Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-10
SENATOR KENYON BELIEVES
PUBLIC is READY TO CALL
PARTY BACK TO POWER.
NO CALL FOR BOSSES LIKE
PENRosE AND BARNES
Kenyon Strongly Endorses Cummins
and Declares His Defeat Would Be
Great Mistake - Not Running For
Office on Popularity of Another
Man.

Des Moines. Oct lo.-Senator Ken
yons Endorsement of Senator Cum
Minis. Lieutenant Governor Harding's
argument in behalf Of republican con-
troll in Iowa and Senator Cummins'
attack upon the democratic admins
tration furnished the varied political
program which provided interest a; the
Auditorium last night for an audience
that was considerably larger than pro-
motors of the Des Moines meeting had
expected in the face of disagreeab bic
v heather.
All Of the speakers were greeted
warmly. senator Cummias' entrance
shortly before Senator Kenyon had
finished mis- speech brought demon
s;ration OF enthusiasm tina. made
plain his popularity With the audi
ence The same sor; of enthusiasm
greeted the review by Senator Ken
yon Of Senator Cummins' record Of
service in the United states senate.
Two Glasses in Congress.
Senator Kenyon took occasion To
emphasize in no uncertain terms his
opposition to certain leaders in both
The great political parties. and to
plead for repu5Ncanism Of Abraham
Lincoln while devot;ng the main part
of his speech to a review OF Senator
Cummins' record.
There are two classes of men
serving in cons.ess." he said. The
first is those who place human rights
arst in Importance and the second is
OF those who place property rights
first Their division IS not on the
party line. On the side OF those who
respect human rights We have demo-
cratic leaders like Senator Reed. Sen
ator MARITIME and Senator Lane and
republican leaders like La Toilette.
Borah, Clapp and our own distin-
guished Senator Cummins.
The friends Of properly rights
first stand always together. assure
YOU there are not party lines in any
raid on the public treasury You have
only to look over the records 20 see
where men stand oil this line c. de-
nlarcation.
Rap at Sullivan.
IT is indeed unfortunate that It
could happen that great senator. a
man who could scent graft farther
than any man ! ever knox, Senator
Bristow, Of Kansas. should re defeated
in the primary while such men as
Boise Penrose in Pennsylvania and
Roger Sullivan in Illinois could be
successful in the primary. When these
TWO latter plunderbus twins purchas Sc
their way into the United States sen
ate. as it now seems likely they will
DO. ! venture 10 product You will
seldom find them voting on opposite
sides of any question.
We are told that the issue IN Iowa
is Cummins against Wilson. I had NOT
known that President Wilson was a
candidate for senator in Iowa And
in fact l find that he candidate only
BY proxy.
Senator Cummins has a record be-
hind him. He does not need 70 run
for office on the popularity of an
other man. He has record that is
rich in service TO his constituents and
to his country.
Call to the G. o. p.
Toward the conclusion OF his speech,
the junior senator took another shot
at discredited republican leaders.
There is real call today for the re-
publican party to come back 10
power" ne said. but there is not call
for the Penroses and the Harnesses to
come back. Our democratic friends
have little job of house cleaning
ahead Of them, too. over in Illinois
which has not Very savory reputa ton
for political integrity, they have norni-
mated sullivan. who is as great or
greater disgrace TO their party than
Bo!cs Penrose is to republicanism.
The republican party can not
stand simply on a platform reciting
the mistakes of democracy. We must
stand for great constructive policies.
The republican party must stand
against wrongdoiDg in public life, for
clean candidates. for making at home
everything that we reasonably can. for
a reasonable protective :ariff 1t must
stand for industrial and social justice.
for laws against child labor that will
give the children Of the country a
chance to grow up. for laws against
long hours of service for women. for
the conservation of the women and
children of the nation. We will go for
ward. The glorious history Of our
party, its devotion to the highest ideals
of civilization is not TO be buried in
the night Of oblivion"