Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09

amendment, measure which prevent.
\ ed railroad corporations from escaping
liability for accidents to their ems
ployes thru the agency OF an employ
ers' insurance organization, in the face
of the demand by the railroad corpora
ton for which he was attorney that
he oppose it. He was influential in se-
curing the endorsement Of the amend
ment by the republican state convent
| ton Of 1897, as well as the enactment
| into law of it's principles by a later
general assembly. His support Of the
| Temple amendment was one Of the
principal arguments used by his
| friends in governorship and senatorial
campaigns.
In professional capacity, Mr.. Gums
Minis has shown a friendliness to labor
! which in the contest for the republican
| nomination for governor brought to his
standard the solid support Of the la
| boring element of the state. He made
! an effective defense Of the typograph-
| ical union of Des Moines in the courts
of the state, when 1t was harassed by
| injunctions and suits for damages for
| maintaining union principles. and
| thereby put an end to attempts to de-
StTOS wHdl uulOTlStS DellSVc TO De the
greatest usefulness Of their organiza-
ton. He came to the aid Of the Iowa
worknen when they became involved
in trouble at the Rock Island arsenal,
and thru his efforts they secured the
right to be heard by congressional
committee. So many times he has
stood for the interests Of the wage
earners that this class has done much
n i'm in !, &c y
Enters Legislature.
In 1887 Mr. Cummins was elected to.
the legislature from Polk county on
an Independent republican ticket The
campaigns from 1880 had been fought
almost wholly on the prohibition is
sue. and during these years the re-
publican majority gradually decreased.
The storm center of indignation at the
workings Of the prohibitory law was
Des Moines. The difficulties Of en-
forcement were great, and there were
many complaints OF outrages by
"searchers" acting under the cloak Of
law. Turmoil and frequent murders
resulted. Mr.. Cummins took the po-
sition that total prohibition was fail
ure. a position which the republican
party in the state at a later period en-
dorsed by the enactment Of the mulct
| law, a combined high tax and local OPP
ton measure. Mr. Cummins' stand on
prohibition was used by the opposition
to him to charge that he bolted his
party, charge that the records show
has no foundation.
For many yeaIs. the law firm to
which Senator Cummins belonged was
counsel for the Rock Island road in
Iowa He was also counsel for several
other railroad corporations. and was
engaged in other important corpora
ton practice. He attained high fame
as lawyer in Iowa, and thru the
country. by taking up the fight Of the
farmers OF Iowa IN the days when
they were struggling with the barbed
wire trust He fought this trust in
the days before the Sherman law was
enacted. His fight was based on the
invalidity Of the patents owned by the
trust and 1t attracted wide notice at
the time.
Smashed Railroad Machine.
firing Of the domination OF Iowa po-
litically by two great railroad ma
chimes. Cummins ran for the senate
against John II. Gear in 1899. He
was defeated by narrow margin. In
fact the election was stolen from him
by questionable methods. He rallied
to his support many of the young men
of his party, and a powerful progress
i've faction Of Iowa republicans grew
up with Cummins their leader. The
party divided into Cummins and anti
Cummins elements, and in 1901, after
a. stormy campaign, he was nominated
for governor Of the state and trium-
phantly elected. From this moment
dates the beginning Of the end of rail-
road machine political rule in Iowa
Without going into the details Of
Cummins' seven years in the office Of
governor Of Iowa, 1t is sufficient to say
that he not only proved capable adj
ministrator, but that he succeeded at
ter bitter fight in forcing thru the
legislature important legislation. in.
Guiding the following:
Two-cent fare law.
Anti-pass law.
Primary election law.
Joint freight rate law.
Law limiting hours Of railroad en-
ployes.
Pure food law.
Pure seed law.
Law prohibiting corporations from
contributing to campaign fund and
candidates.
Law prohibiting watering Of corpor-
alton stock
Campaign publicity law for Iowa.
Soldiers roster law.
Law to require banks to pay interest
on state deposits.
Cummins Man For the Times.
The question now is, who can
most certainly enlist the earnest CO.
operation Of all those who deeply be-
lieve that these principles should be
speedily crystallized into the law Of
the land? The judicious answer to
this will be discovered In your dis
passionate selection Of the man who
is most acceptable to all the forces Of
eousness upon which republican su-
premacy must always depend. We r.
fer You statesman familiar with the
past, acquainted with the present, fore
armed for the future OF approved :.
ability, of seasoned experience, OF uH
blemished character, he is unexcelled
in his equipment for the presidential
office. For more than a generation he
has stood in the forefront Of the battle
for popular government; for the di.ect
election Of senator's, for a tax on in
comes, for the regulation of railroads,
for the restraint Of corporations. for
the repression Of trusts, for the en-.
largement Of the rights and privileges
of the average man; and he was en-
crossed in the advocacy Of these salu-
tary reforms when men less fearless
were reluctant TO volunteer in the un-
promiSinp STRUGGLE Turnout hfa oy.