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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
DID GOVERNOR AID BOIES?
Ills DENIAL CoNTRovERTED BY
RELIABLE WITNESSES.
CUMMINs CALLS REPORT A LIE
Nevertheless, Two Ringgold County
Men Distinctly Remember His
Speeches Advocating Boies' Elec-
tion--Tho Governor at Tingley.
lsIoux cltr Iournal. April -

Sioux City Journal April ~
Gov. A. b. Cummins. IN his recent
speeches in Ringgold county, denied
the statement that he was a, candi-
date for representative from Polk
county on the democratic ticket in
1887. He also denied that he had
aided In the election of Horace Boies
to the governorship. These denials
were made in his speech at Tingley,
in response to assertions made by
the Ringgold Record, of Mt. Ayr.
The governor declared that he had
been nominated by republicans, but
the Record notes that he did not
deny that he ran on the democratic
ticket, and was Endorsed by the
democrats and had the aid of the
anti-Larrabee railroad influence"
Two Trustworthy Witnesses.
The governors denial that he had
advocated the election of Gov. Boies
was couched in vigorous language,
and he even went so far as to charge
that the Mt. Ayr paper. in making
the statement, was purveying false
hood. As to this point the Record In
its current issue says:
The Record Is quite willing to stand by
that statement, GOV. CummtnS TO the con-
tFary RipgE9id county mas ~ IVY Gox re, rnme
Minis speeches advocating the election OF
Boies. J. +. wall and D. J. Tardy are the
ory onght to be good on this point Every
one In Ringgold county knows that VI
Tardy Is stanch democrat. He wanted
to see BoieS elected, and the speech OF
Eummins was somewhat impressed upon
his mind because he thought 1t was great
stuff to have a socalled republican max
that S lime 8 member Of the republican state
committee, and he was interested In the
election Of the republican state ticket. Nat
Minis speech and would remember II he
was advocating the election Of Boies. The
governor stated at Tingleya that he did not
advocate the election OF Boies- our read
or on the testimony Of D. j. Tardy and j..
+. Wall IL necessary we can produce 9TH
er testimony to bear out our statements.
Farm vs.. Railroad Taxes.
The Record states that the gov
ernor's Tingley speech was not like
those he has been making at north
ern Iowa farmers institutes. He had
nothing to say concerning his testi-
mony before the interstate commerce
omitted all reference to primary
legislation. He attempted to explain
the increase in farm taxes as COM
pared with railroad taxes, but the
Record quotes from the state audi
tors reports to show that the taxes
on farm land in Ringgold county
have increased 40 per cent. in four
years under Cummins as compared
with four years under Shaw, while
the increase in railroad taxes has
been % per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
The PeopIe in the saddle.

Hartley Journal: Neither Blythe nor
Gov. Cummins nor any other one man will
dictate what the republicans Of Iowa will
stand for this year-neither one nor the
other will dictate the platform. The peo-
pie Of the whole state, represented by
delegates duly selected In ninety-nine re-
publican county conventions VIII dictate
Ihe platform. and Geo. u. Perkins, who
has stood with, for and by the people
and against everything that has been
against their interest for more than forty
years, will be the nominee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
Gar of a Machine.

1.-The governor has used his power with
more tyranny than the czar Of Russia, "
controlled his associates on the executive
council, has filled the pharmacy board
with walking delegates for his cause; has
done the same with bank examiDerships,
oil inspectorships and everything else He
has used patronage to build up a ma
chine the tyranny Of which has never been
equaled In the history Of Iowa Blythe
was a summer morning in politics com
tender"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
CUnnGNs ON CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.

In the last years American manufacturers have ex
ad s10000O00Q in the establishment Of plants in Canada
oh would have been kept at home with all the labor which
implies if there had been fair and permanent relation
hing between the two countries 1t has been said
order 10 obtain these changes it will be necessary for
into or markets Canadas agricultural products
hem believe this to be partially true but let
siega Of Iowa whether they think they would lose
gar I assert confidently that in the
with Illinois, Wisconsin Minnesota. the Da-
~ KANSAS ana missouri you would never be
influence Of Canada in corn. oats. barley
hogs butter and eggs,-From Gov A. 3.
"a Addrefa 1904
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26

Indianola Herald: Geo. D. Perkins
through his paper and by voice was work.
ing for the control Of corporations by
law during the years when Mr.. Cummins-
was a railroad attorney and years before
Mr.. Cummins was an attorney for any
thing. Mr.. Perkins is one OF the old
Warehouses; of Iowa ON control OF rail-
roads, a fact known to all newspaper men
and to most of the people Of Iowa. He
has recrd on that question considered
by many to be a little extreme and 1t
sounds queer to hear some men, for polit-
zeal purposes only, branding him now as
a corporation tool
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
A LEAF FROM cuMM1Ns' RECORD.

Extract from a speech made by Gov. A. B. Cummns IN
Des Mones immediately before election October ~ 1881
THE cry raised that should the democrats secure the
legislature they will redstrct the state relates to the
latve congressional districts that they will Michganze
Iowa adopt another method of choosing presidential elect
did believe the democrats would act fairly IN TINS
respect advise to vote for them
But how about the reelection Of Gov. Boies7
believe conferred great honor the state as has
usrious of his predecessors would advise repuD
cans Gov Boes because of the fact that the once
governor important factor in the repeal OF this law
as the two houses general assembly For this reason
hope for his reelection
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26

civil war In public office. and in his
thIrty-fiye years Of editoriship he has
fought for tho people and their rights.
There Ii nothing In HIS rec0rd that ,can
be pointed to with a dlsdainfnl finger IL
h not only Improbable. but utterly un-
reasonable, 10 say that Mr. Perkina Is now
aaainsf the people aud not 70 be trusted.
srhose who would create such FALSE iinr
prsssious or give than consideration ara
4 uaroel az TIN machine that would boost
the oxaf ambitious cunm|ns Pr else thu
pililtr Victims 81 Tho Hton ioap pre-
ItoSp&,lipn e4iiIrsiFn. u.a. (.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
IN DEBATE WITH HIMSELF.
How Gov. cummins JumbJed the Record
Made at Washington.

Sioux City Journal, April ~
Gov Cummins is stenographical,y
reported to have said in his Mt. Ayr
speech. few days ago:
/ find upon reaching Ringgold county
that somewhere, somehow, it is being said
that when l went down to Washington last
summer to endeaYor to hold up the hands OF
the Dresideut. | advised the in
crease In the rates upon butter and eggs
and the like of that. II that were not so
perfectly absurd, so entirely foundless,
would feel like spending the whole of the
time that your patience would give me In
entering on the subject. IL was stated to
me that you have the same rates in Iowa
on butter and eggs to Boston and to New
York, and think TO philadelphia, that
the points within 100 miles Of those towns
have: but the statement Is untrue. 1t Is
not true that the railroad companies charge
the same rate from Iowa as from Vermont
or New Jersey 20 New York. SO much
for that
The less of that the better. The
governor might easily have turned TO.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
ONLY Getting Eyes Open.

Emmetsburg Reporter: A craving after
a third term has opened his [Cummlns' ]
eyes to see some needs of the people. He
has had -four years OF the gOyernorship
and vet he has not accomplished anything
toward what he terms the great needs Of
the people. II II takes as long for him
to accomplish these reforms as II did for
him TO find out that they were really
needed, then the people might as well pre-
pare 70 give him life tenure on the gov
ernorshIp.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
Funk seeIn, ThlnGs.

Cedar Falls Record: Hon. Abe Funk, of
the Spirit Lake Beacon, who was tho first
man IN the Eleventh district TO suggest the
aneeriets II nominating csS. <. resains
for governor, has seen great light since.
gerosis character. Funk was closeted with
4 lot of A-f,ssxressives" M 4 Dns Moines
hofpi one night net many weeks ago and
AT that meelinG he Vas branded, the scar
being hrfneq q. aeeg fhe = ''eass
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
CONSPIRACY AGAINST FARMERS
why Trust ATTORNEY oummins Got Mad
at Senate Committee,

| at Senate Committee
Iowa city Republican: The Repub-
lican, months ago, warned the Iowa
farmers that a conspiracy was form
| ing to deprive them of their special
rates to the east, the removal OF
| which would ruin the butter, egg
| and poultry markets.
If anybody wants proof OF this
they have only to get the report OF
the evidence OF Gov. Cummins before
the Interstate commerce committee,
and they will nave no doubt after
reading what he said that he repre-
scented the Conspiracy against the
farmers He has for years repre-
scented the International Harvester
trust in IDS lines at the expense of
the western farmers. 1t was Chair
man Edkins who smoked out the
governor and left him the confessed
enemy of the western farmers.
While giving his evidence the gov
efnor was asked:
''Do not your Iowa farmers and
live stock to the market largely
under this low rate under the long
haul2''
The answer to this on the part
of the governor was;
81 think our people go into the
eastern markets Win outer anu eggs
upon a rate to which they are not
entitled in any fair Judgment. They
are not entitled to 1t upon any fair
adjustment of rates throughout the
United States"
After making that declaration the
governor in reply an another ques-
ton said:
Disastrous to Iowa"
81 am in favor of fixing railroad
rates on the basis of the cost of
service This might destroy the long
haul and it might be disastrous to
Iowa
When pressed to say whether that
would not seriously affect the butter
and egg market the governor said
that people would have to eat butter
and eggs anyway and that in his
judgment the low freight rate had
no effect except to make the produc-
ton cheaper to the eastern con-
sumers.
Is 1t any wonder the governor got
mad because Elkins was SO cold
blooded as to make him admit that
he was in favor of abolishing the
farmers special rates on productions
to the east?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
REPuBLIcANs OF IOWA;

DO defeated for the nomination for gov
means Of lowering the standard Of public
were to be made governor and give my
pt rule of the state, TO aid in debauching
grafton rule and greedy machine manage
1uld be curse to me, I hope ! am not
,snse. would be fool to surrender what
i acquired to the credit Of my name in an
nmission to act as governor. II cannot
this matter then I cannot serve myself
.ntee Of my honorable intentions except such
lsiness and in politics may afford.
GEO. D. PERKINS.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26

'FTW" - I1L UIslTIIIIIUdLIUU
8ocaliilI1 r.se Eikins law pro-
,cnedy By injanction so that
= one locality wants to make
n iaint All Il has to do is to
Interstate commerce COM
"a the commission, at the
M the government, viii take
r into court, and IL shall
iness or the court to pro-
dlately, summarily 70 hear
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
The Lobby Rot.

"This talk about the lobby" says the
Iowa City Republican, Els to Influence
people to populistic tendencies. Sensible
people are first amused, then disgusted."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26

things. His great heart beats In sym
pathetic accents with the dDwntroddan
yeomanry OF the commonwealth and In
the nanno OF the common people, WHO ara
not capable Of looking ont Tor their oaVn
interests, he proposes TO stand like a mas
slye wall between them and the horde Of
designing linen who arc ready to lotsie
them eff tf this mundane sphere, and tear
asnnder TIE escufnheon u our liberties.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
The GOVERNOR AS A RAILROAD ATTORNEY
His Des MoInes Organ Says He Only appeared Wit
ness" but Fac SimiIe OF the Record Shows He
Signed Himself HA p. Cummlns, Attorney for
Defendant" Only Four Months Ago.

March 20 sonator acksoa alleges that the
in
asscsn tbysuch servce
held
in 0
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26

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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
Aw THE BEST EVER
Was Bullisd, But New
slsss He Thanked Senate
In mittee For Its Courtesy
hioh Courtesy He Will Resent
Is Long As God Gives Him Voice,
Cedar Raplas Republican

Until he thought to make political
capital out Of anti-railroad agitation
A. B. Cummins was prince among
railroad men. When the people Of
this state made their supreme fight
against the railroads in the latter
SOS A. B. Cummins was the leader of
the railroad forces in the legislature.
tse voted against the people and was
proud Of II. He continued as a rail-
road attorney. was nominated by
railroad Influences for governor, one
railroad president going to the length |
Of coming to Iowa in his private cay
to help caEvy a county for CumznihS
He Is q corporation attorney even
now. the counsel Of a railroad which
is assessed by the executive council of
Which the governor Is a member.
A, y. 3Cummins has been as conspic-
uous "a railroad man as Steve Elkins
for tAat matter, but that Is neither
ssess-S
Mr. Cummins in his role as polit-
icai agitatoF, seeking third nominal
ton as governor on the theory that
ne IS The only man in lowe fit for
d hat office at this time, made certain
criticisms OF the senate committee on
Interstate and foreign commerce, He
made out that when he appeared be-
fore that committee he was fright
fully abused and outraged and that
the chairman OF that committee had
sought 70 humifate him and send
him back home discredited. Mani
testify the chairman of that commit
Ne had a right to defend himself
IA the committee- He wrote a LETT
IL brought to light some SUR
4 sing things, to say the least. II
not abusive IT was. for the
& Isl part, made up Of extracts from
x. Cuuamins testimony. 1t APP
Is from these extracts that Gov.
minis made some amazing state
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26

!. T,Ie spfi Soap cnmpAisn.
afr rofklns has IIye1 4
q uptI0liine1k ~ ,|if
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26

tes on farm produce
-s-'were satisfac-
were too low.
and the an
nor:
farmers and
US grain and
largely under
long haul?"
go into the
der and eggs
icy are not en-
ustment. They
It upon any fair
IS throughout the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
~ Best Possible.

I.
the Eikins law against
etef evil complained Of.
pom, and that
rson without
If he had a
to any dis
agency Of the
commission.
Du to say as
4 .inations that
4 It now stands
We can make
that any fur
make IL more
ourt has held
was enacted
a - sf Discrimination
New-York tribune., 1906-04-08

- AY, I'm thinkin' of hirin a husky boy with
a club to do the turnkey act for me Or
maybe l could get out injunction against
~ myself to keep me from leavin home.
What / need IS life sentence TO stay in
little old New York It's the only place where things
happen reg lar and sensible. If YOU see rocks flvin'
round in the air, a new building doin the
hoochee-cOochee an sheddin its cornices, man
hole covers poppin' off, YOU know just what's up
nothing but a little stick dynamite handled care
less, or some mlslad gas touched of by plumber.
But the minute lets some one lead me across
ferry, or beyond The Bronx, the event card is on
the blink and I'm bunkv-doodle boy Longs |
don't get more a mile from Forty-Second-st m
Professor McCabe and the cops pas me the time of
day Outside OF that m a stray, and anyone that
gets the tit ties a to
Now, / run studio here the straight; no
iortune-tellln on the side, no vibration frills
electric stimulators. / give EN- all the vibra-
tion that's good for their health with pair OF hair
my name up a belfry brusher. bat chaser.
You couldn't guess who it was that steered me
nor Uncle Russell; but you're warm. 1t was
Pyramid Gordon Sure! He's my list. I'd
had him as reglar for about a month-Mondays,
Wednesdays and SATURDAYS from tlve to siX-and
when somethn breaks loose down the street
that makes him forget everything but the figures
later he drops in here afternoon, with fur his
tongue, and his eyes lookln' like a couple of cold
fried eggs.
Are You comm or goin', NIr Gordon?" says l.
Where Shorty? says he.
Hospital says l.
He grinned a little the kind of grin a feller wears
when he's bein' helped to his corner, after the
count
know" says he; but when you've been
sitting for two weeks on a volcano, Shorty, Won
dering whether II would blow YOU up, or open and
let YOU fall in, you're apt to forget your liver"
1t amt apt to forget you, though" SAYS L.
Shall we have little session right now? -
And then he springs his proposition. He'd got
to go TO Washington and back inside of the next
two breakfasts, and he wanted to go along
some on account of his liver, but mostly SOS he
could forget that he was still the lid. His
private htched to the tail OF the Flyer, and
New-York tribune., 1906-04-08

hands There want any more sense to it than
to musical comedy; but it was maxim Mr.
liver good. DanveTs watched from behind
some chairs He looked disgusted
BY the time we'd got halfway across Jersey we
was ready for the bath-tub. And say that's the
way to travel and stay at home, all to once. A
private for mine While we was putin on
polish with the Turkish towels, Rufus Rastus was
Now, We'll have another talk with Sir Peter of
the Pail SAYS Mr.. Gordon
We took the barricade down, and found him Just
we'd left him. Then he an Pyramid gets to-
gether but it was the wizziest brand of c6nversa-
tion | ever heard. You'd have thought they was
talkln over the phone to the wrong numbers Sir
Peter would listen to all Gordon had to saw lust as
he was gettln next to every word, but his come
backs didn't fit by a mile
Sorry to disturb YOU says Mr., Gordon but
Il have to ask you to change to forward car next
stop"
Sir Peter blinled his lamps at him minute and
then he says: " Yes II keeps the dccimals out,
and he taps the bucket, knowing like. Ny own
invention, sir Ia advise you to try It if they ever
bother YOU"
Yes, I'll take your word for that" says Mr.
Gordon; but I'm afraid you'll have to be getting
They always come point first, saws Sir Peter;
that's how they get in. It's only the bucket that
makes 'em shy Off
Oh, the deuce" says Pyramid Here, Shorty,
you try Your luck with him"
Sure" says l. I've talked sense through
thicker things than a wooden pail 4" First l raps
his cupola with me knuckles, just to ring him
up. Then, when | gets his eye, | says, kind of
coaXin': Pete, it's about seventeen after SIX.
That's twenty-three for you. Are you next2"
Now say, you'd thought most anyone would have
dropped for hint like that, dippy or not. But Sir
Peter sizes me up without battn eye, He had
a kind OF dignihed, solemn way OF loobin' too,
with eyes wide open, sames a judge chargin'
jury.
You'll never need a bucket" says he.
Just then | heard something that sounded like
pouring water from jug, and | looks around, to
see MIR. Gordon turnln plum color and hOdIn HIM
self 10y the short ribs. / knew what had happened
then. The nutty one had handed me the lemon.
Scratch me off, SAYS |. I'm in the wrong
class If there's to be any more Bloomingdale
repartee, just count me out
Nav, want sore, or nothin' like that. If any
one can get free VaWdyvie from me II write EN-
annual pass; but | couldn't see the of mon
keyin with that bug-house boarder. Say, if you
payin for five rooms and bath when YOU went
the road, like Mr. Gordon was, would you stand
for any machinery-loft butt-in like that? l was
New-York tribune., 1906-04-08

term things about this being a private car and
gettln no more notice taken of himself than as if
he'd been an eSCape-valVe. Behind en- tOtn a
lot OF leather bags OF all shapes peaked nosed
chap, who looked like he dom all the frettin'
for a Don't Worry club
It's hOnly Sir Peter" says the worried chap.
sir"
Danvers, shut up says Sir Peter
les, sir; directly, sir; but" says he
Shut up now and sit down." Sir Peter wasn't
scraPpy about it. He lust said it though he was
tired But Danvers wilted
Shall give 'ern the rum" says l.
No" says Mr. Gordon; there's the bell We
can get rid of them at the first stop"
Then he goes over to Sir Peter tells him all about
the Adelines bein a private snap, and how he can
change to paror-car at Trenton
The old fellow seems to take it all in, loolin'
hlln straight In the eye without turnin' hair,
and then he says just as If they'd been talkin
about II for month You'd better wear a
bucket, as | do. 1t looks little odd, YOU know
but the decimals can't get through bucket.
DanVers!" he sings
But you don't understand" " saws Pyramid.
said this was private car-priyate car
Don't shout" says Sir Peter. I'm not
deaf. I'd lend you bucket if | had an extra
one; but l haven't. Danversl"
This time Danvers edged in with of those
sole-leather cases that an Englishman carries
his plug-hat in
Don't you think, Sir Peter" says he
Yes but you don't says Sir Peter
- Hurry on, nOwl'
And I'll be WEIGHED if Danvers didn't dig
wooden pail out of that hat-case and hand 1t
over. Sir Peter chucks the cap, puts the
pail, drops the handle under his chin, and
stretches out on a corner sofa as peaceful a
bench -duster in the park.
Looks like he's got his wheels all under
his his e1, own garage" N''' " '''''
Who is he" says Mr. Gordon to Danvers
Lord, sir you don't mean to sye you don't
know Sir Peter, sir" says Danvers. Why,
'e's Sir Peter-tie Sir Peter. E's a bit hec-
centric at times sir.
Well we let It 60 at that. Sir Peter seemed
to be enjoying HIMSELF so we piles all the
wicker chairs around him, opens the ventilators
and peels down for business
Ever try hand-ball in that's being
snaked over switches at fifty miles hour
SO far as looks went, we were just batty as
Sir Peter with his wooden hat. We caromed
around like a couple of siX-spots in a dice-boX,
and some of the foot-worl did would have
had a buck-and wing artist crazy. We was using
tennis-ball, and when we'd get in three
~