Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-04
n IS YOUR CHOICE! CHOOSE YE!

IT IS YOUR CHOICE! CHOOSE We!
What is insurgency? In Iowa ii Is
the defense of the anti-pass law. the
2-cent fare law. the state wide prl-
mary. 1t is the equalization of assess
rnents for taxation which insists on
corporations paying reasonable taxes
on reasonable valuation instead OF
escaping their share OF the expenses
Of the state which protects the prop
erty rights and the property of rail-
roads and corporal lions. It is defence
of the merger veto which sharpened
every railroad knife for the scalp Of
Cumnins. II is demand for real rep
resentation: for cleanliness Of public
men and for honest public service Go
back over the history of insurgency
and hnd denial Of any part Of the
catalog If you can.
In the nation it is defense Of the
square deal between the people and the
corporations a policy begun by Mckin-
ley as the assassins bullet struck him
down and established during the re-
CINE Of Roosevelt and the Pinchots.
Garfelds and their like whom he Sc
lected to carry out its principles. 1t is
defense of the anti trust law; opposi-
ton to legislation calculated to repeal
and nullify all that the Roosevelt years
had gained and accomplished. 1t is the
insistence that the solemn promises
of the republican candidate for the
presidency the pledges Of the plat
form and policy OF a square deal
and no more for people and corpora
lions and interests of every class and
character shall be carried out IS nearly
as may be It is revolt Of the people
against corporation control OF the leg
islative branch Of government thru
Cannon's czarship and Aldrich's autoc
racy. Ii is all Of that. Let it be pro-
claimed. Deny it who may. That is
Insurgency,
Long ago Larrabee was insurgent,
hard fighting, stubborn brave old VIII
liam Larrabee. IN him Iowa found a
leader who dared defy the railroad cor
porations and the insurgency Of the
state landed Iowa far in advance OF
other states with a railroad commits
sion Larrabee passed from Office and
active political life. The railroads
turned to the control of the elective
commission and soon owned 1t body.
boots and breaches. The railroads
turned to the legislative offices and
made candidates afraid by the use OF
the bludgeon. They owned the legis-
1atures II Lafe Young is 0 be be-
lieved - and here is corroborative
evidence that he was at that time
railroad lobbyists waited in closed
hacks and bought. bu1lied and coaxed
LEGISLATORS into submission between the
depots and the hotels. 1t was abou.
this time that insurgency broke cut
again. The insurgents insisted that a
special counselor for one railroad and
name candidates. for every state and
congressional office, set the limits of
tax to be assessed on railroad prop
erty and generally manage and con-
troll the administration Of state affairs
from their legal chambers in Cedar
Rapids and Burlington. Cummins led
= the revolt. Gut OF ii came the iegisla-
ton which has made Iowa again a
leader among states; that cleaned the
state house Of "chasers'' and creatures
and ,minions Of the corporate interests;
that resulted in Iowa leading the rate
light in congress thru Dolliver and in
Iowa's leadership and ascendancy as
the mouthpiece of popular demand ir
both houses Of the present session. In
surgency has always been clean, op-
posed to graft and for the square deal
Dony Il who dare. There Is its record
1aaA II.
In Iowa the progressive uprising has
Drousht little which is disapproved by
the people Of the state. 1t has accom-
plished marvels. 1t has forced fair.