Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-10-08
For Senator 42nd Senatorial District,
d. A. LYONS.
COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative.

J. j. Lowry should have an in
creased majority in the county in
consequence of the faithful service
rendered in the last legislature,
and because of the experience gained
during the regular and special
sessions, he is better prepared to
serve the public with good results,
than when he began, or than any
new member could. The investiga-
ton into the corrupt practices and
rottenness of state officials. who have
been plundering the State Treasury,
will be further investigated by the
legislature, and if the people desire
to have the men who have the Doodle,
exposed and punished, to the end
that public servants who betray their
trusts may have just fear and
proper respect for the law, they
should avoid sending their partizan
friends there, as they are too much
inclined to palate, or whltewash,
these offences. The incompetence
and indifference of those whose sworn
duty il is to look into these matters,
is vel, illustrated in Mitchell county,
where. but for a fortunate quarrel
for the office of County Treasurer,
the people would never learned that
there was an embezzlement of county
funds amounting to several thousand
dollars. And there, as in the state,
democrats were excluded from office
as effectually as though ineligible or
aliens. The people of this county
know that Mr.. Lowry is honest, that
he will vote for all measures in the
public interest, and that he will aid
to punish the men who are thrusting
their arms full length into the public
treasury for its plumber. They may
know too by an examination OF the
Journal of the House of Representa-.
tives that he is seldom out of his seat
in the legislature. and that his vote il
recorded upon nearly every question
passed upon in the body of which he
lis a member. He belongs to the plair
people, is opposed to all forms o
monopoly. favors equal and just tax
alton, and the state equalization thai
placed an increased valuation of $16,
900 upon the farms Of Howard
county, with an increased tax levy
while reducing the railroad valuation
in the past six years on two lines o
road, nearly $20oO.OoO, with thes
roads yearly declaring dividends o
nearly Is per cent upon the cost o
the roads, beside upon nearly thel
cost upon stocks that did not repre-
sent dollars invested, or anything
but wind and water. The first com
mittee appointed to investigate tn
doings of the state officials had TO
It's chairman. Mr.. Lambert, who wa
thorough in his work, and upon thi
committee Mr.. Lowry had position
After pursuing its work for tim
the committee was called upon t
report to the house which it did
motion was then made to receive tn
report, and discharge the committee
which was adopted and and anothe
committee appointed to smooth ovel
and whitewash the discoveries Q
breach of trust and of official pecu
lation found by Mr.. Lambert and hi
committee. Mr.. Lambert nor MI
Lowry got position upon this ne,
investigating committee and the fact
it was ready to investigate and repor
were turned down with the com
mittee. The taxpayers of Howar'
county and indeed of the stat
whether democrat or republican ar
equally interested in good govern
ment and in preventing wastetu
use of public money. To check thi
wasteful use of the peoples money il
sometimes becomes necessary to re
buke by defeat the party that has