Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-13
A CANDIDATES. ANSWER.

The candidate who. It's himself up
on Il am holier IL. thou" pedestal
must not squirm IL |. label is inspect
ed We have a L. in this state
against misbrandi, and fraud.
From Il sincere I. ire that the truth
of history should be made known l re-
Gently gave some facts of Iowa polit-
ical history throwing light on the claim
made by George ID. Perkins that 1T was
thru his support and against the oppo-
stion of Mr.. Cummins that Iowa got
it's present railway law. Not one state
ment | made has been refuted, not even
denied or questioned.
The only possible answer" was
made, and it throws further light on
the character of the candidate who
poses as an angel while picturing his
opponent as a political satan. Mr..
Perkins answered. my plain recital
of the record by writing and publish
ing the horrible accusation against me
personally that l was the editor of a
populst newspaper at one time He
followed this by reprinting Lafe
Youngs clever jugglery of words in
tended to make black appear white and
vice versa then gave Cyrenus Coles
supplemental and additional "answer'
which was to the effect that Mr..
Williams is a democrat who turned
populist and afterwards free silverite.
To this Editor Perkins has from tlfne
to time added other and equally peril
nent illusions to me.
This then. is Editor Perkins COM
nlete answer to that which Candidate
Perkins cannot answer. The issue rais-
ed was of his own choosing. he mas
also made selection of the manner Oh
reply. -,
But the fact is that I never was edi-
tor of a populist newspaper 1or Meeh
~ 4. day in my life-and Edltor fer-
kins knows this.
Neither is it true, and Cyrenus anu
caoroe both know this, that l became
: srae silverite. 1 never wrote an artl-
a,a IN NV life advocating free silver
,,os NOT n free silverite When rer-
kjns was ranting against .ae uei'oiA
ination of silver and threatening wai
if the mine owners did not get "li"l
they wanted. aon,o-
As TO whether I am now uei,o-
crat. perhaps Cy Cole is entitled 10 nus
oninion and would not care 10 nave
him change But as to what ! ha W
heen IT Is quite sufficient, u thlnk, 10
racora here that have voted for Har-
rison Mckinley and Roosevelt; lot
r,arrahee Wheeler, Hutchinson, jack
CON Drake Shaw and Cummins; also
for Perkins four or five times. 'Mr. FER
,,;ns knows that when was CITY eoltor
of his newspaper was secretary OF the
renuhlican state convention which met
In Sioux City.
II NAV suit the purpose OF Editor
Perkins. in view of his own irldefensiple
nosition. as a candidate, to join Cy ana
I,afa in the delecta1ble occupation OF
no,itical character assassins. but ne
viii have to go some II he keeps their
mace He has made good start. now
ever, by filling the columns OF h5s news
paper with basest slanders ana mos.
unscrupulous Misrepresentation OF al
who have declined to bow the knee 10
the powers that have decreed reversal
of Iowa political history. Such would
NOT have been tolerated in the years
was connected with the Journal.
/ have never said aught against the
personal character of George ID. Per-
kins. nor do I now; but If for the
simple offense of telling the truth at
time inopportune for candidate am
subjected to torrent OF personal
abuse founded on Misrepresentation
If humble newspaper man seeking
only to earn an honest living becomes
the victim of unreasoning malice, re-
publicans may judge for themselves
what merit there is in the insinuations
and accusations against others by this
editor candidate.
1t may be pertinent for voters to
inquire what manner of man Is this
who seeks thus to lift himself to high
position? ORA WILLIAMS.