Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-29
Second Letter to Governor Cum
minis Full OF False and I'm
fair Statements
IT WILL PROVE A BOOMERANG
cun'mins Men Wondering Why Blythe
Allowed jackson to Write It-Some
OF His G!arins Misrepresentation
Shown Up = Not Likely That It
Will Hurt Cummins.
IBy Ora williams.l

[By Ora Williams.l
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March Ex-senator
John Jackson. of Sioux City, has Joined
United States Senator Elkins, Secre-
tary l.. M. Shaw and others in the let
ter writing campaign being made In tie
half of the corporations and for the
demolition Of the distinguished COVER
nor Of Iowa.
1t remains to be seen whether he will
fare any better than have others who
have joined In q contest OF this kind.
But certain it is that Jackson, who
seeks to make some comparisons be-
tween the governor and the would-be
governor, has certainly not read UP on
the history OF Iowa as made long before
he ever thought of getting an office In
the legislature. His blunders are so
palpable that every one at all familiar
with the facts will wonder that he was
permitted by Call or Blythe to resort
10 his typewriter.
A republican somewhat familiar
with political and personal history in
Iowa made these observations on the
jackson letter:
jackson refers to the fact that Per-
kins is in company with Roosevelt and
Allison and Dolliver; but he failed to
mention the fact that he is in company
m Tofn q
and is supported by Elkins and his
crowd.
jackson undertakes to show that 1t
was friends of the governor who de-
feated the primary bill in the senate;
but he fails to mention that 1t was
Perkins friends who defeated an al
most identical bill in the house and
put up a sham bill which they admitted
was not fit for support.
Jackson undertakes to leave the i'm
preston that Perkins was for an anti
pass bill for years, while Cummins was
soliciting passes and opposed to a. bill,
which is a barefaced falsehood.
jackson says Cummins was elected
to the legislature on the democratic
ticket for the purpose Of defeating rate
Legislation, but fails to mention the
fact that Governor Larrabee has pub
licly declared that Cummins gave him
great help In passing the legislation
referred to. And as for his being elect
ed on the democratic ticket, Jackson
knew it was false.
Jackson says Cummins has not while
governor advocated any measure for
the relief of the farmers, which shows
he has not even read the messages of
the governor.
jackson undertakes to show that
Cummins has favored the lowering of
the price Of Iowa wheat, but has not
offered any fact to support it.
jackson undertakes to say that Per-
kins has never had any political con-
lnection within railroads, which shows
that he is unfamiliar with recent his
| tory in his own immediate neighbour
hood.
1t is reported in the local Blythe or
gan that this letter Of Jackson's was
sent to the governor just after he had
left the city to go to the northern part
of the state to fill engagements known
for some time to have been made, the
letter evidently having been timed so
as not to reach the governor until long
after it was published in the Blythe
| organs Of the state.
The Jackson letter follows:
Des Moines, Ia. March %. - Hon.
A. B. Cummins, City-Dear Sir: Hav-
ing no reply to our suggestion for a
joint debate between yourself and
George D. Perkins at one or more
points in each congressional district
of the state, we venture again to cali
your attention to the matter and to
urge upon you an early and favorable
consideration Of the proposition.
1t is but fair to the republicans OF
the state that they should be given the
truth of the various matters you are
engaged in discussing, and you doubt
less realize that partisan speech is
not so we'll calculated to bring out the
truth as a full debate
For instance, you are reported 70
have said that Mr.. Perkins was
good man in bad company, ana you
failed to mention the fact that IN tnls
contest he is in the company OF Fres-
ident Roosevelt and his caolneI ol
Senators Allison and DolllVer ana
nearly all of our congressman.
You say you are for primary law'
and vet Won fail to say that your
friends defeated the Saunders bill
which was the only fair and practlca-
BILE measure before the senate.
You say you are for an ant1-pass
bill, and yet fail to record tne Ia Ia.
! that M. Perkins for years has pubic
lv favored such a measure. while you
were solicitor and using free transpor-
tation for yourself and friends.
You say you are for rate legislation
but you fail to say that Mr. Perkihs
has fought for such legislation lol
| twenty-five years, while you were tne
representative of many railroads, COM
bines and trusts; that you were elect
ed to the legislature on democratlc
ticket for the express purpose OF oe-
feating such legislation and that u
was thru the efforts Of Governor Lar
Irabee zazadsad1sPerAans that law was