Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-15
Senator CumlminS
Wins Crowd Of 1000


date for the republican nomination
for president Of the United States,
made a lasting impression upon the
crowd of over a thousand voters who
gathered to hear him in the Chautau-
qua tabernacle last Thursday after
noon. If the Iowan wins his hearers
favor throughout Oregon as he did
in Ashland he will no doubt carry the
republican primary in this state.
Hon. c. B. Lamkin of Ashland, an
old-time personal friend of Senator
Cummins, introduced his brother
Iowan in a happy manner which
brought the speaker into immediate
personal touch with his audience.
Senator Cummins introduced his
remarks with the statement that Mr..
Lamkin was a live and valuable citi-
zen when back in Iowa and that no
doubt Ashland had found him to be a
valuable citizen as we'll.
The presidential candidate launch
ed into an illuminative delineation
and criticism of the Mexican policy
of President Wilson and the present
administration. Especially did he
condemn the attitude which the ad
ministration had assumed toward the
various bandit chiefs of Mexico. He
told how the United States govern
ment had furnished Villa with arms
and favor and how later when Villa
was outlawed had suffered our SOL
dier boys to be shot down with the
same arms which the government had
given him. His predominant crti-
cism was that the United States
should have recognized any of the
Mexican chiefs, Huerta, Villa or Car
rama. Senator Cummins held that
the United States should either have
quelled the rebellion in Mexico en-
tirely and without favor to any of the
belligerents, or should have carefully
kept hands off altogether. 1T is the
vacillating policy Of the Wilson ad-
ministration which rasps upon the
patriotism OF the people,"
The Iowan told of the Vera Cruz
fiasco, how for a rebellious act by
minor Mexican officer the United
States had demanded reparation, had
demanded a salute to the American
flag, how the controversy had finally
settled into a wrangle over whether
the Mexicans she uld fire salute of
twenty-one guns to be answered by
an American salute or should fire
each gun in alienation. "And this
cost the lives of number of our SOL
dier boys and the cost of the occu-
pancy of Vera Cruz, and, mind you,
finally the United States soldiers
were withdrawn without the salute
being fired"
Senator Cummins is an advocate
of preparedness, not merely of guns
and soldiers but what he summed up
as preparedness of spirit" "And
this preparedness must and can only
come through just government"
America should be prepared not
alone for the awful trials of war but
for the greater trials of peace as
well. Should be equipped with pa
triotism which is not merely passion
but a deep predominating love for
and faith in our country which must
be built up from a fundamental be-
ginning with the betterment of the
industrial, economic and social condi-
tions of the country. Then the Amer
lean flag will stand as an emblem of
a country of right and justice uphold
ing the ideals upon which the country
was founded. Then the people of the
United States will have the spirit Of
which will make us one
big unit in fighting the foreign foe
and overcoming the problems of
peace"
The senator was followed by ]. V.
Sammis of Iowa, past grand exalted
ruler of the Elks and one of the best
known Elks in the country. Mr..
Sammis outlined Mr.. Cummins' politi-
cal life and accomplishments and
made a strong plea for the nomina-
ton of "a man who stands as prince
advocate of justice and right"
Senator Cummins' career is that
Of a typical American. He spent his
1oyhood, school and college days in
western Pennsylvania; worked as
expressman, surveyor,
'ailroad engineer and was Iowa's
eading lawyer for many years. A
of the Iowa legislature, sew
IN years as governor of Iowa and i
elected twice to the United States '
enate from Iowa. He has made a t
record in the upper branch |
# congress as staunch defender +
Il the rights and liberties of the 7
and common people; for s
as against monopoly, for l
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