Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-27
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AT .IHE PHoNoGRAPH WANTS

lReckwell Phcnograpii.l
The Photograph would like to see
t,,e republicans of Cerro Gordo county
elect 4 re preventative to the legtsla-
lure who is in heavy sympathy VII
tho demands for the enactment Of
A state wide primary law.
A stringent anti-pass measure.
A reciprocal demurrage law.
"A 2-cent Interchangeable FAMILY
mileage book.
"A square deal" for the farmers
mutual insurance companies.
And further a man that would IN
case of senatorial vacancy caused by
death or resignation, support in Wig
orous manner some one for the sue
cession of the stamp Of A. B. Cum
minis instead of ]. w. Blythe or a
man of similar corporation tenden-
cies.
We hope to see man who believes
firmly in these reforms as matter of
principle represent the citizens OF
Cerro Gordo county. Do you? If you
do see to it that your township sends
delegates to the county convention
with backbone to make the demand
and enforce 1T.
SOL.
HOW7S THIS, SENATOR?
lOdebolt Chronicle.l
In Senator Delivers statement given
out in Washington last week he says,
referring to Mr.. Perkins:
"In the fight am now making here
have had his sympathy and his words
of encouragement and help"
yNya don't l.pou what Mr. Perkins
has said in his letters to Senator Dolli-
ver But if Dolliver will look over the
files of the Sioux City Journal for the
past year he, will find that Mr.. Perkins
has written many editorial articles In
support of the policy urged by Elklns,
Aldrich and Foraker and in opposition
| to the vital principle for which Dolliver
is now contanding.
| In January 1905, Mr.. Perkins COM
mended the Blythe Hepburn bill, a
measure marked so plainly with the
railroad brand that Hepburn's own
committee rejected it.
| From, the beginning of the contest
until his recent alleged conversion Mr.
Perkins wrote articles for the Journal
favoring the proposition advanced by
Elkins and other railroad senator's
that the rate-fixing power should be
entrusted to court. Mr.. Perkins can
not deny this; the files of his newspa-
per will verify our statement.
| Why. as late as last November, Mr..
Perkins said in the Journal:
what is the objection to leaving the
rate established by the carrier in oper-
alton until the complaint against it has
been judicially sustained? Under any
fair analysis the complaint is against
the courts--either against the courts
directly or against the machinery pro-
vided by the government for prosecu-
ton and speedy adjudication. If the
fault is here it would appear to be
worth the while of congress to expert
ment in search Of a corrective"
Was Mr. Perkins giving sympathy
and words of encouragement to SEN
ator Dolliver at the beginning of the
final struggle four months ago when
;he penned and published the forego-
ing?
Think of it! Only last November
Mr.. Perkins was in favor of leaving
the interstate commission powerless
and compelling the victim of an extor-
tionate rate to seek relief in the courts.
Not only that; he wanted the rate COM
planned of to stand until the final de-
cision of the court!
Could the railroads ask more? Why,
they are not asking that much. Eve
Aldrich is willing to vote for bill en-
towering the commission to correct an
unjust rate, provided the courts are
given power to enjoin the order on APP
peal of the carrier
Senator Dolliver has won praise be-
cause he fought, first, for bill empow-
ering the commission to make rate,
and secondly, to have the rate made
by the commission stand until it should
be declared confscatory by court of
competent jurisdiction.
Mr.. Perkins opposed giving the COM
mission power to correct an unjust
rate and urged that rate made by a
railroad should stand until declared
unjust by the courts; and bear in mind
| that he. expressed such views only four
months ago.
| Senator Dolliver says:
| II have given my best effort to the
full limit of my strength for the past
year to secure the enactment of an eff
| fective rate law ! have had
his (Perkins,') sympat thy and words OF
encouragement"
| Surely Senator DolNver does mot read