Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-30

OF interest to the Iowa reader. Wna'
follows Is what the writer thinks lit
knows of the situation. First, only twc
dailes in Iowa are "tighting' Cummins
The calsital. It Wia! be remembered
| was al one TIME an ardent supporter OF
| Nv Cummins. At the close of that
campaign, which was a successful one
for Mir, Cummius, in the settlement
which Inevitably comes With mswspa
t>ers run on the plan of the Capital,
/ the OWNER of the PAPER felt that his eff
forts in the line of the successful cam
paign work We're not sufficiently APP
| preciated ana heated discussion
between managers of the campaign and
| The owner of th+ Caata, resulted in a
| breach. which has never been closed.
| Again. after the retirement OF Mr..
| clariason from the Register, the Capital
| receive. an inspiration that the mantle
| of Uncle Dick had fallen on the chief
editorial chair in the Capital offies
| and that dt had become the only simon
pure, dyed in the Wool. yard wide re-
publican daily In Iowa. The Register
| and Leader under tho then manage
memt, having a former editor of the
| democrats Leader on its editorial,
| force. MAS open to strong suspicion
This of course from the Capltal's point
| OF view, also having in View possible
new republican subscribers. SO THE cue
of the, Capital was TO be 'agin the gov
eminent" /. e.. the Register and Leaf
er, and all other papers Who supported
Cummlns' policy. Time has added fuei
10 the names LATE is n good fighter.
I i ~, sls
his steel. The Cummins men sat down
on him every chance they had. He
Mixes TO hear himself talk and they pro-
ceeded to choke him off in ward NEST
ings and when possible n. larger gath
erings. On one or two occasions they
refused TO name him as delegate from
his own ward in Des MoinSss. 1t mus,
be confessed the Cummtns men nave
no: treated LATE with a Christian spir-
LIT and actually refused 10 turn the 9TH
or cheek.
And shortly before this time the
other paper that is ''iighting Cummins.
The Cedar Rapids Republican. was re-
organized. and the present talented
editor IN. the Register in Des Moines
ard moved TO Cedar Rapids. He. too.
only to hang on the editorial chair OF
the reorganized Republican. but actu-
ally carried Ii with him from Des
Moines. And so the Cedar Rapids Re
publican became another only simon
pure, dyed in the wool. yard-wide re-
publican paper in Iowa All others
who differed from him We're democrats.
free traders and sons of the devil.
speaking in parallels. The situation IN
Cedar Rapids was the opposa te of Glat
in Des Moines. Whereas the Capital
felt ard needed the appreciation OF
good work. in the way of loaves and
fishes. the CEDAR Rapids Republican
had been abundantly supplied. A post
office. a United States attorneyship
and lecturers chair are nice things to
have. These rewards of virtue are
good things to hang on 10. Let us be
conservative. thanking the powers
that be for many favors received and
hoping for more. Now that man Cum
MINIS showed signs of Shutting In" III
rot checked IN his career, who knows
whether. these PRESENT favors VIII con-
tinue to be sent. express paid. to Cedat
Rapids! .Ha
These two mentioned papers are
oaen and above board aba heutenants
OF j. w. Blythe in his assault on the
Cummirs forces The Council Bluffs
Nonpareil. on the west and the Du-
buque Times on the east. are rather
favorable 10 the Iowa Idea than 9th
e.rwise, but just at present are talking
Harmony" So is the Register and
Leader. Whereas under the forme:
management this latter paper was
strong supporter of Cummins and the
Iowa Idea. some of It's readers claim
TO detect a change in the present man
agement. Not exactly TO be reckoned
as against his policy, but kinder cool"
Some think II former editorials could
b. obliterated from the face of the
earth. the Register and Leader would
row be more congeniai and blythe to
the standpatters.
And last. by by no means least. IS
the Sioux City Journal. All things
considered IT is probably the most in
fuentiai papsr in Iowa. 1t has never
been charged with being "a corporation
paper" Neither is II radical In utter
ance, nor does II go off half cooked. The
editor has been an able member OF
congress. and in all human probability
will succeed Mr.. Cummins as governor
of 1owa--at least so thousands OF his
friends hope and are working TO that
end. Therefore. as one ungodly man
told the writer Perkins is in a ID
mean position" II he antagonizes
Blythe and his crowd they'll have it in
for hm. If ne fails TO support Cum
minis not only VIII he lose his hold on
tho C,irnmins crowd. but Gasgruntle
many of his subscribers in northwest
ern Iowa. for there Is whore :the Iowa
idea" grows and fiourishes. Here is
what northwestern Iowa politician
said on this subject:
ut is always difficult to understand
the conduct OF our Uncle George. He
seemed to conquer he's jealousy for
Cumm!ns In order to relnstate himself
and his paper with northwest Iowa re-