Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-30
Remarkable Rumors Afloat Re-
garding Its Action-Paper's
Real Attitude Stated
ANTI-coMBlNE LAW NOT VOID
Wrong Impression Abroad as to Mean
ing Of Decision in Demurrase Case
at Waterloo Last Year = Fiscal
Agents of Gypsum Trust Violating
the Iowa Statute.
Special to Times-Republican.

| democratic circles, and it is to the eff
| feet that the support Of the Chicago
Chronicle for the republican tickle. was
purchased by the democrats OH the
theory that IL the Chronicle continued
to support the democratic ticket Il
would drive away Bryan ana his fol-
lowers. There is probably no fo,nda-
ton for any such story, but 1t illus
trates the nature OF some OF the cam
| paign gossip that is being set afioat
There is no doubt. however, that among
many OF the democrats there was real
rejoicing at the announcement OF the
| bolt of the Chronicle, since they had
| long felt that 1t was O long way from
being really democratic in its positions
taken. Another like rumor is to the
effect that the Chicago Tribune is to
oppose Roosevelt this year. There is
color given to this rumor from the fact
| that the Tribune is practically saying
nothing about national politics at this
| time and is hardly printing the roliti-
cal news. But the attitude Of the Trib-
une was recently stated in a letter
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! which he said:
| The republican administration and
| Legislation during the last four years
stands for a record OF achievement
| which, believe. will commend the
support of the majority of the voters.
There is no party which Is not suscept-
ible to criticism. Personally. believe
| that the tariff on imports from the
Philippines should have been further
reduced; that the republican tariff
plank should have more distinctly
pledged the party to an early and con-
siderable revision Of the present sched-
ules; that the subsidy plank is not de-
sired by the republicans OF the middle
west. The democrats on the other
hand offer us no hope OF a revision OF
the tariff, or of q policy OF positive
and constructive craftsmanship which
would Induce the voter who cast his
ballot at the last two elections for Will
liam Mckinley to vote for Judge Par
ker, an estimable citizen though he
may be. 1t is not necessary to find no
| good IN the democratic platform In or
| der to support that of the republicans,
and to vote for the republican noms-
nee
There is an impression abroad that
by the decision OF court in damur-
rage case at waterloo last year the en-
tire anti combine law of Iowa fell to
the ground and We have no law now
against tho formation OF combines.
This is not true. Attorney General
Mullan calls attention to the fact that
the special law which was made 10 APP
ply to railroads entering into combines
is not the one which in general way
'forbids formation OF trusts in the state.
and would place under the ban any
corporation or firm entering into q
trust in this state. Recently the fiscal
agents OF the gypsum trust have adj
vertised extensively In Iowa making
known the terms on which they are to
take over most Of the gypsum mines
of the country and the gypsum mills.
and to operate them. This Is regarded
as plain violation Of the Iowa anti
trust law. but local officials seem UNI
willing to enforce the penalties of the
Iowa law.
In addition to the interurban to be
built westward from Des Moines to
Omaha running between the Rock Is
land and the Milwaukee railroads, there
is now excellent prospect of line run
ming between the same two points be-
tween the Rock Island and the Bur-
'lington roads. The latter company is
to be financed by Omaha people. These
two projects would depend largely upon
local business for support; but that
fIo,v
ter of much concern.
sss
The work Of surveying the state for
geological information Is already under
way for this year in some parts Of the
state, but Professor Savage. assistant
state geologist has been detained here
because Of the delay In getting out last
years report. He will soon go to Fay
cite county to continue the survey
there. The geological survey will pro-
coed from year to year until the entire
state is completed, when Iowa will have
a survey that will be in advance of
aLything in any of the western states.
The Importance Of preserving. the
records of the state In the matter of
passage of laws was illustrated the
past week when leading attorney of
the state spent some time going over
the records OF the legislature which
adopted the new code few years ago.
He was seeking to find the manner in
which an important amendment was
got into the statutes relating to the
rights Of soldiers in transferring prop
erty that Is exempt. The amendment
had come up as a stumbling block in q
big case. and II was important to know
just how II got there. A days work
was necessary to discover all the facts
connected Herewith.
Weller, who constitute what is left Of
the peoples party Of Iowa are high In
the air at this time. Mr.. Norman is
figuring on time and place for the state
convention and considers the matter
important . "All former Bryan men,"
he says. fare with the united peoples
party now, and many of the Hearst fol-
lowers. and they will want to meet with
the regular peoples party state con-
vention and help swell our vote IN Iowa
this year." Mr.. Norman was quite con-
fident at the time of the recent meet
ing between himself and Mr.. Wheeler
here that in case Parker should be
e