Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26

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destroyed. The great majority OF
those who constituted the republican
party then were honest, as were the
,, great majority of those who were
elected to public Office, and 1t did not
deserve to die but to be preserved
and continued as useful agency to
good government.
Party Right in Past as il is Now.
Again In 1884 we had a controversy
in our party that brought about it's de-
feat at the polls. 1t is charged by many
high minded and honorable men that
James G.. Blaine was the representa-
tive of corrupt system in American
politics and the credit Mobilier frauds
and the Milligan letters were offered In
support Of their assertion. Those who
stayed by the republican party in 1884
We're right as were those who stayed
by the party in 1872, and the splendid
services that 1t has rendered to the
people Of this country fully justified
their decision. Again in 1892 and 1896
we We're confronted with a danger of a
party division and many high minded
and honorable men charged that the
republican party was under the domin-
alton of the money power and special
interests, that the red dragon of Wall
street controlled our national leaders
and that the republican party could no
longer be relied upon to promote the
interests of the American people as a
whole. Many good men left the repub-
lican party and Joined the populist
rSrty, the free silver party. some even
went into the democratic party. This
party division brought upon us in 1892
party defeat and 1t also brought upon
the country business depression and
adversely unequalled in the lifetime Of
the present generation. But neither
the republican party nor It's leaders
were allied with special interests, nor
under the domination Of money pow
er.
Party's Recent Legislative Record.
The party was right in its position
then and it has continued to serve the
American people and to serve them
well from that day to this. I also turn
to the record the republican party had
made in national affairs in considering
the question as to whether it was hope
lessly reactionary. I recalled how It had
placed on the statute books the inter-
state commerce law. making the rail-
roads common carrier in fact as we'll
as in name, how 1t had enacted the
sherman antitrust laws, suppressing
the evils Of trusts and monopolies and
preventing them from levying tribute
upon the American people, that 1t es-
tablished the bureau Of commerce and
labor in order that evils Of big business
might be known and corrected and the
interests Of labor might be known and
protected, now it established the con-
servation of our natural resources and
the conservation of human life and
health by the enactment of pure food
and drug bill, how in bringing about of
a larger measure Of social and indus
trial justice it had by safety appliance
laws, by laws regulating the hours and
condition of labor, by doing away with
technical defenses and recognizing the
principle that an industry should bear
the burden Of the injuries that it in
flicts on those who conduct it, it point
ed out to the various states the way to
deal with these great questions in ac-
cordance with justice and humanity;
and in the last few years it has estab-
lished postal savings banks and par
Gel post, required the publicity Of cam
submitted to vote of the people an
amendment authorizing an income tax
and the direct election Of United States
senators. And this record Of progress
slve legislation has been made as
against the combined opposition of the
interests and influences which it is
now charged controlled the republican
party and it's leaders. Could such a
record have been made by a party I'M
der the domination of special inter-
ests? Is this the record Of party that
deserves not only to be defeated but
also to be destroyed? When l consider
ed these facts decided not to abandon
the republican party, to remain within
its ranks and to fight for the advance
ment Of progressive policies and the
adoption Of fair and honest methods
for the conduct Of political affairs.
Il was strengthened in these con-
illusions by the fact that knew Of no
assurance that any one could give that
would not find as bad politicians in
new party as there were in the old, and
so decided that I would not let a few
bad politicians drive me from the re-
publican party, but that would help
to drive them from positions of auth
lty that they had abused. And do not
believe that there can be any question
IN the mind Of any one familiar with
the record OF VIM. S. Kenyon that he
will be always found in the fore rank
in the fight for honest political meth
DDS and progressive principles and
policies. Why should any one who de-
slres to be progressive resign from the
republican party in Iowa? 1t has been
a pioneer influence in this nation wide |
contest. Why should anyone who is
progressive contribute to the defeat Of
a candidate who stands for every pro-
gressive principle and policy as does
VIM. S. Kenyon.
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