The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08


as its past has been.
He was the friend of Mckinley and
Roosevelt, as he is today the friend
iof Taft. He has supported to the
best of his ability the general program
of the present administration with the
exception OF Canadian reciprocity. He
| firmly believes today that in that attr
tude of opposition to free trade with
Canada in agricultural products he
represented the overwhelming senti-
ment of the voters of Iowa.
He was for a gold standard at a
time when bimetalism challenged the
popular acclaim. but has lived to see
his own tenaciously held monetary
views become the accepted policy OF
the land.
At an early age he had to begin
working for living. For twenty
years he served as practical print
er and was member of the typo
graphical union. He employs union
men in every department OF his
newspaper with which unions are
identified He has never had strike.
His sympathies are with the men and
women who toll and his advice to
wage earners has always been to save
money and become owners of home.
He has made success of his own
business. 1t is coming to be more
and more accepted as one of the
axioms of governmental administra-
ton that man who has successfully
managed his own private affairs is
/ the man who can reasonably be trust
ed to do as we'll in the public service
His services as political speaker
have been in demand by every nn-
! tional committee since the Blaine
campaign and the state campaign rec
ords show that he has filled more
speaking dates and talked to more
people than any other public man in
Iowa. He has filled his own dates
and when other campaign speakers
were unable to keep their appoint
4 ments it was Late Young who travel
ed in freight trains or over muddy
roads in order that the date might be
filled.
His newspaper has always stood for
of public service, and the anti,graft
crusade against the Polk county court
house and Des Moines school board
rings has attracted the commendatory
attention not only of Des Moines and
Polk county, but of the entire state
His travels have extended around
the world. He understands the art
of close observation. He has studied
systems of government He is at home
in the atmosphere of debate With
this equipment he was able in five
short months in the United States
senate to win the following tribute
from the eminent Eiihu Root:
} During many years of familiarity
with governmental affairs at Washing
/ ton, | have not known anyone to pro-
duce more powerfui ana favorable
J impression in SO short time than
: you produced during your brief serv-
, ice in the senate. The general esti-
mate OF your associates, in which |
share without reserve, rated you as
an exceedingly valuable public servant
and an honor to your state
| This is testimonial which Mr..
Youngs friends especially appreciate
in view of the fact that no less dis.
] tinguished judge of public men than
Theodore Roosevelt once said of Eli
4 hu Root: He is the greatest man
r that has appeared in the public life
!. OF any country in any position on eth
2 er side of the ocean during my time.
e The Republicans OF Iowa who have
: pledged their support to Mr.. Young's
/ candidacy for the United States sen
: ate have therefore uniformly express
: ed this sentiment: If he was able Il
:, make such record in five months
I what might he not be able to do fol
] Iowa In six years?
= II nominated and elected LAFAYETTE
y Young will enter the United States
l. senate without pledge or prom
l. Use other than that of a patriotic de
] termination to serve the highest in
4 terests of the STATE which has honor
J. ed him.