Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23
Jo1,,, Co,vnje Replies to Governor CARROTS Attack

Estate institutions in making them pro-
ductive, thus furnishing a large sup
ply of food products with practically
no expense to the taxpayers, took a
pardonable pride in seeing remarkable
success crown my efforts That those
interested in the welfare Of our state
institutions might see what we were
doing, I had an excellent exhibit OF
farm and garden products from our
| state institutions at the meeting of the
state agricultural society in December
following Mr. CARROTS election to the
position of governor. At the close OF
the meeting the exhibit was placed in
one of the rooms occupied by the board
of control, and as Governor Carroll
had not seen it I personally invited
him to come and see what we were
producing in garden and farm pro-
ducts. While he promised to see the
exhibit he never came, evidently hav-
ing as little interest in the products
of our farms and gardens as he had In
the articles we purchased for our
state institutions.
Had the invitation afforded an OPP
portunity for Governor Carol to black
en- the character of some one he was
determined to remove from the position
to which he had been appointed by his
predecessor he would no doubt have
been on hand ahead of the appointed
time.
And Governor Carroll will no doubt,
when the history of his administration
is written be given due credit for being
the only governor Iowa has ever mad
who thought he could advance his own
personal interest and ambition by the
defamation of the character of others.
But Governor Carroll has of late be-
come very much interested in state In
stitutions and with but a single visit to
the institutions, always accompanied by
Judge Robinson of the board OF control,
he has many recommendation to make
if he is only reelected governor.
Strange, is it not, that it is only on the
eve of an election and when he sees de-
feat before him. that he has taken such
lively interest in our stare institu-
tons, and is ready to recommend ap-
preparations for improvements and
changes that have only been prevented
by the lack Of means, and which have
been apparent for years to the mem
bers of the board OF control, as we'll as
to every well informed citizen OF the
state who has taken an interest in such
matters
And yet Governor Carroll in his
speech at Creston few days ago
stated that on assuming the position OF
governor he called the members of the
appropriation committee to his office
and asked them to make no appropria-
tons except such as they could at the
same time make provision TO meet and
ito keep the expenses well within the
income OF the state"
Carroll Ignores Larrabee.
And it is these conditions that has
prevented the board OF control from
making many improvements at our
state institutions that were urgently
demanded, and members OF the appro-
priation committee tho realizing the
necessity of much larger appropriations
than could be made to try and get
along with as little as possible for the
most urgent needs, until the finances OF
the state were in better condition.
But Governor Carroll now desires eff
fciency in official service, the applica-
ton Of business methods and better
state institutions, evidently attaching
little Importance to the great work
done by Governor Larrabee in the early
days Of the board of control and later
by John T. Hamilton, ana I also must
claim some credit for myself even II 1t
displeases Governor Carroll, for bring
ing our state institutions to the high
standard which they have attained.
However, Governor Carroll will de-
ceive but few in his new found regard
and love for our state institutions and
it was only when he found that the
people OF Iowa had learned his true
character that he was taken with such
a professed desire to advance the in
terest of these institutions, while at the
same time ne was aiding and abetting
those who on account of ignorance, in
efficiency and lack of judgment were
doing everything they could to bring
into disrepute and break down the good
work that others had striven with all
their might for years to accomplish.
But, my dear senator, have written
more than intended when I began, but
I could not say less and define my po-
sition, and esteeming as I do your
friendship and that Of SO many others
who have SO nobly stood by me when
have been misrepresented and malign-
ed, desire in closing to extend to you
and the senators who had appreciated
my work as a member of the board of
W 1iiy SIiiGeie liidiihS III tDe Luli
assurance that no act Of mine will re-
quire an apology, and altho removed
from office by governor in the most
arbitrary and unjust manner I can still
point with pride to the work 1 have
done and the hosts of friends I have
made among members of the Iowa SOL
diers' Home and the inmates of our
state institutions their friends and rel
atiyes Sincerely yollrs
JOHN COwNIE,