Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-08
Senator CaliwelI UujustIy Detained.

TIE io.I Homeytr0d published at
Dcs ,Irir,,. l0vading IN &c gulsr Of an
agricultural PAPER with republican pc
litical prHrlvitics. is in reality working
in the Interests, Of the democratic party,
and in several campaigns has succeeded
in defeating lepaDiiean candidates. 1t
is a traitor to the party whose interest
it processes to champion. 1t assumes
to dictat, public policy set as monitor
Of public men, and in its self appointed
powers does not concede conscientious
ness of pnrpOae or opinion to those whose
actions it critiCiSes us war against
the republican party III Iowa has been
waged while its prOprietorS were re-
ceiving patronage to the extent Of six
or seyen thousand dollars per year Civ
en- by General Assemblies containing
q republican ma ority. II lis cTltlcisms
were made with spirit Of fairness
there could be no just complaint as to
its policy, but delineating its course Of
opposition and destruction it proceeds
without regard to truth or fact and
warps circumstances to its malign pur-
pose. Its iatest hAlae thrust is directed
toward the honorable senator from this
district, wherein It's chosen course of
distortion and misrepresentation Is
faithfully pursued. In its labor of love
1t has sent ali innumerablc supply Of
Sample copies into this district, of which
between two and three hundred came
to the Audubon pOstofioc, u dessem:
mate its utterances and TO create dis
favor with the peoples chosen repres-
entstive in the highest branch of the
legislature. II might be presumed with
reason that the publishers do not send
800 or 1000 extra copies into the dis
trict without compensation and that
could only be a profitable Investment to
the democratic party; but if it Is I'D
mitted that they are circulated volun-
tarily by the publishers the fact but
demonstrates the degree of ardor with
which they serve the democratic party
The Homestead complaint against
Senator Caldwell is that he addressed a
letter to constituent resident in Dallas
county, and expressed preference for
the method of railroad regulation
which invests the commissioners with
! the power to make schedule of rates.
The gist Of the letter, to which the
critic objects is given in the following
paragraph:
There is at this time under consider
alton in the General Assembly two
methods LIST, for the General Assembly
/ to fix by law a maximum rate. I'd, to
elect the Railroad Commissioners and
! to clOthe them with the authority and
/ to make it their duty to prepare a soh6d.
ule of rates. | am inclined to favor the
commission method, for the reason that
a rate established by the commission.
ers can be changed from time to time
as circumstances may indicate, while a
rate established by law cannot be
changed except by the General Assem-
bly,.
The senator's fault is located by this
critic in the fact that he has regarded
the two bills as separate measures. This
is deemed an evidence of his iniquity
because they are regarded by the editor
of the HOmest"0d rs one. The senator
has transgressed because lie does not
endorse the editors distorted and radi
cal views. The senator's grievance
against the editors code OF subservienct
to his ruling will is so sorry that it car
not be tolerated.
The fact of the difference between
the gentlemen is in reality very slight
though in charging the senator with
duplicity and dishonesty, and intent to
deceive his constituents makes the
matter of grave Importance. An editor
less ardent in the service of the demo.
cratic party could have discerned the
difference without implying dishones,
motive to the gentleman whose acts he
PROPOSES to criticise. House File No 1873
by the committee on railways, gives the
commission increased power. and e.