Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-05

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have gladly accepted the assistance Of
any people who were on my side and
could help me.
Railroads Out of Politics.
Fighting corporations is in the air
nowadays. It is the natural thing to
do. It Is easy enough to charge the
railroads with all sorts of crime. But
as look at 1t the railroad issue has
now been taken out Of politics. Con-
gress has passed law providing for
the regulation Of railroad rates. In
some respects this law was vastly im-
proved by the senate. At least the
upper house Of congress did not render
the proposed law less effective.
1.-THE new statute is distinctly an ad-
ministration affair. 1t was urged by
President Roosevelt and It has been
passed by a republican congress. I as
sumo that it will be accepted generally
by republicans dis embodylng the party
policy. Inasmuch, therefore, as we have
assumed to regulate railroads through
the national government, 1t seems to
me this eliminates the railroads from
state politics.
'sUp to year ago last January Gov
ernor Cummfns did not hesitate to
travel un railroad passes. Since then
he has paid his way or has charged
up his travelling expenses to the contin-
gent fund of the state do not think,
however, as he was a corporation attor-
ney when he was elected and has ac-
cepted the aid of corporations more
than once, he can successfully put his
opponents in the position of being In
the interest of corporations, and cor
porarions in Iowa mean railroads"
Says Democrats Aid cummins.
"But as to these contests which
have been fomented in so many coun-
ties. What has produced them?" ask
ed, while Mr.. Perkins lit his long-suf-
fering cigar for the seventh time.
"From force of circumstances" said
the editor candidate. "The democrats
in this state have had to sing pretty
small for good many years. They
have seen chance to stir up mischief
in the present fight. In a great many
cases, am properly informed, there
has been actual coalition between the
democrats and the Cummins men.
Democratic votes have been utilized to
help Cummins carry one township after
another because in our loose system
there is no method of regulating our
local politics. The democrats have
helped Governor Cummins to most of
his so-called victories, and we believe
we can show this fact to the satisfac-
ton Of any impartial tribunal like the
republican national committee"
senatorship the Real Issue.
"What, then, are the real issues in
the campaign?"
SO far as Governor Cummins is con-
cerned, is the senatorial situation. I
cannot say it is true that he ever
pledged himself not to be candidate
for reelection again. give him that
full credit. However, it is true that in
Iowa the republicans have. been OPP
posed to third term idea. Two con-
secutive terms are the most
that the people ever gave to
any republican move. The dem
ocrats tried to break in one third
term principle and Horace Boies was
beaten when he ran again. There was
no reason to suppose that Governor
Cummins proposed to succeed himself.
He has not only had two full terms,
but his last term was extended year
as result of the passage of our con-
stitutional amendment, giving us bien.
NAL elections.
"The governor has now been in Office
five years and If he has really attempt,
ed to achieve any reform he has
had ample time in which to accomplish
them. 1t is my belief, and it is that
of great many other people, that
the sole purpose Of his campaign fo1
governor this year is to keep himself
in Office pending a change in the sena
torial representative of the state. Gov
ernor Cummins was beaten for senator
by Gear in 1894, and he was passed
over when Gear died, and Dolliver was
first appointed and then elected to fill
the vacancy