Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-20
p0RsON GIVES 1T AWAY.

George L. Dobson, once secretary OF
state and after private citizen, to tne
advantage and by the pleasure of the
people of Iowa, is out for congressman
from the Seventh in opposition to Cap
tain Hull. He launched his campaign
last evening in the home city of the
candidates by a savage attack on his
opponent. Congressman Hull sat for
his picture. Dobson accused Hull Of
having "copped out" $150,000 in salaries
for his family during his incumbency
as congressman; of voting for salary
grab so obviously outrageous that it
was thrown out of the house bodily.
He lined Mr.. Hull up with the corpora
tons and especially with the railroads,
and charged that Rockefeller and j. P.
Morgan 'aided in the election of Cap
tain Hull and put money into his cam
paign every time congressional cleo
ton is held in the Seventh district"
Dobson told his auditors what he had
learned in Washington. Listen to him
cough up" the connection of congress
sional campaigns in Iowa with Rookie
Teller and Morgan:
During the last campaign these old
philanthropists got in their work. Ger
tain congressman wrote to the head of
the system. The congressional repre-
business has got down to
system so that election headquarters
are maintained in New York. The sys-
tenn is to keep in congress the men
who will carry on the wishes of these
philanthropists, J. Pierpont Morgan
and John D. Rockefeller. Incidentally,
Capt. J. A. T. Hull is the secretary OF
the head of the system.
Two congressman wrote into
the head of the system and asked
for some funds for campaign funds.
There they were told that there was
nothing left. The men got together.
They went to the head office person.
ally and found three men in charge.
One of them was Captain Hull. No
was the second reply. They
went over the books and looked into
the question of where the money came
from. Believing that some interests
had not paid enough or had not paid 1T
all, they went to the office of j. Pier
pont Morgan. The Wall street mag
nate received them. They asked if it
was not about time to give something
FOR the congressional fund. They esti-
mated $4,000 was about enough. I've
paid that much already said Morgan.
But. gentlemen, the books didn't show
it. Who did he pay it to?
Federal officers, do you understand?
If you don't, will repeat my state
nent.
zone little railroad blew in $1,000 in
4 Hull campaign. You know that rail-
loads are such philanthropic institu-
ions"
George L. Dobson's political biogra-
ply is not such as to make him accept
able as reformer. Mr.. Dobson has
oeen and is generally considered as
Captain Hulrs equal, measured length
wise or crosslots His situation may
oe Illustrated by the case of the Irish
who was called on the car
BET the morning after "a big burglary
lad been pulled of on his beat. Did
rou see any suspicious characters last |
light? ?" inquired the chief. II did,
answered the officer 1.-TWO of thin. |
Lxed them pfwat wor they loolin' for. |
md one of thin said they wor looking |
or a good location phwere they cud |
pen up joolry sthore.' "They found |
t." snapped the chief, "and carried off
everal thousand dollars worth of plum
Ier.' Well" rejoined the policeman,
"the man may have been
thafe, yer amer, but he was no liar"
Dobson is scarcely of a color to call
he kettle bad names, but he is no liar.
When Captain Hull said that Dobson
xposing Hull was Dobson exposing
imself, he probably knew what he was
alking about. but the exposure is NOT
he less complete. When politicians Of
certain stripe fall out, other men may
ret their dues Whether or not Dobson
S better or worse than Hull he is in &
position to know and tell the
ruth. When Dobson tells o.
he congressional arrangement, he is
cling openly what most people, init