Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-09
Ioes Mr.. Lacey. They take their ord

does Mr.. Lacey. They take their ord
ers from Burlington and they are boti,
bitterly hostile to Mr.. Cummins and to
the things he and his friends stand for
in Iowa politics. For this reason. and
for this reason only, Me- Christian
has been persistently denied place on
delegations to state conventions. Our
people say they are contending for a
principle and they have refused to place
Mr., Christian on county delegations. IN
position in which he could destroy
them. They concede Mr.. Christians
honesty and personal worth and they
would not deprive him OF the mar
shalship II they could.
Now what about the fight organized
against Lacey7 AS was the first one
to connect Major Lacey with the bank
matter. / ought to know something
of the fight organized against him.
I am free to say nover heard or
such a thing until saw 1t in the Reg
lister and Leader. The returns show
that between two and three hundred
republicans In this county refused to
vote for Major Lacey. They did not
vote for his opponent. Had they
thought there was the slightest danger
of Major Lacey's defeat, nearly all
of them would have voted for him.
They knew that his majority would be
tremendous, SO they took this oppor-
tunity to rebuke Major Lacey for
good many things he has done. Their
grievance was Major Lacey's supposed
connection with the appointment OF
George w. Swords of Iowa City, re-
ceiyer OF the First National bank. They
were very much opposed to this ap-
pointment, and to the msn responsible
for 1t, and the election returns show IL.
It is now quite certain that this ap-
pointment can not be laid at MAJOR
Lacey's door, but this was not dennlte-
" known on November 9th. Ma]or
Lacey has incurred the displeasure OF
others by his tyrannical conduct IN
district caucuses, by his subservienoy
to the System" by his jealous ana
unmanly hatred Of CAmmins and py
his obstinate attitude on tarin reVls-
ion. But he has been criticised no
more harshly than Colonel Hepburn
has been criticised by the Register ana
Leader, and no sensible man "oulh
accuse the Register and Leader OF Or
ganizing fight on Hepburn. why
Major Lacey can not do his own think
ing in state politics Is mys.sry.
He Is strong enough to stanu
alone. and he doesn't have to turn ms
face toward Burlington when ne prays.
It is not a case Of religious zeai, pul
subserviency to the System" thal mas
dominated politics.
The bank matter was partisily
cleaned up by Secretary shaw v.si.
on the 9th. 1 was not in the CITY, put
I have talked with Brainerd, witn
Breeder, and with others. BESIDES
both the local papers, one lr'enoiy 70
Shaw and one not friendly, had repre-.
sentatives present and their Reports " =,
what took place differ scarcely az aii'
In communication T. J. Bray, 10TH
erly chairman of the county commit
tee, accused the Herald OF unfa1rness
in reporting the facts ana uhe eol-
torial reply was evasive. Add TO tnls
the fact that a representative Of the
T.-R. was told that little wh1tewash
would have to be used by the Herald
and again that another gentleman was
told .we,ye got Bray killed" and l
think am in a position to give an alb
golutely fair summary OF what TOOK
mace as we'll as of the motive that was
controlling. ~.
The meeting was large one and the
diacu.,ion spIrited. Tho secretary felt
his oats: he was gay. almost insolent.
He rove the depositors to understand
tho+ az. crtt,ei.srr ~ his arsrn'rt v77 a'''
wa . ,-nn.rtinent. He sneersd at their
rom nloi int. and tol& them in so n.i.ny
$50 Mr. Eworda would not be
removed Just what was the OBJECT OF
the secretarys visit to Grinneh Is nor
apparent. It 10 hardly prsba6ls that