Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-15
GoERNoR CLARKE VICTIM OF
MALICIOUS isToRv REGARD.
ING WALL LAKE.
iNExcusAsLE FALsEHoop
ABOUT DRAINAGE PLANS
Story Has II That Governor Plans TO
Drain Lake and Use Lands For State
Convict Farm-AbsoIuteIy Without
Foundation-Labor Federation En-.
dorsss Clarke.
Special to Times blican.

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Des Moines, Sept. 15.-Some vicious
| enemy Of the governor has started a
! story and caused it to be published
to the effect that he has determined
| upon and intends to recommend to
| the next session of the legislature that
Wall Lake. Wright county, be drained
! and a convict farm established in it's
place."
| A more inexcusable political false
hood has not vet been turned up for
| campaign use this year. 1t is abso-
lutely without foundation, and I'M
doubtedly proceeds from an insane de-
sire to effect defeat of the governor
persons willing to believe almost any
wild story.
Governor Clarke states that so far
as the item refers to him it is wholly
without foundation. He has not
recommended to the legislature any
| thing. He has not decided upon recon-
Intending anything. He has not deter
| mined upon recommending that Wall
! Lake be used for that purpose. He
! has not said to anybody anything that
| by any possibility could be construed
into any meaning of the kind. In fact
the whole story is fabrication.
Lake Matter Long Dispoed OF.
The Wall Lake matter was disposed
Of last year. 1t will be recalled that
| under the administration of Cover
nor Carroll the. lake was ordered
| drained and the matter was closed so
| far as the judicial determination of the
need of drainage was concerned. The
present executive council has never
passed on the question Of advisability of
draining the lake. because 1t was
passed on before the present council
took charge. Assuming that the de-
ciion was right and that there should
be some continuation of work already
begun, the present council sought to
make bargain that would accom-
plish this with least expense to the
state, but found that the steps taken
We're not legal. and abandoned them
entirely. All this was last year. 1t was
I upon the initiative and action of the
governor alone that the final action
was taken to abandon all that the
previous council had ordered land no
further action has been taken There
| is no possible excuse for trying to
make political capital out of the con-
i troversy in Wright county over Wall
lake. 49,
But those who are circulating the
cheap canard about what Governor
Clarke has done or is going to do in
his message but add to the confusion
and render more difficult fair So
Hutton OF the whole matter.
Labor Endorses Governor Clarke.
The executive board Of the Iowa
State Federation Of Labor at its ses-
sion held Sept. II. 10 and IA, passed
| the following resolution:
During the life of the Iowa FEEDER
alton OF Labor a constant and steady
| progress has been achieved in legisla-
ton under the enforcement of laws
guaranteeing to the working people
! equality under the laws and conduc-
i've to their greater happiness and well
fare
with extreme satisfaction we point
to the many Iowa legislative acts OF
the last ten years which have made
our state in many particulars leader
in beneficent labor legislation. This
success must he attributed to the uni
form policy consistently followed by
| the Federation Of supporting oul
| friends and electing candidates for ex-
executive and legislative positions re-
! CARELESS Of their political affiliations
but wholly for their known integrity
| and purpose of serving honestly the
entire citizenship, regardless of class
and without fear or favor of class in
| tereSt >.
"The working men and women are
not seekers of privileges, but are in
sistent that society as represented b!
the state do its full duty in all OF
those things tending to we'll matured
happy. and prosperous people.
Recognizing in the Hon. George w
Clarke, governor of Iowa. man who
during his long and active service as
member and speaker Of the house Of
representatives, as lieutenant governor
and as governor, has always performed
his duties and responsibilities in a
fearless and conscientious manner
whose thought always uppermost ir
mind can be summed up In, Is II
right?' and will it tend to promote hui
man happiness?' we. the executive
board of the Iowa State Federation OF
Labor. hereby endorse him for re-
election to the position Of chief execu-
tive Of the state Of Iowa and call upor
all mambers of organized labor and III
friends to support him for this position
IOWA STATE FEDERATION OF
LABOR.
"By
~ II. STREE.
sc. H. BROOKS.
"E,. A. CANFTELD.
80. ]. KENNY.
SIMON MILLER.
JAMES ARCHIBALD.