Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-03-12
/ COLONEL GETS REPLY.

4 The Des Moines Capital recently
took a poll of its subscribers fol
president and Col. Young assumed
at once that every Taft supporter
was for Young for United States sen.
ator, hence he got busy writing let.
tiers. Here is one he wrote and the
reply he, received:
/ F. D. Cartwright, Esq, Rhodes
Ia.-Dear Mr.. Curtwright: 1 wish
to thank you for your ballot express
| ing your choice for president.
4 l improve this opportunity to tell
you that | am a candidate for Unit
ed States senator, subject to the re-
publican primaries in June, next.
/ I AM ANXIOUS TO HAVE YOUR
SUPPORT.
If I shall be chosen, / shall do
4 everything that l can toward the
successful conduct of a great gov
ernment-for the benefit Of the peo-
pie. Ny brief service in the senate
convinced me that a well disposed
man in that body who wants to
serve his fellowmen has a grand OPP
portunity
If chosen, I shall not fret myself
over politics, but endeavor to serve
my country and advance the welfare
of mankind.
If interested in my candidacy,
would be pleased to hear from you.
| was born in Iowa. I am situat-
ed SO that can leave the newspaper
with my sons. and believe that l
could do something worth while in
the senate. Sincerely yours,
Lafayette Young.
Rhodes, Ia-Mr. Lafayette
Young. Des Moines, Ia.-Dear Sir:
Yours of the 3Oth inst. received and
the contents have been carefully
noted. I am under the impression
that this is time for action-not
words-and l am further impressed
that republicans should not mince
words and by them mislead their fell
low republicans. do not want you
to think am brutal, but there need
be no further statements along this
line. | am one Of those republicans
who thought it would be wise to let
you serve out the unexpired term Of
Senator Dolliver. The majority of
the party thought differently. and,
as true soldier, l humbly submit
that was in the wrong, and Sena-
tor Kenyon was elected.
! do not see any reason, at this
time, to displace HMM fact, see
where a great injury would be
wrought. Has he not truly repre-
sented Iowa? On two questions your
actions were similar-reciprocity
and the Lorimer case. He has done
more to cement the so-calIed fac
lions in Iowa than would have been
possible with any other person in
his place. What does the past rec
ord reveal? We find you aligned
against every reform presented by a
republican governor (Cummins) and
in season and out of season, ibelit-
Ting every move made by that gov
a Wy Cd mr. e. Al
betterment of conditions in Iowa.
We do not forget that this same gov
ernor suffered much at your hands.
During his candidacy for the third
term, you opposed him-not only in
the preliminary canvass-that was
your privilege-but when it came to
the real canvass-the election--you
were just as bitter. We also realize
that had it not been for few thous-
and patriotic democrats the ticket
might have suffered defeat. If Albert
B. Cummins is a democrat, / am
one; If republican, Il am one. In
another thing / believe you are do
ing the people OF Iowa an injustice.
Your Endorsement from Senator
Root is nothing more nor less than
an insult to the intelligence of the
electorate of Iowa.
Would you mention one thing that
Senator Root ever favored that
would have benefited agricultural
Iowa?
There is still another matter that |
will have much to do with the re-
suit in June. A short time ago Sem
ator Cummins announced his candi-
dacy for the presidency. AS usual,
you came out opposed to him, and, |
if there should have been one thing
that should have prevented this, it
would have been state pride.
While the majority of republicans
of Iowa entertain the highest re-
gard for your ability, they, neverthe-
less. view your selection as senator
as political plum. delivered under
stress,and your claim as the successor