Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-11
|CRANKS STILL LIBEL
Prohibitionists Continue to Mis-
represent Mr.. Cummins.-In.
consistency OF Argument.
Republicans Think Nobody Wants
Liquor Legislation Except
the Prohibitionists.
Much Prejudice Against Vaccin'
alton Exists Thruout the
State--Iowa Exhibit.
Special to Times-Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines Nov. 11.-If the politi-
clans who control the prohibition polit-
cal party had any considerable influence
lin the state there would be righteous
indignation over the fact that even af-
ter the election is over they persist in
/ misrepresenting those whom they could
not defeat. Referring to Mr.. Cummins,
the local organ of the prohibition party.
edited by Mrs. McMurray, says that
There has not been a year since his
name first appeared in the party or
| gana in this state that he was not a
candidate for something or other, push
ling himself for an Office And. of
sicourse. this is not true. When Mr.. Cum
Imins first ran for office and his name
state he was very reluctant to enter
politics. He voluntarily dropped out af-
/ ter one term in the legislature and for
tSeyeral years would accept no office
When he began his campaign for the
III SoNCIHOl w do uSouiHot
his own wishes and solely because he
was 50 strongly urged by prominent re-
publicans of the state. The attempt at
this late day to hold Mr. Cummins up
as q chronic office seeker is only n part
Iof the game of deception being played
against him.
The logic of the prohibition politicians
/ in regard to the effect of the election
~. ,tt,n,
This same organ of the party says:
1 "Cummins received 10000 democratic
votes. The saloon element. the gold
land license men OF the democratic par
/ ty. Including the German vote, was cast
solidly for the whisky candidate for
governor on the republican ticket"
Yet in the face of his magnificent vic
tory and this statement of the case, the
prchibitionists rejoice and affect to be
pieased with the verdict of the people Of
1 the state. 1T is a victory for prohibi-
ton beyond all question, even tho we
elec.nd no one to Office says the, organ.
1.-The cause mas received support suff-
ciently strong to make its enemies fall
ter, if not abandon, their purpose to ac-
complish it's complete overthrow and
establish statewide license And
l again III OSClotSs. LII tii PicOuDAisS SiaS
large vote cast for our candidates has
saved the state from a general license
policy which would plant saloons in ev
cry county upon payment of the Ii
cense fee All of which is strange, if it
j the big plurality for Cummins was due
4 to his opposition to prohibition.
"The temperance question is right
where we want to laaye 1t, said re-
publican today. Mr.. Cummips made
plain and frank statement of his atti-
| tude soon after his nomination. He Will
not favor any change In the present
mulct law of the state. which has been
found to work we'll in the majority of
counties. What the legislature Will do
is another question, but the friends of
Mr. Cummins control that legislature,
and his influence will be potent therein.
1t may be accepted that there will be no
/ change in the present law. The only
persons who have been asking for any
| change are these who want the law
/ made more stringent A few prohlbi-
| ton ag;tators have urged some changes.
I Mr. Cummins does not owe anything 10
/ these people. A ms lity OF the mem
1 bers of the legislatu feel that the re-
| publican party has been freed absolute
| Iy from the domination of any faction
demanding legislation for special inter-
/ ests The welfare of the state as
whole and of all the people OF the state,
! without regard to their personal views,
| is what will be sought. Hence the situ-
/ alton is favorable for good legislative
session, undisturbed by efforts at radi-
| cal changes in the liquor laws
Whatever may be the legal status OF
1 vaccination in Iowa or the views oil the
1 medical profession as to the calue OF
vaccination. reports from many parts of
| the state indicate that the sentiment of
| louposition to vaccination is still very
/ strong and that a great many persons
have the strongest kind of prejudice
against submitting to vaccination Re-
4 norts of trouble on this score are re-
| ported from nearly every city where the
disease has anpeaed. In Des Moines
pactically no effort has been made to
enforce vaccination among the school
| children or others. There have been
smallpox cases right along all fall and
i dozen or more are in the hospital all tne
Htime. Those who were exposed to the
cold on account of a fire few days ago
apparently suffered no additional dan
| ger therefronl.
\ The committee of the Iowa commits
sion for the Louisiana exposition goes
to ST. Louis today to locate the Iowa
! building, which it is assumed the next
legislature of Iowa Will authorize to be
constrcted for an Iowa exhibit at st.
Louis Several members of this unofti-
4 cial body looking after Iowa's interests
are opposed, however, to the state
spending large sum of money for
large building. The main exhibit of the
state must go into the special buildings
along with similar exhibits. For in
stance, the products of lowa's mines
and quarries will go into the mineral
i building: the agricultural products into
the agricultural building, the chief ex-
hibit of the state that from the factor
/ les, should go into the hall of liberal
|arta or into a manufacturers building.
Therefore, it is anticipated by some
members of the commission, that the
Iowa building will not be the most ex-
pensive part Of the Iowa exhibit at st.
Louis.