Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-28
Mr.. 0TT0sEN's PLATF0RM
Says Board Should Stand For Better
Conditions For Employes-ottose
Business Man and Shipper.

! Special TO Times Republican
Cttosen, Feb. oS.-Chris Ottosen. who
made strong bid for the nomination
Of railroad commissioner two years
ago and is again a candidate, has is
sued a statement in which ne outlines
his ideas regarding the conduct Of the
office Mr.. Oitosen says:
! IN announcing my candidacy for the
office of railroad commissioner 1 de-
sire to call attention to the fact that
my position upon public questions at
tected by this Office was we'll defined
IN the campaign two years ago. and
THAI position has not since been
changed except that am more firmly
OF tte opinion than ever that the Of
fica Of railroad commissioner ought to
be administered wholly in behalf of
all the people Of the state
Under the primary system it is nee
essarE for candidate TO use some
means to bring himself TO the notice
Of the voters ard the legitimate use of
money TO 90 SO must be conceded, but
l believe that the use OF large sums Of
mary law, either when spent by the
candidate himself or by those who for
proper or improper reasons may be in
terested in his candidacy. l propose to
push my candidacy with my own
MONEY, and if l am nominated and
elected I shall go into the Office with
out being under obliga tons to the
railroads of this state, or TO any other
faction or class.
''Greater Iowa is an attractive and
appropriate political slogan We have
a good deal of discussion of the
but we ought not 10 ignore the fact
; that the cost Of transportation in this
state amounts to a vastly larger sum
which the citizens OF the state must pay
( in one form or another. The railroad
! commissioners arbitrate differences be-
/ tween the railroads and the people and
! equaIize the charges, which amount TO
many millions Careful. selection Of
men for these positions must be made
! in order to insure exact justice and
fail. pay as between individuals and
corporations. Such fair play will in
large measure enable us to have the
number of factories the state ought to
nave, dEC 70 MAKE greater Iowa
Railroad employees make UP a con-
siderable proportion of our population
and are entitled to consideration to-
ge.her with other citizens Of the state
Every railroad commissioner ought to
stand for better conditions for such
employees and to use every effort for
such Improvement. ard I believe in
square deal, not alone to the interests
Of the shipper. but to the common
carrier and its employees as well.
| NY experience as business man
and as a shipper, and my study Of rail-
road conditions in this state, fit me in
large measure for the Office Of rail-
road commissioner. The large vote
that l received in the campaign two
years ago was very fattering. l pro-
pose to make a campaign for the nom
nation upo, tire theory that the people
of this state believe in equal opportun-
ity for all it's citizens, and l ask the
support Of the people Of this state upon
pledge, that If nominated and elected
10 the important office 1 seek, will
devote all my time and energies to help
in giving TO all the citizens Of this state
tina, exact justice to which all are en-
( ti,led.
"C.HPIS OTTOSEN"