Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-17
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Office without his consent His author
ity is SO great that he changes the
political tone of the newspapers by
telegram He has been able to so
make and unmake public men that
there have been drawn to his throne
a host of faithful followers in all parts
of the state, and he is courted by all
candidates who prefer the easy path
to public place.
Blythe Back Of Him.
"This man, Mr.. Perkins, as l believe,
inspired your candidacy. believe he
sought you out as the most available
person through whom to again demon
strate his power. l do not know this
to be true. l only deduce it as the
natural conclusion from circumstances
that are known to all intelligent OBJ
servers. | do know, however, that he
is supporting you with all the influence
given to him by the treasury of his
corporation and by the organization
that, through twenty years, he has
carefully and efficiently constructed.
do know that if you are nominated it,
will be his victory, and not yours, and
that he will again be accepted here
and everywhere as the dominant fac
tor in the affairs of this common
wealth. When your time comes, want
you to say to this multitude of people
whether it be true or not, as I have
charged, that this man and his cor
s lending to you all the
aid that they can summon, and wheth-
er you believe that ]. w. Blythe,
whose one purpose in politics is to
further the interests of his railway
company ought to be potential in the
selection Of men for office.
Carroll Wright'e Position.
Passing to the north. the next trunk.
line of railway is the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific. It's general counsel
in this state has been a close, dear
friend of mine, and our relations in
both social and professional way
have been such that, ordinarily,
might expect his sympathy in the con-
test in which I am now engaged. On
the contrary, / find thi5 company and
this friend fighting for you with might
and main, and this old associate Of
mine is now boasting that he will car
ly my precinct in the city of Des
Moines for you Why is it that, not
withstanding the associations of years,
Notwithstanding that he lives within a
stones throw Of my own home, he
seems to feel that the welfare of his
company should override every other
consideration, and make him your
faithful follower and political friend.
"Going still to the north, we find
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
-one of the time, tried political agen-
cies of the state. It, too, apparently,
believes that it's highest interest
would be served in your nomination to
the Office Of governor, and it, too, is
exerting all the vast influence that it
has to secure your nomination.
Again, we pass to the north and
find the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway, that traverses the state
with two trunk lines and many
branches, enrolled in your service.
A little farther to the north OBJ
serve that the Illinois Central railroad
company is employing the instrumen.
tality Of one of the brightest men OF
the state, and assume it couples with
this man it's immense variety of in.
terest, and together they are working
day and night to promote your politi
s cal welfare.
These companies comprise the
political railways of the state. I re
member that there are such com
panies as the Chicago Great Western
Iowa Central, and Minneapolis & St.
Louis, but, in SO far as know. they
have confined themselves to the opera
ton of their railways, and have taken
no part in political controversies.
Why This Combination?
How are you to explain this
combination, tremendous in it's power
far reaching in it's effects, in your
interest? | have not attempted to ex
plain it; l only know that if they sue
coed, the railways companies are
again in power and that Iowa will be
reckoned as hostile to the movement,
for the subordination Of corporate
avarice to the general welfare
II only know that if you are nomi
mated these railways will have con
tributed a great proportion Of the
votes which you will receive.
"The most vital problems of the
present time relate to the regulation
of corporations, and if we find the
solution for which we are seeking, II
will be in administrations that have
not been installed through the agency
of the corporations to be regulated
controlled and restricted.
"This is the issue that | present tc