Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-27
THE REGISTER REPLIES.
IDaa Moines Register.

Replying 10 tne Register $ request
tina, the Marshalltown Times Republic
can state 1.-The anti-rairoad issues" tina,
paper says.
III the Register Will turn to its own,
files during the month of April and read
the editorials which the other members
of the executive council have reason to
believe were written by Governor Shaw,
defending the Northwestern railway 3
share of that compromise assessor
the Register will find the issue"
The Register and the people clearly
remember the editorials referred to; they
remember that the Register admitted
that some of the details of those editor
Il als We're gained from members of the
lexecutive council: and they remember
that the facts and proofs presented in
| those editorials stand uneontroverted
today. The Northwestern railway was
assessed higher than any other railroad
in the state, and the main line of that
road was valued at $4,000 per mile.
which is nearly four times the cost of
building railroads stated by ex-Gover-
nor Larrabee several years ago. The
Times Republican states that ASSESS
ment is the issue" but further says
that, one year ago, the belief Went
abroad that certain railway corpora
ltions were receiving favors for their
! "well-known activity at previous romi-
| mating conventions and Messrs. Martin
"and Gilbertson We're nominated and
I'"e,ected to membership on the councilto
I" represent the people" 1t also states
that: The only wonder is that Merriam
| survived the wreck and that: Moo one
needed TO ask about the issue then
A glance at the record Of last years
stale convention shows that three ball
lots were necessary to nominate the
candidate for secretary of state anil
| that on the second ballot Mr.. Martin re-
ceived 500 votes and Mr.. Hobart 1876
votes, which was very close for a
wreck" The ballots also show that the
| counties in which Governor Shaw and
! the terrible Judge Hubbard reside were
divided on both candidates, and that
Mr.. Martin received and MIR. Hobart 6
votes from Crawford county on the
| third ballot. and that Mr.. Gilbertson re-
| ceiyed 20 and Mr.. Morrow 10 votes from
| Linn county on the only ballot for treas
| urer. Mr. Gilbertson was nominated by
a vote of S26la 10 460ha votes for MIR.
| Morrow. 1t ia known that MIR. Gilbert
sons large vote was In recognition of
| the steadfast loyalty OF the Scandina-
Wan voters OF the state. which the
Register and nearly all the other repub-
lican papers of the state urged in his
behalf. These facts tell the story of
the nomination of Messrs. Martin and
loiilbertson. and the fact that the secre-
tary of last years republican state cons
vention was Instructed to cast the IMAM
imous vote Of the convention for the re-
nomination of Auditor of State Merriam
Is sufficient explanation of the Times
Republicans only wonder is that Mer-
riam survived the wreck"
There was no strenuous opposition on
the anti-railroad issues" in last years
state convention. and there Will be nom
In any convention when the delegates
understand the situation. The Times
Republican stated few days ago. that.
There is no particular cry for higher
railway assessments. FOR IT is A
VERY GENERAL BELIEF THAT
THE RAILWAYS PAY A FAIR
SHARE OF THE TAX BURDEN, bu,
the demand goes forth for an ASSESS
"ment to be levied without favor That
10 the way the railroads of Iowa have
been assessed, in accordance with the
laWs of the Etate and the oaths of the
members of the executive council ever
since the present law was enacted, yet
the Times-Republican now resorts to
every species OF Misrepresentation to
aid It's efforts TO secure the nomination
of candidate whose position on the
antl-railroad Issues has not been made
public. and possibly may not have been
stated to, any other person than the ed
itor OF the Register! We should be
pleased to have that candidates permis-
sion to make that statement public but
can not betray the private conversation
unless We have that candidates permis-
sion. h
The Times Republican resorts to di-
rect faleehood in its assertion that the
Register turns upon him chat candi-
date) las viciously as half breed wolf
dog would turn upon its best friend in
"the hour of need and we challenge
the production of q single instance in
which the Register hab "vicfously' or
untruthfully referred to that candidate.
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