Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26

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IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
Caesar had his Brutus and how
Captain Huh has Dobson," observes the
Glidden Graphic.
governor cummins is always doing
something to increase his popularity
complains the Chicago News. Now he
has drawn forth an attack from Steve
Elkins."
IF there was, any more proof needed
that the railroads are bucking Cum
Minis and in a very aggressive man
ner.'. the Grinnell Register submits
that 1.-The open letter of Eikins will
furnish it. Things seem to have got to
a state here in Iowa where Mr.. Blythe
is no longer able to handle the situation
and has been obliged to appeal to such
a railroad tool as Elkins TO help him
out" remarks the Register. That such
a man as Elkins, living way down in
West Virginia. should take 1t upon
himself to "buHt into" 1owa's political
game ought to be enough to rouse the
ire of every voter If Cummins is as
insincere in his attitude toward the
railroads, as he is so often accused of
being. it is peculiar why power is
brought to bear against him by the
railroad interests outside the state. II
Cummins is not what he pretends to
be. the people of Iowa want ito know it,
but the certificate of bad character
cannot consistently emanate from
Steve Elkins."
From across the west line the Ne
braska State Journal says: ION the
theory advanced by Lincoln ]. Stef-
fens that many of our self representa-
tive senators are auto-hypnotized into
thinking they are honest, the yirtuous
indignation of Senator Elkins at Gov
ernor Cummins' structures upon the
senate may readily be explained. The
fact that washington is known to be
the poorest place in the world to dis
cover the trend of public opinion may
account for hlissful doubt that there
is any place in the country where crit
icism in the senate might be popular.
The anger of the West Virginia senator
is caused by Governor Cummins' sug-
hearings on the rate question last
spring We're held In the interests of the
railroads. and that Senator Elkins, is
chairman OF the committee, had part
in this play Senator Elkins demands
that the governor be more explicit III
his charges. 1t is sincerely to be
hoped Mr.. Cummins will accept the
He may not be able to lay
bare the hearts of Senators Elkins.
Kean and Foraker. but he can
find plenty of effects from which lit is
certainly permissible to reason back to
causes"
The Chelsea Independent objects to
the proposed law to do away with the
aged and incurable The Independent
says that 1T would be all right if it
was not so cumbersome and unwieldy.
Some of the proposed victims might die
while we were getting the law ready to
land on them, thus making a lot of
costly preparations useless" it sug-
gests. 1--WE favor the appointment of
a squad of executioners Con a plan
to the state marshal bilD whose
duty 1t shall be to go pesticating
and when they run across an
aged or infirm person, or one habitual-
ly incurable, to bat the same two or
three swats with an ak. This simpli-
fes the matter a very great lot and the
end gained is the same
Eldora Ledger. ID. c.. Chase is a
strong man and also believes he would
represent this district with credit"
The Ledger argues: IF Hardin coun-
~ looks with favor upon Chase. as we
believe it will. there is no reason why
Hardin should not again choose the
senator two or four years from now
Hardin this year will hold the balance
Of power and should have no difficulty
in arranging matters for the next sem
ator."
.Is 1t serious offense for man like
Governor C'ummins to advocate the
cause of the common people?" asks the
Howard County Times, and answers its
own question: yes, in the eyes OF
men who hold office and WELD power
and reap urearned wealth thru extor-
ton and monopoly. No, in the opinion
Of all who ask only for justice and a
square deal In politics and in bust
ness
The Hardin County Citizen heartily
agrees with the Alden Times in Its