Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
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this city that he was safe, that they
could wager money on his victory, even
to their last dollars. Some of them did
SO, and are now wondering how john
ME could have so deceived himself and
them. Mr.. Mclean is now poorer, even
if not a sadder and wiser man. 1t is
said here by men who ought to know
that he has spent fully 100000 in his
effort to win the governorship of Ohio,
a considerable part of which was rep
resented by those nice new 81 and 81
bills which he carried from Washing
ton two weeks ago in his little trunk.
But Mr.. Mclean is a royal fellow, who
loves to spend his money, and we poor
Washingtonians are quite confident he
and his gas company will not take it
out of us by furnishing poorer quail
ty of illuminant during the coming
winter"
While Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is unable to
say when the United States forces will
leave Cuba, on account of many diff
culties still in the way of withdrawal,
yet he states, Il can say that during
the last six months crime has decreased
and peace and prosperity are spreading
or reviving in great measure. This,
however, seems attributable to the pres
ence of the United States troops, whom
the chief property -holders and conserv-
ative business men insist must stay.
The Cubans themselves seem to be
much divided in opinion as to what
ought TO be done. Some want an inde-
pendent republic Immediately Others
insist that Cuba shall be annexed TO the
United States
With two methods of counting the
ballots in kentucky, it would seem
that a single-acting voting machine
would be preferable
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE IOWA
ELECTION.
fChicago Tribune.l
The popular sentiments as to the only
great issue which now divides the re-
publican and democratic parties can be
studied better in Iowa than in any 9th
er state which held an election on
Tuesday, because the campaign was
cal issues There We're no factions
eontending with each other and 10 dis
affection anywhere on local questions.
The only change Of any consequence
was in Scott county, among the Ger
mans. They We're democratic originally,
but voted for Mckinley To show their
opposition 10 the free silver heresy.
That issued having been dropped, they
went back TO their party and followed
White into the democratic camp.
In Iowa, where it was an out-andout
fight upon the Mckinley Philippine
policy the republicans in AN off year
have voted the splendid majority of al
least $4,000, and perhaps considerably
more. Three years ago tlSsy gave Me
kinney 65,452 ms .ority. Two years age
they gave Shaw for governor 29,SS5 ma
jorits-. That they should have more
than doubled that majority this year
and nearly equaled the Mckinley ma
/ jority, when the only issue was the
Mckinley Philippine policy, shows tbs
! sentiment of the people in an unnis-
Taxable light. They stand back Of tht
president as firmly as the rock Of Glib
raltar. The result in Iowa should b.
Istuded by all those who wish to ascer
Etain what the people of the west thinl
labout our sovereignty over the Philip
pines and the doctrine of expansion.
fchicago Times Herad.l
From a national point of view the re
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