Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-03

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place them, my children might point
with pride to my work and boast that
their father had a hand in the grand
work of elevating the condition of the
unfortunate who require state care.
Carroll Is Shown Up.
But If Governor Carroll is to be be-
ieved instead of feeling proud Of my
record when state institutions are men
timed they must hang their heads in
shame and all the sacrifices that have
made will count for nothing and the
very name of father will be to them
a reproach.
But this condition will not come; and
if it takes the last dollar that I have
earned and saved by toll and privation,
and the remaining years of my life, my
character will be vindicated before the
good people of this state, whose conf
dence 1 have never betrayed.
And that there may be no mistake
as to my position in this matter, 1
charge B. F. Carroll, governor of Iowa,
with disappearing my actions and
falsifying my record as a state official
that he is a backbiter defamer Of
character, and lbeler. and with a
full knowledge of the meaning of these
words l do not say If they are true"
pul L 10 say tlSS are liue, ana can
prove every word here used, to the en-
tire satisfaction of every fair minded
person.
1t may be said that this is strong
language to use, but it is intended to
be strong and no man will take from
me With impunity that which is dearer
i than life itself, my good name.
Just to show how easy it is to prove
thas Governor Carroll misrepresents
and falsifies, will briefly refer to his
reply TO my statement of facts in re-
gard to my resignation.
He first takes up the Mitchellville
affair, as he calls it ana refers to the
investigation relative TO certain
charges made against F. p. Fitzgerald,
then superintendent. and says: If the
statements are to be believed a more
corrupt and reprehensible condition
could scarcely be imagined, both
drunkenness and immortality of the
grossest character We're charged
| against the superintendent"
Governor Carroll evidently sees no
/ distinction between being charged with
crime and having the proof. but
most people prefer proof before they
/ are ready to condemn.
He also states that / was a frequent
visitor to the institution. which was
! true, and often attended divine services
at the school on Sunday afternoon, and
that must have known something OF
the things complained of, or been der
elict of duty. For Governor Carroll s
! information I will state that / never
saw any one at the school under the
influence of liquor or who had even the
appearance Of having used liquor. That
/ never saw intoxicating liquor at the
! institution, and 1 never saw or heard
I of any imln oral conduct on the part of
any one, and that I embraced every
opportunity TO get all the information
possible as to the management and
! morals of the institution.
| Those Cattle Shipments.
In referring to the shipping OF cattle
! from the Glenwood institution. Gov
ernor Carroll writes with no regard
whatever for truth, his statement be-
ing In great part tissue of false
hoods, that can be readily proved.
There was no controversy between the
assistant veterinarians and myself in
regard to slaughtering two of the at
fected animals, as stated by Governor
/ Carroll TO ascertain their true con-
dition as we all agreed a once to this
/ proposition.
The statement that DR.. Koto. state
veterinarian, was advised that the
cattle had disappeared and that he had
put forth diligent effort to find out
what disposition had been made OF
them and was unable to ascertain" Is
absolutely false There was no Sc
crecy whatever in the matter of ship
ping these cattle, and no one, unless
absolutely ignorant Of shipping con-
ditions or determined 10 falsify, would
make such a statement.
The cattle were loaded on the cars
a way bill made out, shipped to Omaha
and sold on the open market, and al
that was necessary for DR.. Koto to DE-
to ascertain what became Of the cattle
was TO inquire of some member Of th<
coard of control, which he did, and Mr.
Hamilton promptly informed him tina
they had been shipped to Omaha and
sold.
/ can not understand why a man oc'
cupying the high position of governor
of this great state, would SO misrepre'
sent everything he refers to in refer
ence to me, as does Governor Carroll
especially when the facts are al
against him, and he is so easily con
victed of Misrepresentation, and de
liberate falsehood.
On receipt Of Governor CAROLS in
curry in regard to the disposition o
. the cattle and their conditions whe,
, Slaughtered, l Immediately wrote tn
firm that sold the cattle for the infor
nation, and / herewith submit copie
of the letters received, a copy havini
been furnished Governor Carroll in N.
reply to his inquiry.
South Omaha, May Is, 1909. MI
John Cownie, Des Moines, Iowa
. Gentlemen: We are in receipt o
your of the sth. We are enclosing here
with a letter from the Cudahy Pack
t ing Company relative to the matter Il
question
, yours truly,
, "Clay, Robinson & co.
per Mex
(Enc)
/ The Cudahy Packing Company
= South Bend, Neb., Beef Department
: May IL, 1909. Clay, Robinson & Co
= Live Stock Commission, South Omaha
t Neb. Gentlemen: Replying to you
inquiry regarding the fifty-three cattl
I mentioned in the attached, we can nc
I give you definite statement on theI
1 because they were killed in "mixed
Y lots. The one bull was killed wit
: eleven others in a twelve-mix lot, an
. all passed government inspection.
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