Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-12
rupLIsALp DAILY By THE
MES. REPueL,cAn PRINTING CO
TERMS:
FRAUDULENT CAMPAIGNING.

knows THAT the recent campaign, now
closed or about to close, was one in
which the railroads, or at least the po-
litical railroads, took an active part on
one side, and thru their representa-
lives, or persons processing to repre-
sent them, they are largely RESPONSE
BILE for large proportion of the votes
which they are able to count for their
candidate in the coming state conven-
ton
But now come other representatives
OF these same railroads with frank
avowal, for taxation purposes. that the
campaign waged against Governor
Cummins and his associate state Off
cials and in behalf of the recognized
railroad and corporation candidates,
was based on falsehood misrepresen-
tation and dishonesty. They confess
openly that the, campaign they have
waged has been sham. They brand
as dishonest the chief asset of their
political managers in the recent at
tacks upon the state officials.
For weeks the political agency of the
railroads. under the guidance of the
notorious and oderiferous Ed. Hunter
has been engaged in wholesale tlistri-
button of literature which today the
business departments of these same
corporations declare to be absolutely
sions. Other lesser agencies employed
In the same service have been retailing
these stories in every corner Of the
state.
In short, it is now confessed by those
most directly interested that the anti
Cummins campaign has been a fraud.
Il is now acknowledged, to the shame
be it said of all Iowa, that the main
argument used for securing delegations
favorable to Governor Cummins, and
upon which these delegations, or some
of them, were secured, was an unmiti-
gated falsehood.
A good deal has been said about
fraudulent delegations and clouded IT.
ties; but it is, now admitted that the
major portions of the delegations they
have been able to deliver have been
secured by Misrepresentation and
fraud To he consistent, Mr.. Perkins
should decline to accept the votes of
delegates who obtained credentials by
and thru campaign admittedly fraud
ulent.
: 1T may be asked, what advantage has
the delegate who won because of the
persistent Misrepresentation of facts
concerning republican administration
of public affairs over the delegate who
won by the open purchase of support
in the county convention? In other
words, has the delegation from Harri-
son county. for instance, where the
Sioux City Journals were circulated by
tons to give publicity to the absurd
falsehood that Governor Cummins fa>
vored the railroads in taxation mat
tiers, a clear title to their seats? How
does their title to their seats compare
with those from Chickasaw county,
where money did what lying had failed
to accomplish?
If it had not been for the campaign
of falsehood, how many of the dele
gates now credited to him would Mr..
Perkins have? The strongest argu-
ment used by Manager Hunter was
that which Ed. Hunters employers now
denonuce as without foundation. Ben
fitting by the use Of that argument, the
beneficiary Of Misrepresentation is
frantically denouncing alleged fraud on
the other side and posing as a statue
of injured virtue.
Will the republican party be led by
these tricksters? Will the fraud by
which show of strength was made
against honest state officials be sane
toned by the republicans in state con-
vention? It is time for republicans of
Iowa to make doubly. emphatic their
rejection Of this leadership.