Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
Iowa
.COSSON In CHURCH CAMPAIGN
Candidate for Attorney General of
Iowa Speaks at Cedar Rapids.
WILSON RUM0RS STILL PERSIST
Reported Iowa senators Have Been
Given to Understand Secretary
viii he Retired for
Younger Man.
WILSON RUMoRs STILL PERSIST
CFrom a staff Correspondent

(From a Staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Jan. 23.-(Speciai.)-Sena-
tor George Cosson, special counsel for the
state and candidate for attorney general.
went to Cedar Rapids today and this even
ing spoke in the Presbyterian church, de-
livering a somewhat notable address on
law enforcement, the moral element In leg
islation and the general uplift movement
Senator Cosson Is the author of Q series
of new laws for the purpose OF securing
better enforcement of the laws Of the
state and especially those relating to moral
questions. He Is recognized as one of the
foremost advocates of a strict enforcement
of all laws.
Senator Cosson referred to the lsgisla-
ton and called attention to the fact that
the state of Iowa is perhaps the first state
of the union to undertake to absolutely
forbid and drive out Of existence the social
evil and Danish all red light districts
and under this new law there is not a
place Of that kind left in the state. He
referred to the laws which place direct
responsibility upon the law enforcing off
GERS OF the state for enforcement Of law.
Referring to the duty Of the official to
enforce laws and to obey all laws, he
said:
mo man 10 qualified, no man is fit,
to hold public office who does not care
more for the principles he maintains than
he does for receiving the office, and If he
once obtains office he is not fit to be re-
taIned unless his desire to properly dis
charge the duties of his office is far
greater than his desire to hold office"
He insisted that in the present time there
is work for the church and for church
11.OI, a., nolittca FOR thara "a great need
Of consideration of moral issues In relation
to the state and nation.
Packers and Iowa Rates.
A brief for the railroads has been pre-
pared and published in the state in the
matter Of the railroad rates on hogs. in
which it is shown that the real reason the
railroads raised the rates on hogs to
eastern points is that they desired to save
the small packing business in Iowa. 1t Is
pointed out that at least 16 per cent Of
the Iowa hogs sent to market are actually
killed in Iowa, chiefly at two or three
points. and that 1t was the desire to save
this business that led the railroads to so
strenuously oppose any Discrimination In
favor of the eastern cities.
RumOrs as to Wilson.
There is still a great deal Of interest
manifest in Iowa in regard to the future
of Secretary Wilson. In political circles
the rumor is persistent that 1t has been
virtually decided that a younger ana more
active man shall take his place IN the CAP
met, and that an Ohio man Is almost GER
tain to get the place. At the same time
n Ia leaking out that while the Iowa sen"
ators have been very ~insistent oil the time
that he be retained, they have received In
formation which leads them to believe thai
the retirement of Wilson is not far distant
C~anvassInx the Districts.
There Ia much canvassing Of the con-
gressional districts of Iowa to find out
where this or that candidate is going to
light at the finish. 1t Is known that in the
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth districts the
friends of candidates are busy making In
uuiries among their friends to flnd out
what may be expected on primary day next
June. This results in a series OF contra
dictions. It is found that in some localities
sentiment is all one way, while not far
away it is entirely different. Some Of the
candidates receive reports that in certain
communities there has been an immense
change in sentiment, and in others there
has been none and no interest is taken.
One Of the congressional candidates in
southern Iowa who has been out in the
country reports that never before has be
found at this time of the year such a tend
ency for school house discussion Of big po-
itical matters
Railroad Commission Business.
During the last week the State Railroad
commission handled over fifty cases of
complaint, and closed the following mat
ters:
Citizens of Crown against Chicago. Bur
lington s. Quincy Railroad Company; sta
ton service. Company agreed to build
standard shelter, at that point.
Lewis Morell, Colo, against Chicago &
Railway Company; stock
yards. Company agreed 10 pipe water to
yards, as requested.
Ollie Uutteken, Rhodes, against Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway Company;
failure to furnish cars. Company supplied
cars as requested.
A. C.. Forbes, Volga, against Chicago,
, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway Company;
failure to furnish cars. Company supplied
cars as requested.
S. w. DeWoIf, for Mrs. Larsen, Reinbeck,
against Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company; drainage near Dixie, Ia. Com
plant taken up with ompany and ADJUST
ment was made,