Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Iallrens, Dec. 21-The controversy
between Governor Cummins and Sena-
tor Doliver has naturally caused much
comment. Standpatters to man are
with Deliver. Brother Perkins of the
Sioux City Journal excelled himself
in pounding Cummins, and also the
Register and Leader for their defense
of Cum,nins. The Cummins crowd
and they are largely in the majority in
this neck of the woods. back up the
governor 1t is perfectly safe to say
that If an election for state represen-
tatives and senators was to be held to-
morrow, and that they assembled the
next day and voted for United States
senator Dolliver would not be elected.
The other day in Fonda the writer
met Mr. a. c. Bradshaw an old and
honored citizen of the place. HIS
name is given here for the reason. that
he Is a type of a prohibitonist, one
wishes there were more like him. An
attorney and man capable of judging
men and measures. An Allison man
and going to vote for him. Opposes,
Cummins because Of his public rec
ord Pays we'll worded tribute to the
private character of Governor Cum
Minis. Regrets that Governor Cum
Minis teetotaler, an anti-tobacco
user, a church member and with
private life above reproach is 80
warped in his judgment as to be OPP
posed to prohibition. In his travels
over Iowa the writer runs onto so
many rank prohibitionists, that lack
the characteristics so noticeable IN
Mr.. Bradshaw it is a pleasure to use
his name as text for paragraph In
this column.
ATTORNEY General Byers is fast gain
ing the good opinion Of all members
of the republican party and large
number of the better class of demo-
Gratis. 1t would surprise the saloon
men of Davenport to know how many
republicans and democrats there are
in Iowa that drink beer and keep and
use liquor in their houses, that are
"patting Mr.. Byers on the back" these
days.
And it would surprise the ministers
union of Des Moines, and all radical
members of the prohibition party the
state over, to know how few members
of either of the big political parties
of Iowa, endorse the work carried on
by the attorney in Davenport. that
"cleaned up nice pile" by his prose-
cution of the saloon men of Davenport.
The better class of Iowa citizens are
very much in earnest to have the liq-
uor laws of Iowa enforced, they en-
dorse and back up. Attorney General
Byers in his commemorate work, but
have no use for men of the Abrams
type of persecution and prosecution.
Incidentally it might be mentioned that
if Mr.. Byers desires a nomination for
governor to succeed Cummins, his
chances are much greater than they
were two months ago.
This suggests the announcement OF
Lieutenant Governor Garst. While
Mr.. Garst has the confidence of all
republicans as man. if elected gov
ernor. that will carry on the present
policy of the party, his letter is re-
! ceived with little enthusiasm and he
is by no means the only choice of the
party in northwestern Iowa. Things
have so shaped themselves up this way
-
mand. This is a Cummins country and
while MIR. Garst will receive all of the
party vote if nominated, and while he
is frequently spoken Of as a man to
make a good business governor. the
younger men call for some one more
aggressive.
Others besides the Keokuk Gate
City are asking what's the use of those
IL 900 names on a petition for a resub-
mission of the prohibition amendment.
All that's necessary to have prohibition
in Iowa is to repeal the mulct law
and prohibition is the law of the land
of Iowa in full force, strength and
beauty. And the question is frequent
ly asked. if we cannot enforce statu-
atory prohibition, how much better is
such constitutional amendment.
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