The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-29
DOODLE CAMPAIGN.
MOST UNH0LY MISSION.
Railroad Money to Elect Wheeler
and His Associates.

Railroad Money to Elect Wheeler
and His Associates,
BRAZEN PROMISES MADE.
Clarkson, Mack and Pray Go to Chi
cago to Solicit Aid From Railroad
Officials The People to be Betrayed
for More Corruption Money.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE visit of J. S.
Clarkson to the west is significant.
Those who have watched the Iowa
campaign from a distance have seen
plain indications that the protected
millionaires Of the east would be cal
led upon to assist in the campaign OF
Doodle inaugnrated by Iowa republic
cans in order that Nc kinleyism might
be in no danger of backset.
THE SCHEME LAID BARE.
Developments in this city yester-
day, brought more fully to light
through Investigations made today,
show that more money is desired and
that it is to come from source near
er home and vitality affecting the in
terests of every person in Iowa.
J. S. Clarkson was in Chicago yester-
day, on his way to Iowa. He was
met here by Edgar f. Mack, chair
man of the republican state central
committee of Iowa and &. Il. Pray,
clerk of the supreme court. and a
prominent republican::manager. These
are the men who with Secretary OF
State Mcfarland met in Washington
at the outset of the campaign to
plan its conduct and the future
policy Of the party in Iowa as well as
to assess the manufacturers.
VISITING RAILROAD OFFICIALS.
When they met here yesterday the
first man they sent for was John ).
Runnels, general counsel for the Pull.
man Car Company, one OF the worst
nonopolies of the land and one
which continually violates the laws
of Iowa and evades taxation.
This coterie of republicans, Clark.
son, Mack, Pray and Runnells, called
upon the railroad officials OF the vari-
GUS Iowa roads, as well as OF the
Pullman Car Company, and asked fc'
further aid in carrying Iowa for the
grain speculator and telephone farm
er, H. G Wheeler, of Odebolt. and the
remainder of the republican state
ticket. They furnished numerous
promises as to what their candidate
for governor would do if elected anc
urged the necessity for the election
OF Judge Weaver to the supreme
bench.
THE BASE COALITION.
This lays bare the whole import Of
the Iowa campaign. the railroads
have gradually been bringing the re
publican party uader its control. ant
now J. S. Clarkson believes that tn.
pendulum has so far returned" tha
a base coalition can be made.
Clarkson went on to Iowa, accomp
anied by Mack and Pray, and all o
them satisfied with the arrang ement'
made.
The people of Iowa now see wha
they must combat, for If H.C. Wheel
er and his companions on the ticke'
are returned it means gradual aban
donment Of the policy of a reasonable
control of corporations by the state,
whose creaAanss they are aud the
Pullman cGD which opposes the
authority q every state in the union
and the vaef0us railroad companies
will again rule things with high
hand.
At about the same time these mei
were in Chicago procuring from the
railroads and the distillers none,
with which to corrupt the ballot
Judge Gresham, at the unwilling O
the Grant statue in Chicago, was Civ
ing utterance to these words of sober
ness and truth which the voter!
should take home and weigh and con
slider. Judge Gresham said:
at is worse than idle to shut oul
eyes to the existence Of corrupt meth
DDS and practices in our politics
which threaten to subyert our fres
institutions.
The people are often cheated at ths
polls and in legislation, and prize.
which should be the reward of honest