The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-19
REPUBLICAN OPPORTUNITY.

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ent progressives and standpatters.
Throughout the long weeks OF the
deadlock he was consistently and bit
terly opposed by the Cummins "kltch-
en- cabinet" and he owes absolutely
nothing to the senior senator. HIS
election is due to the intense desire
that Iowa should have dual representa-
ton in the United States senate and
that this great power should not be
placed in the hands OF one man, who
has proven himself to be an uncom-
promising factionalist. 1t was also
due to the universal knowledge that
Mr.. Kenyon is a clean, honorable,
straightforward and capable man;
that he has had special training IN
the great trust problem, which is un-
doubtedly the greatest before the
American people; that he has been
part and parcel of the Taft admins
tration, for there can be no doubt but
that it was his appointment by the
president which made possible his
senatorial candidacy; that he would
20 to Washington, not perhaps as
blind follower of the administration,
but at least as man without chip
on his shoulder and prepared to sup,
port the president where his con-
science would permit, rather than to
be discovering ways and means by
which the administration might be
embarrassed.
We believe that Mr.. Kenyon goes
to the senate with an open mind anc
that he will not be a mere echo or
Senator Cummins, as would have been
Mr.. Byers. or some other candidate
who might have been selected. There
is Just one way in which Mr.. Kenyon
can be driven into the arms OF the
senior senator. If the implacable
standpatters pursue a system OF per-
secution and opposition, if they attack
his record before he has had chance
to make one, and make his way as
hard and as difficult as possible, there
will be but one refuge for him and
that will be in the Cummins camp
This course would rob the standpat-
tiers of senator who has announced
that he will act without regard to
faction and put in his place another
powerful ally of the Cummins pro-
gressives.
1t is the part of political wisdom
and common sense for the standpat-
tiers at this time not to give Mr.. Ken
yon any reason or excuse to act 9TH
err than upon his statement that he
will know no factional lines. TO at
tempt to embarrass him now would
smack entirely of pettiness. The larg-
er view is to give Senator Kenyon all
the chance possible to prove his worth
as statesman and as senator rep
resenting the entire republican party
of Iowa.
There is no question but that the
personal power of Senator Cummlns
has been largely broken in Iowa by
the recent senatorial campaign and
by the election of a man who was not
his choice. This being the case there
is splendid opportunity for those
who believe that Mr.. Cummins' intlu
ence has been baneful one to get to
gether under the standard of new
young, forceful and capable leader
who has it in his power very Target!
to reunite and resuscitate the republi
can party of Iowa. The opportunit.
as leader of the Independent pro
gressives belongs to Senator Kenyon
The opportunity as thorough going re
publicans of the old school to driv'
Cumminsism off of the face OF tn
map belongs to the Open-mlndet
standpatters who shall stand by Sen
ator Kenyon and give him every en-
couragement to be fair minded, fire.
from faction and a helpful member O
the republican majority in the senate
For our part, therefore, we cal
upon the standpatters of the state t
rally around the standard OF w. ;
Kenyon. We call upon them to co-ol
crate with him and in every way t
encourage him to maintain the FIRE
and independent position which Ii
has taken.
If Mr.. Kenyon shall prove unworth
of his trust, if it shall be found tina
his pledge that he would make n
pledges was untrue, if he shall be
tray that great body of republican
who are tired of faction and who ar
longing to get back under the banne
of a united party, there will then b
ample time for opposition. At pres
ent we feel that it is our duty to on
party and to our state to extend t
Senator Kenyon the glad hand of fe
loWship; to refrain from criticism an
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