Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-17
Democrats Of Iowa Preparing
to Renew Charges Of Repub-
lican Extravaganza
PROTEST OVER STATE TAX LEVY
Slight Increase Made Necessary by Es-
traordinary Demands of State In
stitutions to Be Magnified Into Gross
Extravasance-Demo-R Railroad Com
bine to Continue.
Special to Times-Republican.

/ Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April II. = 1t appears
4 that the democrats and those who are
chronic compla ners about everything
| unwilling to accept the lesson of last
| year in Iowa when the voters of the
I state expressed emphatic disapproval
! of campaign based on maliciously
false accusations against the integrity
/ of the men entrusted with Iowa affairs.
! A leading democratic politician who
was identified with the campaign of
last year and who got a nice slice OF
the money which the railroads placed
at, the disposal of the campaign mana
gers, stated yesterday that it was the
intention to revive the campaign issue
and by adding a little to the claims
try again to convince the people OF
Iowa that republican legislators are In
a deep conspiracy to rob them. He
stated that as soon as deemed practi-
cable the story will be circulated over
the state that the state tax levy is to
be raised to an unheard-of height and
that the legislature which recently
closed was the most grossly extrava-
CANT and wasteful of any in the history
of the state. Especial point will be
made because of the enormous appro
priations for the state college of agri-
culture, the state university, the in
sane hospitals and similar institutions.
The claim is to be made that the state
treasury is nearly empty and that the
state has been put on a basis of
spending more each year than its in
come. This line of attack upon the
legislature is to be worked up by the
same persons who worked up the sta
tistics which the railroad committee
included in it's elaborate publications
last fall, as it is we'll known that the
same force has been kept on the pay
roll all the time. 1t is regarded as pos
sible, however, that some newspapers
claiming to be republican will be in
duced to give circulation to some, of
the statements first, and later the
democrats will use them.
At the close of the last session the
men in charge OF the appropriations in
the two houses-Senator Maytag and
Representative Jones-estimated that
state tax levy would be about 3.2
mills, which is but little above the
3-lnill average for the past ten years.
1t is recalled that following the legis-
lature during Governor shaw,s last
term the levy was raised to 3.5 mills.
1,afn t1an 1o,,, ofe, "
an effort to gain control of Iowa by
claiming extravaganza on the part of
the legislature, but the people refused
to be fooled. Last year distinct fight
was made on that issue and so far as
the people ever do anything of the sor.
they gave warrant to the legisla ture
to go right on building up the state
institutions and making Iowa a great
er state than ever before.
The attitude of the leading demo-
Gratis of the state toward the work of
the legislature, and especially the ad-
ditional support of state institutions
and other added expenditures, will be
watched with great interest. 1t is
known that not all of the democrats
are in favor of again trying to make a
campaign along that line and will OPP
pose such a proposition.
w w. Copeland, of Lucas county,
member of the republican state COM
mittee, and Editor Long, Of Osceola,
We're in the city yesterday. "There are
some down in our country who criticise
the legislature" said Mr.. Copeland in
answer to a question, "and then there
are a good many who are delighted
with the work of the legislative ses-
sion. l suppose it is so with every
egislature-some like it and some do
not; but / apprehend there is not more
criticism of this Legislature than of
others. We are not talking politics
much in our section"
II am very glad the primary bill was
passed." said Captain Hull, member of
congress. q shall be entirely willing
to trust my candidacy with the voters. |
And I have long advocated this law
and 1 believe it is right and is going
to remain. The old order is passing |
away and we might as we'll recognize
the fact. Under the law nearly all the
nominations will be made by direct vote
and the conventions will have just
enough to do so that we will not let
the delegations go by default"
f. NJ Wentworth, of State Center,
who gets around a great deal among
the farmers and especially the cream
cry men, said in regard to the legis- |
lature: II find nobody kicking about |
what the legislature did Up our way
they are especially we'll pleased over the |
adoption of the primary system and the
anti-pass law. There would have been
d good deal Of kicking if the lesisld-
ture had left in a clause exemption
the lawyers and the doctors. If they
had only gone step further and for
bifiden the. stock passes the job would |
have been complete. A good many can
not understand why stock shipper.