Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-08

ahe0Q. Ine popullStS say tney nave no
money with which to conduct cam
paign, and the democrats say they have
very little money for any purpose and
that the money issue is still pressing
one at headquarters. But the following
will be brought into the state the laat
two weeks of the campaign for series
of speeches:
William j. Bryan,
Carter Harrison,
| William j. Stone. former governor OF
Missouri and aspirant for the preside1-
tial nomination.
William S. Cowherd, former mayor cf
Kansas City and present member OF
congress,
James Reed, mayor OF Kansas City,
who welcomed the democratic national
convention,
Champ Clark, distinguished Missouri
orator and member Of congress,
David Overmeyer, Topeka, Kas.,
John II. Atwood, Topeka, Kas.
Mr.. Bryan has promised to make at
least four speeches in the state during
the campaign. One OF them will be at
Newton, one week from today. for he
has "a warm place in lis heart for the
Jasper county democrats. Clark is a
popular speaker and one of the best
Missouri has produced. It is regarded
as little doubtful if Carter Harrison
mayor of Chicago, can be induced to do
much for the platform which was
adopted at Des Moines. But anyway the
campaign is to be enlivened a'little IL 1t
is possible for the democratic committee
TO get these men to make q few
speeches.
Incidentally 1t will be recalled that the
democratic platform in Iowa. while en-
dorsing free silver, specifically declares
that this must be campaign on state
Issues alone. AT the time of the coa-
vention the great Iowa orator and party
leader, Walt Butler, announced that he
would speak on national issues only un-
til the first day of September; after that
his eloquence would go for the discus
sion Of assessments. taxation, state
printing, etc. Whether he has carried
out this program is not known. but the
fact that the state committee has de-
cided upon fetching into the state the
great orators from Nebraska, Kansas
and Missouri Indicates that the strictly
state campaign has been failure
from the democratic view point. 1t is.
expected that at least one of the big
sneakers will be billed for Des MONIES
inst few DAYS, before the election The
republicans will have one big rally here
the latter part of the month, with Sena-
tor Fairbanks as the speaker. That Will
be the extent of the republican speaking
in Des Moines Some of the local speak
ers will go out thru the county ana en-
tighten the rural voters on the issues OF
the day, and there will be torchl1ga,
argument the night before election.
The effort of the Iowa Telephone
company to wreak revenge on John
Herriott for having, while treasurer of
state. collected the taxes due on the
company's property in the state, has
been commenced in court. Heryiott
was member of the council Which
made the assessment against all tele-
phone property in the state as provlaed
by law, and he afterwards collected the
taxes due the state under the assess
ment. The Iowa Telephone company,
which has headquarters in Omaha ana
does business pretty generally over the
state, protested against paying tne
81. 3S3.33 of taxes charged up against
1T on the states books. but paid the
amount. This was the taxes LOT lSoV.
Now suit has ben brought TO recover
from Herriott and his bondsmen the
taxes paid the state. There We're "a
bondsmen on Herriott's paper, 10 OF
them being his neighbors in Guthrie
county. The bond was for $4,000.
The sureties have been discharged ana
the state has made settlement with the
treasurer long ago. But the company
has sued the ex-treasurer and his
sureties because the state is proof
against judgments. Should the case so
against Herriott, as if a miracle might
happen. the legislature would be ex-
pected to make him good. The reason
the protest was made was that the
company claims the law is unconsti-
tutional in that it involves double tax
alton. The attorneys for the company
claim that the assessment against the
visible personal property of the COM
pany, such as office desks and furni-
Iture. is all the assessment such a COM
ipany should bear, and the state has no
right to impose other taxes. Herriott
does not sem to be greatly exercised
over the prospect of having to pay
back the taxes collected for the state
on telephones.
n peculiar situation was presented