Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-27
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There seems to be disposition to
hammer the Times Republican because
il has not endorsed LATE Young's de-
lnand that Railroad Commission Ket-
chum resign. The Hampton Chronicle
insists that if it were any other than
a Marshalltown man the Times-Repub-
lican would be clamorng for his scalp
ere this.
The Register ana Leader says edi-
torially:
But the less said about the record
OF the railroad commissioners in the
stock rate cases the better
LATE Young, in the Des Moines Cap
ital says:
But, 10! and behold. Commissioner
hetchum communicated the private ac-
ton of the board 10 an attorney at
Marshalltown by the name of Board
man who was appearing in opposition
10 the decrease OF rates. ketchua be-
trayed the board to the advantage of
his friend Boardman, then Boardnan
betrayed ketchum in order to return
the complinent-and then it was all
out
If it is clearly established that
Ketchum did do this, he ought to
resign at once from the board OF rail-
road commissioners. In the first place,
a man who VIII do that mas not sense
enough to be a railroad commissioner.
IN the second place, his action was dis
honorable.
For long time, a great many bus
mess men have realized that Commits
sioner ketchum was not of the type
or caliber fitting him for railroad COM
missioner If Mr.. ketchum gave the
resolution TO Boardman, clandestinely
and surreptitiously. he was doing am
injustice to his associates on the board,
and therefore ought TO resign"
The facts are the Times Republican
has been unable to see in the whole af-
fair that enorrnity OF perfidy which the
Des Moines newspapers We're making
out of it, and. since Mr.. ketchum was
absent attending some rate convention
defended nor accused preferring that
he handle his own case. Now that he
has returned he has told the Des
Moines Capital that he stands on Com
missioner Eaton's statement of the
case. In this the Times-Republican is
absolved from responsibility for it was
very clear from the reading of Mr..
Eatons statement followed by Harry
Wallace's interview that there was an
exceedingly apparent desire to unload
the entire obloquy upon Mr.. Ketchum,
who happens to be secure in his office
for the present by reason Of the re-
rnoteness of his next term, and if
Ketchum is willing to stand for it that
is his business.
The Corn Belt Meat Producers AS
ISOLATION started in to get reduction
on cattle and hog rates from the inter-
state comerce commission and in order
so-ney General Rvers and the railroad
/ commission to intervene in the name of
/ the state. Dave Palmer, who signed the
! necessary papers in the name of the
commission says that he did not know
what ne signed and there seems to be
some confusion as to how much of the
commission had been consulted but the
| facts are that all members must have
known what was going on for it was
in the newspapers and the corn belt
enthusiasts were soliciting the COM
missioners for assistance.
AS soon as the case appeared the in
dependent packers of Iowa discovered
that they would get it in the neck il
the hog rate was changed because Of
the relation of live hog rates to meal
rates and the Marshalltown attorney
representing a Marshalltown packinl
house got busy with Commissioners
Ketchum. Presumably every commits.
| sioner heard from some packer. Tht
Eaton and Wallace statements indicate
that the commission passed a resolu-
ton backing water as to their demand
for change in the hog rate SO as tt
protect the packing interests of lowe