Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-13

almost alone. 1.-THE people of Iowa are
pretty well informed on this subject
he declared. Some of the speakers &C
out and talk on the elementary prnci-
pies of the controversy, but l find that
the people are already we'll groundee
In these. What they want Is appiid
ton of the principles to existing c1s
ditions. The farmers know all aR..
the subject. Why. out at Audubon ~
other day. a German farmer came Ito
the hotel after my meeting and en-
gagged in discussion of the question. He
showed perfect familiarity with the
subject He understood all about the
disadvantages of buying In an unpro-
tected market and selling against com
petition. What he wanted to know all
about was the exact profit to th'
mer in shutting out nanufas
goods and compelling him to -
markets where he cannot buy
paying the penalty. 1t won't do as
sumo that the people, especially the
farmers, know nothing about this
question They do know great dea'
about 1t and the politician who as
sumes that they are amateurs makes
mistake"
A good deal has been published about
the pendency of the congressional
fight in Des Moines and especially the
recent action of the republican county
committee In making slight modi1-
cation of rules. AS Is well known. the
primary system prevails in this county.
At the committee meeting last week
a change was made, in the rules, and
1t Is now for the first time provided
that an eggrieved candidate can have
access to the poll books for examina-
ton. Last year when the Hull men
were in control of the committee and
the chairman was manager of the Hull
campaign, Judge Prouty insisted on be-
ing allowed to see the poll books to
determin whether recount would not
show that he actually received a ma
iority. In fact. 1t is now conceded by
all that the recount would have snow
ed that Prouty had a majority. This
right was denied him. Now with the
Prouty men in control OF the commit
tee rule is adopted providing tor an
examination of the poll books by can
didate The rule was introduced orig
inally by the Hull people. then with
drawn, but afterwards pushed thru
by the Prouty people. The original
proposition of the Prouty people, which
was not pressed, was for the exami-
nation of the books by the executive
committee and the candidate, which
was substantially what was demanded
last year, and refused by the Hull peo-
pie. The Burlington Hawkeye, in Its
MI dnn
much of this proposal, and holds 1t up
to scorn, declaring that lit Is the pur-
pose of the friends Of Captain Hull to
make as warm a fight as possible TO
call to the attention Of the people that
that the usual political methods are
not to be overlooked by his opponent
whose friends were horrified by what
they thought was mean advantages
when taken by Captain Hall last year
when he controlled the committee.
This grossly unfair way of stating the
matter has not been followed here
where the facts are well known. 1t Is
true that both Captain Hull and Judge
Prouty are taking advantage OF every
point to maintain theigsrespective po-
sitions. but that the republicans OF this
county or of the city of Des Moines
are bent on maintaining any system
under which such gross frauds may be
perpetuated as were possible at the last
congressional primary, IS not fair to
the politicians of the Capital City of the
state. The republican county commit
tee has tried fairly to effect some need
ed reform In the manner OF conducting
primaries-and that is all.