Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05

they Will be forced to cut new cudBels.
The essence Of Senator Lewis state
ment is known to practically all the
newspaper men in the state. There
should be no denial Of the existence OF
an active pro-railway bureau. If there
is a newspaper in the state that has
not been supplied with literature 1t
has been overlooked. The northern
Iowa county press has exposed time
and again the visits of smooth repre-
sentatives who were anxious to fur
nish editorial matter on the railway
question and ready to pay for it. No
one is denying the railroads the privi-
lege of a press bureau. Individually
they have legal right to buy news
paper space which is on the market
and specify position on the editorial
page; to buy the newspapers outright,
or possibly the editor. But in any
event the public speaker who exposes
the bargain is not a liar, slanderer
or calumniator. but the executor of
a public duty. And especially SO when
he furnishes the evidence in support of
his assertions.
The influence Of the railway press
bureau is not to be underestimated
1t is active, persistent, shrewd. Its
suggestion is not confined to the
county press. An instance In point:
Mr.. j. III. Maddy, whose address is
given in corner card us 95 Liberty
street, New York, is tho chief Of an
active railway press bureau. Proba-
bly, every newspaper in the state Is
familiar with Mr.. Maddyas name. If
not, by some untoward circumstance
it has been lost Off the mailing gall
leys. A few days ago the Times
Republican received communication.
from Mr.. Maddy calling; attention to
Senator Foraker's speech, and argu-
ling the republican party into line
with the, senator in opposition to in
creased power for the Interstate rail-
way commission. A paragraph from
the Ohio state platform was quoted as
a plank from the Republican plat
form In the spring" without reference
to state platforms. The communica-
ton started out by saying:
There has been more or less COM
ment on Senator Forakar's speech at
Bellefontaine, Ohio, September 23d.
and there have been some statements
made that the senator seemed to be ut
variance with his party on the subject.
of rate regulation" and ended thus:
Under the circumstances it would
seem that a careful reading of the
senator's speech would indicate that
he was in perfect accord with his.
party, and has been spending his time
In investigating conditions and has not
found it necessary to recommend tho
additional authority of the nature de-
manded in come quarters. 1t is evil
dent that he agrees with those that
have been Investigating; the subject
that there should be further legisla-
ton on the line of preventing discrimi-
nation and to compel the commission
to more thoroughly enforce the laws
that are already in effect.
Yours very truly,
j. H. MADDY.
day or so after the receipt by this
paper Of Mr.. Maddy's communication
the. Burlington Hawkeye had an edi-
torial headed Senator Foraker's posi-
stion.'' 1t started thus:
"A great deal of comment is being
made on the recent political address
of Senator Foraker at Bellefontaine,
Ohio, in which he apparently took Il
stand at, variance with the SUGGESTION
of the president that the power of
changing railroad rates be vested in
the interstate commerce commission
An attempt is being made to put the
senator in the attitude of antagoniz-
publican party
Then 1t went on to argue:
Senator Foraker has evidently stud
led the situation clearly, and has ar
rived at the wise conclusion that gov
sernment Matchmaking would not only
not solve the real problems, but would
actually involve it in greater difficult
ties and work ashardship, and finan-
cial loss to vast number of people.
It is also evident that the senator
agrees with those that have been in
vestigating the subject that there
should be further legislation on the
line Of. preventing discrimination and
to compel the commission to more
thoroughly enforce the laws that are
already In effect.
Mr.. Maddys communication was
marked, mot for publication" The
T.-R. respected his wish and refrained
from publishing it. However, since
reading the Hawkeye editorial it seems
that no confidence will be betrayed by
offering the above excerpts. They are
not given in adverse criticism of either
Mr.. Maddy or the Hawkeye. One had
a perfect right to write, the other to
paraphrase. But between the two
they are likely to give even ordinarily
unsuspicious persons an idea that
railroad press bureau of one kind or
another enjoys an active existence and
is not without influence.
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