Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-30
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Il 10 evident that Drookhart plans
to be tho medium whereby the farmer
and labor vote OF Iowa shall be fused
In tho way that the labor leaders have
bean seeking to bring about Brook
hart II editor Of the washington
Qowa) Press but claims to be much
more Of farmer He viii try by
working from the inside to capture
the votes of the Iowa Federation OF
Farm bureaus. He belongs to that
be done for him In the labor unions
will not be visible but It will be just
as active. for tho leaders Of organized
labor to have put the ban on Senator
Cummins because he dared to disobey
their orders in thu forming Of the
Cummins -Esch railroad bill which
took railroads back from government
control and placed them In the hands
Of their private owners. with condi-
lions that II Ia hoped will lead to re-
habilitation from their present
wrecked condition. bring reasonable
profit to the investors In their shares.
and afford satisfactory service to the
public.
II Is well understood that the rail-
road law that finally passed was .
compromise. It had to be in order to
win enough votes to become law.
But II was o constructive effort and
is an Improvement over much worse
situation that existed. That there
will be changes In II from time to
time is certain.
Every man who voted in either
branch OF congress for the railroad
law was blacklisted by the American
Federation Of Labor. That all will be
opposed in due season, but Senator
Cunmins Is among the first to feel
the opposition because of the expira-
ton of his term in the near future.
Brookhart proposes to be the beni-
ficiary OF that feeling in organized la
Dor, but he will find that to the ex-
tent that he capitalizes that support
he will find himself looking in vain for
the support of another class of the
public who are tired Of the political
dictatorship Of the union leaders. In
Increasing numbers they are revolving
against the domination OF any class
or group in its own selfish interest.
At the present time Senator Cum
mins' political welfare begins to look
like their own business to the latter
named citizens. They are consider
ing what the defeat Of Cummins on
such an issue would result in. II the
interest Of the public is to be consid-
cred in the future. as the third par
ty along with capital and labor in
industrial; ISSUES. tine pubic wants to
know how 1t could afford to have
Senator Cummins downed for doing
an important duty in the face Of
threats OF political destruction.
OF course the votes Of the farmers
are not going to be delivered by any
body. Whatever the farmers may be
IN states like North Dakota, in Iowa
they are not radicals, nor can they be
inflamed by the suggestions against
capital that will be made in the anti
Cummins campaign.
The farmers know that they hold
the balance of power in politics and
that means they can control this gov
eminent. How do they want 1t to
run? Do they think that a little con-
servatism and use Of some old-fash-
toned methods Of efficiency and
economy would be a good thing? VIII,
they prefer to see some constructive
work done In this readjustment Pc
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