political conditions. For
the past year or more there has been
combustion and strift among republi-
cans in settling honest differences of
opinions among themselves In the
heat and dust Of factional strife and
struggle for leadership, sensible men
lost sight temporarily of the larger OBJ
jects involved, and apparently found
their greatest delight in trying to do
unpleasant things to each other. So
lively did the scrimmage grow that two
classes of our citizens derived the
highest enjoyment from it. Our demo.
cratic brethren have contemplated the
situation with undisguised glee, for
they thought they saw hope of carry
ing the next house and thus make the
last two years of the Taft administra
ton barren of Legislative results. Pred
atory wealth also looked on with SUI
preme satisfaction. realizing that with |
the law-making machinery deadlocked
it would have better chance to es-
cape that righteous legislation which
1t so much fears.
"This Joy was destined to be short
lived, and the confidence which our
democratic brethren exhibited few |
weeks ago, is rapidly vanishing. And
there is a reason. Because there Is no
difference among the great
mass Of republican voters on the prin-
ciples of their party. Let's see If that
statement is true.
"The principles of the republican
party relate to the right settlement Of
the great questions of trusts, conser-.I
walton, railroad regulation, the tariff
and other issues of lesser magnitude.
The Trust Question.
Are we not a.. Of one opinion that
the laws shall be strengthened
possible to protect the |
people against the unreasonable
exactions of unlawful combina-
tons, and that combinations de-
signed to Cypress and rob the peo- |
pie shall be punished and broken up;
the republican party has said to the
corporations: Thou shalt not form
combinations to create monopolies, to
limit production. to control prices or
to stifie competition by unfair or un
just methods.
Railroad Regulation.
Are we not all agreed that the in
terstate commerce commission shall
be clothed with sufficient power to
make certain that the people may en-
joy these great highways of transpor
tation without discrimination and on
terms of fairness and equity. On the
one hand, we believe that the railroads
shall be fairly treated in legislation;
and on the other, that the public shall
have square deal in the matter Of
transportation charges and facilities.
Conservation.
is there any difference of opinion
that laws should be passed to conserve |
our natural resources and to prevent !
valuable portions Of the public do |
main from falling prey to the I'M
and greedy? We all agree |
that these valuable resources shall be
for the public good and |
not turned over to the individual /
without adequate compensation to be
exploited for private gain.
els there any division of opinjOn |