The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-23
THE SLTUATLON.


party, unless it is very careful, will
become involved in a quarrel that
seems to exist between what might
be known as the "big four" The
four are A. b. Cummins, Iowa at
torney for the Chicago Great West
ern; Carroll Wright, Iowa attorney
for the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific; N. M. Hubbard, Iowa at
torney for the Chicago & North
western; j. w. Blythe, Iowa attorney
for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
Mr.. Cummins claims the right of
way and gives out to the public that
he is hampered in his political aspir-
ations by the aforesaid N. W. Hub
bard and j. w. Blythe. 1t has now
reached tSe stage where he has called
to the Republican party of the state
to champion his cause and assist him
in overcoming the Vaccinations of
the aforesaid Hubbard and Blythe.
In recent convention of the Re-
publicans in Polk county over which
Carroll Wright presided and A. B.
Cummins was endorsed for the nom
ination of the Republican party for
governor, Mr.. Cummins threw down
the challenge to Hubbard and Blythe
and dared them to do their worst and
called upon the Republican party of
the state to assist him in overthrow
ing his enemies. In so far as the
action of that county is concerned
Wright and Cummins have the ad-
vantage of Hubbard and Blythe for it
is nowhere of record that they HUB
bard and Blythe) have county that
will give itself to them to throw a
similar challenge to their oppon-
ents. If they wish to accept the chal-
lenge thrown to them they must get
out into the open and fight.
But why should the Republican
party be compelled to take up this
fight? Why is it interested in this
dispute? Why should it be made the
political or personal football of these
gentlemen? They occupy high posi-
tions with the several companies of
which they are the employees because
of the ability they possess. They may
run counter to each other occasion
ally and this friction cause trouble,
but that is no reason the Republican
party should be compelled to shoulder
ofA N
against the other. There are thous-
ands and thousands of Republicans
in the state who are in no wise inter-
ested in these men or their affairs.
Why then should they be compelled
AGAINST ftass tbs oeRearY eRa YnfikSsts tss9sn 9sne SsSh
Daily Capital tells US that Mr.. Gum
minis was white with emotion as ne
walk ed down the aisle andhu rled his
challenge against Messrs. Blythe and
Hubbard.
If Polk county wishes to give itself
up to championing one side as against
the other. that is it's business but it
should not take the matter into the
Republican convention and ask it to
determine the matter. The rank and
file of the party are more interested
in the principles of the party than in
the quarrel of any man or in any
quartette of men.
1t isn't necessary for the party to
espouse the quarrels of these men.
There is plenty of good material in
the party for governor. Men who
are not involved in quarrels; men
who will bring strength to the party
and not their personal quarrels; men
who cannot be branded Cummins or
anti-Cummins; Wright or anti
Wright; Blythe or anti-Blythe; Hub
bard or anti-Hubbard. There are
men now announced who are not in
any manner complicated by the
quarrels of Mr.. Cummins, whom the
party can rally to and who will honor
the party and the state. Ex-state
Treasurer Herriott, Senator Harri-
man, Senator Trewin, Minister
Conger have all served the state with
honor to themselves and to the party.
None of them are involved in quarrels
and each can give the other the
most hearty support.
The Eagle has but one love-the
party-and it can support any man
the party through its delegates
select, but it prefers to see man
selected who will be strength and
not a weakness. Perhaps with our
100, 900 majority the party can afford
to go into a fight over a man or set
of men, but a war of, the character
indicated will sooner or later tear the
party to pieces. In the first place
there is no reason why it should en-
/ gage in such quarrel, and in the
second place there is nothing to be
gained byengaging in such quarrel.
The point at issue in this campaign
is the maintenance of the Republican
principles and the one hundred
thousand majority the state SO
proudly gave President Mckinley,
who is every day proving the grand
vote of confidence the state OF Iowa
gave him.
Let the Republicans of Iowa rally
to the support of the party and lei
the railroad attorneys settle theil
own quarrel.