Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-13
MOT 50 DANGEROUS
FIVE YEARS AGO.
Lafe Young's Statement of Cum
Minis Republicanism Has
Radically Changed
DAYS HE WAS ALL RIGHT
Skeletons of the Capitals Former Ed
itoriaI Utterances Are Marched
Forth From Lafe's Closet to Mock
His Campaign Of Abuse For the
Governor of Iowa.
10 rim-s.Republican.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 13-The difference
between some of the things which Hon.
Lafe Young says in his editorials IN
the Daily Capital now. and what he
said in 1901, before he became emblt-
tered at Governor Cummins for not
getting out of the race for governor IN
favor of Lafe and for not appointing
+ him commissioner to the st. Louis ex-
position and for not quashing the suit
of the state against him for over
charges in the state bindery deal and
for a few more disappointments, are
very Interesting. In Thursdays Cap
ital Mr.. Young says of the governor:
"He has been a destroyer and not
builder. If he had had MS way there
would have been a new party In 1883
in this state. In that year he got out
Of the republican party and got the
men together who agreed on the rail-
road question and agreed on the anti
prohibition question"
In 1901 Mr.. Young in an editorial
said: "Mr. Cummins simply disagreed
with the party on the prohibition ques-
ton, and that many republicans whose
loyalty to the party can hardly be
questioned at this time was shown by
the congress Of ti-pyohibttion repub-
licans which met in Des Moines in the
winter of 1s91-92. If the men who at
tended that congress should be remov-
ed from the republican party at this
time, the organization would suffer in
every county in the state" AS PROOF
I'of the fact that the governors republi-
canism was not questioned by, the
leaders of the party the fact is referred
to in the editorial that he was made
chairman of the convention in 1892.
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An interesting comparison with the
Capitals declarations now that the
governors tariff ideas are democratic
is the editorial in the Capital printed
September "a, 1901, in which, COM
menting on the opening speech OF the
governor at Centerville, he says: Mr..
Cummins' remarks on the tariff ques-
ton were such as will be sure to at
tract attention. The Capital believes
them to be a correct expression of the
sentiments of Iowa republicans. Iowa
is q republican state, and as such is a
firm believer in the doctrine of protecD
tion. But Iowa republicans do not be-
ieve that q protective tariff is SO
sacred a thing that men should drop
upon their knees and beat their heads
against the pavement in obsequious
adulation before laying hands thereon.
They believe it to be a system, f1ex-
ible in its nature, and capable Of be-
ing adjusted to the changed ideas and
conditions which are liable to arise in
the government progress and Develop
ment Of nation" But this appeared
in the Capital five years ago, let it be
remembered.
The state at large is Of course quite
thoroughly posted on ! the radical
change of heart which has come over
the Capital and the reasons therefor,
but as the issues for the campaign OF
1906 seem to be making up quite rap
idly of late and some of the state pa
pers are employing their time in un-
warranted attacks on the governor it is
especially interesting to review their
past expressions
At the meeting of the directors of
the state library, State Librarian John
ston Brigham was authorized to make
considerable purchases of books. He
was authorized to make purchases to
the amount of $500 for the miscellan-
eous section of the library and $3.50
for the law library. He was also given
$500 for the law library and $1,000 for
the rest Of the library to be used at his
discretion, and as opportunity arose
to make purchase of books that are
rare or out of print The board audit
ed the bills and authorized Charles
Aldrich, curator of the historical
building, to publish the life of j. E.
Todd, Of Tabor College, who was
participant in the raid with John
Brown Some of the books that will be
added to the library are-the complete
works of John Ruskin, $16S; the His
torian's History of the World, $72;
Hart's History of the American Ma
ton, s10O; and the complete works of
Eugene Sue. Mr.. Brigham was ap-
pointed to represent the state library
at the convention of the American
Library Association in JULY and also
to be a delegate to the National As
sociation of State Libraries at Port
land, during the exposition there.
Hon. Walter l. Smith, congressman
from the Ninth district, is to assist the
state in the Tom Dennison trial at Red
Oak, which will be commenced May
%. Smith is one of the best lawyers
in the state and his retention makes
an array Of legal talent on that side
that will be hard to defeat County
Attorney Greenlee, of Montgomery
county, and County Attorney Fallon,
of Harrison county, will each be in the
case and to assist them Congressman
Smith, Elmer E. Thomas, of Omaha,
and Attorney Beeson, of Red Oak. On
the side of the defense the attorneys
will be j. NJ. Junkin, of Red Oak:
Cochran & Eagan, of Logan, and Con-