Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-26

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/. Third. Such assertions do not credit
Mr.. Cummins with much character and
this. all who know him whether demo-
4 crat or republican, know that he has in
| plenty. For no man of character would
enter upon the exalted office of governor
| of Iowa and deliberately ignore the peo-
| pies welfare to promote the interests
| of any corporations that might have
/ formerly employed him. Mr. Cummins
has long been before the public eye in
our courts and on the platform. His
Reputation as n man and as lawyer is
/ untarnished. His conduct has ever been
| highminded and honorable. No one has
I ever presumed to even hint that lie has
ever pushed his clients interests by un-
! derhand or disreputable means. Does
any one really think that he cares for
| his fair fame? Is 1t at all probable that
when he has two millions and more OF
Iowa's freemen for his clients that he
will forget or ignore their interests l
do not think that many entertain seri-
Gus doubts on this point. He was nom-
mated by the republican party in the
full confidence that he would safe
guard the peoples welfare. and we will
roll up our old time majority on his
ELECTION on the fifth of November next
because the people also hold this be-
lief.
Fourth and finally. such talk does not
credit Mr.. Cummins with ordinary sense
and discernment which oven our oppo-
nents must concede he possesses in gen-
serous measure. He Is not likely to be so
unmindful of his own personal friends
and interests and Indifferent to the sue
cess of his administration and his fu-
ture career that he will guard corpor-
ate interests at the expense of the pub
lie good. He knows. as all of our pub
lie servants should ever bear in mind
that like the Israelites of old, the peo-
pie of Iowa want their servants to serve
them and not others and that they sig
Nifty their displeasure promptly and
plainly whenever their rulers go off af-
ter strange gods and seek preferment in
the tents of the wicked. No, l Go not
think that any need have fears that Mr..
Cummins will be so unwise as some
democrats would have US imagine.
WEIGHED AND NOT FOUND
WANTING.
In conclusion let me relate at bit OF
Iowa history that may not be familiar
to the younger generation of republic
cans About twenty-one years ago a
federal court in Chicago decided that
syndicate had monopoly of the manu-
for 1,oy ,aI ire
sternation among Iowa farmers. Such
wire was deemed necessity and the
trust advanced the price nearly 30 per-
cent. In January following some prom
inent agriculturists met at supper at
the Slavery Hotel in Des Moines, among
whom were our "Tama Jim" wilson.
now secretary OF agriculture at wash
ington. Col. John Scott, Lit. Gov. Is. r.
Cue, that old wheelhorse of our party,
Levi 8. Coffin, that vigorous writer,
Henry Wallace, and that old Spartan,
Father Ciarkson. The result OF their
meeting was the formation of the Farm
ers, Protective Association to fight the
trust by manufacturing wire on their
own hook. The membership was placed
at 10, 600, each to pay dollar to create
lighting fund" They bought a patent
and started in. Then the war began.
Fast and fierce was the fight the trust
made on them in the courts. Trickery
and chicanery and all of the corruptest
means were resorted to to circumvent
that band of fighting farmers. AT first
treachery succeeded, they were SOLO,
out, those they first employed played
them false But they kept up the hght.
They got new attorney to look after
their lawsuits and that attorney was
Ito quote a charter members still lving)
then "a comparatively young man
who threw his whole soul into the work
and defended the farmers at every
point with consummate abality, and to
whom it is admitted on all hands that
the final success OF the association was
largely due" The struggle continued to
wage not only in the courts but before
and in the legislature, and altho the
odds were heavily against the farmers
they got the upperhand OF the trust
and their wire at or near cost.
Rejecting on those events years az
the same writer In accounting
for the wonderful success" OF that
band of farmers in their long struggle
with huge monopoly observed: 1t 10
is clear to us that the secret OF success
was not merely the justice of the cause
but the absolute confidence the peo-
Bile of the state had in the answering
of the members of the associa-
ton, its officers. the manufacturer OF
the wire and the attorney who had
charge of the litigation--an attorney OF
such we'll known integrity and high
sense OF honor that no man In his
senses would dare approach him with
bribe either directly or indirectly and
who believed absolutely in the Justice OF
the cause which he was employed to de-
fend."
That attorney, my fellow citizens, is
now the candidate of the republican
party for the high Office OF governor Of
Iowa, Albert b. Cummins. of Des
Moines. Need we fear what his future
course may be. 1t is strange that his
friends look forward with enthusiastic
assurances to his election as our chief
magistrate Are not the people of the
state justified in entertaining high
hopes and expectations as to the char
acter of his administration.
LARGE FUNERAL PARTY.
Al. - M..