Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-19

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this contest cannot be charged 20 those
whom | have appointed TO official positions
as almost without exception they are sup
porting me for denomination.
Aggressive In OFFICIAL Duty.
Ii has been charged that am not ag-
| gressiye will admit that | have not
been aggressive. In trying to encourage
| factionalism or dissension In the party. but
| II have at any time or upon any occasion
/ faltered In the performance of official duty
or In the active support and defense OF
the principles Of the party and Of its nom
nees am ready to answer to the charge.
| have always kept In mind that a man
owes duty to party as well as to self and
! have no desire to lead to victory In June
and TO defeat In November. l have en-
| deavored upon all occasions ito preserve
nate selfish interests. Those opposed TO
| my denomination admit that under every
rule Of the party and upon the record
which have made there is no just ground
| for a contest. Upon this point beg TO
| as follows;
The Forest City Summit. Ex.Treasurer
| Gilbertson's paper says
MIR. Carroll has made a frst-class gov
| ernor."
The Register and Leader says:
| There Is little disposition to diseredit
| Governor Carroll: he has grown In office.
The Fort Dodge Messenger. Senator Dol
| liver's home paper says:
| 1T Is true here as elsewhere reasonable
republicans admit that Governor Carroll Is
! efficient as an executive and honest and
! fair In his treatment Of all factions. This
being true, they think Ii would be an un.
called for action to refuse him reelection.
senator Funk. In the Spirit Lake Beacon,
~The honesty of Carroll is unquestioned
plunged his devotion to duty is generally
| understood: his answering att tion 20
the duties of his Office is consplc .ously IN
4 evidence: against such record would II
be practicable to successfully appeal to the
people to change governors against all pre-
| If these men were sincere In making
| the above declarations then why this con
/ test on the governorship? What has oc-
| CURED in my administration to justify our
| United States Senators In leaving their
posts Of duty in washington when all these
! very important administration measures
i are pending and come home TO oppose me
for tney p 0ap
| teIded for and should they not be content
to let the people determine who shall De
The whole issue resolves itself to this
/ Can man be governor of our state In his
| own right, or must he be governed ano
controlled by our deIegation n n, congress
swer to the people for my OFFICIAL acts bul
am not willing that the highest office In
our state shall be regarded ,a as ns "a m aeIs
by the editor of the Register and Leader.
Primary Elections.
few years ago we adopted a pri,
| mary election law in order TO give the
/ people a chance to make nominations di
rect and without the intervention Of q
| convention. Those who now oppose me
! claim the credit for the enactment OF this
statute. Under its provisions MIR. Garsi
and submittd our claims 10 the people
than $4,000 was given the nomination
lie at that time was lieutenant governor
/ and l was auditor OF state. AT the No
vember election / was elected to the othce
| a
| $1,000, and received more votes than was
| ever given any other candidate for gov
| ernor Of Iowa. He was still lieutenant
governor. Three weeks later Governor
/ Lummins resigned and Mr.. Garst succeeded
| to the office 1t will thus be seen that he
was never nominated to the office OF gov
| governor, and yet his friends are diligently
| circulating the report that was candl,
cate against him for second term, and
they are now circulating literature headed
| ''Garst's second term" They know ano
recognize that under every rule of the party
one contest for nomination to the othce OF
| governor has carried with 1t a second nom
| lnation without opposition and beieVeing
| that the people, out OF a spirit OF fairness
| VIII take cognizance OF that fact they have
| resorted to this unfair means OF campaign
ing for no other purpose than to deceive
| the voters.
Not a Reactionary.
1t was charged two years ago that my
| election meant that reaction would follow
/ Il
prediction has come true. Every statute
found upon the books OF the state has been
faithfully executed and where defects have
been discovered amendments have been
made correcting the same. Especially is
this true with regard TO the primary cleo.
ton law. The question OF rotation OF
names on the ballot was made the subject
dress, but in order to rob me of any credit
for this change in the law my opponents
have resorted to their forgetfuness as t.
/ 81 ha ma mr. Ia
Some newspapers Of the state have re
Gently discovered that there Is no law t
regulate telephone rates and consolida.
street car rates and service Is inadequate
All Of these matters, were discussed by
me in my inaugural address. as were many
| other matters Of needed legislation, whicI
| | called to the attention OF the Legislature
and yet according to the insurgent press
Of the state | have not been leader. II
is true that | have not beens an agitator
neither have | gone up and down the state
| reiterating my views on public questions
| have believed that we could well afforc
time while | should look after and en-
courage some of the material interests OF
our commonwealth. such as agriculture
| and efficient official service and the appli-
| cation OF economy and business methods
| in state affairs. Some people seem not to
| be able to recognize anything as leader
| ship unless it Is coupled with agitation
! and marked by attacks upon corporations
or an assault upon the National Admins
| tration.
Seeks denomination Upon Record.
am not seeking denomination as a mat
| ter of party precedent unless my record
| In office is such as to entitle me to a
| second term, but with the leading opposi-
tion papers of the state conce4.ng that
there Is nothing in my record that they
care to assail and my opponent not find.
| ing anything, either in my record or per-
taTning TO the office that now occupy,
to call his attention off of what Is going
on at the National Capitol. ask you is Il
fair that before ! have been In office IF
teen months | should be forced into Q
contest for denomination to second
en- years2 Has the spirit of fairness left
disappointed office seekers who are respon-
sihle for this contest? Those who are now
opposing me are they who waged the fight
for my predecessor for third term after
hi bad had Eve years and the pre.s OF
| the state now opposing me is largely the
same that then teemed with editorial Is
/ CATION in Congress with the nomination
/ Of a Governor. II my administration Is
assailable then 1t devolves upon me to
Ing insurgent papers saying that there is
i little disposition to dscredit my admins.
tration have | not a right to expect me
| same treatment that has been accorded to
other state officials. and. with a single
| exception, to every candidate serving MS
first term in Congress and that is ~
| vogue as to almost all county candidates
and has always been accorded to every
man elected to the Office Of Governor. u
| he desired second term. IL the one
| term rule Is to apply 10 the Governor
| office how long wifi II be until the same
rule is adopted as TO other state ofncers'
and county candidates.
As to Endorsements.
1t is said that there is some principle
involved that must be fought out In the
| state convention and embodied iu reSo-
| luton Of endorsement of our state dele
| CATION. May ask. am not entitled 10
| some consideration In the matter OF en-
| dorsementf Ii is not with me question
of the, convention's adopting a resoiution,