Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-04
THAT INTERESTS" NEVER NAP
ON POLITICAL JOB ILLUS
TRATED IN IOWA.
COUNTRY PAPERS BEING USED
TO BOLSTER UP RALLiNGER
Columns of LITERATURE" Ready Set
Being Printed in standpat Publica-
tions - Prouty- Carroll Campaign
Story Completely Abandoned BY
Men Who Started 1t.
Special to Times-Republican.

trate the fact that the interests never
/ go to sleep on a political job, state
house clerk this week showed a copy
+! of weekly republican paper in south
/ ern Iowa which contained six columns
I of plate matter" obviously furnished
for a purpose which did not appear on
the surface. The articles all related to
Alaska IN some way. One indicated in
( the big heading that an expert sees a
great future for farming in Alaska.
One referred to a waterfall, another to
a new railroad to the copper fields, an
other on Alaska pulp wood, and anoth-
! er on the tons of copper being dug up
! in Alaska. The casual reader might
wonder why an Iowa newspaper should
show so much interest In Alaska, but
ianotaer slug head" showed the Sc
/ cret 1t was about "Alaska's Great Coal
Problem" and the SUBJ head referred
to "Roosevelt's Conservation order De-
laying Developments" A reading of the
article would show that if it had been
declared by Ballinger or some other
attorney for the interests engaged in
the big grab game il could not have
been better adapted to create prejudice
against the Roosevelt policies and like
wise form the basis for defense Of
Ballnger and the new administration
program In fact, the whole matter
was evidently furnished free for use III
such newspapers as might be willing
10 lend them selves to the grab game of
Alaska coal fields. The newSpa per in
which this appeared is Of staunchest
standpat variety and probably classes
itself as an administration republic
can"
Hon. Mahlon Head. former mem Der
Of the Iowa house from Greene, while
n the city the past week, expressed
himself pretty freely about the Bal
!inger matter. He has travelled exteE-
sively in tl.e west during the year.
The best exclamation of the whole
matter have seen" he said. was that
bv Editor Payne, of Nevada, and he
is not a progressive either. He made il
very plain was surprised at mis-
statement. which I find to be correc-,
that the coal Of Alaska is equal TO
that Of Pennsylvania before any coal
! was mined Now l understand the size
Of the prize which is at stake. and l
I can understa and how after CLAWS was
b =
no more infof-eation should he given
ito congressman except by the cabinet
4 members. That order was una meri-
can. II meant secrecy, and we believe
in publicity. The question at issue Is
hae of grabbing the immense coal
.fells Of Alaska. If only few men
eould have been kept from talking 50
much the steal would have been ac-
e1mplished without all this fuss and
trouble But happily even an executive
order will not stop the mouths of some
persons. The value of this prize is in
dicatetl by the fact that some one has
offered 1O-cen- royalty on all that
vast coal field. That is good royalty
Il is Just what I am getting on sons
coal land here in Iowa, and Alaska is
much farther from market The mar
who told Taft he is growing in popu-
larity all he time in Iowa didn't know
what ne is talking about A good many
men are shaking their heads and hop
ing it is all right but just waiting &c
see
An amusing feature of the politica
by-piay IF the past week was the un-
expected effect of the Protty- Carroll
story which was clearly put out 70.
tn. purpose of discrediting the pro-
gressfVes and especially with a view
10 ernbarras sing Senator Cummins. II
ives supposed that the effect would be
- cause The progressives to rise UP ir
anger and to fall upon each other. Bu
ne crly effect was to leave the i'm
preston that sundry mysterious visit:
Of LATE Dung to the state house were
not entirely for the purpose of further
ing his pet hobby of peace" or to edu-
cate the office holders that iowa ha;
been cursed with politics" In fact. the
story has stirred up a whole flock OF
troubles for the standpatters and feal
that some of their leaders have already
made deals which have for chief effect
the holding Of various offices. The
story was denied in toto and in ever!
essential very promptly by judge
Prouty. who SO far from engaging in
( com promises is making his fight openly
and VIGOROUSLY on the platform OF
Iowa is progressive.'' Now the story
has been completely abandoned. 1t was
made out of whole cloth without a
shred of reason.
The appearance Of stunning politics
is still being maintained by a few OF
the most ODSlTSpeIOuS SLduOptIlci
here, and it is pretended that they dc
not want any fight on anybody in Iowa
But the activity of the same persons
to induce fight in every place where
a progressive is in office is noticeable
An Illustration Of this is found in thu
Tenth district. The whole district wa!
raked over to find som cone who will
consent to the use of his name as {
-a;5o4a aoosnrf yxroods HAVING flyer
this up the word viii go east that the
new Iowa member Of the congressional
committee is having trouble in his owl
district, that there, is an uprising OF
Regulars" or something OF the sort
that he is sure to be defeated, etc. Thi.
sort OF a story can be used to good ef'
feet in other states where 1t is no
known that theeoid Dpiliver district Il
30 strongly progressive that the stand.
pats and democrats united could no
make . respectable opposition. TIL