Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-25
KENDALL PLEADS
FOR BROOKHART
Governor Argues That Nominee 10
Entitled to Party Support.
Reviewed the Events of
the June Primary.
OPENS CAMPAIGN WITH
ADDRESS AT CRESTON
Kendall Reiterates His Program i'm
Favor of Consolidation of State
Departments and Win
Recommend Action

DeS Moiues, Iowa,-In the first
address of the fall political campaign
delivered last week at CreSton Gov
ernor N. 4. Kendall endorsed the
candidacy of Col Smith w. Brook
hart for United States senator and
declared that under his unqualified
pledge of loyalty he is entitled to
united republican support"
The governor reviewed the events
of the June primary and pointed out
that the election of Clyde Herring
to the United States senate from
Iowa would mean that he would be
dominated by southern senator's who
are using every influence to block
the republican party.
In the first part of his address the
governor declared himself in favor or
consolidation of state departments
and the adoption of an effective bud
get system, saying if reelected he
would recommend this program to
the Fortieth general assembly, as he
had to the Thirty-ninth.
He listed the important matters
which in his judgment the coming
legislature should act upon as fol-
lows: The revision of the code; the
revamping of the tax laws; the crea-
tion of rural credits system for the
relief of agriculture; the consolida-
tion of useful boards, bureaus and
commissions, and the abolishment OF
useless ones; the establishment Of
budget system governing the expen-
ditures of the state and all its SUBJ
divisions.
The governor made plea for the
passage of the soldier bonus, and
pointed TO his inaurural address as
pYpof Of his position in favor of 0.
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the discussion of the fight for the
United States senatorship he said:
last June two citizens of the
state were named for the exalted Of
flee of United States senator. One
a democrat and resided in Des
Moines; the other is a republican and
resides near Washington.
"The democratic candidate was
agreed upon at preliminary con-
ference of powerful politicians and
his election afterwards was only a
formality.
"The republican candidate was
nominated after a vigorous contest
in a legalized primary with five of
the abest men in his party aspiring
for the honor.
81 shall neither unfairly disparage
the one nor undrly commend the
other. One of them will be commits
stoned to represented the people OF
Iowa in the greatest deliberative
body in the world and | am inter-
ested only in what will happen af-
terwards.
"lf Mr.. Herring is elected he will
enter his party caucus dominated abb
solutely by southern senators and
will contribute whatever of influence
he may possess to effectuate the pro-
gram there formulated to hinder,
embarrass and obstruct the success
ful administration of the government
by the republican party.
'The future may be foreshadowed
from the past. In the last eighteen
months the minority in both senate
and house, led by such reactionaries
as Williams, of Mississippi, Sim
mons, of North Carolina, Garner, OF
Texas, and Garrett of Tennessee, has
attempted no function whatever ex-
cept to delay, discredit and defeat
the salutary Legislation proposed by
he majority.
"True they have not been altogeth-
er successful in the unworthy enter
prise, but shall we abandon our par
y in the state to furnish reinforce
nents for the attack upon our par
" in the nation ?"
The latter half of Governor Ken
lalPs address was directed to the re-
ord of the achievements of the re-
publican party since it resumed con-
rol Of the nations affairs eighteen
months ago.