Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-14
Explanation Comes From Ne
braska and 1t is New y
One
DISTANCE TARIFF TO BLAME
Also Said to Be Re.pon.ibi. for R.pab-
iican Victory in Missouri, Because
Republicans Have Been Driven From
Iowa to That state-Distance Rates
Benefit Smaller Cities.
to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Modnes, May 14.-At last 1t mas
been explained what 1T is that ails
Iowa and what is the matter wialh
Missouri politics all In one sentence.
The explanation comes from Nebra SIX a,
where state railroad commission is
feeling its way to establish maxinru rum
rates on freight and last week had be-
fore 1t a n,,Alber of the leading railroad
men representing the granger roads
There was a good deal of talk about
rate making by commission and nat
urally there was discussion Of the Iowa
rates. One ]. A. Monroe. assistant
traffic manager of the Union Pacific,
who was present with John n Bald
win, who moved out OF Iowa, oold OF
,he Iowa rates. According to the
newspaper reports he asserted that the
effect of the mileage distance tariff IN
Iowa was to do away with competition
among the railroads and that therefore
it was detrimental to the state.
"Altho Iowa is one of The most fer
tile and prosperous states in the un-
ion," he is reported to have added,
at is without any large cities. The
mileage tariff has restricted rather
than expanded it's industries and trade.
The effect has been that enough re-
pubricans have gone from Iowa into
Missouri to account for that state go
ing for the republican 0icket three
years ago.
In Iowa it was generally supposed
that Missouri went republican because
OF the immense popularity of Roose-
velt, but it seems THAT 1t was due to
the Terrible Iowa distance tariff.
Commissioners Ketchum, Of the state
railroad commission, would take issue
with the Union Pacific official in re-
gard to the generally detrimental effect
OF the Iowa distance tariff. He con-
tends now, and has always contended,
that the Iowa distance enables manu-
factures and jobbing to be done in
the cities of Iowa and is especially
beneficial to the smaller cities of the
larger number Of cie:ys of the smaller
size and they are more prosperous
than any other state surrounding un-
less ut is Illinois. Cnnmis issoner ket-
cliurn was manufacturer and was
one of those who assisted in getting
the Iowa distance tariff established
and he has never apologized for 1T.
But the explanation given fby the I'm
ion Pacific official is some thing worth
putting on record.
RAYMOND Patterson, the washington
correspondent, arrived in Des Moines
last night to study, the Iowa political
situation He is making tour Of some
Of the states that will play a leading
part in the 1908 republican national
convention, and has found a strong
sentiment Everywhere for Roosevelt
He came here from Dubuque, where
yesterday morning he conferred with
Senator William B. Allison. He arrived
late, going imm ediately to the Cham
berlain. but today will meet Governor
A. B. Cummins and other leading re-
publicans. His stay in Iowa is only a
day. but will be longer IL the situation
here proves difficult for him to un-
derstand.
president Roosevelt has absolutely
no intention Of accepting the nomina7
ton" said Mr.. Patterson last night
eff you suggest it to him he is inclined
to look upon your statement as ques-
tioning his honesty or integrity. He
meant it when he said that he would
not be a candidate for another term,
and he still means it. If he is can-
didate again it will be either because
the people force it upon him or be-
cause the railroads and their support
ers have driven him into corner
where his nature will compel him to
make the fight.
81 have found a. remarkably strong
feeling in favor of Mr.. Roosevelt in al
most every place I have visited.
81 was greatly surprised when met
Senator Allison He Is looking better
than have seen him in long time
and says that his health is much i'm
proved Last winter, you know, he
was very poorly. and when ! saw him
last, the last day Of congress, l be-
lieve, he appeared worn. He will sur
prise the Washington boys who have
been guessing that he would not be
able to resume his duties in the next
session. 1t is remarkable that a man
so advanced in years should recuperate
SO rapidly.
Iowa druggists have received from
one of the leading patent medicine
concerns notice that all contracts re-
garding the price at which their prep
aration is to be sold have been declared
void and the druggists are released
from future compliance.
What is known as the, proprietary
drug trust was given an adverse decis-
ion by the United States court in In
diana a week ago, it being decided that
manufacturers Of patent medicines
could not band together to maintain
the price of their commodities in the
hands Of dealers who cut prices.
With the release Of local druggists