Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-05

of Mr. Blythe OF that article we
shall speak later.
The files of the Journal for the past
two years show an elfort-studied per-
haps- to please Mr.. Blythe. When the
first Hepburn bill for rate regulation
was introduced-a bill which its
author now rcpudiates and which was
repudiated at the time by his COL
leagues the Journal eulogized and
supported it, When the Esch-Town-
send bill was substituted and Hepburn
was censured by the Iowa press, the
journal rushed to his defense. The
Journal defended Mr.. Blythe's pres
ence in Washington and his efforts TO
influence legislation.
When Gov Lalollette spoke at nu-
merous meetings In Iowa last summer
warning the voters that the corpora
tons would resist to the death the
control that the state and nation
should rightfully exercise over them
the Journal sneered at him and init
mated that he was working for his
pocket. LaE'ollette brought thous-
ands into the Wisconsin treasury
which had been withheld by the rail-
roads: did any reader of the Journa
ever see line in that paper commend-
ing him for his service? No; Mr.. Per-
kins has always denounced him as q
demagogle. And how about Gov
Cummins our own upright and loya
executiveo Has the Journal any goo6
word for him? Has it advocated any
reform measure which Cummins has
recommended? Not one to our knowl-
edge Even tine country newspapers
have been warned by Mr.. Perkins that
they might lose their mileage should al
ant-pass bill be enacted; and in one
notable article which our silver haired
friend will recall they were told that
their mileage was in the nature of q
bride.
When the railroads abolished stock
shippers passes and the meat produc-
ers sought relief in order that Their
stock might be cared for en- route, what
aid did they get from Mr.. Perkins:
What has the Journal said for the
shippers who desire q reasonable rate
and q reasonable time to get theil
stock on the Chicago market?
In short. with the exception of one
article written last fall, what has Mr.
Perkins or the Journal said which
would not meet with the approval o.
Joseph w. Blythe the political repre-
sentative of the Burlington road?
AT the opening of the present SEES
sion of the Legislature Mr.. Blythe came
to Des Moines and organized his adj
herents in opposition to the election o
Hon. Z. d. Chassell. of LeMars To-
state binder. Mr. Chassell lives in thu
| next county to Mr.. Perkins and ha
been on very friendly terms with him
| Within a day or two yelled, blu
nevertheless virulent. protest agains
| the election of MIR. Chassell appeared
on the editorial page of the Journal
What had Mr. Perkins to gain by thl
| except the support of Mr. Blythe?
| When Mr.. Perkins is no seeking of
flee he is fair minded man. Whel
he is a candidate he becomes anothe
person. His personal and official re
ord will show this. We do not say tina
| he has made a compact with Blyth
| and the railroads We do say that h
has already placed himself unde
| such obligations to the Burlington hos
| that he would be an Migrate to den.
the latter's requests MIR. Blythe neve
| makes a mistake in judging men. SOM
4 he orders; others he requests; other
/ he places under obligations so weight.