Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-05

that it costs more humiliation to re-
pudiate than to regard them.
Mr.. Perkins has written one article
in favor of railway rate control. 1t
was the most radical editorial he ever
printed. The story is that friend who
had been looking over the situation
said to him something like this:
George, you can't carry single pre-
cinct in the Eleventh district unless
you are with them and the president
They believe you are hand in glove
with the railroads"
Uncle George then wrote his first
and last strong article in favor of rail-
road control; and probably Mr..
Blythe had proper explanations made
to him by some disinterested friend.
A few days before this Mr.. Perkins
had been opposing the comforting of
power on the commission to correct
an unreasonable rate. and had advo-
Gated sending the shipper to a court to
have his grievance adJuSted-lile
method provided in all the bills intro
duced by railroad advocates Our files
do not show the exact date the fol-
lowing quotation appeared In the
journal. but we can state positively
that 1T was between November 10 ana
%, last
What is the objection to leaving the
rate established by the carrier IN OPP
GRAFTON until the complaint against 1t
has been judically sustained? Under
any fair analysis the complaint IS
against the courts--either against the
courts directly or against machinery
provided by the government for pros
ecution and speedy adjudication. If the
fault is here it would appear to be
worth the while In congress to expert
ment in search of a corrective
Uncle Georges change of heart came
a few days later. His conversion was
lillt that of Saul of Tarsus, but it
didn't last.
1t may be said that it makes little
difference who is governor of Iowa.
provided he is an honest man. Mr..
Blythe does not think so. He has Sc
lected Mr.. Perkins as his candidate,
and by bambooZling the Eleventh dis
trict into supporting home candi-
date he hopes to nominate him. Then
the news will be spread
abroad that the candidate chos-
en- by a corporation attor-
ney has carried the great republican
state of Iowa; that Iowa people are
not interested in railroad legislation,
and that the president would do we'll
to let go of his end of the poker as
soon as possible. The railroad sem
ators vii say that the grangers of 1873
are all dead and that what the coun-
| try needs is more railroads and more
water in their stock. In short, the
success Of Mr.. Blythe's candidate will
be hailed as railroad victory and a
defeat for President Roosevelt in every
place where newspapers circulate.
! Mr.. Perkins is putting forth all his
/ energies to secure approval of his can
didacy in the Eleventh district. We
cannot believe that the response will
be hearty. His writings have come up
as a memorial against him. The files
of his newspaper furnish an answer to
| his late professions. The shadow of
]. w Blythe darkens his prospects.
We do not believe that George d. Per-
kins can carry more than a fraction
of the district on the record he has
made: and we are positive that he
cannot get a single delegate from Sac
county. Our objection to Mr.. Perkins
IS wholly political. We oppose him in
the interest of no other candidate: but
SCENTS the principles of Theodore
Roosevelt will in due season give the
voters an opportunity to go on record
on the issues which appeal to every
citizen.