Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26

ital contained a column editorial con-
corning ex-Clerk Jones. 1t was 81 beau
tiful and pathetic plea for Jones and
as such was a work of art and entitled
to consideration. Jones is an old sol
der and a man whom the lawyers
found very accommodating concerning
matters in the supreme court. There
is no doubt but that Jones exceeded the
powers granted him by the code and
took fees not intended by the code. He
did, however--nothing that was I'M
just or reasonable--it was illegal and
that is all The work he did was
demanded by the condition of things
and ought to have been provided for
by the code
The article in the Capital was very
strong in its defense of Mr. Jones, even
going so far as to mention how old and
how poor he was and that he could not
pay a Judgment if the state got one
against him. Before the editorial is
completed one can tell that it is not so
much a defense of Jones as it is an at
tack on Cummins. The Capital says
that the governor ordered the attorney
general to proceed with the Jones case
anu push u PoIl tlIlS STATEMENT lllt
editorial bases wicked attack upon
the governor. 1t says he made speech
to the old soldiers at their reunion
telling them how much he admired
them and calling forth Cheers and
tears with his eloquence in their be-
half and that he came direct to Des
Moines and started anew the persecu-
ton of poor old Jones. the soldier who
had served the state so we'll. This
style of attack is carried thru para
graph after paragraph. Every line of
it is based upon a false statement
The governor did not at any time or
der the Jones case to be pushed. A. b.
Cummins was formerly the attorney
for Jones and whenever the case was
mentioned in executive council he eX-
cused himself from it's discussion be-
cause of his relationship. He did just
axactly what he ought to have
done.
Had he ordered the Jones case dis
missed the Capital would no doubt
have attacked him for saving his for
mer client and continuing to prose-
cute LATE Young. In fact Governor
Cummins can do nothing to please
LATE Young. The hatred of the latter
toward the governor is so bitter that
he shows it at every opportunity
There is hardly an issue of the Capltal
that does not contain in the editorial
column or i'm distorted headlines or 11c-
titious news reports some form OF at
tack upon Governor Cummins.
The Chief attacks Governor Cum
tn, VIII HIT 1T is a mat
ter wholly of principle and not of mall
ice. Fair play and honesty are admir-
ed by everyone and the people VIII
sooner or later learn that the Capltal
is SO biased by personal hatred OF the
governor that it cannot be trusted 10
present anything connected with A. b.
Cummins fairly and honestly.
LATE Young obtained money from
the state that the law never intended
for the state binder to be paid. The
state sued him for it's return the
court held that it could not go back OF
the ruling of Secretary Of State Dob
son-who had accepted the work OF
Mr.. Young and approved 1T. The court
or Jury did not decide the case upon
it's merits. Mr.. Young mas heralded
in big headlines and red letters in his
own paper that he was "vindicated' by
a Jury of twelve men. Mr.. Young went
to Washington and by personal appeal
to the president got Mr.. Dobson one
of the choicest of foreign consulates.
Having repaid Mr.. Dobson he set to
work to repay Mr.. Cummins for being
governor during the prosecution of the
case against Young. He has followed
the matter up with tireless vigilance.
He has accused the governor of being
to blame for everything that went
wrong or that Young alleged had gone
wrong for years. He even blamed the
grovernor for personal accidents in the
capitol building.
The people, whether friends OF
Cummins or bitter enemies. do not APP
prove of the persistent unfairness of
the Capital
1t has been less than year since
the governor Of Iowa was compelled
to go before state convention of re-
n,blicans and ask that he be UNDER
stood by what he himself had said and
not by the false and lying statements
of what his enemies had said he said.
The press of Iowa. should be long
time forgetting these incidents.