Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-04
CANDIDATE PROPOSES TO REPLY
TO DELIBERATE CAMPAIGN
FALsEAooDs.
MAKES NO SECRET ABOUT
EMPLOYMENT az SHIPPERS
Propose. to, Sc. That Shippers, Pro-
duesrs and Manufacturers Of Iowa
Have Square Deal From Railroads.
Asks For Support Of Voters Because
Of His Experience.
su.oia, 20 rimes-R Republican.

SDeCiSi &c LIHfAS.
Pocahontas. Nov 4.-Clifford Thorne.
candidate for railway commissioner and
Just now the subject of bitter attack
from the corporation interests Of the
state, because of his aggressive work
in the interests of Iowa shippers as
attorney for the Corn Belt Meat Pro-
speech here last night hurled defiance
at his enemies. He served notice that
in succeeding campaign speeches he
would reply. to the attacks of Dave
Brant and other corporation repre-
sentatives. He said in part:
Finds Enemies at Work.
81 have been compelled to decline
about twenty-five invitations to speak
in different parts Of the state during
the past-~two months. Why? Because
1 have been busy trying to help see
that the interests Of Iowa We're guard
ed in the investigation now in progress
before the interstate commerce COM
mission.
This is the first opportunity I have
had to take part in the campaign.
Upon my return to the state | find that
my enemies have been at work. l find
that certain journals of the state have
freely opened columns of space on their
front pages during the past week to de-
liberate wholesale lies. seeking thereby
to accomplish my defeat Now, during
the next three days l propose to reply
to these attacks, and 1 intend to call
a spade a spade. There will be no
milk-and- water dilly- dallying. Tonight
r
crat Tomorrow night at Sheldon I
shall take occasion to reply to Dave
Brandt, of the Iowa City Republican
Saturday afternoon at Jefferson l shall
take pleasure in paying my compile
ments to LATE Young, and will brand a
few lies he sought At to run on the
front page of the Capital the other day
Saturday evening al Boone l shall reply
to that sneaking. cowardly fellow. the
anonymous writer, who sent broad
east over the state a so-called news
item last week. dated at Des Moines,
Iowa.
Tho Man Needed for Office.
Gam the paid attorney for the stock
shippers and grain shippers of Iowa?
Certainly. During the past few years
1 have been trying to make special
study of transportation affairs Would
you have me sit around and suck my
thumb in the quiet? What is the best
way TO gain practical knowledge about
great, complicated, tSA.aical subject
Of litigation? Where do you go to get
the judges in your supreme court? You
select them from active practitioners.
And where do you find material for
your district courts? Among those
who are busy trying cases, OF course.
In this, the greatest. the most import
ant of all subjects up before the Amer
lean public at the present hour. surely
Iowa will make no mistake If she Sc
lects man for railroad commissioner
who has had some little practical eN-
perience along those lines.
Nothing TO Conceal.
Il have made no secret about my po-
sition in regard to railroad matters.
have been frank and above board. You
will find. if you will take the trouble to
investigate, that 1 have discussed these
subjects at great length in two lee
lures at the State University of Iowa;
in an address published in full in the
annual report of the Iowa state board
of agriculture for 1907; in articles ~
the Saturday Evening Post and in the
American Law Review. If you will
read these. you will find that I have re-
peatedly said that these great empire
in constructing these vast railroad sys-
TENS are entitled to fair play, justice
and handsome rewards. At the same
time l have. stated most emphatically
that the shippers, the manufacturers