Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-31
Commend the Stand He Has
Taken on Primary and Recip-
rocal Demurrage Bills
WANT RAILROAD LEGISLATION
Green Mountain Farmers Endorse Gov
ernor's Effort to Down Railroad
Lobby-WiII Vote and Work Only
For Those Who Favor Regulation of
Railroad Rates.

The farmers of Marshall county, in
when they organized a Farmers CO.
operative Elevator Company, unani-
mously adopted resolutions censuring
the favoritism of railroads by rate dis
criminatton; pronounced the present
laws governing railroads as wholly in
adequate, and endorsed the stand taken
by Governor A B. Cummins in behalf
of the primary and reciprocal demur-
rage bills, and his efforts to drive the
railroad lobby from the legislative
halls.
The farmers also voted to request
Senators Allison and Dolljver and the
representatives Of the state in congress
to aid President Roosevelt In his eff
forts to secure legislation of freight
rates and the adjustment of unlawful
and discriminating rebates, and will
neither vote nor work for any man for
public office who will not publicly
pledge himself in favor of railroad reg
ulation, reciprocal demurrage law for
Iowa. or promise not to accept pass
for either himself or his family while
he holds office.
The resolutions, in full, are as fol-
lows:
Whereas, our railroad management,
for thirty years. has been poisoning the
springs of our commercial and political
life. and thru favoridsm, in the way
of unjust rates and illegal rebates, has
been and continues to be the mother of
trusts and,
"Whereas, our present laws governing
railroads are wholly inadequate to pro-
tect the producer, shipper and consum-
err and assure them a square deal;
therefore. be 1t
"Resolved, that we, the farmers, beef
producers, grain raisers, shippers and
citizens of Green Mountain, in mass
meeting assembled hereby request our
United States senators. Messrs. ALI
son and Dolliver, and our Iowa repre-
sentatives in congress. to continue to
use all honorable means in aiding
President Roosevelt In his efforts to
secure legislation that will do away
with the present system of unlawful
railroad rebates determinations and
exorbitant freight rates; and be it fur
Their
"Resolved, that we hereby request our
members of the state legislature to vote
and work for the reciprocal demurrage
bill introduced by Representative Pow
ers. and to use every effort possible to
have it become law. at the present
session of the legislature; and be 1t
further
"Resolved, that we endorse the stand
taken by our present governor. A. h.
Cummins, in behalf of the primary and
reciprocal demurrage bills, and in his
every effort to drive the railroad lobby,
bag and baggage, out of our legislative
halls; and be 1t further
"Resolved, that we will neither vote
nor work for the election of any man
for public office, regardless of party,
who will not publicly pledge that he
is in favor of such railroad regulation
as proposed by the president: that he
is in favor of reciprocal demurrage
law for Iowa, and that he will not ac-
cept pass for himself or family while
he holds office: and further be it
"Resolved, that copy of these reso-
buttons be sent to our delegation in con-
gress to our members of the state
legislature, to the newspapers of the
state. and to the county chairmen of the
and democratic parties"