The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
KENYoN,s REASONS FOR SUP
PORTING cUMMINS.

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There is a class Of men serving In
congress who put human rights first
and another hat places property
rights first. In the former are such
democrats as Reed and MARITIME and
Lane, and such republicans as LAFol
lette, Borah, Clapp and Senator Cum.
minis.
Senator Cummins does not need To
run for ONCE on the popularity Of any
other person; he has a record OF his
own emitting him to the support OF
every Iowap.
The sos, 000, 900 war AK" now be
ing levied on this country by the demo
cratic administration Is just about the
amount Of appropriations by the pres
ent congress in excess OF the repubh-
can congress which was severely con-
demned for extravagance.
II the county had insisted = public
dollar be spent with the same fidelity
and economy as q private dollar there
would be 40 need OF the war tax i'm
posed by the democrats.
Senator Cummins introduced the
amendment to the postal savings bank
bill which keeps the deposits in the
banks In the community where the
funds are deposited.
He was responsible for the inspec-
ton Of foreign meats the same as do
mestic.
He was chairman Of the subcom-
mittee which drafted the boiler IN
spection Law.
He secured passage through the sen
ate OF the bill to give the interstate
commerce commission authority to
establish uniform Classification OF
freight.
He introduced the resolution abol-
ishing the useless and expensive
commission.
He introduced the bill which taxes
short sales of stock On the exchanges
His influence was potent IN securing
appropriations for agricultural extern
SION and hog cholera fighting.
He secured passage through the
senate Of the bill to forbid limitation
Of liability In stock shipping contracts.
q bill which has been held up by the
democratic majority In the house but
has received belated Endorsement by
Iowa democrats.
His amendment to the tariff law for
an income tax IL recognized as
far better than the one the democrats
adopted.
He secured passage through the SEN
ate twice Of a bill to authorize appeal
In the tobacco trust cas- and twice
4. was blocked in the house.
He was leader In the fight for the
trade commission and the commission
er of corporations in the Wilson ad-
mInistration wrote him warmly
thanking him for his work on that bin.
He was responsible for that feature
Of the railroad bill OF 1910 under which
the interstate commerce commission
suspended the rate schedules propos-
ed and compelled Investigation Of the
same. and he forced many other valu-
able amendments to the bill
He wa.s warmly commended by
Governor Larrabee for his work on
this bill.
He was recognized by the New
York World as having the honor OF
originating -lsbor's biil OF rights" in
the Clayton bill.
He opposed confirmation OF Jones.
the trust msgnate, and Warburg, the
representative Of foreign countries.
and other objectionables to the fed
eral reserve board.
Senator Cummins has not been and
will not be at the beck and call OF
some other man, and does not intend
to be bound by any caucus dictation,
a system which II carried on win
wreck the free government.
The man who wears the bronze
button" said Senator Kenyon, never
had a better frienr IN congress than