Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-02
GETTING 81 TIE VOTE
Editor G D. Perkins Talks of
the y 3 tance Of Polling Full
arty Strength.
The People Too Apt to Underesti.
mate the Necessity of Large
Majority.
Iowa Cattle Bring Big Prices Bet
ter Normal School Facilities
Are Needed.

\ Are Needed.
y Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, Nov. 2.--Another of the
reliable republican advocates, who is
II always on hand to do his full share in
the campaign, whether he is a candi-
sIof the Sioux City Journal and former
congressman from the Eleventh dis
ttrict. Mr.. Perkins is not one of the
noisy men; he is too much of philoso-
pher to indulge in red-fire in politics. but
he is none the less an effective speaker
so far as argument goes. His speeches
A read as well as any and better than
many that we hear a great deal about.
Stopping in Des Moines yesterday, en-
route between points in his speaking
tour, Mr.. Perkins said that he consid-
ered the Whole question now one of
/ whether or not the party vote could be
lpolled.
The difficulty is" he observed, "that
you can't make the people believe there
is any sufficient reason for them to get
leXcted in this campaign They can't
believe there is any danger. They are
a very busy and contented and not dis
posed to give very much attention to
politics. The only thing that interests
( them in the war. and there is a general
feeling among the people that what
ever is done with the Philippines in the
future, there is only one thing to do
now and that is to support the admin
istration in restoring order there. This
4 IS the only issue upon which the demo-
crats are able to get any one to listen
to them. There is absolutely no inter-
= est in the silver question, but with
Bryan as the candidate next year, a s
ne certainly Will be, that issue win
again be pre-eminent. Bryan will be
the platform and it can not be
avoided"
Iowa cattle are bringing the top price
in the Chicago market 7. NJ. EARLY, Of
Madison county. marketed two cars out
of his $50 steers ready for market this
fall and they netted him 500 per head,
bringing 6 cents a pound. They We're
S-year-olds and he has a lot more OF
the same grade. The markets have
been good for some time and the ship
ments from Iowa, says I. L. Mood, the
lChicago commission man, formerly a
member of the legislature from Web
Ister county, have been large and very
satisfactory to the shippers. The cattle
men are getting their share Of the
general prosperity brought about by.
the employment OF so many mechanics
and other working people al good
wages. all becoming liberal consumers
Eof beef. Calamity howling in the face
Iof these conditions is entirely futile.
There is a marked difference between
the methods adopted by the boys in
! lcountry towns and those in the cities 10
celebrate Halloween. The country
boys fun is more harmless; he has
J more regard for the rights of properly
and the lives of the people. The city
; boy is not satisfied, as a rule. unless he
} can inflict pain upon some one and the
more serious the damage he does the
better he is pleased. He does such
things as ripping up an occasional
) board in the suburban sidewalks where
There is no light. so some one may fall
ana injure himself; he goes SO far as
10 tear up aprons over cutters and turn
; off the gas on the corner. for the same
purpose Perhaps this is 4 mark of
the difference in environments, the city
boy being naturally more regardless of
the feelings of others, more cruel and
Eeonceited. Does it confirm the theory
held by many and often Illustrated. that
the best boys come from the country,
ion the average?
The trnitarians of the state are plan
Lake Okoboji next summer and the
recent conference held in Omaha APP
pointed committee To look after it
consists Of Rev. Mary A. Stafford, c. c.
Mccarthy and j. l. Myerly. all Of Des
, Mones. The ground has been donated
ana the prospects are good for carrying
our the scheme. Many of the promi-
Inent Unitarian families of the state
have summer homes on Lake okoboji
and they Will aid in the enterprise. The
Ischool would be something on the or
der of the Chautauqua. with a spice Of
liberal religion, similar to he now fa-
nous summer school at Tower Hill.
Wis, organized by Rey Jenkin Lloyd
Jones. of Chicago. 1t Will also resem-
, bic somewhat the renowned Concord
Ischooi of philosophy. and Will be made
interesting and attractive to persons
mot of the Unitarian faith. Mss SAT-
ford, until this year pastor of the Uni-
tartan church of Sioux City, is now
Igiving most of her time in looking
!, latter the interests of the denomina ticn
lin the state, giving part of her time To
, the Des Moines church. in which She is
associated With Miss Marie III. Jenney.
!, WHO was with her in Sioux City.
The educational forces Of the state
are pretty sure To unite the coming
, winter for better normal school facili-
/ ties. The universal sentiment among
! the members of the teaching profess
: sion in the state is that nothing is so
much needed as more normal schools.
: and this demand will be put above all
Iothers, according 10 present indica-
tons. The teachers feel that the state
can afford now to provide better facili-
ties for giving the profession the train
ing which its Importance to the state
: entities it. They will be united and
will hope to have such unison among
"A the localities interested that at least
lone more normal school will be secured.