The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa Pays
His Respects 70 citi., ms in
Southeastern Section
Of the State.
In KEoKUK YESTERDAY
Drove Down From Fort Madison in
Auto With Senator FraiIey-
Flags Road Bonding
Proposition.

while Lee country is one of the
ext-emities Of the state, and so far as
my interests in this campaign are
concerned, it does not appear neces-
sary that ! should have come here,
did not have the heart 10 pass you
people without at least formal call
when remembered what you did for
me in the general election two years
ago." said Lieutenant Governor VIM.
l. Harding, who is making tour OF
the southeastern part Of the state in
the interest OF his candidacy for the
republican nomination for governor.
The lieutenant governor arrived yes
terday afternoon, driving from Fort
Madison with Senator Joe Frailey.
He has no speaking dates in this part
of the state, except at Charlton Sat
urday, but is meeting as many peo-
pie as is possible, particularly the
workers who have assumed the re-
sponstbflity of directing his campaign
In the several counties.
7 am impressed with the fact that
southeastern Iowa Is not IN entire
accord with the idea OF Des Moines
directorate for the administration of
state affairs," said the lieutenant gov
ernor to The Gate City. THE peo-
PIE here do not seem to favor CEN
tering the control OF all OF their az
fairs In Des Moines, there to be d.
1ected by the bipartisan alliance.
while I have held no public meet
1ngs IN this part of the state In this
campaign. and, cons equently have not
had the opportunity to meet many OF
the farmers, It has come to me upon
reliable authority that they are not
greatly enthused over the proposal to
bond the state OF Iowa to the extent
of one hundred million dollars to
pave cross-state roads.
Not Dead-Just Sleeping.
ALTHOUGH the candidate of the
paved road crowd is now talking Of
referendum votes and local bond Is
sues, the proposal for the hundred
million dollar bond issue for paved
highways is not dead, nor is 1t even
sleeping. It is only hiding. The
paved road crowd does not sleep.
mo matter how favorable one may
be toward movements for better
roads, those who do not favor the big
scheme for cement construc-
ton work are branded as advocates
OF mud roads. When one opposes
such g monstrous Indebtedness, he
Is labeled as fsroring bad roads.
1T is the expressed purpose OF the
Des Notnez Register 70 drive me out
Of public life. II not through the
agency Of the republican party, then
thro1ga a bipartisan alliance. It
gay d noted that In the formation of
tits alizace the paved highway
proposition has not been overlooked.
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