Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-02

AOmc1al In a 1r90c0l6e-0OlolO& COIL
that is constantly seeking IA
AT the hands Of the city and
state. II there Is any member Of the
Democratic ftate committee In Iowa
who occupies the same position, / will
say Of him as said Of Mr.. Sullivan,
that no man can serve two masters
and that no man ought to be mem
Der 81 the Democratic organization
who is connected with q favor-seeking
corporation, for such q one cannot be
Just to the public and to his corpora.
ton at the same time.ss--4 sss=-e,tss 5s.s4.
"Second, II there Is person on
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tried to defeat the bill proposed By
the president for rate regulation, he
ought to resign from the committee.
for the Democratic party cannot AFFORD
to have any one connected with ita
party organization who takes the side
Of the railroads against the people on
this proposition.
Third, The Register and Leader
says unequivocally that The Demo.
cratic campaign in this. state Is being
financed. directly and indirectly with
railroad money II that is not true.
1t is libel. and the editor ought to
apologize for the statement. II It Is
true. Mr.. Porter ought to demand that
every dollar of such contribution be
returned to the railroad which gave
1t and that the member Of the COM
mittee who received the money resign
and that every member Of the com
mittee who knew Of the receipt OF
the money resign. II the Register and
Leader will bring evidence to prove
that the committee has received
money from any railroad In this state.
or in any other state, to aid in this
campaign, and Mr.. Porter does not
demand the return Of the money and
the resignation OF those who re-
ceived it, or knew Of It's receipt,
will ask the peMacrats Of the state to
vote against him. Can ] make my
position any stronger than thati
II am informed by Mr.. Butler that
not one dollar has been received. d..
rectiy or indirectly. fFom any railroad.
nor from any one who y = position 70
contribute railroad money, II my m
formation Is correct. then the pes
Motnes Register and Leader has. for
political purposes. libeled the Demo
cratic ergantsetieH and the Democrat.
&c party. Il nay tnforpatlep 10 incors
rect. and the Leader viii prove What
1t asserts, I will insist uSGn the r.
turn Of the money and the resignation
ef those who received H. and II the
Democratic candidate does not de-
mand this. I will advise the Demo-
Gratis to vote aEaipAt him.
II have examined Mr.. ReyteY's rec
ord, and It is better than deyaypQy
Gummins' record on the railway
question, and whereas Governor Cum
minis stands for 8 few reforms, Mr..
Porter stands for all the reforms for
which the Democratic party stands
pledged. j.ssls4 y s.,
80 much for the editorial. t,s
Replies TO Heverjdse, censon, st Al.
Senator Beverage spoke at LIN
coin q few weeks ago and In the
course OF bis speech he called me
dreamer. Governor Cummins made .
speech At Milwaukee In which be WAS
quoted as using the same term In dc.
ses,btpg me. Speaker Cannon After
wards called me dreamer and then
Mr.. Hanly Of Indlaas charged me with
dreaming. In view of ihs Testimony
OF these distinguished Republican,, ]
may not be abis ts prove ~ limo
cence and assuming that they may By
able to establish a case against ms
and convict me Of being dreamer
4 Aaye been looking up the subject Of
drsams. find that one poet. James
Whttcomb Riley. save that The
deamar lives forever, wills thS tp3lss
dies in day." This would lend q
little encouragement to dreaming, hui
It is not always safe 70 base an arEy'
Hent on, . poem, 4N Eeef's sonal
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