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

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Seven heifers were killed with seven
ty-five other of like weight and cast
in an eighty-two mix lot, of which
one was condemned, but, Of course, we
can not say 1t was one of the seven.
'The number of cattle we handle
daily makes it out Of the question to
recall a lot year after it was killed.
but it is worthy of note that out Of a
total Of eleven cattle condemned in
that whole days kill, six were in lots
that included the fifty-three cattle
mentioned.
'Regretting our inability to give you
anything more definite. we are.
yours truly,
(Sienedo "R. T. McGrath."
All Board In 1t.
From the foregoing it is seen that
six cattle of the 124 head killed in
mixed lots which included fifty three
cattle from the Glenwood institution.
were condemned, and admitting that
all the condemned animals were of the
Glenwood lot, which the firm that killed
the cattle does not claim, what can
be said of Governor CarrolTs statement
that "the Cudahy Packing Company
bought fifty-three head Of cattle and
upon slaughtering them found ten head
to be so rotten with disease that only
the hides could be used. the carcasses-
being used for tankage purposes only.
And Governor Carroll had copy OF
the letter from the Cudahy Packing
Company stating that only six head
had been condemned. 1t is seen from
the letter received from the Cudahy
Packing Company that no claim was
made tor any reimbursement for the
six cattle condemned. it being IN fact,
a common occurrence to find tuoercu-
losis in cattle when they are Slaughtered
especially among dairy cows. But Gov
ernor Carroll kept agitating the mat
ter by writing the Cudahy Packing
Company until at last that firm sent
in a bill for s315.94 to reimburse it for
the condemned animals. and the board
of control offered s252.75 in settlement
of the claim which was promptly ac-
cepted and the funds of the Glenwood
institution for feeble minded children
were drawn on for that amount
Realizing that Governor Carroll was
actuated by a desire to secure some-
thing he could use against me I have
copies of the letters as given in the
foregoing and his endeavors to lay
all the blame on me for shipping the
cattle TO Omaha is without warrant
for as Mr.. Hamilton. of the board OF
control stated. when the efforts of the
governor were apparent, and all the
members of the board present, well,
Mr.. Cownie, you are not more to blame
for shipping the cattle than the rest
of US for we were all in for it." And
yet Governor Carroll Is trying to make
l it a personal matter with me, when
no one would believe for a moment
that I would leave the office. go to
Omaha. arrange for shipping these
cattle and the other members Of the
board know nothing about it.
Why Not Remove Others?
! After quoting from the act creating
the board of control, Governor Carroll.
/ referring to the manner in which pur-
( chases are made for the state insti-
tuition, says: This is to say the least
/ a very liberal construction Of the stat
ute"
And he adds that made awards
without the assistance of an officer,
and in other cases caused the officer
to write his name on schedules. and
afterwards in the absence Of the Of
acer made the awards. And that these
proceedings when they came to the
FkHOHiSuSe Oh OtlleT iHelIDcIS vi tAS
board were objected to, which is not
true. Also. that I made large pur-
chase of goods for our prisons without
any request for competitive bids,
and that these transactions. being in
absolute disregard Of the law, were
of themselves sufficient cause for my
removal.
! Allow me to suggest to Governor Car
hot h o. q &
Robinson and John F. Wade from the
board, for they are equally guilty with
me in such matters.
cownie's Record Too Good.
All that was done was in sincere
effort to secure the best goods at the
lowest possible price, and If there is
any one who ever got favor at my
hands not warranted by quality and
price, he is at liberty to publish 1t to
tthe world.
But my chief offense appears to be
that I was TOO jealous in securing the
most I could for what was sold by the
institutions and took too much pains and
worked TOO hard in ua1ifying myself to
determine quality and ascertain values
before making purchase, and in Sc
touring the very best price 1t was pos
isible to obtain for every article that
was for our state institutions. And
even my kindness too, and considera-
ton for those in our state institutions
is charged against me, but 1t will al
ways be one of my fondest recol1ec-
tons, that I had the confidence and
respect of those who thrs misfortune
or other cause had to part from rela-
tives and friends and depend upon the
care provided by the state.
Governor Carroll must hold a good
reputation in very light repute wher
, he considers that his political aspira-
tons outweigh respect for official in.
Itegrity and moral character, and hi
will learn very soon that he must &C
count to me for his gross misrepresent
atoms adm malicious falsehoods, ant
while he like the midnight assassin
has been staibbing me in the dark. h
must now come out in the open, pub
| fish to the world each and every charg
he can make against me as an officia
or as a man, and he will either prov
his assertions, or stand before tn
people of Iowa as a backbiter, a 1ibele
. and a defamer of character, all o
I which can certainly prove.
!, JOHN COwNIE.
ON EVE OF PRIMARIES.
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