Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-08
TERMS:
TRUE THEN, TRUE NOW.

Republication today of one OF the pow
Arful articles written by LATE Young IN
arrangement of railroad bosssm in Iowa
recalls a time not very long ago when
that Ichabod Of Iowa politics stood in
khe van and struck brave blows for the
rights of the many against the selfish
and corrupt. No more powerful or
Truthful indictment was ever drawn
than Mr.. Young brought against Joe
blythe and the crew Of political COR
ruptionists that had fought Larrabee
and are now baying Cummins like
wolves about stag. Mr.. Young says
today that all he wrote then was true.
However, Mr.. Young is not lighting the
railroad bosses todays BY distorting
facts, twisting the truth and by nat
classification against the mer with whom
he stood side by side only few months
ago he is helping to turn the political
destinies of Iowa over again to the
gang he exposed and held up to the
scorn of honest men five years ago.
Ichabod! Ichabod thy glory hath de-
parted.
What Mr.. Young said in his Capital
OF December 90 1892 was true. He
knew it. Young was In the legislature
when Larrabee was fighting the bat
tie that is historic in Iowa and that
makes his gray hair a crown of honor.
LATE was senator from Cass county,
chairman of the senate railroad COM
mittee. The only mention made OF
Lafayette Young In the historical por-
ton of Cues History of Iowa, lists him
then as an Influential friend of rail-
road control" Lemuel r. Better, OF
Harrison county. was one of the lead
ers Of the Granger" movement in
the house as LATE was in the senate.
LATE knew Bolter. He knew Blythe,
Runnels. Hubbard. In his article re-
published in another column he tells
us what happened to Better. No man Is
better equipped to tell the shameless
story Of lobbyism, purchase and railroad
vengeance than LATE Young. He told
much Of 1t in 1S99-1902 He was tell
ing the truth then.
It is as true today as in 1900 or in
1874. The Danites of the railroads are
on the trail of every public man un-
willing to trade righteousness of pur-
pose for political place. Mr.. Young
tells us in another editorial that will
be republished later, that Woolson, the
high minded capable and honest sena-
tor from Henry county, was deliber-
ately sacrificed by Blythe because he
failed to visit "a certain room in the
s,avery" and democrat elected in his
place. We have seen the unholy alli-
ance between the Blythe forces and the
democrats in the legislature to defeat
primary legislation, we have seen how
well the Blythe program is working
in the Eighth district in the retirement
OF Crosse and the prospective defeat
Of Lewis. 1t is all true now as 1t was
when LATE was honest enough to de-
nounce it.
Being dead yet he speaketh." Hav-
I ing turned his coat and his back to the
people, Lafe's "reminiscences and per-
sonal experiences with the railroad
lobbyists of 1874 and UP to 1902, are
yet lamp by which our feet should be
guided LATE says it is all true as
written down. Has Mr.. Blythe chang
ed? Have the railroad interests less
reason to desire control OF Iowa and
national politics? What is the differ
ence between conditions when LATE
told the truth and now. when his lips
have been sealed?