The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-23
COLONEL YOUNG'S RECORD

/, advocates OF the law restraining live
stock from running at large in the
state. The first herd law enacted In
/ the state had been on the county
option plan and had been nullified by
the supreme court. Then followed
the general herd law.
Lafe Young championed an appro-
priation for building the young ladies'
dormitory at Ames. For several years
the boys and girls occupied the same
dormitory. Owing to political fric-
ton, which need not here be describ-
ed. the bill for such dormitory did
not pass.
| LATE Young championed making the
appropriation to pay the war and de-
tense fund issued by the state Of
Iowa In cancellation OF over 100000
OF the civil war debt. There were
those OF the general assembly who
were afraid to tax the people for such
a debt. LATE Young was not afraid.
The bill was passed long after mid
night before the final adjournment OF
the general assembly.
LATE Young was q member of the
state senate which enacted what was
called the granger law. This law en-
acted an ironclad schedule Of freight
rates for every railroad in Iowa. Mr..
| Young was member of the commit
tee on railroads. The granger law
was repealed in 1873 on the pretext
that the state was new, but Mr.. Young
| voted against the repeal Of the gran
ger law. He believes now the gran
! ger law to have been mistake. The
Legislature did not have sufficient
| facts on which to fix rates. 1t was a
mere guess. But the people at that
time thought it was right. Mr.. Young
4 thought it was right and voted for it.
| LATE Young was member Of the
state senate for twelve years and
/ voted for every good law that was
enacted during his term Of service.
LATE Young gave the casting vote
which established the state normal
school at Cedar Falls.
LATE Young assisted Hon. John Y.
Stone in establishing an institution
| for the feeble minded at Glenwood
i His vote was always in the interest oil
humanity. He always supported lib
eral appropriations tor the education
al institutions, insane asylums and
the penitentiaries.
LATE Young has always been an op
timist. His votes in the Iowa legisla
ture were always optimistic He be
lieves in humanity. He believes in
the state of Iowa He believes in the
Il American republic.
1 Late Young is a mechanic. He Ii
an educated man-self He
believes the best way to help a mar
is to put him in good humor ant
talk to him about the bright side O
, things.
Il Late Young worked in printing OF
, fees in Abba. Des Moines. Eddyyille
= Oskaloosa, Centerville, Keokuk. H,
( is willing to refer his case to any o
! his former employers who may b.
; still living. He never watched tn
clock. He never quit one minute be
I fore quitting time. He was and is
r thorough mechanic and had saved 81
J. 600 of his wages before he was 2
! years of age. II he does not knoy
+ the book of life, who does? If he doe
' not know humanity, who does? w
! have heard him Say-"The soldie
learns humanity by marching, sleeI
i. ing and fighting beside his comrade.
! The mechanic learns humanity at tn
! rk-bench. These two classes @
j. men know the human heart bette
, than any man living. They hav
. broader sympathies than any othe
!, class
These are leaves from the recor
which will find no place in either tn
columns OF the Sioux City Tribune o
of The Dies Moines Register and Leat
: er. but they are facts which vii
! have weight with the Republican vo
ers of Iowa in final determination Q
the issues submitted at the state wild
:, primary of Monday. June 3rd.
: As to the nature OF the verdict I
be rendered neither Lafayette Youn
or his friends entertain the slightes
. fear.