Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-08
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Dom Paul wants to know the reason
why and It begins to look as though
Johnny Bull would begin to show him
soon.
II Governor Shaw fails to find that Is
sue he might ask Gear or CUMMING
They might have noticed one wandering
around in the political woods.
Joe Patchen is now kim of the pacing
turf, John r. Gentry and Star Pointer
being in turn dethroned. Cofbett after
mighty reign as king among pugilists
met defeat by Fitzsimmons, who in
turn was dethroned and SO it goes on
forever. The victors of today are the
vanquished tomorrow and the world
pursues its course about its orbit I'M
disturbed.
The $1s,000.000 which the secretary of
the navy has called for in his estimate
for the next appropriation bill is for
the increase OF the navy" which IL.
S., 100000 more than for any previous
estimate. The appropriation is intended
to cover work already authorized and
now in course OF construction, aggre
eating fifty-four vessels, among which
are eleven battleships, four monitors.
three armored cruisers. six protected
cruisers, thirty-t three torpedo boat de-
miscellaneous craft. This amount does
not include the running expenses Of the
department, neither does 1t include the
new ships which will be recommended.
In we'll informed naval quarters the i'm
preston prevails that the secretary will
conf1ne his recommendations to three
protected cruisers, to cost about $1,000,-
oO0-s25O,0O0 each. These were recon-
mended last year, and We're the only
ships not authorized by congress.
1t is now suggested that Secretary
Roots determination to eirect an ag-
gressive campaign means the sending
fighting in the Philippines 1t would
seem that that would be the proper
place for the general highest in rank in
the United States army.
Shaw Is Elected" was very sugges-
tive headline announcing the selection
OF commander-in-ch of the national
G. A. r. Managing editors will do we'll
to leave it standing as it can be used
again soon.
The governors of the states that
raised colored troops for the volunteers
in the Spanish war have been requested
by the war department to nominate
company officers for the colored regi-
ment now being raised for the Philip
pines.
Gear seems to be able to capture the
counties already conceded to him with
out any serious trouble.
1t is announced that Governor Shaw
has recommended Gen. j. Rush Lincoln
for the position of major in the regular
army for which Col. Bows was recon-
mended. Evidently the governor did not
scare badly at the intolerant utterances
of few mossback veterans in Des
MoineS lately.
Waterloo has succeeded in attracting
the attention of the public at large to
its street carnival largely through the
beauty of the queen of its selection,
which, it must be admitted, is of very
superior quality.
Here's not so bad an expression of
ideas upon trusts The republican state
platform of Maryland contains the fol-
lowing plank:
Legitimate business interests, fairly
capitalized and honestly managed,
have built up our industries at home,
giving employment to labor as never
before, and have enabled us to success
fully compete with foreign countries
in the markets of the world. Such in
dustries must not be struck down by
| legislation aimed at the dishonesty or
ganized trust which STILES competition
and Expresses labor.
I'VE are opposed to legislation mere
| ly for popular effect in reckless disre-
| gard to business revival after prolonged
| depression. We strongly favor laws tc
successfully suppress trusts and all
combinations which create monopoly
4 Yes, Iowa has some hot weather oc-
casionally, but it never lasts long, and
the reaction is delightful enough to re-
pay all suffering.
Iowa towns have been remarkably
free from disastrous fires this summer
The one at Marble Rock broke long
/ continued spell of good luck.
Iowa will not be in need Of railroads
SO long as the fellow who docs the rail-
roads for the Des Moines Leader con-
tinues to hold his job. An extension OF
the Great Western through Storm Lake