Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-01
PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR ONE WHO HAS Sue
cEEp.D IN LIFE.
S2r4KTED CAREER AS WORKER
WITH THE RAILROAD BOYS
Business Administration Promised for
Iowa If Prosressives Are Supported
at the Primary-other Candidates on
Ticket Have Made Good in Business
Affairs.
70 Tsmes-Repuniican.

Des MONIES, June Ia very l-llkrpTI-
ant element of strength for the pro-
gressives OF Iowa which is having
good effect on the campaign Is 8 5ee--
ing that with the progressives IN con-
troll the state VIII be in the hands OF
most excellent business men. Iowa has
had but few strictly business men 1o7
governor. Kirkvood and Gear were
such and Larrabee was a fine type Of
the successful business man in the e1-
ecutive chair. Governor Warren Garst
is another of the same kind This was
demonstrated n his short term as gov
ernor
Governor Garst started out as q. rail-
road man and for two or three years he
went back and forth over the line OF
the Northwestern from Boone to Coun-
Gil Bluhs. There are railroad men
still in the service VINO were his COM
panions in the hard life of that run. But
he turned aside TO engage in nercan-
tile pursuits and altho located IN
small town where the trade was almost
exclusively with farmers he became
a highly successful merchant Success
in general merchandising led him into
-
banks He approached public life,
therefore. from the standpoint of the
successful business man, and his ca
reer in the senate, where he was al
once entrusted with responsibilities
having great Importance TO the bust
ness interests, showed that his train
ing was excellent.
His opponent was a country school
teacher who drifted into a newspaper
office, then was sent to the senate
from which he resigned to accept
lucrative position as postmaster, de-
pending ever since upon his salary tor
his living.
But all along the line the progress
\ sives embrace within their ranks the
Amen who stand for a business admin
tration and for business considera-
~ OF al matters. Secretary of state
to- ward. for instance. is one of the
Has business men of the state, and ne
! hnss ,ause OF his business ability had
$50 Aaare in making legislative his
% laiSsswa. Chris Ottosen. candidate
Tor railroad commissioner. is founder
OF The town of Ottoson and an extern
sive business m an who would approach
the rate question as a business man.
For congress the progresslves are
supporting John Darrah of Charlton
who is strictly a business man and VINO
has illustrated the fact that gooo
business man is just right for going
up against many phases of legislation.
In the Seventh, Judge Prou1y IS
great deal more of a business man than
anything else and in fact IS Teputed 70
be very prosperous in business lite H.
W. Byers and Smith Brooknart are
also good business men.
For years the Iowa progresslEes
have numbered in their ranks many
strong business men. such as Frank P
woods. James A Smith, G. y. Haugen,
A. 3. Funk. G. S. Gilbertso-, h. Z.
Deeu,er, w B. Martin and many others
who might be mentioned
Success of the progressives in Iowa
means al all times strictly business
| consideration, Of all public questions.
Governor Garst was one Of the con-
spicuous members of the senate Wnen
the code revision was accomplished
few years ago He devoted nuch
time 20 taxation and assessment mat
tiers. 10 school legislation and 10 corpo-
ration laws.
AS an illustration Of the difference
between men the history Of last week
is useful. While Governor Carroll was
engaged N trying 10 get Il before me
GOOD people OF Iowa that John Cownia
is and long mas been q very bad man
wholly unfit 10 associate with respecta-
bic people. John Cownie himself was
IN in South Dakota speaking words OF
wisdom 70 thousands OF farmers. MI
Coyrie went 10 Brookings where
4wo-da farmers meeting was held 10
which special trains were run from all
over the state On one day Mr.. CowTie
divided time with Gov. s. r. Wesley
and a distinguished dairy educator
rom Denmark On the second day
Mr.. cownie spoke to thousands Of
farmers on the agricultural college
campus and held their attention for
two hours and a half He is rightly
regarded as one OF the greatest stu
dents Of agriculture in Iowa.
Governor Carroll is out in some new
boasts as 20 the men he has appointed
10 office. He did not touch very heav-
" on his corps of oil inspectors. 1t
was in this department that one Of the
deputies. who lives at Arlington, under
took TO work nice little graft which
was headed off by Secretary Of State
Hayward. He presented bill for rent
bf a room for six months at 80 a
month, claiming it was necessary be-
cause the inspectors had all been bar
red from the property of the Standard
company Investigation showed that
he room in question was used as
sleeping room. AS there are fifteen or
more of these inspectors the precedent
which it was sought to be set Of the
tate paying room rent would have
mounted to a pretty penny each year
rhe barring Of the inspectors from the
ri plants vaiiit sJoa ai sse .e- :.
pectors were named last year and was
(ue to the evident fncompetency of
cine Of those appointed They had
ever before been forbidden TO engage
testing on the company grounds.
LARRABEE DEFENDS coWNIE.