Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-25
Distinguishing Characteristic
Is Stand For Honest Admins
tration of Public Affairs
SOMETIMES GROW NEeLEcTFuL
1t Was While They Were in This State
of Negligence That the Railroads Sc
cured Control Of the Railroad Com
mission Efforts to eecloud the
Real Issue.
snecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 25.--Mr. Ora Will
iams, editor Of the Chicago Review,
who for more than twenty five years
has been in active newspaper work in
the west, most of the time In Iowa,
and has been in as close touch with
the trend Of affairs as any man, yes
terday stated that he believed the
characteristic of Iowa was its desire
for square deal. 'sThe people out
here have always been on the side OF
the right whenever they have been
able to distinguish the issue clearly
said Mr.. Williams. 'They stand for
an honest administration of public at
fairs and wherever there has been a re-
laxing into corrupt methods or loos-
ening of the reins so that the corpora
tions have secured control 1t has been
because the people have for the time
being been asleep or else because the
railroad interests have succeeded In
beclouding the issue for time.
was started, it was carried because the
people were aroused to the issue and
were tired of being run by the rail-
roads. When a railroad commission
was put in power the railroads set
about it to get the commission. The
people as is ever characteristic OF the
people went to sleep after the railroad
commission was created, and the rail-
roads soon secured the commission.
When the people became aware Of this
they abolished the commission and
elected another. The railroads set
about getting that and got it. When
Governor Cummins was elected for the
tirst time his statement in the Polk
county convention that he was a can
didate because Judge Hubbard and J.
w. Blythe wanted him to be was the
issue. He was elected on that plat
form. The people We're aroused again
and seeing the issue clearly stood for
reform as they will always stand in
this state If they see the issue. At the
last election the railroad interests and
standpat element gained control Of the
party organization because they were
able to becloud the issue with the talk
of free trade with Canada. They repre-
sented to the people that the governor
stood for free trade with Canada while
the truth is he stood for nothing of the
kind. He wanted trade relation with
Canada that would give this country
some oportunity to get market in
Canada on an equitable basis for both
countries.
'Following all thru the history Of
this state believe it will be found that
the characteristic Of the state POLITICAL
ly is that it is on the side Of honesty
and integrity and in favor of reform
movements when it clearly distinguish
es the issue. After the people have
awakened and the election is over they
usually go to sleep till there is need
of their awakening again.
Mr. Williams, who was the cores
pondent of the T.-R. for several years,
packed his household goods yesterday
and left last evening for Chicago. He
will make his home in Edgewater and
speaks encouragingly of the future of
the Chicago Daily Review, Of which
he is the editor.
Superintendent Riggs is back to his
office after week attending the meet
ing of the trustees at Ames and the
teachers association meeting in Sioux
City. Concerning the new summer
course at Ames, Professor Riggs states
that it will not be in conflict or an
overlapping Of the normal courses
taught at the state university and
state normal, but will be a summer
course in the branches that the state
college teaches and will be especially,
however, for teachers. The teaching OF
agriculture is coming to enter the
public schools and many teachers de-
sire to secure a training in these
branches. Beside that teachers who
during the regular school year are en-
gagged in teaching desire during the
summer vacation to secure an educa-
ton in the lines taught at Ames for
the sake of entering other professions
and the course is for the benefit of
these, but will not be normal course
in the same sense as the course at
Cedar Falls At the same time Mr..
Riggs believes that there is an ample
field for three large summer schools
in the state, since many teachers would
would not go a great distance.
1t is learned that Senator J. NJ.
Junkin has been retained in the Den
nison case by the defense. The case
will be tried. it is believed, now at the
May term of court. The retention of
Senator Junkin is for the sake of hav-
ing a local man to make the selection
of the jury as is always done in such
cases and to further assist in the trial
as we'll.
A rehearing has been asked in the
famous beer bottle case" from Wat
eroo. The case legally is known as
that of Nellie Williams against the
Mineral City Park Association. Dur
ing the time when some races We're held