Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-13
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News of Iowa From Hun.
dreds of Differeut Towns
and Communities.
SUGAR TRUST AND BEET INTER
ESTS.
IsiouN city Journal.l

ISlOuN Guy JUuTHai.I
THE sugar trust is afraid of the bee
sugar business of the Missouri valley,
was a statement made yesterday b,
William C. Peterson, manager for tn
Sioux Beet Syrup and Refining Com
pany, when he was asked as to wha
reason the trust might have had IL
starting its present price cut war.
THE trust has not been out on thu
warpath in Michigan, has it? No; ane
Michigan has more beet sugar factorie:
than Nebraska. But this country Is
particularly adapted to the growing OF
sugar beets, and the trust understand:
this full we'll. The assertion may soune
rash, but / believe that in twenty-five
years from now the Missouri valley vii
be furnishing the sugar for this country
and that the United States will be ex-
porting sugar.
.The present effort of the sugar trust
will amount to nothing. 1t is DUH
The real intention of the trust is e
shake the faith of investors IN bee
sugar stock. The trust hopes to create
alarm among the people who own stocR
in beet sugar companies. In all these
contests between the sugar interests the
sympathies OF Sioux City and the Mis-
souri, valley should be with the beet SUI
gar companies
The situation in the local war in sugar
prices remained unchanged yesterday
No advices were received from the man
ufacturers. The retailers are not at al
exercised over the cut made by the trust
interests. One prominent retail grocer
said: IF we could buy in car load lots
there would be some advantage to
us in the reduction. but by restricting
our purchases to five bags we are not
benetitted.'
THE MAN-NOT THE POLITICIAN
IMontezuma Democrat.l
While we are not in republican poll
ties we have to live under their rule
and hence are interested, as every good
citizen should be, in having only the
best men in office. In looking over the
field of aspirants for the republican
nomination for governor we have failed
to see mentioned the name OF the man
whom we believe the people of iowa
would choose for that high position-if
they were allowed to make the choice
We refer to Hon. Albert B. Cummins, OF
Des Moines. He is just the man, in our
opinion, to succeed Governor Shaw
The above article appeared in the
Mentezuma Democrat on Jan. %. 1901
st the time no thought was entertained
by the republican politicians of the state
that Mr.. Cummins would be factor In
the gubernatorial contest IN Iowa. He
lad just passed thru one of the most
closely contested and bitterest senatorial
fights in the history of the state, coming
out of it with additional credit to him.
self as clean man and upright citizen.
But the people, regardless OF party or
politics, had their eyes on Albert b.
Cummins. His defeat at that time was
III reality a victory. Without his seek
ing, asking or working for 1t, he was
forced by the common people to stand as
n candidate for the highest office within
their gift. How he secured the republic
an nomination for governor of Iowa is a
brilliant page in the annals of political
machine smashing in our state. 1t was
the vox populi of Iowa.
The election of Albert B. Cummins to
be governor of Iowa is not to be re-
garded so much as a political triumph
for repubicanism in the state,--for most
any republican could have been elected
this wear over the Kansas City reaffirm-
atives ard the nominee for governor OF
the Des Moines convention. In his per-
sonal character and public life Albert
f. Cummins represents no political par
ty. He is of the people, by the people.
for the people,-a true and noble repre-
sentative of American independent man,
hood
We believe Albert B. Cummins to be q
man in every way worthy to represent
this great and beloved state of ours. not
only as governor, but in higher stations
of public life, If the people desire such
man to be their leader.
All honor to the people of Iowa, re-
gardless of party, who have wisely
chosen for their executive man worthy
the high and honorable station to which
he has just been elected by the largest
plurality ever given candidate in any
political party in Iowa.
All honor to Albert b. Cummins, the
man! He IS the peoples governor and
public servant. and he will perform his
duties faithfully and well as becometh
a man of his unimpeachable. true and
honorable life.