The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-06
FACTS ABOUT ALL,,dN.
He Has Been Working for Corpora
tions and Against His Con-
stituents for Years.
His Skulking on ths Prohibition
Question and His Treatment
of Soldiers.
A Leading Republican Journal shows up
His Kecord-uow lie Has
Grown Rl,h.

TIE Cedar Rapids Gazette, Tie leading
republican paper in eastern Iowa, is OF I
with a severe Rrraienment of Senator Alli-
sons public record. 1t occupies sixteen
col lmns and contains some startling dis
closures by comparison of Iowa Repub
lican platforms and the congressional
Record, showing Senator Allison's unques-
toned action in behalf of corporations, and
his refusal 10 heed the demands of his con-
stituents fer long term Of years; that he
voted against the long and short
haul clause Of the interstate commerce
bill, because he thought II would
cripple the railroad. and afterwari at-
tempted to kill the bill by voting 90 recon.
NIT it; how he was told by Senator Van
Wyci To go home and commune with his
people on the subject; how the Henncpin
canal project, so badly needed by The peo-
pie Of the northwest and zealously fought
for by all political parties il Iowa, has been
left to die for lack of appropriations which
Allison, if influential. could no doubt have
secured; how lie feared 10 antagonize rail-
road influences by getting this canal for
Iowa. and III short. how he voted in beh III
vf corporations in winch he was interested,
and tor encouraging trusts, monopolies and
trade conspiracies.
HIS treatment Of old soldiers, his failure
~ enter the ariny, has skulkIng on the pro-
.ibItion question, and his uniform failure 10
,eivs the people of Iowa are reviewed III the
most trenchant manner, and based on the
lmpregnable foundations of the Record.
lhe Gazette concludes that any one of Il
thousand different republicans IN Iowa could
laye done ten times rs much for the state
during quarter Of "A cvntu y, IL they had 50
ndeayored, by keeping free from Wall
street influences, by not working for cor
lorations, by not voting for franchises IN
which they we're personally Interested, but
~ making manly courageous tfioit yenr
ifter wear for that which the people VI his
state demanded and needed.
"W hat nas Alr. aiiisOn done that shows
le is inhuential?" the Gazette asks. who
.las lie influence overl 1hat is the tstion.
Does he influence the senator's, OF the cUil-
gressmen, Ur WHO, OF nobody IL II all talk
md wind about his influence? II seems 30.
Whom OF when has he influenced Ia favor
Of Iowaf What bill did he ever introduce
that was of interest TO the people of this
tateS What law did he ever nvlp secure
n quarter of u century that was of a
,,aIticie VI benefit 10 this state? The east
mas h..n benen,ed ly some of his votes
.,.rbups. MononolIea have been foster ed
,nd trnsts bn,li up by some of his votes,
,ut Iowa iuterests nave received no beneii,
whatever.
"Dut III return for all these services that
might have been and were not, Iowa has
done sontthIug for Allison. Sne has put
I'm in a positlon 10 let rich. lie HAD besn
| a Iowa but n short time before he went d,
congress-. He had done nothing for the
stat. nor the parry. Since that time he has
| ,eeome nm rrlst crat. AN uutocrat. Iowa
| .as gwen him chance to fiji his pockets
guh gold. and lac has filled them. dc
,ones TO the state once IN AK wears TO Give
money 10 come republican candidatea ior
tue legislature 20 neip them get elected that
lacy may help elect ham. Ihtse are facts,
| I'd should BE- known. Scores If not hun.
reds of republican candidates III times
| , st have had money from hi,n 'to use m
ue csmpajun.' lie viii not, he dare not.
rny II. How could such men be expected
| e ucainst him after he had done tliat
for them.
,,,,,,., .uinc the probability OF Mr.. Ali.
| an & r,.tnru The Guzette Enys: 'Ther, are
many contlnpenc es, lrauts will be ma or
d r. PROMISES of position VIII figure. Money
vii unouestioun6ly be a factor IA has bcsi,
n the past: Il may be again. The natural
,esult TO be look, d for under ordinary cir
unstanees would be for Ills election, Hls
veilts ARE never AT rest. No soouer il one
| u ina campaigns over than he immediately
.nennres iur another. Tho offices u,ace
many men under ol,ljpation 10 him. Favors
10 cofpolations for whnt we all alleQe ar,
,iisrenreseuthtiun Of the peoi,le and at.
.en,,, Ind, to s,nother their leyi.intiou. form,
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