Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
KENYON SAYS
HE'LL SUPPORT
c. 0..P. TICKET

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Term Party; Wished T. r.
Had Not Bolted.
Des Moines, Aug. 21.-The com
plete republican ticket VIII receive
the support OF Senator William ST..
Kenyon who definitely states that he
will not Join the ranks OF the national,
progressive party, according to q let
ter made public today.
The letter. which was addressed to
State Senator Fred Larrabee OF Fort
Dodge, sets forth Senator Kenyon's
opinion Of the political situation:
Senator kenyon's Letter.
Following is Kenyon's letter:
| Washington, d. c., August is.
Hon. Frederic Larrabee, 3
Fort Dodge. Iowa.
II have received number OF let
ters relating to present political al.
fairs. IN some Of which have been
told what must do and in others what
must not do In order to escape politi-
cal annihilation. / am rather tired OF
being directed as to how shall exer.
else the 1nalienable right OF an Ameri.
can citizen to vote as he pleases. II
claim that right for myself the same as
accord 1t to everyone else. In no way
am trying to dictate or to influence
any mans Judgment and | do not pro-
pose to be dictated to.
II am republican and am
supporting the entire republican
ticket. That ought to be clear
enough. The methods employed at
the Chicago republican convention re.
lating to contesting delegations were
most distasteful to me. The fault II
In the system. A national committee
selected four years ago ought not ia
be permitted to pass on contests now.
Republicans have Atuod by and
have seen this system grow up the
same as the unfair system Of represen.
tation from the southern states. am
in favor OF striking at the system.
4 desQise the self-assumptive bosses
In the republican party, such al
Barnes, Penrose and others. do
not believe they have any ideals ID
politics that make for public good, and
/ propose to fight them at every on
portunity. There is no choice between
them and such bosses In the demo.
cratic party as Sullivan, Murphy, and
Taggart, or such bosses in the new
party as Perkins and Finn.
Sees No Need For Third Party.
Il do not propose to be driven out
of the republican party by these
bosses, but do propose to remain In
l,n ~, AL $ar =
things believe to be right and for
/ the progressive policies Of that party.
THE republican party came forth to
fight the battle for human rights. That
| Is it's mission. 1t has accomplished
much along that line, and il the day
shall ever come when those who be-
lieye in legislation for the benefit OF
special privilege and not for the In.
terests OF the whole people are In con-
troll OF the republican party, shall not
hesitate to leave 1t.
| That day is not here. The republican
party has been and can be made TO con-
tinue as the instrum entality to bring
about the great reforms which are de.
manded by the people No political
party ever organized can be perfect
| or suit all it's membership. can see no
need LOT tnlrQ parry
"If Senator Cummins had been nom.
mated at Chicago, as sincerely hoped,
| would 1t be claimed that the only test
| of progressiveness was to follow the
THIRD party? Are such men as LaFol-
|lette who has given his very life to
the progressive movement, to be rated
as reactionary because, forsooth, they
will not support the third party?
II think not. 1t is better to be
good loser than even good winner,
and I sincerely wish that Roosevelt
| had remained in the party and fought
there for the good things In govern.
ment-
Offers to Quit Senate Race.
"As president OF the United States
he was elected as republican. He
accomplished great good, awakening
the American conscience to the
wrongs In government and he Ger.
tainly could have accomplished more
along this line by remaining with the
party.
II do not want to embarrass good
men who are candidates on the repub.
| lican ticket for the legislature In Iowa,
by the position take. II they f1nd
my position embarrassing to them ]
will withdraw as candidate for the
senate. Public life Is not attractive
| enough to give up ones independence.
Of Judgment in order to hold any Of
fice and for one will not give up ono
particle of such independence.
Whether candidate or not. shall
carry the banner Of republicanism in.
to every part of the state, working
hard for republicanism as understand
It,
Praises TAFT Trust Fights.
"My support Of the entire ticket
does not mean that agree with every.
thing that has been done by President
Taft's administration. Any candid man
L must certainly indorse his record OF
law enforcement and especially his
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