Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-27
WHO USED OR GOT ILLEGAL MONEY!

The Cedar Re pids Republican. be-
ins bitterly disappointed over the out
come Of the Ida Grove case, now de-
mands further investigation. II wants
the lawyers ard detectives investigar
ed and TO know Just who sot the mon
ey in the case and how. 1t wants 20
know what IIaVner paid out AMI
v nat sums m, cid father and mother
OF the BOY We're held up for from fir,
t. last"
Absolutely. The demand IS proper
and will De agreed with by all the
people Of the state; but they will also
demand that tlr investigation OF Wha!
moneys We're paid and 10 whom and
oy whom and fer what from first 20
last shall include every person con
stop with he lawyers and detectives
but, as the Republican puts it, include
the whole caooodle from first to the
last and the highest 20 The lowest.
The Rolfe Arrow, very friendly Il
Governor Harding also wants expana .
ton and full information on the pardon
case. 1t speaks Of Poor Governor
Harding and points out that. ii Is
hard to be governor four years withou,
making mist axes and concludes:
All we want TO know is that h
did not do it maiiciOusly or get paid
for doing it,
Begin at the beginning and al the
end and work both ways. No lawyer
or detective or state official is beyond
the investigation the Republican de-
mands.
The What Gheer Patriot. also friend
~ 10 Governor Harding in his cam
2aigns has this TO say:
Governor Harding, in substance
told the Legislature he did not have ~
explain TO them why he pardoned the
one boy in Ida county and let the other
go to the penitentiary for rape. He
may be able to get away with this with
the legislature, but he can't with the
people. They believe they have right
to know, and they have. The Cover .
nor is pretty big man, but not big
enough to get past with the voters or
SO important a matter as this. Cox
ernor Harding must come clean on thi!
pardon
Also the Cedar Rapid, Gazette NJ
Gnfriend TO the governor says:
If criminal is illegally pardone,
by the governor that executive can no
refuse to explain how he CHANGED t
make such a grievous error Hardin
/ ultimately will have to show his hand.
# as rumored and referred TO by tn
| Des Moines Register, the pardon mat
ter may be dropped by the attorn.:
generals office under threat to hol
the state agent fund from the attOr
ney generals office that belongs /
the investigation demanded BY tn
Republican.
II is reported that the younger Rath
| bun stated that IL had cost his fathe
SO. 900 to get him out Of this" 1t
also reported that Rathbur's lawye
20: $4,000 for the Rathbuh pardon an
| told the OMcaras that he could 81
one for young O'Meara at a simia
figure. 1t is also part Of the press re
| ports from Ida Grove that bankers ,
Ida county and from Des Moines an
other places were before the gran
| jury. Why were those bankers called
| Was it TO trace money paid thru on
hand to another until it reached il
final destination? What part OF tn
pardon money did Rathbun's lawye
keep and to whom and thru who's
hands did he pay the lions share O
the jackaps share? Who got 1t
Trace 1t to the last cent. Seek OF
the expenditures, legitimate and illeg
al Of all parties paying and receivin
from first to last" The people of tn
state will not be content with less.
Ratnbun has gone to prison. 1t
within the possibilities that he wi
not serve any very great part of HI
life sentence. From his peculiar cheel
fulness and sudden readiness to q,
ccpt renewed sentence the suspicio
might naturally arise that he had bee