Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

ern Immediately advertise a grand
excursion to Des Moines" on the very
day Cummins was to speak in Burt?
The excursion was limited from Fox
Lake to Goldfield, just where it at
tracts the crowd from Cunmins, and
the low rate of SO was made. What
reason do they give for the excur-
sion? "A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND
OTHERS TO VISIT THE CAPITOL
WHILE THE LEGISLATURE is IN
SESSION"
How.s that? Does this look as if
fine corporations We're not Perkins
supporters? The case is too clear to
need further discussion.
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WHO DRAGGED E1AKINlS IN?
[Register and Leader.l
R,,t why has Senator Elkins been
protected into the situation In Iowa?
Is Senator Elkins to be a part of the
"Washington crowd Mr.. Perkins is so
Violently appealing to? Is Iowa repub-
,icanism to be asked to accept the rail-
way magnate of West Virginia as it's
counsellor and adviser? 1t may be set
down IHdl SSelldlol T-ihlltS Ilol VI
his own accord pushed into the breach.
He has other things to occupy his mind
besides quarrelling with the governor
of a western state over what has been
said in stump speech in one of the
remote counties, If Senator Elkins
were to go into that. he would have
nothing else to do. For there are doz-
ems of governors who are making him
target much more directly than Gov
ernor Cummins is. Why. If it is Sem
ator Elkins that is talking has he not
engaged Senator LaFollette for in
stance, in controversy?
Some one has secured the consent Of
Senator Elkins to help out in Iowa.
Who has done it? And what does any
one expect to gain from Senator Elk
ms influence? These are questions
that we confess puzzle us. Perhaps as
the campaign develops there will be
some light thrown on the most start
ling political move made in the history
of Iowa politics.
THE SITUATION IN IOWA.
MASON City Times HERALD
In Iowa today there is an effort up
on the part of the allied corporations
to regain control of the state admin
istration and of the legislature. A
systematic campaign has been inau-
gurated by the railroads and kindred
corporations to defeat Governor Cum-
minis and to re-instate in power in this
state the influences which controlled
here prior to his election to the execu-
tive chair. No matter who may be the
man whom they seek to place in
the chair now occupied by Mr.. Cum
minis 1t is we'll to look at the influ-
ences that are back Of the movement
and that will profit by a victory over
has been honest and fearless in behalf
of the people of the state.
The time for action is at hand.
Resolutions and petitions were all
right in their time, but now is time
for action. The fight is on in Iowa.
1t is a fight not dissimlar to that
which Roosevelt finds waged against
him. by the corporations in Washing
ton. The issues are squarely drawn.
The people are upon one side and the
corporations are arrayed against them.
All manner of cunning and treachery
and trickery be resorted to to befog
the issue and to deceive the people,
but this year it is to be determined
in Iowa whether the people of this
state, the'common people il you please,
are to rule their own state or are
they to submit to dictation by corpora
ton representatives who live and
thrive and seek to rule in every coun-
~
wealth.
Do not be deceived! You must
have the courage of your convictions
and take to yourself the sentiments
contained in the themes of the resou-
tons for which you have voted. If
the people are defeated in this contest
for control of Iowa, 1t will be years
again before similar movement can
gain sufficient strength to exercise
any influence in the state government. !
Now is the time for action, and 1T can
be safely determined by your present
attitude whether you We're in earnest
when you in the past denounced cor
porate rule and dictation. Scan well
the records of the men you supper:
for important office this year and do
your duty TO yOufsell anu w soai
neighbors in this great battle for the
rights of the common people.
500.
PRIMARIES IN NEBRASKA.
[Omaha Beel
First district politicians are going
thru the same old performance that
was witnessed here in Douglas county
when direct primaries were first pro-
posed The barter and sale patriots in
sisted it could not be done under the
law. but it has been done and we now
have city officials. county, officials and
even congressman whose nominations
were procured by direct primary ex-'
pressons There is absolutely nothins;
in the law to prevent a political COM,
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