The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-10-02
The People Again Betrayed BY the
Republican Party.

The People Again Betrayed ~ the
Republican Party.
The Des Moines News and the Ce-
lar Rapids Gazette are two republi-
can papers that try to be on the alert
against bad nominations even by
their own party. They have done
great good in the past by warning
the people against candidates who
would prove dangerous to the state
il elected, and they are making some
exposes this year which the people
OF Iowa will not fail to heed.
The News has shown by publish
ing the records that Auditor Lyons,
who is q candidate for reelection for
the third term, has, as member Of
the executive council, been o stead
fast and partial supporter OF the rail
roads OF Iowa, going SO far even as to
resist and bitterly oppose to the ut
termost any attempt Of Governor Lar.
rabee or others to have the railroad
property OF the state assessed at q
valuation proportionate to other
property in the state, and that he has
always labored and voted to let the
railroads of with the lightest tar
possible. The News has published
the record and established the fact
beyond controversy. Lyons can not
deny that he has always worked to
let the railroads OF with paying
about one-fourth as much tar as the
citizens pay on an equal amount OF
property. This being true the peo-
pie Of Iowa ought to have no further
use for Lyons.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette then
calls the attention Of the people o.
Iowa to the danger that lies in the
election of General Beeson, the re-
publican candidate for state treasur
er. 1t seems that Beeson has been In
grooming for this position for q Ions
time He wns candidate for tn.
same position before the republican
state convention OF 1883. The follow
ing correspondence which was hat
between SOME prominent lawyers il
Iowa, will enlighten the pespls as *
the inflences which were at work *
get Beeson on the ticket at that time
and which finally succeeded this year
The letters appear in fac silnile In thu
Gazette Of yesterday:
OGD-N HoUsR, COUNCIL BLUFFS, "a
Aug. is, 1883.
HON. T. BRowN, Marshalltown:
DEAR SIR-Sen. Joe Lawrence Il
out for railway commissioner from
Sioux City. suppose Marshall coun
ty can be had for him by q trade fol
Gen. Beeson. which can be arranged
at Des Moines. Please see WilliaMl
and your partner, Mr.. Craney, about
this, and II possible arrange natter
SO the delegation can be handled. HI
is the best luan in Iowa for the place
Ny father is east with Judge Tribl,
on account of the lattsr's health, but
requested me to write to you for him
Yours truly, N. NJ. HUBBARD, JR
To which Mr.. Brown replied as fol
lows:
MARsHALLTowN. Ia, Aug. II. 1855
N. NJ. Hubbard, Council Bluffs, Ia.
| l have seen Gen. BeesOn. Our dele
| gates are elected and will be on hand
Gen. Beeson is in your interest il
sentiment. He will be at New Saver,
on day of convention. Mr.. Carney /
not with me now. l shall try ant
/ come over at convention. BeesOn il
I know, friendly to Senator Law
renee and certainly to my knowledg
opposed to the freight and tariff bill
produced by last Legislatures.
We did not get just what we want
ed but what we got are good men.
r. BROWN.
In commenting upon this expos
the News says:
ut is startling revelation. TIL
people will read it with amazemen
and concern and they will act upol
it with q unanimity that will leave n
doubt as to their intentions, or tn
execrati9n with which they will vie,
the transactions here brought TO ligf
i Byron A. Beeson was q candidat
for the republican nomination fo
treasurer of state In the year 1881
Nobody knew much about him or hi
views. He c..lne to Des Moines, shoe
; hands with the delegates to the stat
convention. and made pleasant in
preston upon them. He looked hol
est and the delegates believed tAg
he would make good treasurer. 8
general was tho impression that a
most half Of the delegates voted fo
him. and SO persistent was it tina
Beeson was this year nominated ia
the Office by exclamation.
i Now the people are confronted b
the correspondence Of which We priI
fac SMILES, showing that Beeson we
the candidate Of the railroads for til
Office he was seeking; that althoug
he was in the railroads interest j
|, sentiment and opposed to the freigf
and tariff bills passed by the low
!, legislature, he concealed the fa'
from the people and sought an oftie
aud IL now seeking an Office at the
hands v,, '~h he knew they would n
confer upon him if l.. .'se
as to his relations to the RAILROADS.
But why, it may be asked, shout
the railroads be interested in til
Office of state treasurer? Can til
handling of the funds of the state b
OF much concern to them?
The reason is not far to seek. TIL
railroad property Of the state is q
sessed at ID per cent Of its value an
thereby escapes the payment of 81
500, 600 of state and county taxes eac
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