The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-18
THEY ARE BADLY SCARED.

That the republicans are badly scared
In this district is evidenced by the force
OF outside speakers they are bringing in.
to the district. Dolliver acknowledged
to be one of their biggest guns, made
several speeches outside of Creston, and
Lieutenant Milliman has also made sew.
eral speeches throughout the district
Now Gov. Shaw, the boldest goldite and
imperialist of the lot, is billed to speak
at Creston on the Oath, and John N.
Baldwin, the famous and eloquent cor.
poration lawyer of Council Bluffs, is bill.
led to speak at Alton on. the 10Th.
Hepburn is at Hot Springs, trying to
get relief from an attack of rheumatism,
but hopes to be back in the district in
time to speak at Creston in the after.
noon of the 18th.
Hepburn has become a great leader
among the corporation element in con-
gress, and it is earnestly desired that he
be returned. 1t is-known that his rec.
ord SO unsatisfactory to the agriculture
alists of the district he is supposed to
represent is being given to his constitu-
ents, and great fears are entertained for
his ability to longer fool the people of
this district, hence the efforts put forth
in his behalf.
In the campaign of 1886, when Hep
burn was defeated on the interstate
commerce issue, he went before the peo.
pie OF this district on his dignity, not
feeling obliged to explain the rates of
freight which railroads were permitted
to charge for shipment of grain and live
stock to Chicago markets. When ar
raigned by his opponent, Hepburn de-
family asked, "What are you going to
do about it?" The voters of the district
showed him by their votes what they
Nere going to do about it. They en-
frei sed the Reagan bill for maximum
ails kht rates ssnd repudia ssd Haphurn
The Cullom bill was passed, however,
and the commission established. For q
time things were better in the way Of
rates, but we have seen the commjsssii51
gradually shorn Of its power rto enforce
its rulings, and rates have gone back,
ana to-day t1e Gin eessftnmission is nothing
puI q ng9Fehead, drawing large salaries
from the government.
When Hepburn next came before the
people for election, it was pitiable to
see how he humiliated himself, and told
the people he knew he had not been in
close touch with the masses and their
interests but that if they returned him,
he had learned lesson he would profit
by and that in the future their interest
would be his sole aim. Has he kept
his pledge to those people? Let US see.
He had been in congress but a short
time when he was made chairman of the
interstate commerce committee, and
why was this? Because he was the
representative Of the corporations and
not the people, and the corporations
wanted him in that position to guard
their interest, and the republican party
which has been the servant of the cor.
porations, trusts-and combines for years
placed him there. The interstate com
merce commission has repeatedly COM
planned of its inability to enforce its
rulings as to interstate rates, and asked
for remedial legislation, but Mr.. Hep
burn as chairman of that committee
has turned deaf ear to, its demands.
He has pever attempted to make the
law of benefit to the constituents ht
represents but has looked after the in.
terests of the corporations all the time
He has voted taxes on the farmer in
the way of tariff taxes on lumber, wire
nails and everything he has to buy, and
has never attempted to keep his pledges
to them. Well may he and his corpora.
ton hackers feel scared, if the people