Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-27
RAILROAD INTERESTS GET BE.
HIND SAVAGE AND AGAINST
: cUMMlNs.
PLEA BEING SENT OUT
TO QUIT TRUsT.sUsTINc
Fits in We'll With Fierce Dsnunci alton
Of cummins For Putting Teeth Into
Anti-Trust Laws-savass Boosters
Fail to Make Reference to candi.
dats's Possession, Of Record.
Special to Times-R Republican.

: Specialize Times-Republlcan.
Des Moines, May 27.-The exact
animus Of the fight on Senator Cum
Minis is becoming better known, with
the result that he is making enormous
gains. The issue has been clearly
stated in a letter written by a Linn
county man to his political friends
urging support for Savage. He puts
1T plainly, and bluntly as follows: Z.
my judgment is that it is time to
the railroads and other necessary COM
.,binations Of capital alone to develop
their enterprises to the adv antage of
the public in increased transported ton
facilities, the stock and bond holders,
and above all for the peace so neces-
sary for the advancement. Of any kind
.aof business or enterprise"
This is the doctrine that is being
quietly circulated all over the state in
support Of the opposition to Cummins,
fitting in we'll with the fierce denuncia-
zion Of the senator at Washington for
MS persistence in putting teeth into
the antitrust laws.
Savage Has No Record.
While in their plate matter" publ
cation of which Is being secured in
various papers, the. anti committee
avoids any reference to any record
which Savage may have made on any
thing at any time. those who are for
him on the grounds stated in the let
ter quoted, know that his record is
such as to justify the peace and
.".time to quit" suggestions.
y Upon issues that are related to the
railroads and other necessary COM
binations of capital Savage has a rec
ord that is significant.
~ For instance, there was pending in
the last legislature the Doran full crew
bill desired by the railroad employees;
10 bill to forbid sending out trains ln-
less sufficiently manned to be cared
Cor. 1t is notorious that Savage was
against it and voted to refuse to per-
init the senate even to vote on it.. The
railroads fought it,
Again, there was passed by the last
legislature the McColl headlight BILL
requiring all locomotives to be
equipped with electric headlights or
other very strong lights. OF course
the railroads and other necessary COM
Ebinations fought it., So did Savage. In
fact he was one Of only TWO senators
who voted against the bill.
& AS chairman Of the sitting commit
tee he was also quite useful in finish
ing of some of the bills proposed that
the railroads fought 1t would not be
apossible to ind in the three sessions
he was in the senate a single vote Of
Savage that would give the least Of
Tense to any of the necessary combi-
nations Of capital which his champ
ions believe should be left alone to do
as they have done in New England and
elsewhere but not in Iowa.
A Political Joke.
One Of the most amusing roorbacls
Of the campaign IS one which orig
mated at Atlantic where it is actual,
ly published as the truth that word
has gone out from the party headquar--
tiers to the bull moosers not to change
party affiliations but to remain with
the republican party and this is al
legged to be in the interest of Senator
Cummins, and that in Cass county the
leader of the party latter getting his
instructions from Des Moines pocketed
twenty or more affidavits' and did not
file them.
In view Of the fact that everywhere,
the bull moose party leaders are max
ing their fight directly on Senator.
Cummins and not on anybody else, the
solemn announcement is the best joke
of the season.
That the showing made by the pro :
gressive political partisans in the ma t.
ter of their filings of papers has been
a great disappointment to them is, now
admitted. They have been proclaiming
that the changes showed great gains
for their party" and that they are