Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-11

Il dishonesty In high places. The quarrel
is breaking down confidepce In men
and our institutions. It} NJ already
had lasting influence to IN great in
Jury Of our institutions An4 society In
general. Just look at what happened
over in Rock Island q short time ago
when that city was in the control OF
an unreasoning mob. That was the
legitimate fruit Of Just such agitation
and controversy as Taft and Roosevelt
would have been INDUCING in. It Is
deplorable incident In American public
life from every point Of VIEW"
An absurd story has found its way
into rabid anti Cummins newspapers
purporting to be an account Of how
1.-THE coterie Bunch" as it calls Senator
Cummins' friends, undertook on one
occasion to dictate to Mr. Clarke as
president Of the senate as to some OF
his committees; and this as similar
dishonest insinuations as to the posi-
ton Of Senator Cummins' friends in
Des Moines is taken up and greedily
reprinted in the self named "insurgent
organs here for the purpose of aiding,
If possible, in the rout Of the progress
sive canse. Insofar as the story had
reference to any of Senator CummlIls
friends or any progressives IN Dies
Moines it is wholly without founda-
ton The attempted dictation when
received effective rebuke at the hands
Of Governor Clarke was in behalf Oh
standpatters and was a part OF the
same game that is being played now
to discredit progressive leadership IN
Iowa legislative affairs. Governor
Clarke was in behalf OF standpatters
and was part of the same game that
is being played now to discredlt pro-
gressive leadership in Iowa legislative
affairs. Governor Clarke never let any
outside interest dictate rs to any OF
his committees or his legislative actlon'
and this is the origin OF very large
part of the malignant hostility TO MN
which has been going on for two years.
When announcement was first maze
as to opposition to CONGRESSMAN FRANK
P. Woods for denomination in the ienth
district it came in the form OF dec
laration in a local paper that Des
Monies politicians have learned thae
it has been decided that Woods is to
have opposition" The prediction was
made here, long before it was known
whether there was to be any candidate
against Woods, that he would be IN
gloriously beaten this year. "A Ientn
district republican here this week maze
the prediction that Woods Will come
under the wire with sailing colors 1ar
ahead of his opponent. Woods IS
quiet man and an effective worker
and in his two terms as congressman
has done far more for the district than
his predecessor did in several terms.
Senator w. s. Kenyon has received
a strong letter of commentator for
his good work done in behalf OF PEN
sions. 1t is recalled that the Iowa
senators made vigorous effort 10
save the dollar a day pension bin
which was so much wanted by the u.
A. R. veterans, and which had passed
the house 1t ran afoul OF the Smoot-
Penrose combination in the senate
willing to spend millions for the pork
barrel and stingy as to plttance TOT
the soldiers. The bill was fathered by
Hon. Isaac r. Sherwood of Ohio, who
has written to 1owas junior senator
thanking him and on behalf Of the old
soldiers everywhere rendering to him
their most earnest thanks, not only
for YOUR speeches in behalf Of the bill.
but for your work with senators who
are indifferent to the old soldiers
wants" In addition he said:
IF there had been dozen earnest
and patriotic senators like yourself in
favor of liberal pensions. have every
reason 10 believe that my bill would
have passed the senate. So few peo-
pie really understand and less num-
her appreciate the wants Of the OLD
soldier at this time. when he is reach
ing a period in his life when he Is
unable to work and needs pension
money worse than any time since the
war. When I find II man of your type
and patriotism, I feel it is my duty.
on behalf of my comrades everywhere.
to show my appreciation. l trust
that the old soldiers OF Iowa appre-
ciate what you have done for them,
and IL we fail to get liberal bill thru
at this session of congress it certain
IL will not be any fault Of yours or
want OF earnest effort on your part
One week from today is the last day
for fling nominations for offices to be
filled for divisions OF county. Can
didates for township offices can get
their names on the ballots by filing
statements prior to Saturday. This in
cludes precinct committeeman who are
duly elected officials and who hold Of
fee for two years.
TO BUILD PARocHIAL SCHOOL,.