Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-15

who should be selected to decide that
question.
The principle which MIR. Daniels re-
peatedly stated and followed. would II
applied to the railroad valuation now
under way. add 5000. 100000 to the
valuation of those railroads above
what they are really worth. 1t would
entitle them to fix rates on this IN
fated valuation for all time to come 1t
would means perpetual tax on the
industry and prosperity of the Amer-
can people to that extent.
IF Mr.. Daniels Is right and has the
right view Of this matter then we have
all been wrong in insisting on rea-
sonable rates based on actual values.
stated on the floor Of the senate that
should never approve the elevation OF
a man of Mr.. Daniels kind TO the in
terstate commerce commission ana l
have seen no reason to come around to
the view of the democratic administra-
ton that he was and is an ideal man
for the place"
Goes to Heart Of Issue.
The issue thus raised goes to the
heart of the whole matter of rate
making on the American railroads
Senator Cummns took a stand in
favor of an actual valuation of the
railroads as the basis for rate making
and against an imitation OF values to
serve as the basis of water Hapitaliza
ton end inflated rates. y vote against
him is vote of approval u the plan
now being carefully worked out to Sc
cure an immense increase in freight
rates all over the country 10 be fol-
lowed by an enormous sum To he fNed
as value OF the railroads, and this to
he the perpetual basis for all rate
making.
The issue is square one between
Senator Cummins and those who be-
lieve in merely doing ever and always
what they are told to do by the adj
minis tration' without asking questions
why.
Cowne Aiding Democrats.
The democratic committee has now
so 1t is understood. enlisted John
Cownie in the task of explaining why
expenses have gone up year after year
in the board of control and other de-
partments. John is out with a fierce
screed attacking Governor Clarke and
accusing him of all sorts of things
with wnch ne has had nothing to do.
Cownie has been terribly sore at
Clarke ever since Clarke re organized
the board of control and left
Cowne off. Cownie insisted that he
should be reappointed to the board by
Clarke as a ''vindication" and a re-
buke to Governor Carroll. 1t is recall
ed that Carroll fired him off the board
following the scandals surrounding the
girls school at Mitchelville. and most
of the essential facts We're hushed up.
But Cownie demanded reinstatement
on the board Clarke took the view
that he had no business reopenlng the
Mitchellville school case In that way
and that there were at least some other
business men in Iowa capable of hand
ling the states business.
1t was significant that whereas for
many years there had been a steady
increase in the aggregate cost OF the
board of control and institutions for
each biennial period, the very next per-
iod after Cownie was dropped Off
showed a decrease in cost.
CoWnie is said to complain because
Clarke is alleged to have attacked and
abused the board of control. Clarke
has never said word about the board
of control in any way derogatory.
The fact has been published. how
situations have steadily increased. year
after year and all the time, that these
state institutions, with the educational
| institutions constitute the greatest ex-
pense of the state and greatest drain
upon the funds OF the state. that this
! increase Of expense is proper and ma
tural and that the state has got value
received.
II is because of this enorm Gus In
crease in the expenses of the state in
stitutions, under boards on which there
has always been at least one strong
and vigorous democrat, that the state
taxes of Iowa have been Increased
slightly in recent years. Whereas
formerly the levy was as low as 20
mills it is now and has been for sew
eral years at % mills. This increase
, has been due largely to the TACT that
it costs more to handle the wards oil
the state, to feed and house them ana
care for them.
| Some time ago Cownie started some
thing by coming out in local paper III
vigorous attack on the parole system
of the state and the board of control )
method o. dealing with the criminal
questions, Nobody paid any attention
to it, Later he made a vicious attarh
On the present BOARD in regard TO what
he said was . plan which the board
had OF raising beef ana other rleat
at the institutions. IL was SHOWN thal
the board never mad any Thought at
such a thing and the Cownie attack
fell flat.
But the especial object OF his hatred
has been the governor who refused %
"vindicate% him by replacing him on
the board of control whence he had
been removed rather summary
: Cownie came very near running for the
nomination for governor two years ago
and believed then he was just the man
to be promoted to highest position.
Switzerland utiliZes Il greater pro-
portion of her available water power
than any other nation, having har-
messed about 100000 of the 100000
horsepower provided by her streams
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