Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-20

To the People of Marshalltown:
have Just returned from a very
pleasant three weeks vacation trip
extending over the cities of Washing
ton, New York, Boston, Niagara Falls
and Chicago, to find that local pol
tiles has become heated to a high de-
gree When l left 1t was agreed with
my associates that since the Times
Republican had no responsibility for,
nor obligations due, either of the can
didates for mayor, very little editorial
attention would be paid to the local
campaign. Each candidate was to
have advertising space. but plainly
marked. We had lost the confidence
we once had In the present incumbent
and the other man had not asked for
any assistance; besides this ! wanted
to go on u hunting trip before the
election and somewhat selfishly hoped
that this would be one campaign in
which l would not become involved
personally. but Mr.. Ingledue, thru his
attorney, who writes his argument for
a weekly newspaper, has deemed it
advisable to make me personally an
issue and, of course. he is entitled to
candid discussion.
The charge is that I have injured
the prosperity of the city in order to
stab friend in the back, the weapon
used being letter published relat-
ing to my Interview in New York with
Mr.. Hawley, president of the Iowa
Central Railway Company, regarding
the Iowa Central shops.
When / left Marshalltown / never
dreamed that this matter would come
up. When / received Mr. Wells let
ter at New York telling me that the
officials OF the road were on their way
to New York to confer with Mr. Haw-
ley. and when Mr.. Wells said that Mr..
Hopkins, of the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION, and Mayor Ingledue had Of
fered $4,000 worth of free water. l
supposed that the shop matter had
been the subject of public meeting and
public action, hence sent my report
home for publication, taking a very
natural precaution to see that the
Times Republican had first access TO
1t since the publisher Of another local
newspaper was secretary of the club
to which 1 was writing This shop
danger came up at a time when my
associates and myself were investing
In enlarged mechanical equipment
sums which would buy out entire any
other publishing plant in the city. ana
we were making these investments IN
order to anticipate and get ready for
i bigger and greater Marshalltown.
with as much at stake 1t is somewhat
ridiculous to charge that I was will
ing to ruin the city live in in order to
influence an election kof, mayor. The
facts are we worked hard two years
ago to influence such an election, and
1--we have been very much ashamed OF
AT upon several occasions since.
The removal iof the Iowa Central
shops is too serious a question to be-
[come the football of Ydlhics.A II the
contracts made years ago are strong
enough to hold them here we can
thank our stars that the author Of the
EBoardman leases wrote these con-
tracts. have had hopes that a claim
on all Improvements would stick anG
Charlie Boardman has told me that
they would but Mayor Ingledue and
myself have talked long and often over
These matters, wondering II other law
yers had found O hole in them.
However, there is nosbusiness sense
| in hiding our heads in the sand when
Oskaloosa is bidding for something
that is cheap at half million to