Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-02

PsiSSioiiS VI tue peOPle, III lHe le6 iSlst-
ture of the states. They intended, as
the debates show, that the chosen rep
resentatives Of the people in general
assembly convened, should consult to-
gether and choose the wisest and best
man for senator of the United States.
They never dreamed that the time
would come when instead of the leg
islature picking out the senator, the
candidates for the senate, beginning
years before the election, would under
take to win the office by picking out
the legislature. We have unfortunate
ly fallen upon such an experience We
sincerely trust that we have seen the
last exhibition of this kind In Iowa. In
the absence of constitutional provisions
for the election of senators at the polls,
we predict that hereafter the political
party interested will designate the sem
ator in an open and orderly way in its
state convention. Whatever objection
there may be to that is more than made
up by the prospect of escaping from
such a campaign of intrigue and hunt
ing as we have just passed through
campaign that has subordinated every
interest of the party and the state to-
the interests of the senatorial candi-
dates. We foresaw that the program
devised last spring to carry this ques-
ton into the primaries would engendef
local and factional contentious injuri-
Gus to the party. We have always felt
that no man fit to represent county
in the legislature ought to be labeled
and expressed to Dies Moines, consigned
i'm advance to a senatorial aspirant.
Every member of the general assembly
ought to be free to take counsel with
his colleagues for the party and the
public interest. 1t is gratifying that
that is the state of things in so large
portion of the state. We have from the
beginning sympathized with the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Cummins. 1t has not been
without regret that we have seen his
chance of election pounded to pieces by
the awkwardness of his managers. The
general public likes generous contest.
There was at the outset substantial
point TO be made against Senator Gear
on account of his age. But it was
point that required, if not a delicate,
at least a gentlemanly treatment The
people of the state We're not ready to
see one of the most famous and honor
ed servants of the people chased into
the graveyard by a band of political
lsayages. 1t is hard to state the feeling
that came over MIR. Cummins' more
discreet friends in this part of the state
when his chief organ al Des Moines
pointed out with glee the probability
4 of Governor Gears breaking down I'M
der the burdens of the fall campaign.
| 1t is also to be questioned whether this
lendless stupidity about the congress
| sional trust has not done Mr.. Cummns
more harm than good Is II surprising
/ that men who have served With Gov
lernor Gear in congress for years should
look With good viii upon his effort to
be reelected? a single term in the
/ Legislature With congressman Cur
1 It's gave MIR. Gummins a lifelong
j friendship with that splendid Iowa
| leader: a friendship that has brought
| him votes in the Second district. which
would naturally have gone elsewhere.
Is Governor Gear to be denied the SYM
pathy of those who have served by his
| side lest some oNer-Zealous edito,
] should manufacture congreSSiona
i trust All such nonsense has injured
a cause which was justly entitled u
! more Intelligent support. 1t ought no
to take many more county convention
to convince Mr.. Gummins that If he i
A TO prove worthy of the nlagnificen
4 vote in8the joint caucus so freel. put a
aEhis disposal by the genial editor of tn
+ Nevada Representative, il must be OF
1.-THE public record of his party and pub
q lie service, not on cheap trumper,
a about the Temple amendment. th'
4 Rock Island arsenal. the Omaha mig
4 gers, the Muscatine treachery. thu
Cherokee conspiracy, the 20 reserva
tion.' the labor vote. or the perils Q
the congressional trust. For unless ;
change of policy can in some way be ef
feeted Mr. Cunmins is likely to b.
more advanced in years at the begin
ming of his first term in the senate thai
Governor Gear at the end of his last.
s MILK IN TEXAS AND ENGLAND
The Times Republican has been ia
vored with copy of the Galvesto
/ cTsxas) Tribune at the hands of MI
Imam G. Wheeler. well known in tn
Hawkeye state. the paper containin
5 the following article of interest I
aairylnen and milk consumers-whic
E latter means the entire populations:
il is no use chucking stones at GA
; WESTON because we think that som
things We have here are just a peg bet
Ter than can be had elsewhere. Tn
u time We have a Very high authority
e commend the particular handling of or
d particular branch Of a very importaf
: industry, the purity of which the Tr
:. bune made a hard years fight for.
= Yesterday Mr.. James Pearson, OF n
8 West Kensington Terrace, We:
. lISensington, England. left Galveston ft
J Chicago. Mr.. Pearson is milkman;
be mere explicit, MIR. Pearson does u
= largest dairy business in England. senf
] ing 5000 gallons daily TO London. Inc
$ IGentally he furnishes the milk used .
!. the royal family OF course, when M
Pearson arrived here few days ae
q on one of the numerous cargo boa
II Ecrossine the western ocean for Galve:
o ton. ne at once fell into good hand
9 who steered him up against the Brleis
club. where ne blew into the neck OF
. Belfast ginger ale bottle until all u
liauid therein had been displaced. Ihe
i ne fell TO talking shop. He was in GOO
) hands for that-A. S. Newton and n.
Wheeler, the latter being the owner
= the Paul Wheeler dairy at Hampshir
If Talking shop means talking milk
IS Mr. Pearson told how he handled n