The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-19
SENATOR YouNc,s VIEWS.

school on the wonderful opportunities
open to the youth OF today, and later
addressed the old soldiers who had
gathered for the reunion OF the TWEEN
ty-fifth Iowa. Between talks he was
interviewed with reference to present
political conditions by a representative
of the Hawk-Eye. Mr.. Young express.
ed the opinion that President Taft
should be renominated, although he
did not agree with the President on
Canadian reciprocity. He did agree
with him, however, when he vetoed
the three tariff bills. Had the cotton
and wooden schedules, and the social
ed farmers free list been enacted, q
majority of American industries today
would either be closed, or running on
one-quarter time Mr.. Young went on
to say in this connection:
President Taft's vetoes saved the
country from what would have devel-
oped into business panic. think
the President is a grand man. He adj
mits to not being politician, and the
only peace he could have secured with
Senators La Toilette, Bourne, Clapp,
Cummins, and others would have been
by practically turning the government
over to them. Their terms are uncon-
ditional surrender. judge their fight
is mainly personal and for personal
ends, because when they met in Chi
cago, to make platform, they made
one upon which any Republican could
stand. OF course, they tried to place
the responsibility for temporary
business stagnancy upon the regulars.
for not having done more, instead OF
less in CONTROL of business"
mo one can read the platform Is
sued by La Toilette caucus at Chicago
without realizing that the La Toilette
cause represents a mans ambition,
and his followers are with him expect
ing to run his administration if he
should get in. l take it Taft is radi-
cal enough to suit a majority of the
people. He thinks the country ought
to have a rest for time and chance
to do business. In this attitude the
country will agree
II think there has been lawmaking
enough for the present. Yet agree
with the preachers that for the coun-
| try to advance further, collectively, 1t
will be necessary to have a greater
advance individually. The collective
sentiment is now great many laps
ahead of the individual action. The
progressives in session in Chicago
ought to bring themselves up to their
sentiment, or else bring their princi-
pies back to their several personals
ties.
1.-THE Civil war men often tell the
story that colonel shouted to the
color-bearer to bring the colors back
ed to bring the regiment up to the
colors.
In the Republican party there are
many who are talking about higher
aspirations and ideals, while they
practice the same old political meth
DDS and have just as warm feeling
toward the pie counter as they eyel
had in their lives If man dares tt
open his head against the loud ant
meaningless talk of some, he Is pu
down reactionary when his real de
mand is for men to tell the truth.
81 repeat what / have often said-s
great deal of the hot air ought to be
taken out of politics, and we ought tc
have more business and less politics
l repeat what 1 have said before
and say it would be blessing if con
gress should not meet again for four
years"
i Mr.. Young was asked regarding the
senatorial situation and replied thai
he is a candidate for senator and is
out meeting men as booster, not as
a destroyer He said that he felt he
could do some good in the senate
There are sixty-one lawyers in the sen
ate out of a total membership of nine
ty-two. 1t seems to Mr. Young that
there ought to be more men there who
have had business experience. Bust
ness men, he remarked, are inclined tic
be builders rather than wreckers In
Mr.. Young's view, the senate offers ar
unrivalled opportunity for man who
loves his fellow men.
The reporter preached the subject
OF Republican presidential primary
in Iowa next year, proposition which
has aroused discussion all over the
state. Senator Young said:
IF we could have a primary maxine
, 1t possible for every Republican r.
vote his sentiments without helms
crowded from the polls by Democrats
would not object to such a primary
A primary which would be as Iawless
as the primaries were two years agt
would be worse than farce. If a real
honest. sincere Republican primary
, could be held should be delighted.
The trouble Is with the primary
> there is no one In authority to selec
delegates. In Polk county a boss usual
! ly selects 200 precinct delegates t,
!, the county convention. Of course
:, these delegates obey the boss. Thus
!. primary ostensibly to give the publ
a chance, deprives the public of al
chance. The primary principle is col
: rect only when honestly and honorabl
t carried out in an effort to express
Y party choice
8 PRO AND CON OF PROHIBITION
Some time ago President Gilmor
OF the National Model License Leagu
. challenged Wayne B. Wheeler, Obi