The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-30
Senator Kenyon Tells What Senator
Cummlns Has Done

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In his speech al Des Moines, Sena-
tor Kenyon, among other things, said:
The issue is not Cummins against
Wilson. The issue in Iowa as to the
senatorship, is Cummins. Senator
Cummins has record upon which he
can stand. He does not have to bor-
row someone else's record, or run on
someone else's popularity. Few men
in this nation have such record OF
achievement as the senior senator
from this state. He has been on the
firing line of every battle for the peo-
pie for the last twenty years. He Is
poor in the worlds goods, but he IS
rich in the things that last. No man
in public life is better qualified by
mental endowment for public service
than he is. His remarkable breadth
Of vision, analytical mind. and what !
have sometimes termed Legislative
mind" tho power to frame construc-
tive legislation the ability to get TO
the exact point in any proposed Dill
and the capacity to shape into proper
legislative form the necessary things
in the making of complete law.
Added to this a sublime courage,
tireIess industry, wonderful capacity,
a clean mind, clear grasp OF the
great problems of the day, vision OF
the necessity of social and industrial
Justice in the republic, and record
of magnificent accomplishment. 1t is
no hard task to speak OF him In pub
lie address. Indeed, the only damculty
is that in a reasonable length Of time
such as would be appropriate to a dis
cussion OF this character 1t Is impos-
sible to cover in full the great SER
vices he has rendered to tire people.
AS governor Of Iowa he was instru-
mental in bringing about the two-cent
fare law; the anti-pass law; the prl-
mary election law; joint freight rate
law; law prohibiting watered corpor-
alton stock in Iowa; law requiring
sworn statements of expenses from
candidates ana political committees
and many other important measures
Blu. it is not concerning his acts as
governor of this state, which nave re-
fected such credit upon the common
wealth, that l desire to dwell tonight.
! want to take UP more particularly
his record in the halls OF congress
and out Of the numerous measures
has secured enacted into law. and
bills he has proposed and acts he mas
performed, pick some fourteen, wnlch
i think will serve at least to show tha
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sentative has performed.
FIRST.-The amendment to the
postal savings bill. to keep the DE
posts that are made under the posta
law in the banks in the community II
which the postoffice is located, was
introduced by him. Strong influences
succeeded in defeating in part this
amendment, but 1t was adopted to
certain degree. The idea thus sus
gested has received notice in the pres
ent federal reserve system.
SECOND.-Hs was responsible fol
the clause in the democratic tarln
act known as the mons-UnderWooo
act. which requires the inspection o.
foreign meats the same as domestic
This was a splendid service.
THIRD.-He was chairman OF the
sub committee which drafted the boil
er inspection law; reported it from
the committee and secured its passage
through both the senate ano the
house. This was great measure Oh
safety both for the men and for the
public. A splendid piece OF legisia
ton.
FOURTH.-He secured the passage
through the senate of the bill enlars-
ing the powers of the interstate com
merce commission, so as to give them
the power to make a uniform classlfi-
cation of freight rates. This bill pass
ed the senate at the last session al.
was held up in the house. 1t has now
gone before the committees In both
the senate and house and in those
hearings it was a matter of great sat
isfaction to ME to hear the main arsu-
ments made in behalf of the shippers
of this country by that sturdy fighter
from Iowa, the Hon. Clifford Thorne.
FIFTH For many years we had a
national, monetary commission. NOV.
ing listlessly about the world and ex-